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Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe
An aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement for $1.25 million with the federal government
02:53 AM on 04/23/2026 ABC Politics World ski body president Eliasch gets nomination for re-election from unexpected country
The billionaire British-Swedish president of skiing’s governing body is standing for re-election as a candidate from the country of Georgia
05:23 PM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness
U.S. health officials have stopped the publication of a study on the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness in preventing hospitalizations
05:23 PM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics Royals to build a $1.9B ballpark at Crown Center as part of a $3B downtown KC redevelopment project
The Kansas City Royals are moving from Kauffman Stadium to downtown Crown Center
12:38 PM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics The US has a long history of gerrymandering legislative voting districts. Is it legal?
Gerrymandering is proliferating in states across the U.S. Republicans and Democrats alike have been redrawing voting districts for the U.S. House to try to give their party an advantage
12:14 PM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day poll setup crunch
Rhode Island has moved its primary elections to Wednesday, Sept. 9, to avoid conflict with Labor Day
12:14 PM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics Appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rejecting need for federal environmental review
An appeals court has decided that an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open
03:06 AM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports
President Donald Trump repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril
03:06 AM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics Leading candidates to square off in TV debate at critical point in California governor's race
Six leading candidates for California governor will meet in a televised debate — all of them eager for a breakout moment in a chaotic race that has no clear leader
01:37 AM on 04/22/2026 ABC Politics A former Missouri lawmaker wins back thousands of dollars seized after sexual misconduct allegations
A former Missouri lawmaker who was censured over sexual misconduct allegations has won a court case to recoup thousands of dollars seized from his salary as a penalty
03:46 PM on 04/21/2026 ABC Politics Human Rights Campaign targets battleground districts during broader reckoning over LGBTQ+ rights
The Human Rights Campaign is launching a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts ahead of the fall's midterm elections
08:09 AM on 04/21/2026 ABC Politics Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats
Virginia voters are deciding on a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats gain four more U.S. House seats
12:20 AM on 04/21/2026 ABC Politics Trump's Federal Reserve nominee to face tough hearing before Senate panel
Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday
12:11 AM on 04/21/2026 ABC Politics Another Democrat exits crowded campaign for California governor
Another Democrat is exiting the crowded contest for California governor
04:43 PM on 04/20/2026 ABC Politics With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain
06:53 AM on 04/20/2026 ABC Politics GOP plans big spending to keep Ohio Senate seat; bribery scandal adds challenge
A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year.
10:03 AM on 04/19/2026 ABC Politics Billionaire's spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor's race
In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge
12:49 AM on 04/19/2026 ABC Politics Indiana primary will test Trump's control over Republican Party
Indiana's primary on May 5 has become an unlikely test.
05:59 PM on 04/18/2026 ABC Politics Obama meets Mamdani in New York City before reading to preschoolers
Former President Barack Obama has met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx
04:42 PM on 04/18/2026 ABC Politics Mamdani endorses City Council candidate who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Lindsey Boylan in her City Council race, throwing his political weight behind the first woman to accuse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
07:23 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking detailed information about Rhode Island voters
A federal judge in Rhode Island has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit demanding the state's unredacted voter rolls
04:24 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Cameras in courtrooms stir debate from baby Lindbergh kidnapping to OJ and Charlie Kirk's killing
Cameras in U.S. courtrooms have offered the world a portal into the inner workings of notorious criminal proceedings
07:55 AM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Democrats try to make their move in a jumbled, low-dollar primary for governor
Democrats running for governor in Georgia are scrambling for attention and cash
07:56 AM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Analilia Mejia wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District
Democrat Analilia Mejia wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District
07:58 AM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL playoffs
The eight first-round series in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are set
07:56 AM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday
10:57 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year
President Donald Trump has offered Cameron Hamilton the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's permanent administrator
11:11 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump has railed against a federal judge’s decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom
11:00 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license
A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power following his 2020 election loss is no longer licensed to practice in California
07:45 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat
Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway compete in a special election for the U.S. House
07:42 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics FIFA president says Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States
02:29 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices
President Donald Trump heads to Las Vegas to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year, part of a push to focus on economic issues ahead of this year’s elections
12:56 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races
Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests
01:14 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics State sets execution by nitrogen gas for man convicted of murder
Alabama has set a June execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing two people during a 1998 robbery of a pawn shop
06:59 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month
04:50 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration
04:12 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed Chair remains with central bank after his term ends
President Donald Trump has again threatened to fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve Chair decides to stay on the central bank’s governing board after his term as chair expires next month
10:12 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House
08:10 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away
Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises
06:39 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Turning Point USAs high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate
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