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North Carolina Republicans to question Charlotte leaders on crime after train stabbings
North Carolina Republican legislators are set to question Charlotte-area leaders about crime-fighting tactics and spending
12:33 AM on 02/09/2026 ABC Politics Judge rejects Democrats plea for early voting sites at 3 North Carolina universities
A federal judge has refused to help in attempts to open early voting sites at three public North Carolina universities
08:33 PM on 02/09/2026 ABC Politics Lindsey Vonn's fall explained: A reverse banked section, an unfortunate bump and an inflated air bag
Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone
01:37 AM on 02/09/2026 ABC Politics Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down
07:46 AM on 02/08/2026 ABC Politics Man charged with threatening to kill Vance and possessing child abuse files
An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month
01:40 PM on 02/07/2026 ABC Politics Trump administration approves weed killer dicamba for two common genetically modified crops
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved the use of the weed killer dicamba on genetically modified soybeans and cotton
08:01 PM on 02/07/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of Epstein files
The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
09:03 PM on 02/07/2026 ABC Politics Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers
08:25 AM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington
Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
07:37 AM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics Man pardoned in U.S. Capitol riot pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries
A New York man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in connection with a death threat aimed at U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
10:58 PM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test
07:28 PM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires
Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires
09:45 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum
Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
07:53 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk won't seek reelection to US House
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won't seek reelection this year
07:13 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics New Jersey Democrats pick from crowded field in special election for Sherrill's US House seat
New Jersey Democratic voters are picking their party’s candidate to fill a U.S. House seat opened up by Mikie Sherrill’s gubernatorial victory
12:33 AM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after conviction
Jesse Jackson Jr. has launched a spirited primary bid for his old U.S. House seat
01:48 AM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual
07:34 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's Fulton County seeks return of 2020 election documents seized by FBI
Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court to retrieve documents from the 2020 election
11:05 AM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor
Health care business owner Rick Jackson says he's running for Georgia governor as a Republican
06:57 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home
The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December
07:37 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections
Republicans and Democrats in some states are redrawing U.S. House districts to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections
11:05 AM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels
New York and New Jersey have sued the Trump administration for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River
08:57 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Complaint accuses Gabbard of playing politics with intelligence, which spy agency rejects
A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons
11:29 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon's punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
A federal judge says he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration
08:02 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats' chances
Two Utah Republican Congress members are asking a federal court to block new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win a Salt Lake City seat
09:37 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend
Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend
04:49 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics GOP effort to add House seats in Florida through census lawsuit hits a snag
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census
04:41 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds pleads not guilty 3 months after indictment
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment
04:10 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite
President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial
12:10 AM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities
06:51 PM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Geoff Duncan broke with Trump. The former Republican wants Democrats to make him Georgia's governor
Georgia's Geoff Duncan was once a conservative Republican
06:33 PM on 02/03/2026 ABC Politics Maryland House OKs new congressional map, but Senate will likely prove a roadblock
The Maryland House has approved a new congressional map that could enable Democrats to win the state’s only Republican-held U.S. House seat, but leadership in the state Senate has consistently said since October the bill doesn’t have support in that ch...
08:17 PM on 02/03/2026 ABC Politics Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville candidacy
The Alabama Republican Party on Sunday dismissed a challenge filed by an opponent to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy for governor
08:01 PM on 02/03/2026 ABC Politics As the trade deadline nears, a history-based look at how this NBA season may end
The NBA season is heating up with the trade deadline on Thursday and the All-Star Game on February 15
06:38 AM on 02/03/2026 ABC Politics GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote
Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump's “play call” for funding the government is being put to the test
01:10 AM on 02/03/2026 ABC Politics Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress
Young Democrats across the United States are challenging veteran party figures, aiming to mount tougher opposition to President Donald Trump
08:01 AM on 02/02/2026 ABC Politics Trump's failed bid to elevate an Arab American ally shows cracks in his political coalition
Donald Trump credits the mayor of a small Detroit suburb with helping him win over Michigan's Arab American community during the 2024 presidential campaign
05:29 PM on 02/02/2026 ABC Politics Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points
Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024
04:33 PM on 02/02/2026 ABC Politics Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections
The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission
08:49 PM on 02/02/2026 ABC Politics Portland mayor demands ICE leave city after federal agents gas protesters
Agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators, including young children.
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