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Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it's his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
Donald Trump was the Republican Party outsider in 2016
11:18 AM on 08/23/2025 ABC Politics A commuter college thought it could avoid Trumps education crackdown. Heres what happened
Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education
11:18 AM on 08/23/2025 ABC Politics Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP
The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature
03:32 AM on 08/23/2025 ABC Politics Federal judge rules Alabama Senate district violates Voting Rights Act, orders new map
A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw a new legislative map that includes a new majority-Black Senate district near Montgomery or something close to it
03:58 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them
Florida cities are now facing deadlines to remove rainbow crosswalks celebrating LGBTQ pride
05:10 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional
05:17 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades
02:22 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins
President Donald Trump is proudly promoting the work of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington to confront what the Republican president describes as an out-of-control crime wave in the Democratic-run city
12:21 AM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from jail Friday. Here's what to know
A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Tennessee jail while he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges
07:10 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
A $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage after the 2020 presidential election focuses on the roles of hosts Jeanine Pirro, Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs in spreading false stories about fraud in Democrat Joe Biden's victory o...
07:10 PM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Trump's next RNC chairman Joe Gruters is a longtime believer. Here's what to know about him
Florida conservative Joe Gruters has been a Donald Trump cheerleader dating back to the president’s days as a reality TV star
01:18 AM on 08/22/2025 ABC Politics Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783M of funding in anti-DEI push
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
05:10 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Vance pitches Trump's sweeping new law as a 'working families' tax cut' in swing-state Georgia
Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump's new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia
04:14 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters
A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation
03:33 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Iowa Democrats consider bringing back lead off caucuses, even if it means going 'rogue' in 2028
Iowa’s state party officials say it was a mistake that the party’s 2024 nominating calendar forced them to ditch the five-decade, first-in-the-nation caucus where community members publicly signal their support for a candidate
01:50 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site
Orlando officials have denounced the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub by Florida transportation workers
01:51 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general
A Republican congressman from Texas, Chip Roy, says he's running for state attorney general
11:31 AM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics The Texas House OK'd GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own
California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own
06:54 AM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Fire on US warship off Japan injures 2 sailors before being extinguished
A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries
02:21 AM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash
A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event
11:34 PM on 08/21/2025 ABC Politics 10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase
Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests
03:26 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Mike Collins argues he can unite Georgia GOP in challenge to Democratic US Sen. Jon Ossoff
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026
03:26 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible'
Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting
02:39 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall with Texas GOP poised for vote on maps
Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win
08:14 AM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout
Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement officers shadow her
05:02 AM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics DHS Secretary says entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop people from climbing it
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration
08:38 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite may face prosecution
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan, and some visitors to the California park face potential prosecution for participating in a demonstration
03:22 AM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms
President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections
08:14 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to crush Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia's economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
06:38 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D
04:30 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Alaska man gifted $22,000 motorcycle by Russian government after viral interview
An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week’s high stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage
05:58 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
The Trump administration says it's revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials
10:46 PM on 08/20/2025 ABC Politics Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules
Federal judge finds the electoral map dilutes the power of Black voters.
05:57 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics 20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D
05:02 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power
President Donald Trump is vowing more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own
11:34 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to take a top FBI position
Missouri's attorney general is resigning to take a leadership position with the FBI
09:18 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina updates more than 20,000 voter records, seeks more ID numbers
North Carolina election officials have successfully amended over 20,000 voter registration records
10:46 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics A look at Texas' redistricting walkout and California's response, by the numbers
A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended, and Republicans are arranging to push a plan for redrawing the state’s congressional districts through the GOP-controlled Legislature
05:10 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics What to know about redistricting fights as Texas Democrats return and California starts work
Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the state
04:06 PM on 08/19/2025 ABC Politics 3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force
Three more Republican governors have authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington
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