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Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
A chief architect of Project 2025 is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
09:18 AM ABC Politics Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will run for Senate in 2026
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the most competitive 2026 contests
08:46 AM ABC Politics Georgia Republican Mike Collins joins field seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026
Georgia Republican Mike Collins is joining the GOP field to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in 2026
07:58 AM ABC Politics Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans' big new tax law
Vice President JD Vance is hitting his home state to continue promoting the GOP’s sweeping tax-and-border bill
02:24 AM ABC Politics Official fired during Trump's first term appointed president of embattled US Institute of Peace
A senior state department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled U.S. Institute of Peace
03:42 PM ABC Politics Lumbee tribe of North Carolina sees politics snarl recognition by Washington
The Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina is pushing forward on its fight for federal recognition even as political roadblocks appear to snarl their efforts
12:14 AM ABC Politics Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
02:22 PM ABC Politics Longtime lawmaker shapes the debate as Arizona grapples with dwindling water supplies
Through nearly two decades marked by drought, climate change and growing demand for water, Arizona state Rep. Gail Griffin has sat at the crossroads of efforts to manage dwindling water supplies
12:54 PM ABC Politics Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez becomes the first Democrat to enter the 2026 governor race
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor
08:14 AM ABC Politics Rep. Ralph Norman, among House's most conservative, set to enter South Carolina governor's race
Republican congressman Ralph Norman is entering South Carolina's 2026 governor's race
07:34 AM ABC Politics Trump signs order to clarify college athletes' employment status amid NIL chaos
President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools
06:22 AM ABC Politics Prosecutor who handled high-profile Capitol riot cases sues government over his firing
A former Justice Department prosecutor has filed a lawsuit that claims his recent firing was politically motivated retribution for his work on prosecuting Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
11:02 PM ABC Politics Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to cancel about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid
04:55 PM ABC Politics The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight
The White House is focusing on redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in 2026
07:58 PM ABC Politics A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump
02:22 AM ABC Politics What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in South Florida last year was back in court this week, asking a federal judge to let him represent himself
12:54 AM ABC Politics Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is set to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress
01:47 AM ABC Politics Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years
01:26 PM ABC Politics RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in North Carolina
Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump
10:04 AM ABC Politics Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb
12:46 AM ABC Politics Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard this month declassified material that she claimed proved a “treasonous conspiracy” by the Obama administration in 2016 to politicize U.S. intelligence in service of casting doubt on the legitimacy of Dona...
12:54 AM ABC Politics Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?
The data nerds are fighting back
12:22 AM ABC Politics Gabbard uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump's enemies on the Russia investigation
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room and targeted President Donald Trump’s political enemies
10:46 PM ABC Politics Republican congressman Mike Lawler says he won't run for New York governor
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler says he won’t run for New York governor next year
08:29 AM ABC Politics Senate considering nomination of ex-Trump defense lawyer for lifetime appointment to appeals court
The Senate has narrowly voted to begin considering the nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge
08:22 PM ABC Politics Texas lawmakers begin review of catastrophic floods that killed at least 135
Texas lawmakers are meeting for the first time to address the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people
12:14 AM ABC Politics Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the Trump administration, Republican officials in several states have been pushing for changes at public universities
12:14 AM ABC Politics Trump rehashes years-old grievances on Russia investigation after new intelligence report
President Donald Trump is rehashing longstanding grievances over the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his first term
09:34 PM ABC Politics Georgia Ethics Commission won't investigate source of Republican Burt Jones' $10M loan
Georgia's State Ethics Commission is declining to investigate Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over a $10 million loan to a campaign committee
11:58 AM ABC Politics The sexual assault case against 2018 Canada world junior players nears a verdict
The judge presiding over the sexual assault case involving five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to deliver her verdict on Thursday
11:26 AM ABC Politics Federal agents target California's biggest legal marijuana farm
Nearly two weeks after the Trump administration staged major raids at two legal cannabis farm sites in California, the reason for the operation remains unclear
02:17 AM ABC Politics Texas GOP lawmakers lead summer sprint to redraw US House maps and address deadly floods
Texas Democrats are considering their options to block a Republican-led effort to redraw the state's congressional maps during a special session that began Monday
07:10 PM ABC Politics Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his familys opposition
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination
03:58 PM ABC Politics Environmentalists' lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida’s top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida Everglades because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction
01:58 PM ABC Politics Zohran Mamdani visiting Uganda during NYC mayoral campaign
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is visiting his native country of Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage, taking a short break from the campaign trail before the November election
01:10 PM ABC Politics Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem.
Republicans can't stop talking about former President Joe Biden
09:02 AM ABC Politics Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name
07:58 PM ABC Politics Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration's $2.6B research cuts were illegal
Harvard University appears in federal court Monday, challenging $2.6 billion in funding cuts by the Trump administration
07:55 AM ABC Politics Kansas Republican senate president announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson has entered the 2026 race for governor as the Republican primary field gets more crowded
08:38 PM ABC Politics Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk
Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday
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