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Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, DC
Janeese Lewis George has won Washington, D.C.'s Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential clash with the Trump administration over the city’s limited autonomy
03:16 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state
03:15 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics GOP candidates pitch themselves as the person to beat Arizona's Democratic governor
The two Republican congressmen running for Arizona governor are pitching themselves as the only candidate with broad enough voter appeal to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs amid the state’s affordability struggles
06:57 AM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago
01:45 AM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics In Georgias Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps
Georgia is the next Southern state where Republicans are convening to redraw political districts in ways that could diminish the political power of Black and other nonwhite voters
02:11 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Everett Wess wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama
Everett Wess wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama
02:23 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Brian Schwalb wins Democratic nomination for attorney general in the District of Columbia
Brian Schwalb wins Democratic nomination for attorney general in the District of Columbia
02:23 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies
02:20 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries
02:21 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19
Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s
12:27 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Rick Jackson wins Republican nomination for governor in Georgia
Rick Jackson wins Republican nomination for governor in Georgia
10:26 PM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics DOJ accuses New York state of letting fraud flourish in Medicaid program
The U.S. Justice Department has accused New York state officials of facilitating fraud by letting a Georgia company use a sham bidding process to gain control of a $10 billion program to provide home care to disabled Medicaid patients
07:22 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony charges
President Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state
03:02 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to exit Georgia election case
A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial
12:00 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in Georgia
09:13 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest rates
Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded
05:43 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat once held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
02:12 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics DC voters cast ballots in crucial primaries as Trump reshapes the capital
Voters in Washington, D.C. are heading to the polls to select party candidates for mayor and congressional delegate
12:57 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Promoter of election conspiracy theories wins GOP primary for Nevada secretary of state
Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant has won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state
11:12 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night
UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success
11:40 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court won't revive ex-Trump aide's suit over secret surveillance during Russia investigation
The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation
10:58 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds that most Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration’s heightened immigration policies
01:21 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
Georgia lawmakers are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making when they return to the Capitol this week for a special session
11:40 PM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Alabama's GOP dismisses a residency challenge to Tuberville's bid for Alabama governor
The Alabama Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee
09:22 PM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump
The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump
08:30 AM on 06/13/2026 ABC Politics FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts
FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files
03:08 PM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Can the man behind a giant pro-Trump sign ride the presidents praise to Congress?
Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump
04:34 AM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court rejects Alabama request to carry out nitrogen gas execution after lower court said method unconstitutional
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request to carry out nitrogen gas execution after lower court said method unconstitutional
04:39 AM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Ice skating glides from Milan Olympics success toward reelecting its president Kim
Ice skating’s governing body is gliding into a presidential election Friday free of the turmoil that just gripped its Olympic sibling skiing
04:33 AM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence
10:27 PM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Alaska election official threatens to disqualify Republican who shares name with Sen. Dan Sullivan
A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan
09:24 PM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Years after oil pipeline protests, North Dakota and the federal government settle policing lawsuit
The state of North Dakota and the federal government have settled a lawsuit the state brought to recoup the costs of policing protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago
04:32 PM on 06/11/2026 ABC Politics Judge acquits congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest
A federal magistrate judge has acquitted Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on a misdemeanor obstruction charge stemming from a protest at a New York City federal building last September
12:14 PM on 06/11/2026 ABC Politics Alabama asks appeals court to let it continue nitrogen gas executions
Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night
01:01 AM on 06/11/2026 ABC Politics FISA spy program at risk over Trump's pick of Pulte for director of national intelligence
A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely
01:01 AM on 06/11/2026 ABC Politics A key congressional race in California will test progressives' appeal
Randy Villegas, a populist insurgent, has won the Democratic primary for a House seat representing California’s Central Valley
01:07 AM on 06/11/2026 ABC Politics Anthropic pledges $200M to research AI's economic impact
Anthropic has joined calls for the AI industry to find ways to cushion people from AI's disruptions to the workforce
07:26 PM on 06/10/2026 ABC Politics Chrystia Freeland's 'Unreliable Boyfriend' offers front-row seat to US-Canada tensions
Former Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is writing a book about her nation's tense relationship with the United States
10:14 AM on 06/10/2026 ABC Politics Defying Trump ended some Republicans' careers. It could help Susan Collins win reelection in Maine
Maine Sen. Susan Collins often boosts her popularity by keeping her distance from President Donald Trump
06:34 AM on 06/10/2026 ABC Politics College sports is suddenly facing a major question that hinges on gambling, the 'unpardonable sin'
The controversy over gambling in college sports has intensified with Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's court victory
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