ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Ken Martin hunkers down at the Democratic National Committee as a storm gathers around party leader
National Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin is said to be in survival mode
09:37 AM on 08/02/2026 ABC Politics Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
President Donald Trump is sharply criticizing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following a recent renovation was caused by shoddy construction rather than vandals
04:45 PM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Trump's housing regulator Bill Pulte says he'll hand over intel reins to Jay Clayton on Monday
The two-month tenure of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence will officially come to an end on Monday
04:44 PM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics David Crowley reenters battleground Wisconsins Democratic governor primary with Gov. Evers backing
David Crowley has reentered Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, two weeks after suspending his campaign
02:10 PM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Sen. Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has attracted national attention and praise from across the political left with his sweeping indictments of President Donald Trump
12:07 PM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation and his own legacy
Donald Trump has shifted his tone on former President Jimmy Carter, whom he once sharply criticized
10:08 AM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Maryland governor 'very concerned' Trump will interfere in midterms
Moore says Trump might use federal power to influence the fall elections.
09:28 AM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Democrats see chance to flip House seat as abuse claims mount against GOP rep
Democrats see a fresh opportunity for an upset in an Ohio congressional seat.
09:23 AM on 08/01/2026 ABC Politics Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters
Democrats hoping to replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot for U.S. Senate are scrambling to woo his supporters
10:18 AM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Republican Indiana Senate leader who defied Trump on redistricting leaving post
The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate is giving up his position after six GOP incumbents who opposed President Donald Trump on his congressional redistricting push in the state lost their primaries
12:44 PM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has thoughts about toning down political fights. Here's what he says
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is hosting the National Governors Association meeting in Oklahoma City
07:59 AM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Missouri proposal would create nation's toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments
Missouri voters are deciding on a measure that could make it much harder to amend the state constitution
07:59 AM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Why American elections are so complicated and secure
President Donald Trump said in a speech to the nation that he's using federal power to secure elections from being “stolen.”
02:16 AM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine
Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers
06:43 AM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Maine shooting and officer's background raise new questions about ICE's rapid hiring
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers
10:17 PM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics House Republicans' $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle
Republicans on the House Budget Committee have advanced a $95 billion package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements
03:55 PM on 07/31/2026 ABC Politics Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Mandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
03:17 PM on 07/30/2026 ABC Politics Top officials in Arizona's Maricopa County agree on how to oversee elections, ending a legal battle
Election officials in Arizona's most populous county now agree on how to jointly oversee the vote
01:28 AM on 07/30/2026 ABC Politics A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media
12:31 AM on 07/29/2026 ABC Politics March for democracy planned for anniversary of historic MLK-led 1963 Washington march
A large coalition led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will mark the anniversary of the historic March on Washington next month with a march for democracy
06:42 PM on 07/29/2026 ABC Politics Patrick Reed is chasing a European tour title with one eye on returning home
Patrick Reed has his sights set on being the European tour's top player as he leads the Race to Dubai over Rory McIlroy
11:38 AM on 07/29/2026 ABC Politics Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington
12:18 AM on 07/28/2026 ABC Politics Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill
01:04 PM on 07/27/2026 ABC Politics Years of scandals haven't stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that?
Democrat James Talarico is challenging Republican Ken Paxton in a closely watched U.S. Senate race in Texas
07:52 AM on 07/27/2026 ABC Politics Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting
President Donald Trump’s border czar said the vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review
05:45 PM on 07/26/2026 ABC Politics Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus'
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested if he visits the city
01:39 PM on 07/26/2026 ABC Politics US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot
12:36 PM on 07/26/2026 ABC Politics Talarico is trying to win back Hispanics along the Texas border who swung toward the GOP
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas has toured the state's southern border with Mexico to try to win support from Hispanic voters
09:53 AM on 07/25/2026 ABC Politics Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
Joe Biden has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before the Delaware Democrat was elected president
09:54 PM on 07/25/2026 ABC Politics Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate
President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum
07:00 PM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Lawyers for man charged with killing Charlie Kirk question reliability of evidence
Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk plan to call a final witness on Friday as they try to raise doubts about the prosecution’s case
01:12 AM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Federal appeals court upholds ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning ruling
A federal appeals court has upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons
09:05 PM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Democrats to finalize their 2028 presidential nominating calendar
Democrats are expected to recommend the states that will hold the first presidential nominating contests in 2028, likely cementing a calendar that moves away from Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of more racially diverse states
01:32 AM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship
Alaska has sent more than 3,000 letters to residents asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
08:31 PM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map
A federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis
08:28 PM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics Wisconsin absentee voters seek court ruling allowing them to cast new ballots
Three voters supported by the Wisconsin Democratic Party have filed a lawsuit against the state elections commission, seeking a ruling that would allow for voters who have already returned their absentee ballots to void those and request a new one
04:27 PM on 07/23/2026 ABC Politics Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination
The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement
04:27 PM on 07/23/2026 ABC Politics Trump will welcome the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House
President Donald Trump is welcoming Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House
12:38 PM on 07/23/2026 ABC Politics Democrats press ICE on oversight, say 1 officer referred for discipline over use of force
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee say one ICE officer has been referred for discipline over a use of force incident since the Trump administration began
06:47 PM on 07/22/2026 ABC Politics House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities
The House will try to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities
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