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Opening statements set for bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of ex-Sen. Menendez
Opening statements are set to begin in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of prison-bound former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez
03:02 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday
12:03 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died.
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died.
11:25 PM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Researchers say the US government tried to erase sexual orientation from their findings
Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication
07:10 PM on 03/22/2025 ABC Politics Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall
Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under control
02:22 AM on 03/21/2025 ABC Politics Hegseth says he'll meet with Musk at the Pentagon to discuss 'efficiencies'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”
12:38 AM on 03/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump extends deadline for New York to end congestion toll for Manhattan drivers
The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York officials to end its new $9 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan
03:48 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations
02:38 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor's desk
Tennesee’s Republican governor may sign a proposal that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex.”
01:34 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department
11:42 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
States and cities across the country are grappling with how to stay on the right side of government transparency laws as the use of encrypted messaging apps becomes more widespread
12:22 AM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics The Latest: Trump administration targets Maine and University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes
The Education Department has concluded that Maine’s education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities
10:06 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics Jury convicts failed New Mexico political candidate in drive-by shootings
A jury has convicted a failed political candidate of federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election
10:10 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Supreme Court considers whether judge was right to block new election rules
Just before last year's general election, a judge in Georgia blocked seven new rules passed by the State Election Board and said the board didn't have the authority to pass them
02:30 PM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics On eve of Olympic election, IOC presidential candidate Samaranch plays down emerging favorite status
IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch has played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting Thursday
11:18 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Hello again! Players return to March Madness, this time playing for new teams
Terrence Edwards and Chucky Hepburn played against each other in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last year
06:54 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party's identity crisis runs far deeper
Democrats are confronting stark divisions within their party as leaders grapple with their losses in the 2024 election cycle and how to confront an emboldened Trump administration
08:14 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the agency
09:02 PM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh
Voters in a western Pennsylvania state House district will be filling a vacancy next week and deciding which party will hold the speakership
12:54 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska appeared at a town hall in eastern Nebraska on Tuesday to hear from constituents
01:18 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military
09:50 PM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House
Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up from coast to coast and even overseas
12:14 AM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics A look at the judge who blocked Trump's deportations and is now facing calls for impeachment
The federal judge who ruled against Donald Trump’s deportation plans and is now facing White House calls for his impeachment is no stranger to politically fraught cases — including ones involving the president
09:18 PM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Lawmakers approve ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns
08:46 PM on 03/19/2025 ABC Politics Trump says his administration is set to release JFK files with no redactions
President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign
08:14 AM on 03/18/2025 ABC Politics UConn's Paige Bueckers headlines list of 2025 WNBA draft prospects in NCAA Tournament
UConn’s Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the year for a third time
06:22 AM on 03/18/2025 ABC Politics Start of early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race will test enthusiasm on both sides
Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will get a sense of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person voting for the hotly contested race
07:10 AM on 03/18/2025 ABC Politics The Thunder and Cavaliers lead the conferences by big margins. They're playing for something more
The East is a runaway
06:14 AM on 03/18/2025 ABC Politics This NCAA Tournament could have something the last two have lacked: A probable No. 1 overall pick
The top two players selected in last year’s NBA draft and four of the top five picks in 2023 had never played in an NCAA Tournament before beginning their pro careers
06:22 AM on 03/18/2025 ABC Politics Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended for six months shortly before leaving office in January
07:33 PM on 03/17/2025 ABC Politics Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy
Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice
12:39 PM on 03/17/2025 ABC Politics 'Stagflation' risk puts Federal Reserve in tricky spot as it meets this week
The Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, are potentially headed to a tough spot as it prepares to meet Tuesday and Wednesday
06:14 AM on 03/17/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members
01:18 AM on 03/17/2025 ABC Politics Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87
02:46 PM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Trump, Putin to speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says
The U.S. is trying to broker a ceasefire, according to Trump special envoy.
01:07 PM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Democrats running for New Jersey governor navigate the delicate politics of immigration
New Jersey’s governor’s race this year, one of just two along with Virginia, is emerging as a proving ground for Democrats struggling to find a message that can win over voters
09:02 AM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls one in Trump country, the other in a swing state
In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week
08:46 AM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks
President Donald Trump’s supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary as the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressi...
09:02 AM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger role
The IOC presidential election on Thursday takes place in a political climate that seems a world away from the last contested Olympic leadership vote in 2013
07:42 AM on 03/16/2025 ABC Politics Over 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs his officials say exclude white and Asian American students
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