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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
07:50 AM ABC Politics House Republicans grasp for response to demands for transparency in Epstein case
House Republicans are trying to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case
11:58 PM ABC Politics Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections
The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there's a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so
07:50 PM ABC Politics Wife of embattled Louisiana police chief charged in immigration visa fraud scheme also arrested
The wife of a Louisiana police chief, who was charged amid a sweeping federal investigation into an immigration visa fraud scheme, was also arrested on Thursday
06:38 PM ABC Politics A Georgia Republican governor candidate questions legality of rival's $10M campaign loan
A Republican candidate for Georgia governor accuses his rival of illegally lending $10 million to a campaign committee
06:38 PM ABC Politics Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows
Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency
01:50 AM ABC Politics Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades
04:30 PM ABC Politics Arizona Democrats oust embattled chair amid party turmoil
Arizona Democrats have removed their chair just six months into a tumultuous tenure
03:58 PM ABC Politics 'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, has told colleagues in a note that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” and that her firin...
12:22 PM ABC Politics Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from Republican senators
01:06 AM ABC Politics Trump's proposed HUD time limit puts 1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk
A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing
01:08 AM ABC Politics Jill Biden aide invokes Fifth to decline testimony in Republican investigation
A former senior aide to first lady Jill Biden has declined to answer questions as part of a House Republican probe into former President Joe Biden's mental state
01:16 PM ABC Politics By the numbers: Wisconsin's race for governor
The latest fundraising numbers and campaign spending in Wisconsin’s closely watched race for governor shed some light on how the race is shaping up more than a year before voters will start casting ballots
10:46 AM ABC Politics Republicans declared it 'crypto' week in the House. It's not going as planned
House Republicans are struggling with cryptocurrency legislation that they had expected to pass during what they dubbed “crypto week.”
05:08 AM ABC Politics Southern Arizona voters cast ballots to select nominees to succeed late US Rep. Ral Grijalva
Voters in Southern Arizona have casted ballots to select nominees to succeed one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill, whose seat is vacant for the first time in over two decades
10:46 PM ABC Politics South Carolina Lt. Gov. Evette launches 2026 gubernatorial bid, touts Trump ties
South Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette has announced her 2026 bid for governor
01:03 PM ABC Politics Trump administration won't publish major climate change report on NASA website
The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports
07:16 PM ABC Politics The challenger who narrowly lost to GOP Rep. Scott Perry wants another chance to beat him in 2026
Democrat Janelle Stelson is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry again after losing to him in 2024 by barely a percentage point in a right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania
05:58 AM ABC Politics Democrats already lining up for 2028 presidential race in early voting states
The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country
02:48 AM ABC Politics One year after Trump assassination attempt, changes at Secret Service but questions remain
A year after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple investigations have detailed the breakdowns that occurred that day
07:19 AM ABC Politics Charges dropped against doctor accused of dumping $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
A Utah plastic surgeon allegedly tossed COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic.
06:32 PM ABC Politics A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
One year after Donald Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
09:58 AM ABC Politics Trump's sudden shifts make his policies baffling to countries trying to negotiate lower tariffs
In the past week, President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath
10:22 AM ABC Politics Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people
03:24 AM ABC Politics Federal officials say a prominent Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme
Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million
12:06 AM ABC Politics Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny
The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan
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