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Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says
The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water
01:32 PM on 05/07/2026 ABC Politics Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting
Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state
06:43 AM on 05/07/2026 ABC Politics Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governor
Tech leaders are betting on a former executive to take the lead in the California governor's race
01:27 AM on 05/07/2026 ABC Politics Tennessee poised to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to vote on a plan to reshape a majority-Black congressional district
01:27 AM on 05/07/2026 ABC Politics Justice Dept. finds UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions
The Justice Department has found UCLA's medical school illegally considered race in admissions
04:16 PM on 05/06/2026 ABC Politics South Carolina joins Southern redistricting push after US Supreme Court ruling on minority districts
Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts
03:38 AM on 05/06/2026 ABC Politics Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway
Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor have engaged in sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices to taxes to immigration
01:26 AM on 05/06/2026 ABC Politics US rights agency sues New York Times for discriminating against white man passed over for promotion
A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman to meet its diversity goals
11:49 PM on 05/06/2026 ABC Politics LIV Golf had a blank canvas. The PGA Tour could use one as it tries to solve a packed schedule
LIV Golf had a seemingly endless supply of Saudi money that suddenly is coming to an end
04:48 PM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test
President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools
01:47 PM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County
The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold Donald Trump has accused of widespread voter fraud he says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state t...
10:09 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Armenia hosts a historic EU summit as it charts a course away from Russia
Armenia hosts the first European Union summit in Yerevan on Tuesday, marking a deepening of ties that's been years in the making
01:44 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Trump's retribution? What to watch in Tuesday's elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
President Donald Trump’s campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday night, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers
01:46 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year
Recent court rulings on abortion pill access have reignited a contentious political issue in a midterm year
01:46 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Ramaswamy looks to put primary behind him and turn to expensive fall campaign for Ohio governor
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to put a long and sometimes unpleasant primary season behind him Tuesday
01:46 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing US House district covering majority-Black Memphis
Tennessee becomes the latest Southern state to consider redrawing its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act
01:46 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Trump's influence tested in Indiana Republican state Senate primaries
Indiana Republican state lawmakers who broke with President Donald Trump over his call to redraw the state’s congressional district lines are facing primary challengers who are backed by Trump and national conservative groups
12:32 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Vance gets a chance to woo Iowa GOP voters ahead of 2028 in a campaign stop with congressman
Vice President JD Vance will visit Iowa
12:32 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Michigan special election to decide state Senate control and give clues about fall midterms
A special election in Michigan on Tuesday could decide whether Democrats maintain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final months of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term
12:32 AM on 05/05/2026 ABC Politics Oilers, Islanders and Blackhawks have been among the biggest winners in the NHL lottery's history
The NHL draft lottery has never been as volatile as its NBA cousin
08:24 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost Republicans
Democrats believe they can make Iowa a political battleground again
07:51 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all political combat that's straining American democracy
The U.S. Supreme Court has escalated a nationwide redistricting war by removing one of the few remaining limits on partisan gerrymandering
03:13 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called lawmakers into special sessions seeking new congressional districts
03:14 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
A spokesman for Rudolph Giuliani says the ex-mayor of New York City and former Trump adviser is in critical but stable condition at a hospital
03:14 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Four New Jersey residents charged with illegally voting and lying on citizenship forms
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally casting votes in an election
02:20 PM on 05/02/2026 ABC Politics Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting
10:46 AM on 05/02/2026 ABC Politics Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
04:38 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration
A Trump administration task force has alleged discrimination against Christians during Joe Biden's presidency
04:38 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Redistricting battle intensifies in states after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle
02:01 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Speaker Mike Johnson once longed for a 'normal Congress,' but that seems long gone in the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”
08:39 AM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts: How a new map could cost Democrats seats
The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats
12:26 AM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation's disaster preparedness reinstated
Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a public letter criticizing the nation's disaster preparedness have been reinstated after eight months on paid leave
05:56 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics FIFA leader Infantino starts race for re-election in 2027 vote hosted by African ally Morocco
The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco
05:16 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Six transgender residents sue Idaho over strict new bathroom ban
Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state over a strict new bathroom ban
03:37 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he'll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead
Mark Sanford has ended his bid to reclaim his old congressional seat
11:00 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
Louisiana’s top elected officials say the state’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
10:28 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all lev...
07:10 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representa...
01:35 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics New Orleans sheriff indicted after investigation into brazen jailbreak and escape of 10 inmates
A grand jury indicted Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson on 30 felony counts Wednesday following a state probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in the nation’s history that occurred under her watch last year
01:38 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Several states already are taking steps to respond to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana
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