ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Anthony Weiner far behind in NYC council primary with race to be decided by ranked choice count
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing badly in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat as the race moves to a ranked choice count to decide the winner
02:14 AM ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail only to be taken into immigration custody
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail in Tennessee on Wednesday, only to be taken into immigration custody
12:46 AM ABC Politics Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor who took on Trump, wins Democratic primary in bid for second term
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has won a Democratic primary in his bid for a second term
10:06 PM ABC Politics Court orders Trump administration to facilitate another deported man's return from El Salvador
A federal appeals court in New York has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador roughly 30 minutes after the court suspended an order to remove him from the U.S. Tuesday's ruling in Jordin Alex...
05:42 PM ABC Politics Immigrant rights groups urge sheriffs to prioritize public safety over immigration enforcement
A coalition of immigrant rights, faith and pro-democracy organizations presented a letter with 12,000 signatures to the National Sheriffs’ Association Conference in Florida, urging them to protect public safety rather than work with U.S. Immigration an...
05:42 PM ABC Politics South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore
12:46 AM ABC Politics Trump heads to the NATO summit on the heels of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire
President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge from others in the alliance
12:14 AM ABC Politics New York votes in mayoral primary as Cuomo tries a comeback. Zohran Mamdani stands in his way
New York City voters will decide whether Andrew Cuomo has done enough to make a political comeback by winning the Democratic mayoral primary
12:06 AM ABC Politics Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delawares Dexit concern
Changes approved recently by lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada could help their states lure some of the big-money legal business that Delaware and its specialized court have dominated as the world’s incorporation capital
11:50 PM ABC Politics Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard
A federal judge has blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University, granting a second preliminary injunction in the case
10:46 PM ABC Politics Trump and his political operation target their first GOP incumbent: Kentucky's Thomas Massie
President Donald Trump and his political operation are working to unseat their first Republican incumbent: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who has drawn Trump’s wrath by saying the president lacked the authority to attack Iran’s nuclear sites without cong...
06:46 PM ABC Politics Democratic Arkansas state senator announces bid for governor
A Democratic state senator from Arkansas says he's seeking his party's nomination for governor next year
07:50 PM ABC Politics Some candidates focus on blocking Cuomo's path a day before NYC's mayoral primaryThe number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds
A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth
06:54 AM ABC Politics Shapiro remains steadfast on no state money for new arenas, champions Pa. sports scene at Pocono
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reaffirmed the state would provide no funding for any new sports arenas and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia
03:10 PM ABC Politics Brother and sister compete for Florida state Senate seat in a sibling showdown
Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis are taking sibling rivalry to a new level
11:52 PM ABC Politics Judge blocks Trump administration's science research funding cutsJudge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions
11:02 AM ABC Politics ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job
06:18 AM ABC Politics In Virginia and New Jersey governor's races, Democrats reprise a 2018 roadmap for opposing Trump 2.0
Democrats have spent the early months of Donald Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration
12:14 AM ABC Politics Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominated
President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state — a move that could face objections from Sen. Rand Paul
12:06 AM ABC Politics Trump remakes the White House with new flagpoles
President Donald Trump has overseen the installation of a massive new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House
05:42 PM ABC Politics Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care
A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact
06:46 PM ABC Politics What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors
01:58 PM ABC Politics Trump says supporters are 'more in love' with him than ever, as involvement in Iran roils MAGA world
President Donald Trump is downplaying any notion that his supporters are cooling on him amid uncertainty over whether he will order a U.S. strike on Iran
01:26 PM ABC Politics Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in Michigan
Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, says she’s running for Congress in one of Michigan’s most competitive distric...
12:54 PM ABC Politics Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law
The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates
01:26 PM ABC Politics Joe Biden to attend Juneteenth celebration at historic AME church in Texas
Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas
01:26 PM ABC Politics Josh Weil announces 2026 Senate run to challenge Ashley Moody in FloridaGhazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor
Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor
11:34 AM ABC Politics Appreciation: The Panthers set their own path to a 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup
The best team in hockey, again, was a team that did things totally its own way
06:22 AM ABC Politics Back-to-back championships: The numbers behind the Panthers' run to the Stanley Cup
The Florida Panthers are the third NHL team to repeat as Stanley Cup champions since the salary cap era began in 2005
06:30 AM ABC Politics 'A well-oiled machine': How the Florida Panthers' team-first mentality led to another Stanley Cup
The Florida Panthers are again atop the NHL as Stanley Cup champions after showing in the final why hockey is the ultimate team sport
06:22 AM ABC Politics Jay Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wins Democratic nomination for the states attorney general
Jay Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wins Democratic nomination for the state’s attorney general
10:14 PM ABC Politics Conservative Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces bid to run for US Sen. Bill Cassidys seat
Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, a conservative Republican, has officially launched his bid to run for U.S. Senate in 2026
09:42 PM ABC Politics Jury finds leading proponent of 'The Big Lie' defamed former voting equipment employee
A jury found Monday that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee of a prominent voting equipment company by calling him a traitor, telling him and his online media platform to pay $2.3 million in damages
07:10 PM ABC Politics EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US
The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States
06:46 PM ABC Politics Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States
05:58 PM ABC Politics Padilla says in Senate 'it's time to wake up' after forced removal from Noem's event
Sen. Alex Padilla is encouraging Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump’s administration in his first extended remarks in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference i...
06:06 PM ABC Politics Toy company challenges Trumps tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision |