ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots
The California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
01:49 PM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor
California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
01:13 AM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
11:36 PM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits
Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash
12:52 PM on 04/07/2026 ABC Politics Georgia congressional election pits Trump-backed Clay Fuller against Shawn Harris
Republican Clay Fuller faces Democrat Shawn Harris in a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
01:44 AM on 04/07/2026 ABC Politics DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
04:35 PM on 04/06/2026 ABC Politics Trump endorses Republican Steven Hilton for California governor, reordering wide-open race
President Donald Trump is endorsing Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a wide-open race
10:37 AM on 04/06/2026 ABC Politics How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign
Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message
07:30 AM on 04/05/2026 ABC Politics Can Kennedy lineage and hype over 'Love Story' help send JFK's grandson to Congress?
As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year
01:07 AM on 04/05/2026 ABC Politics Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction
The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president
02:48 PM on 04/04/2026 ABC Politics Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies
03:58 AM on 04/04/2026 ABC Politics President Trump signs executive order that aims to stabilize college sports
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at restoring “order, fairness and stability” to college athletics
06:15 PM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift
Georgia lawmakers have ended their legislative session without addressing concerns over data centers
01:40 PM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony
A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back
01:16 PM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics South Florida vice mayor's death investigated as domestic violence, husband faces murder charge
The husband of a South Florida vice mayor has been charged with fatally shooting his wife at their home, according to an affidavit
07:34 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics White House set to release Trump's budget with major increase in defense spending
The White House is scheduled to release President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget Friday
07:32 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short
A rural Nebraska family’s lifeline hospital now sits at the center of a national fight over Medicaid cuts
07:30 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State
Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed laws requiring officials to verify voters' citizenship
04:18 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships
04:05 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
03:40 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general
After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice
03:34 AM on 04/03/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's Brad Raffensperger showcases Ponzi scheme fight as he runs for governor
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says his office has persuaded a securities firm to return $6.7 million to investors
07:49 AM on 04/02/2026 ABC Politics Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots
Democrats have sued to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting
02:31 AM on 04/02/2026 ABC Politics DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office
02:32 AM on 04/02/2026 ABC Politics Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo
In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties
12:17 AM on 04/02/2026 ABC Politics Republican plan to fund Homeland Security could get first test vote on Thursday
The Senate is expected to try quickly passing a measure Thursday that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, though it’s unclear how swiftly the House will follow to largely end the longest partial government shutdown in history
12:16 AM on 04/02/2026 ABC Politics Man sentenced in cross burning hoax to help elect Colorado Springs' first Black mayor
A man who helped stage a cross burning he says was intended to help elect the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to nearly four years in prison
05:14 PM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
07:32 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Tiger Woods a big topic again at Masters even without playing
Tiger Woods is dominating Masters talk again, but for all the wrong reasons
07:35 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics A messy California governor's race raises Democratic fears of potential loss
Democrats have run California for years
07:28 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Elections officials in Oregon and Arizona are first to pledge legal challenges to new Trump voting order
Elections officials in Oregon and Arizona are first to pledge legal challenges to new Trump voting order
07:36 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Vance and Rubio's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
07:30 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom after it demolished the East Wing of the White House
02:58 AM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey hospitalized after minor procedure, her office says
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung
08:34 PM on 04/01/2026 ABC Politics Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination
04:56 PM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics 3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'
Three fired FBI agents have sued to try to get their jobs back, saying in a class action lawsuit they were illegally punished for their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat
10:17 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren't on board
Democrats are trying to win back the Senate
01:43 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library
A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library
01:50 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Joe and Jill Biden adopt a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout
Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Labrador-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee
01:53 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough
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