ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Democrats try a new tactic to win a House seat in Utah running as progressives in a red state
Candidates in Utah are for the first time fighting to outflank each other on the left after a redistricting shakeup gave Democrats a prime pickup opportunity in the red state
01:43 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges
01:50 AM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Vermont defends its landmark climate superfund law against Trump administration lawsuit
Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate change
11:17 PM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow
A California sheriff who seized more than half a million election ballots says he has paused the election fraud investigation
10:13 PM on 03/31/2026 ABC Politics Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress again in South Carolina
Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District
11:26 AM on 03/30/2026 ABC Politics Could a Democrat really replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This retired Army general is trying
Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum
07:41 AM on 03/30/2026 ABC Politics TSA pay may be coming, but airport delays could persist and ICE agents may not leave soon
Heading into the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay the tens of thousands of TSA officers who have been working without pay for over a month during a partial government shutdown
08:08 PM on 03/30/2026 ABC Politics Dozens arrested for failing to disperse after 'No Kings' rally in Los Angeles
Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend
04:10 PM on 03/29/2026 ABC Politics Bills to pay FAA and TSA workers during shutdowns get introduced but keep stalling in Congress
Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns
10:45 AM on 03/28/2026 ABC Politics CPAC activists embrace Paxton as MAGA's choice for Texas Senate over Cornyn
Texas AG positions himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election.
10:45 AM on 03/28/2026 ABC Politics Minnesota serves as the flagship for nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump
Organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstrations across the country predict Saturday's rallies against President Donald Trump could add up to one of the largest protests in U.S. history
12:08 AM on 03/28/2026 ABC Politics Judge orders better attorney access at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys
08:16 PM on 03/28/2026 ABC Politics Powerful Missouri Republican who leads House transportation committee joins wave of retirements
Long-serving Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves has decided not to run for reelection
03:33 PM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics California and a voting rights group filed legal challenges to stop GOP sheriff's ballot seizure
The California attorney general and a voting right groups have launched two legal challenges to halt a ballot seizure by a Republican sheriff in Riverside County
03:33 PM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies
President Donald Trump turned an otherwise serious Cabinet meeting into a long Sharpie story, arguing that it shows how he saves government money
07:29 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women
07:31 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Appeals court pauses orders restricting federal officers' use of tear gas at Portland ICE building
An appeals court has paused lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal officers' use of tear gas during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland
07:32 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot
A Republican-led initiative to repeal Utah's voter-approved anti-gerrymandering standards has failed to make the November ballot
02:50 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
A federal judge is weighing Fulton County’s demand that the FBI return ballots and records from the 2020 election that were seized from an Atlanta-area warehouse
02:33 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Minnesota to host 'No Kings' flagship rally, headlining Springsteen amid tensions over ICE and war
Minnesota will be the flagship of the “No Kings” protest movement Saturday when Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis” in a state where emotions are still raw over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the deaths of two reside...
02:33 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Rubio will try to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France to meet his Group of Seven counterparts after President Donald Trump attacked NATO over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war
02:34 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics Older and younger conservatives at CPAC are split over Trump's war in Iran
A sharp generational split over the Iran war is opening up at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference
01:45 AM on 03/27/2026 ABC Politics North Carolinas photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down
07:23 PM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump's dismantling
The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday
07:19 PM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Florida congresswoman faces a rare public hearing on ethics charges. Threat of expulsion vote looms
The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing into alleged ethics violations by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
09:53 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding
08:32 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Sherrill signs New Jersey law limiting face coverings for law enforcement, including ICE agents
New Jersey is the latest state to limit when law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, can wear face coverings
03:27 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond
An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond
03:13 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says
The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top...
03:28 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border
New U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties
03:23 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Belarus recently revealed how he used vulgarity and vodka shots to help ingratiate himself with the country’s autocratic leader
03:25 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Trump promises 'bigger majorities' for GOP even as midterm warning signs flash for his party
Republicans face growing political trouble ahead of November's midterm elections as the war in Iran keeps gas prices high and voters worry about living costs
12:15 AM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown's impacts on air travel
Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport shows how the partial government shutdown is straining air travel as TSA workers miss shifts without pay
08:09 PM on 03/26/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Emily Gregory wins special election for Florida legislative seat, flipping district that includes Mar-a-Lago
Democrat Emily Gregory wins special election for Florida legislative seat, flipping district that includes Mar-a-Lago
07:39 AM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics Phil Berger, top architect of North Carolinas recent conservative shift, concedes in primary for his state Senate seat
Phil Berger, top architect of North Carolina’s recent conservative shift, concedes in primary for his state Senate seat
07:41 AM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics Rubio testifies he didn't know of allegations an ex-lawmaker was lobbying for Venezuela's Maduro
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has testified for nearly three hours over his interactions with former Florida congressman David Rivera
02:45 AM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics TSA officers describe tears, tough choices and dwindling savings from working without pay
Tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week
12:18 AM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the war in Iran
12:14 AM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district
Democrat Emily Gregory has won a special election for a Florida state House seat, flipping a district that is home to President Donald Trump’s estate, Mar-a-Lago
09:03 PM on 03/25/2026 ABC Politics North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger has conceded the Republican primary for his legislative seat
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