ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Maryland lawmakers to meet in August for special session on redistricting
Maryland lawmakers will meet for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment dealing with future congressional redistricting
06:33 PM on 07/22/2026 ABC Politics President Donald Trump to travel to Michigan ahead of swing state's primary election
President Donald Trump is expected to rally in Oakland County on Monday as early voting begins in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary
10:00 PM on 07/22/2026 ABC Politics Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won't seek reelection after Democrat's seat was redrawn
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields says he won't not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district
09:57 PM on 07/22/2026 ABC Politics Arson charge lodged against ex-Army soldier in fiery attack on Manhattan federal building
A former Army soldier faces an arson charge after bringing weapons to a federal building in Manhattan
05:31 PM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics Senate panel advances Jay Clayton's nomination to lead US intelligence agencies
The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies
04:00 PM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics Trump says direct US-Lebanon flights could resume for first time in more than 40 years
President Donald Trump says he’ll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route
04:00 PM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state
10:01 AM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
The Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency responsible for e...
02:51 PM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says
New Jersey's governor says about 6,600 people who indicated they were noncitizens were nonetheless registered to vote in the state because of a Motor Vehicle Commission system error
02:15 PM on 07/21/2026 ABC Politics The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers
President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled gas stations
11:01 AM on 07/20/2026 ABC Politics AIPAC has spent a record amount on Michigan's Senate primary, the biggest test of its influence yet
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is benefiting from tens of millions in pro-Israel spending in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan
12:46 PM on 07/19/2026 ABC Politics Gov. Tony Evers to endorse David Crowley in Wisconsins Democratic gubernatorial primary
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers endorses Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary
12:06 PM on 07/18/2026 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 07/18/2026 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 07/18/2026 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 07/17/2026 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 07/17/2026 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
01:28 AM on 07/17/2026 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 07/17/2026 ABC Politics National Guard deployment to DC will last through Trump's term
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term
06:14 PM on 07/16/2026 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 07/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump media firm plans to sell high speed access to Truth Social posts, possibly Trump's own
President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets
03:32 PM on 07/16/2026 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 07/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid, denying Democratic states more
Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months
12:34 AM on 07/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities
03:54 AM on 07/15/2026 ABC Politics Donald Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots.”
08:52 AM on 07/15/2026 ABC Politics Senate to hold hearing for Trump's pick to head intelligence agencies after weekslong delay
Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee
04:32 AM on 07/15/2026 ABC Politics Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September
President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress
06:13 PM on 07/15/2026 ABC Politics The divided Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, even if their parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily
05:27 PM on 07/15/2026 ABC Politics Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who’s been away from Congress for almost four months with an unspecified medical condition, is set to re-emerge on Tuesday
04:02 AM on 07/15/2026 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
06:35 PM on 07/14/2026 ABC Politics Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that billionaire Elon Musk broke state law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election
04:04 PM on 07/14/2026 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 07/14/2026 ABC Politics After Lindsey Graham's death, questions linger about aging politicians health
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington’s best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers
01:41 AM on 07/14/2026 ABC Politics Falling gas prices likely cut inflation last month but renewal of Iran war could undo progress
Inflation likely cooled last month as gas prices declined, providing consumers with some welcome relief even as renewed combat with Iran has sent oil prices climbing again
12:17 AM on 07/14/2026 ABC Politics Wisconsin governor candidate says her campaign has far less money than she thought
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez says she discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands dollars less cash than she thought after campaign ads slated to run last week did not air due to unpaid invoices
07:59 PM on 07/14/2026 ABC Politics The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states
August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment
11:14 AM on 07/13/2026 ABC Politics South Carolina's next steps after senator's death
Sen. Lindsey Graham's death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina
12:47 AM on 07/13/2026 ABC Politics Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward
It's been six decades since the Voting Rights Act was enacted
09:54 AM on 07/11/2026 ABC Politics To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, hes Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
Many longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year's U.S. Senate race, even if they're not voting for him
09:30 AM on 07/11/2026 ABC Politics Crews draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of troubled revamp
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline
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