ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
'In DOGE we trust:' House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government
House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the government
01:17 PM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance climate-friendly projects
01:02 PM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts
The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether
12:42 PM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
President Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of free speech, but First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in his second term
11:48 AM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics In blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N
10:05 AM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to square off in their only debate in the hotly contested race
Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election
12:14 AM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities
12:54 AM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Son of Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says 77-year-old could die in jail and calls for his release
The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, has called for his father’s release in a high-profile national security case
02:46 AM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor has pleaded guilty
07:53 PM on 03/12/2025 ABC Politics Houston pays tribute to the late US Rep. Sylvester Turner as he lies in state
Mourners are gathering to honor the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lies in state at Houston's city hall
01:02 PM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Collin Morikawa is reminded by tough losses that winning on the PGA Tour is hard
Collin Morikawa needs no reminder that winning on the PGA Tour is hard
01:10 PM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Special election to determine if Minnesota House control is tied or locks in GOP majority
A special election in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama to control the chamber will decide whether control will be tied between Democrats and Republicans, or if the GOP locks in a majority
10:46 AM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Former US Rep. Katie Porter steps into crowded California governor's race
Former Democratic U.S. House member Katie Porter is entering the crowded 2026 contest for California governor
09:18 AM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaign
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million anti-immigration ad campaign
07:58 AM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Garlin Gilchrist announces Democratic bid to become Michigan's first Black governor
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is running to become the state's next Democratic governor
05:59 AM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming 'collateral damage' in Trump's trade war
The owners of Brough Brothers bourbon in Kentucky are ready to put their business plan into action
01:42 AM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza near the White House
Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House
08:08 PM on 03/11/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts
The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials
07:32 PM on 03/10/2025 ABC Politics Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of State Department programs
The U.S. State Department has frozen funding indefinitely for thousands of scholars participating in long-established cross-cultural programs connecting the U.S. to other parts of the world
11:58 PM on 03/10/2025 ABC Politics Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance
At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump
12:46 AM on 03/10/2025 ABC Politics Air Force intercepts aircraft flying in a restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago
Air Force fighter jets on Sunday intercepted a civilian aircraft flying in the temporarily restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s Florida home, bringing the number of violations to more than 20 since Trump took office on Jan. 20
04:26 PM on 03/09/2025 ABC Politics How one small business is navigating Trumps on-again, off-again tariffs on Canadian goods
At Fishtown Seafood, owner Bryan Szeliga is worried about the oysters
10:38 AM on 03/09/2025 ABC Politics Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different
Virginia's lieutenant governor is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns
08:18 AM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
08:50 PM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most priorities
Freedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed
05:46 PM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics Trump tells crypto leaders at White House summit he's committed to helping their industry
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s committed to making the U.S. a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair attacks on digital assets by the previous administration
05:46 PM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics Avalanche, Jets and Stars raise stakes in NHL' s Central Division with big trades at the deadline
Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trade deadline
07:14 PM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics Utah governor mulls measure eliminating universal mail-in voting
Utah has sent a bill to its Republican governor that would do away with the state's universal mail-in voting system
08:20 PM on 03/08/2025 ABC Politics George Santos ex-fundraiser is sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud
A former campaign fundraiser for ex-U.S. Rep. George Santos has been sentenced to serve one year in prison for impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the disgraced New York Republican
03:44 PM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing senior staff to submit spending items greater than $50,000 for approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
01:14 PM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin Democrats vent, cry and issue call to action to counter Musk and Trump
They came to vent and to cry and to exhort
12:42 PM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics Georgia lawmakers pass bill allowing Trump and others to recover costs of election meddling case
Georgia’s Senate has passed a bill that would allow President Donald Trump and more than a dozen people to seek compensation for legal bills stemming from an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state
11:54 PM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics U.S. economy likely generated a solid 160,000 jobs last month, but Trump's trade wars cloud outlook
The U.S. labor market likely kept on churning out jobs last month, economists say, but the outlook is cloudy and getting cloudier as the Trump administration wages trade wars, purges federal employees and seeks to deport millions of immigrants
12:02 AM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics Judge deciding whether to let charges drop against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is about to get key advice
A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to submit written arguments
12:26 AM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics Efforts by Georgia lawmakers to legalize sports betting fizzle again
It turns out 2025 isn’t the year for legalized sports betting in Georgia
12:48 AM on 03/07/2025 ABC Politics Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings
Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government
04:34 PM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in November election seek damages
Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election have initiated a class action lawsuit seeking $175,000 in damages each
12:34 PM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
President Donald Trump has issued what he calls a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
02:26 AM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means
A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case
01:14 AM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Texas Rep. Al Green unrepentant as he faces censure vote in House for disrupting Trump speech
Rep. Al Green is facing censure in the House for his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
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