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Trump targets HUDs housing policies
In the months since President Donald Trump took back the White House and installed a loyalist to lead the federal housing department, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and his team have moved swiftly to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and...
02:06 AM on 05/05/2025 ABC Politics In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda before devolving into a chao...
11:58 PM on 05/05/2025 ABC Politics Former VP Pence defends Constitution after getting Profile in Courage Award
He described the Constitution as what "binds us all together."
10:44 PM on 05/05/2025 ABC Politics How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war
It felt much longer, but the U_S_ stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.”
09:34 AM on 05/04/2025 ABC Politics Texas governor signs $1B voucher bill in milestone for school choice supporters
Abbott signing the bill capped a yearslong effort by Republicans.
06:44 PM on 05/03/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin governor says he's not afraid after Trump official suggests possible arrest
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance the Democrat issued to state employees about what to do if confronte...
02:38 PM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Judge denies effort by US Rep Cuellar of Texas to move bribery trial to hometown of Laredo
A judge has denied efforts by lawyers for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to move his trial on federal bribery and conspiracy charges from Houston to his hometown of Laredo, Texas
01:25 PM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs
A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs
02:06 AM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty
Most of President Donald Trump’s top nominees have sailed through the Senate with little resistance
02:29 AM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Hegseth orders Army to cut costs by merging some commands and slashing jobs
A new memo and U.S. officials say the Army is planning a sweeping transformation that will merge or close headquarters, dump outdated vehicles and aircraft, slash as many as 1,000 Pentagon headquarters staff and shift personnel to units in the field
07:58 PM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action
08:14 PM on 05/02/2025 ABC Politics Midwest carbon capture pipeline could face another hurdle in Iowa
A proposed carbon capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a dozen Republican state senators try to force the issue to a vote
04:14 PM on 05/01/2025 ABC Politics California Republicans, moderate Dems push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens
California Democrats in the Legislature were caught in a public dispute this week
01:18 PM on 05/01/2025 ABC Politics Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around the country have advocates worried
A flurry of immigration enforcement activity at courthouses around the country in the past month has renewed a legal battle from President Donald Trump’s first term
09:27 AM on 05/01/2025 ABC Politics Homeless camp in Oregon national forest to be cleared
Federal officials are planning to move forward with the closure of thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service land in central Oregon where dozens of people have been living in homeless camps
12:53 AM on 05/01/2025 ABC Politics Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign business
The Trump family company has struck a deal for a luxury golf resort in Qatar
11:42 PM on 05/01/2025 ABC Politics Trump says US kids may get '2 dolls instead of 30,' but China will suffer more in a trade war
President Donald Trump is acknowledging that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States
06:14 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Democratic Leader Jeffries says Trump's 100 days filled with 'chaos, cruelty and corruption'
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump’s 100 days in office have been an assault of Americans’ very way of life
05:41 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now
A North Carolina appeals court has ruled that a law stripping the governor’s authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now
05:20 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI
The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies
05:18 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Alabama's Williams, LSU's Perkins and Texas' Baxter top list of SEC players to watch in '25
The Southeastern Conference was shut out of the last two national championship games, unable to prevent the Big Ten from winning back-to-back titles
02:06 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next
09:10 AM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump's policies
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to San Francisco, where she's expected to use a high-profile speech to deliver a sharp-edged critique of President Donald Trump's administration
07:34 AM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse?
Montana Republicans dominated in the fall election, but moderates in the party have shared power with Democrats in the statehouse
01:26 AM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics A town refuses to give up school's Native American mascot and gets Trump's support
A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports
03:18 AM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump shared a hug as he arrived in her home state on Tuesday
12:06 AM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students
A judge has ruled that the state of New Mexico must commission a remedial plan for K-12 education because the system hasn't adequately helped Native American students and others from low-income households
09:42 PM on 04/30/2025 ABC Politics Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York
An Iraqi man living in upstate New York has been charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election
05:29 PM on 04/29/2025 ABC Politics Blades Brown is 17 and already facing a fork in the road of his pro golf career
Blades Brown isn't even 18 yet and he's already facing another fork in the road of his professional golf career
02:05 PM on 04/29/2025 ABC Politics Same candidate, two parties. A Wisconsin lawsuit aims to bring back fusion voting
A lawsuit in battleground Wisconsin seeks to legalize a once-popular practice of fusion voting, where the same candidate could appear on the ballot as nominated by multiple political parties
06:46 AM on 04/29/2025 ABC Politics US Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota joins the race for retiring Sen. Tina Smith's seat
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter an increasingly competitive race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith
06:38 AM on 04/29/2025 ABC Politics Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress
State Rep. Donavan McKinney is the second Detroit Democrat to enter a primary to unseat second-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar
12:16 PM on 04/28/2025 ABC Politics Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day
President Donald Trump says he is bringing back Columbus Day
03:58 PM on 04/27/2025 ABC Politics Shedeur Sanders dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft is still baffling
Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft baffled fans, analysts and some general managers and coaches
06:25 AM on 04/27/2025 ABC Politics White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment
There was no president
12:06 AM on 04/27/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's 'chaos and uncertainty' hurts the economy
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia says President Donald Trump’s unsettled economic policy is the biggest problem facing his state
04:46 PM on 04/26/2025 ABC Politics 3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies
Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies
08:46 AM on 04/26/2025 ABC Politics The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs
The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries
01:10 AM on 04/26/2025 ABC Politics 19 states sue Trump administration over push to end diversity programs in public schools
Democratic attorneys general in 19 states are suing the Trump administration, challenging directives to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools
04:46 PM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government
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