ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Trump will meet with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign US-brokered peace deal
Armenia and Azerbaijan's leaders are set to meet with Donald Trump on Friday to sign a peace deal
02:24 AM on 08/08/2025 ABC Politics California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican seats in Texas
12:54 AM on 08/08/2025 ABC Politics Ohio river's level raised to accommodate Vice President JD Vance's birthday kayaking trip
Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he took with his family for his 41st birthday
03:18 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service
03:45 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics A top Republican in the Georgia governor's race is suing his rival over campaign financing
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is suing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over how Jones is financing his campaign as both Republicans run for governor in 2026
02:14 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health
The Trump administration wants to end two NASA missions that monitor a potent greenhouse gas and plant health
07:26 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina Gov. Stein signs stopgap budget bill and vetoes opt-in bill helping school choice
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed a stopgap spending measure as lawmakers remain stuck in a budget impasse
07:58 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Man charged with killing a top Minnesota House Democrat is expected to plead not guilty
A man is expected to plead not guilty in the killings of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband
12:54 AM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing
06:38 PM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Independent candidate for Michigan governor is betting on partisan fatigue in the midterms
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent
06:54 AM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs
06:22 AM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana as Trump pressures GOP states to redistrict
As President Donald Trump pressures Republican states to reopen the process of redistricting mid cycle, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with GOP leaders in Indiana
06:06 AM on 08/07/2025 ABC Politics Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
The Justice Department has identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
08:54 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has announced that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026
09:40 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics What's known and not yet known about the Justice Department's scrutiny of Trump-Russia probe origins
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to criminally investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe from the Obama era
10:06 PM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight
Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House
08:54 PM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Things to know about the Voting Rights Act and the cases that could unravel it
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states
07:42 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago but has been slowly eroding for more than a decade
07:50 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Democrat Michael Thurmond is running for Georgia governor, pledging to improve lives
Democrat Michael Thurmond has announced his bid for governor of Georgia in 2026
06:16 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law
A federal judge is hearing arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
12:07 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans are trying to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place before the 2026 midterm elections
12:06 AM on 08/06/2025 ABC Politics Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for George Santos' 7-year sentence to be commuted
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants George Santos' seven-year prison sentence to be commuted
02:14 PM on 08/05/2025 ABC Politics Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
President Donald Trump is establishing a task force for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
03:26 PM on 08/05/2025 ABC Politics Detroit voters will pick 2 candidates from a large field vying to become next mayor
Voters in Detroit are set to narrow the nine-candidate field for mayor down to two
12:14 AM on 08/05/2025 ABC Politics Texas and California joust for political advantage
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump
01:12 AM on 08/05/2025 ABC Politics Texas dispute highlights nation's long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering
01:26 PM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Mitch McConnell's legacy comes under fire in Kentucky race to replace him in the Senate
Republican Nate Morris warmed up a recent crowd of party faithful by gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey
02:06 PM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections
07:58 AM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia
Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia
07:10 AM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Trump attacks Charlamagne Tha God after radio host criticizes his presidency
President Donald Trump has criticized radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying that the broadcaster "knows nothing about me or what I have done."
08:22 PM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Rep. Nancy Mace kicks off South Carolina GOP gubernatorial bid. She says she's 'Trump in high heels'
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is running for governor
07:42 AM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by independent political watchdog
An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-cand...
08:14 AM on 08/04/2025 ABC Politics They roll right over: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.”
07:42 AM on 08/03/2025 ABC Politics The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states
07:42 AM on 08/03/2025 ABC Politics Before the attacks, Senate candidates seek to define themselves in Kentucky
Three Republicans competing to succeed longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to define themselves before the political attacks that could come Saturday when they share the stage at the Fancy Farm picnic
08:54 AM on 08/02/2025 ABC Politics Judge pauses Trump administration's push to expand fast-track deportations
A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under a process known as humanitarian parole
05:02 PM on 08/01/2025 ABC Politics Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process
09:26 AM on 08/01/2025 ABC Politics Democrats launching summer blitz to press Republicans on Trump spending plan
Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill — especially Medicaid cuts that'll leave millions of Americans without health care coverage
08:54 AM on 08/01/2025 ABC Politics Judge extends protected status ended by Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
Judge extends protected status ended by Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
08:30 PM on 08/01/2025 ABC Politics Padres make waves at trade deadline again, unafraid to deal away one of baseball's top prospects |