ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Trumps threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge
President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward violent crime, including claims Chicago is a “kill...
07:26 PM ABC Politics Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening
07:13 AM ABC Politics Local DC cases are landing in federal courts. A judge says results are problematic
Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops
07:15 AM ABC Politics Prosecutors seek seven-year prison term for wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez
Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife should serve at least seven years in prison for playing a pivotal role in a bribery scheme that put the Democrat behind bars for 11 years
06:59 AM ABC Politics Keegan Bradley makes the right decision only if the Americans win the Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley decides on Wednesday whether to become the first playing captain in the Ryder Cup since 1963
12:06 PM ABC Politics Court orders Pennsylvania to stop throwing out mail ballots over the handwritten date
A federal appeals court says it's unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope
11:02 AM ABC Politics Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party
10:06 PM ABC Politics And now for something different, civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman's town hall
One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents, and a civil conversation broke out
10:31 PM ABC Politics What to know about cashless bail after Trump's executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to withhold federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety
03:27 PM ABC Politics Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent
More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency
11:19 AM ABC Politics NASCAR's playoffs begin with no clear favorite, Larson as top seed, Reddick happy just to make field
There is no clear favorite as NASCAR's playoffs get ready to begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina
11:02 AM ABC Politics 'Stay out of our city': Chicago officials slam Trumps threat to target the city
President Donald Trump says Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to address crime, homelessness and illegal immigration
10:30 AM ABC Politics Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
08:54 PM ABC Politics Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign
09:02 AM ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office
Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after checking in with immigration officials on Monday in Baltimore
02:07 AM ABC Politics 'No magic fixes' for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles
Ken Martin, the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, says he's bringing a bazooka to the fight against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies
07:26 PM ABC Politics Trump says he'll be at Ryder Cup and he thinks captain Keegan Bradley should play
President Donald Trump says he's coming to the Ryder Cup
11:26 AM ABC Politics Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it's his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
Donald Trump was the Republican Party outsider in 2016
11:18 AM ABC Politics A commuter college thought it could avoid Trumps education crackdown. Heres what happened
Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education
11:18 AM ABC Politics Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP
The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature
03:32 AM ABC Politics Federal judge rules Alabama Senate district violates Voting Rights Act, orders new map
A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw a new legislative map that includes a new majority-Black Senate district near Montgomery or something close to it
03:58 PM ABC Politics Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them
Florida cities are now facing deadlines to remove rainbow crosswalks celebrating LGBTQ pride
05:10 PM ABC Politics Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional
05:17 PM ABC Politics A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades
02:22 PM ABC Politics Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins
President Donald Trump is proudly promoting the work of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington to confront what the Republican president describes as an out-of-control crime wave in the Democratic-run city
12:21 AM ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from jail Friday. Here's what to know
A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Tennessee jail while he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges
07:10 PM ABC Politics Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
A $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage after the 2020 presidential election focuses on the roles of hosts Jeanine Pirro, Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs in spreading false stories about fraud in Democrat Joe Biden's victory o...
07:10 PM ABC Politics Trump's next RNC chairman Joe Gruters is a longtime believer. Here's what to know about him
Florida conservative Joe Gruters has been a Donald Trump cheerleader dating back to the president’s days as a reality TV star
01:18 AM ABC Politics Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783M of funding in anti-DEI push
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
05:10 PM ABC Politics Vance pitches Trump's sweeping new law as a 'working families' tax cut' in swing-state Georgia
Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump's new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia
04:14 PM ABC Politics Groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters
A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation
03:33 PM ABC Politics Iowa Democrats consider bringing back lead off caucuses, even if it means going 'rogue' in 2028
Iowa’s state party officials say it was a mistake that the party’s 2024 nominating calendar forced them to ditch the five-decade, first-in-the-nation caucus where community members publicly signal their support for a candidate
01:50 PM ABC Politics Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site
Orlando officials have denounced the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub by Florida transportation workers
01:51 PM ABC Politics Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general
A Republican congressman from Texas, Chip Roy, says he's running for state attorney general
11:31 AM ABC Politics The Texas House OK'd GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own
California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own
06:54 AM ABC Politics Fire on US warship off Japan injures 2 sailors before being extinguished
A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries
02:21 AM ABC Politics Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash
A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event
11:34 PM ABC Politics 10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase
Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests
03:26 PM ABC Politics Mike Collins argues he can unite Georgia GOP in challenge to Democratic US Sen. Jon Ossoff
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026
03:26 PM ABC Politics Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible'
Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting
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