ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won't run
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is not seeking reelection next year
06:14 PM ABC Politics Trump says he's set to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite local opposition
President Donald Trump says he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities
08:06 PM ABC Politics 8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump plans federal deployment
Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago
06:46 PM ABC Politics Signaling collaboration, DC mayor orders emergency operations center kept open to work with feds
In a nod to continuing collaboration, the mayor of Washington, D
06:14 PM ABC Politics NYC mayoral candidate Jim Walden drops out and implores rivals to consolidate against Zohran Mamdani
Jim Walden, an independent candidate in New York City’s mayoral race, has suspended his campaign
07:50 PM ABC Politics Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press
07:42 PM ABC Politics Trump addresses health rumors after days without public events
President Donald Trump is dismissing rumors about his health after speculation on social media because of a lack of public events over the last week
04:21 AM ABC Politics Result of table tennis governing body's disputed election in Qatar upheld on appeal
The disputed result of the International Table Tennis Federation’s presidential election that ended in chaos has been confirmed on appeal, the organization
10:14 AM ABC Politics Final preparations for trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida is set to represent himself during a pretrial conference, as final preparations are made for trial
01:18 AM ABC Politics Pennsylvania Democrats attract some buzz in the party's bid to take back the US House
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Paige Cognetti is announcing a bid for Congress
06:30 AM ABC Politics New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says he won't run for reelection in 2026
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year, according to an interview published Monday night by The New York Times
09:58 PM ABC Politics What to know about Guatemalan migrant children and efforts to send them home
The Trump administration has tried to deport Guatemalan children living in U.S. shelters or foster care
11:58 PM ABC Politics Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
President Donald Trump has plastered taxes on products from almost every country on earth
04:38 AM ABC Politics Sec. Noem confirms more ICE resources heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will soon expand immigration operations in Chicago
01:02 PM ABC Politics Big money and names power the campaign to influence California voters over a new congressional map
California voters will decide in November whether to OK a new congressional map that would benefit Democrats
10:06 AM ABC Politics What to know Kilmar Abrego Garcia's asylum claim. Experts say it's a smart but risky legal move
Legal experts say Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request for asylum in the United States is a smart but risky legal strategy
08:46 AM ABC Politics City council member faces additional charges in absentee ballot investigation
A city councilor in Connecticut is facing new charges in connection with an investigation into absentee ballot tampering in the state’s largest city
10:09 PM ABC Politics Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months
02:46 PM ABC Politics What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers
A Texas measure would let private citizens sue doctors and others who provide abortion pills that end up in the state
11:18 AM ABC Politics A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice wont run again, creating an open seat
A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court says she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by liberals
12:38 PM ABC Politics New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters
New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary
09:26 AM ABC Politics Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election
The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed and white residents locked him out of the town hall
08:38 PM ABC Politics Judge throws out campaign finance lawsuit between Republican rivals in Georgia governor's race
A federal judge has thrown out Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's campaign finance lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
04:30 PM ABC Politics US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt
08:22 PM ABC Politics What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela
The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week
12:38 AM ABC Politics What polling shows about Trump's pivot from immigration to crime
President Donald Trump’s recent focus on crime in Washington D
11:34 AM ABC Politics Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder
The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing
09:34 AM ABC Politics Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act
Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights...
09:02 PM ABC Politics Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts
Florida's chief financial officer has issued subpoenas to Orange County workers, saying they did not fully cooperate with the state's DOGE audit
06:22 PM ABC Politics Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile
A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020
03:05 AM ABC Politics Al Sharpton to lead pro-DEI march through Wall Street on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
12:46 AM ABC Politics Postal services that suspended US shipments need time to prepare for new tariffs, UN agency says
The United Nations agency that coordinates international mail deliveries says it's working to get small parcels dispatched to the United States again by resolving confusion over the pending elimination of a U.S. tariff exemption
05:18 PM ABC Politics Indiana legislative leaders met privately with Trump to discuss redistricting
Indiana's legislative leaders met privately with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss redistricting, according to an Indiana House spokesperson
05:02 PM ABC Politics In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge
A Washington, D
04:38 PM ABC Politics Georgia's Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees
A judge has ruled that Georgia's Fulton County must pay $10,000 daily until it appoints two Republican nominees to its election board
04:46 PM ABC Politics Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina's top spot in jeopardy
The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s next presidential primary calendar
01:34 PM ABC Politics Democrat Catelin Drey's victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority
Democrat Catelin Drey has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that previously leaned Republican
11:27 AM ABC Politics College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games
The college football season begins in earnest this week and the schedule features three top-10 matchups that could give a leg up to the winners in the race to make the 12-team College Football Playoff
08:54 AM ABC Politics Utah enters the redistricting battle for 2026, but not by choice. Here's what to know
Utah is the latest state at the center of a national redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterms
06:14 PM ABC Politics Texas election map for 2026 is racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit
Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters
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