ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Trump relishes uttering the outlandish. Here's where some of his most showstopping comments stand
It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social media post or a much hyped announcement
01:02 AM on 05/23/2025 ABC Politics Ex-Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty in fake bomb threat to city hall
A former Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty to reporting a bomb had been placed in city hall last year to law enforcement
05:26 PM on 05/23/2025 ABC Politics GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans
05:26 PM on 05/23/2025 ABC Politics Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the 1st time despite government objections
Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider
08:30 PM on 05/23/2025 ABC Politics Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor, bypass another White House bid
After a bitter loss to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris is thinking hard about her next job
08:36 AM on 05/22/2025 ABC Politics Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk's cost-cutting team
The U.S. Institute of Peace has retaken control of its headquarters, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal
10:46 PM on 05/22/2025 ABC Politics ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority that President Donald Trump sharply expanded soon aft...
02:46 AM on 05/22/2025 ABC Politics California state senator cited for suspicion of impaired driving, says she wasn't intoxicated
A California state senator has been cited on suspicion of driving under the influence
12:06 AM on 05/22/2025 ABC Politics A former Florida Republican congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening primary opponent
A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad has been sentenced to three years in federal prison
07:18 PM on 05/22/2025 ABC Politics Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen spent the day before the Senior PGA Championship as guests of the South African president in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House
04:51 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump seizes on videos of a fringe South African politician as evidence of threats to white farmers
President Donald Trump used a video shown in the Oval Office to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with claims that white farmers are being targeted and killed in the country
04:52 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
President Donald Trump has used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers in that country
04:14 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Here's what to expect at the Army's 250th anniversary parade on Trump's birthday
The Army has started loading up some of the tanks that will take to the streets of the nation’s capital during the 250th anniversary celebration of the service next month
03:18 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
01:54 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border
08:38 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Democratic Rep. McIver is due for first court appearance on assault charges
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is set to have her first appearance in federal court on assault charges stemming from immigration officials’ attempt to arrest the Newark mayor outside a detention facility
06:46 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Justice Department is investigating whether ex-NY Gov. Cuomo lied to Congress in COVID-19 testimony, AP source says
Justice Department is investigating whether ex-NY Gov. Cuomo lied to Congress in COVID-19 testimony, AP source says
11:17 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that’s not to say they feel safe in this country
03:06 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
Several states with near-total abortion bans have introduced legislation seeking to make their medical exceptions clearer
12:30 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Larry Krasner wins Philadelphias Democratic primary for a third term as district attorney
Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election to continue serving as district attorney
12:30 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful
11:26 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system
President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space
11:26 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics House GOP grinding ahead with Trump's big tax cuts bill, but new report says it will add to deficit
House Republicans are preparing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar package of tax breaks and program cuts as soon as Wednesday
01:10 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony: AP
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a person familiar with th...
11:31 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim
Texas prosecutors have dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he was part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory
08:14 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Iowa sheriff who won't join immigration enforcement program heeds risk of 'sanctuary' status
An Iowa sheriff is warning his county may be publicly shamed by the Trump administration for insufficiently backing the president’s immigration agenda
12:13 PM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says her one term as Atlanta mayor gave her “battle-tested executive leadership” that she can offer to Georgia voters as she runs for governor
06:22 AM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Races for Philly district attorney and Pittsburgh mayor take center stage in Pennsylvanias primary
The heavily Democratic cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will elect new nominees for top jobs in Pennsylvania’s primary election
12:46 AM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump vows to turn Kennedy center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center’s leadership, reinforcing how much time he’s devoting to remaking one of the nation’s premier cultural centers in a larger effort to ideologically and socially overhaul the nation’s arts scene
09:02 PM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation
05:50 PM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics Trump looks to unite Republicans with visit to Capitol before key votes on tax cut bill
President Donald Trump will look to build momentum for his sweeping tax cut and immigration bill, meeting with House Republicans as they try to work out their differences
05:50 PM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics Things to know about Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis
Former President Joe Biden’s office says that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors
12:38 AM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president
Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history
07:51 AM on 05/18/2025 ABC Politics Walz calls Trump a 'tyrant' who is trampling Americans' rights and violating the rule of law
Tim Walz has used a law school graduation speech to go after President Donald Trump
01:50 PM on 05/17/2025 ABC Politics World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration
The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn’t until May 31
06:14 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill
House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade
03:10 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Brazil soccer to pick new president shortly before introducing Ancelotti
The Brazilian Football Confederation will pick a new president shortly before it introduces Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti as the new national coach
02:38 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border
01:02 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out
State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term
01:58 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez provided Democrats a rare bright spot last fall when she won reelection against a MAGA diehard in a Trump-leaning district in southwestern Washington state
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