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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
04:38 PM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Talk of raising taxes on millionaires swirls as Republicans draft Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Why not tax the millionaires
11:34 AM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Why Trump's call for the Fed to cut interest rates may not help consumers
President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers
11:16 AM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at detention center in Miami
As President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners
02:22 AM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Fears of racial profiling over registration policy for immigrants in US illegally
The Trump administration plans to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation
02:28 AM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Ex-US Rep. George Santos faces sentencing for fraud after duping donors and voters
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is facing sentencing in federal court this week
12:06 AM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist Michele Fiore, who paid for her plastic surgery with funds that were meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer
09:34 PM on 04/25/2025 ABC Politics Department of Homeland Security points to another agency when asked about court-barred deportations
Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the agency didn’t violate a judge’s order detailing when people may be deported to countries other than their own because it was the Defense Department — not DHS officials — doing the deporting
10:22 PM on 04/24/2025 ABC Politics Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office
President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan next week to celebrate his first 100 days in office
11:58 PM on 04/24/2025 ABC Politics Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them
12:06 AM on 04/24/2025 ABC Politics Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders
Two major law firms have asked separate judges to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were designed to punish them and harm their business operations
09:50 PM on 04/24/2025 ABC Politics Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the 'chaos' he says Trump unleashed
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has pledged to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he says President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and world
10:17 PM on 04/24/2025 ABC Politics Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul
President Donald Trump is putting his “touches” on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork and a complete redecoration of the Oval Office
04:54 PM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor's election board powers
North Carolina trial judges have struck down an attempt by Republican state lawmakers to shift power away from the governor to the state auditor
04:38 PM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump's executive order to overhaul US elections
Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment
12:46 PM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senates No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says he won’t seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026
11:26 AM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance's half brother, runs for Cincinnati mayor
Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman is running for Cincinnati mayor
11:34 AM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days
08:47 AM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics NYC mayor and Trump border czar tout charges against 27 people in Tren de Aragua case
President Donald Trump’s border czar joined New York City’s mayor on Tuesday to tout new federal charges against 27 people accused of being Tren de Aragua gang members and associates
10:22 PM on 04/23/2025 ABC Politics Former Fox News host Steve Hilton to run for governor of California
Conservative commentator Steve Hilton will announce that he’s joining the 2026 race for California governor, running as a Republican to replace Democrat Gavin Newsom, who is prevented by law from seeking a third term
12:29 PM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another
Members of President Donald Trump’s administration are increasingly feuding as they face an escalating series of controversies
06:29 AM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters
Colorado officials say President Donald Trump's administration appears to be wielding its “political power” to give unprecedented help to a former county election clerk who was convicted of allowing supporters of President Donald Trump to access electi...
12:14 AM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics Mayor of Mississippi's capital city fights for third term despite federal bribery indictment
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job
12:14 AM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics Trump adds a second endorsement in the race to be next Arizona governor
President Donald Trump has added another endorsement in next year’s Republican primary for Arizona governor
12:06 AM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics Some GOP states are targeting driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US
A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S. illegally
12:30 AM on 04/22/2025 ABC Politics More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf
Four House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison
02:14 PM on 04/21/2025 ABC Politics Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island's longest-serving legislator, dies at 76
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died
01:30 PM on 04/21/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he's running for governor in 2026
Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he’s running for governor in 2026
11:58 AM on 04/21/2025 ABC Politics Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
Chris Van Hollen has emerged, for now, as a leading figure in the resistance to President Donald Trump
03:26 PM on 04/21/2025 ABC Politics Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trumps Easter Sunday deadline
Manhattan’s congestion toll remains in effect, despite an Easter deadline from President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee
03:24 PM on 04/20/2025 ABC Politics Countries shore up digital defenses as tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
Countries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise
08:50 AM on 04/20/2025 ABC Politics Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A federal judge has ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by immigration authorities in March to be brought to Vermont
06:02 PM on 04/18/2025 ABC Politics Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats
Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office
07:58 AM on 04/18/2025 ABC Politics Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him
03:42 AM on 04/18/2025 ABC Politics Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans
11:18 PM on 04/18/2025 ABC Politics Arizona governor halts bill signing over funding dispute
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vowed to veto all bills that land on her desk amid a standoff with the Republican-controlled Legislature
10:38 PM on 04/18/2025 ABC Politics Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty
An Afghan teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in a plot to carry out an Election Day attack in Oklahoma
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