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Veteran prosecutor confirmed to lead new Justice Department division targeting fraud nationwide
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud over critics’ concerns of potential political pressure to target White House opponents
04:49 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it
03:29 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump
A Missouri court has upheld a mid-decade redistricting plan that gives Republicans a chance to win an additional congressional seat in this year’s midterm elections
03:06 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics University cancels California governor debate after accusations of bias from candidates of color
The University of Southern California has canceled a gubernatorial debate scheduled for Tuesday after candidates of color were excluded and accused the university of discrimination
02:40 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Fitzpatrick and DeChambeau are part of a growing list of players rounding into form for the Masters
Matt Fitzpatrick is coming off two big weeks including a win
02:40 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Judge grants $1 murder bond for woman accused of using pills to induce abortion
A Georgia judge has granted a bond of just $1 for a murder charge faced by a woman accused by police of taking pills to induce an illegal abortion
01:06 PM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Oklahomas governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year
10:18 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Tanking remains a problem in the NBA and the league is going to take action, again
Indiana just snapped a 16-game slide
09:45 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets
Rahm Emanuel is proposing a far-reaching measure to crack down on betting in predictive markets in Washington as part of an effort to call attention to what he sees as a culture of corruption gripping the nation’s politics
07:27 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce
Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night
07:24 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Houston, Illinois carry strong opening-weekend efficiency in March Madness into Sweet 16 collision
Houston and Illinois had strong starts when it came to efficiency metrics in reaching the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16
07:26 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether mail ballots that arrive after Election Day should be counted
12:51 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies
Lawmakers in states where abortion is already banned are focusing on measures intended to crack down on abortion pills
12:24 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Workers' job market gloom has increased dramatically over the past few years, Gallup survey finds
A new Gallup survey finds that Americans’ outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic
12:18 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE
Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, but not ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been central to the standoff
12:28 AM on 03/24/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, a detour during Iran war and airport turmoil
President Donald Trump is going to Graceland
03:51 PM on 03/23/2026 ABC Politics The Latest: Supreme Court will decide whether states can keep counting late mail ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump
08:24 AM on 03/23/2026 ABC Politics Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
The Senate is heading toward a vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin as the new secretary of Homeland Security
07:44 AM on 03/23/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court hears arguments Monday over late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
The Supreme Court is taking up a case from Mississippi over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
02:30 AM on 03/23/2026 ABC Politics California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy
02:31 PM on 03/22/2026 ABC Politics Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners
Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs
12:40 PM on 03/22/2026 ABC Politics Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to 2028
Democrats are starting to treat the vice president as their number one focus.
09:26 AM on 03/22/2026 ABC Politics Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity
Voting rights advocates in Alaska are worried that a case set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could end a long-standing practice of the state accepting ballots after Election Day
09:23 AM on 03/22/2026 ABC Politics Big money flows into state attorney general races as legal battles shape American politics
There are races in 30 states this year for attorney general, and groups that support those candidates prepared for the elections by raising record amounts in 2025
11:16 AM on 03/21/2026 ABC Politics Tom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776. Is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?
Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House
11:16 AM on 03/21/2026 ABC Politics Federal judges read death threats and defend judiciary amid rising attacks
Federal judges are highlighting a rise in threats against the judiciary
03:01 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics Second top Republican retires in battleground Wisconsin, fueling Democratic hopes
A second Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature has announced they will not seek reelection this fall
03:01 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics 2 ex-FBI agents say in a lawsuit they were fired for their roles in Trump election investigation
Two agents fired from the FBI last year say in a federal lawsuit they were terminated “solely” because of their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
03:01 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics Democrats say they don't oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict
The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID
02:54 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress
There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown
02:55 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics Democrats aim to turn Trump's tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor
Democrats running for governor across the country are making tariffs a central element of their political message this year
12:41 AM on 03/20/2026 ABC Politics NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office, inching forward a campaign promise
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police
05:22 PM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics States, cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight
Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate ...
03:40 PM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics What ACA enrollees are cutting back on to afford health care, according to a new poll
A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs
11:41 AM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates
The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East
09:14 AM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
Democratic lawmakers have stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, and say they will push to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions under oath about the case
06:14 AM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence
Joe Kent’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism team is fueling a Republican fight over the Iran war and talk about Israel that critics call antisemitic
04:23 AM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics FBI investigating whether departed counterterrorism official leaked classified info, AP source says
The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information
11:56 PM on 03/19/2026 ABC Politics Where big spending won and lost in the Illinois primary
Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall
04:13 PM on 03/18/2026 ABC Politics Man at center of Michigan's 2022 election petition scandal gets 4 years in prison
A man has been sentenced to at least four years in prison for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022
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