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Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention for over three months in immigration jail, is now seeking $20 million in damages from the Trump administration
01:34 PM ABC Politics Michigan State professor enters crowded Democratic primary for US Rep. Tom Barrett's seat
A third Democrat has announced a bid to run against Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett in one of the battleground state's most competitive districts
01:18 PM ABC Politics New Hampshire judge to hear arguments on class action against Trumps birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in New Hampshire will hear arguments Thursday on a class-action lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions
12:38 AM ABC Politics North Carolina governor vetoes another set of bills, including one on guns in private schools
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has cleared his desk of the last of the legislation passed to him from the North Carolina General Assembly this legislative session
05:18 PM ABC Politics Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro
05:26 PM ABC Politics New lawsuit seeks to redraw Wisconsin's congressional maps before 2026 midterms
A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive gerrymandering
04:15 PM ABC Politics Appeals court overturns right-wing influencers conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
A federal appeals court has overturned a self-styled right-wing propagandist’s conviction for spreading falsehoods on social media in an effort to suppress Democratic turnout in the 2016 presidential election
12:46 PM ABC Politics Ex-NYPD chiefs allege corruption and cronyism in lawsuits against Mayor Adams and his allies
Four high-ranking former New York City police officials have sued Mayor Eric Adams and his close allies
07:10 PM ABC Politics Residents still shaken a day after federal authorities march through Los Angeles' MacArthur Park
A day after federal officers and National Guard troops descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, immigrant residents of the surrounding neighborhood were coming to grips with the operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear
08:46 PM ABC Politics Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”
12:07 AM ABC Politics Protesters rally against closure of largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the US
Protesters are rallying against the closure of a major gender-affirming care center for kids and teenagers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
01:42 AM ABC Politics How the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers and other third parties shaped US politics
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since almost the beginning
12:14 AM ABC Politics Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine
President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin
03:27 PM ABC Politics Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials
The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology
11:43 AM ABC Politics Georgia Republican Burt Jones finally enters the 2026 governor's race
Georgia Republican Burt Jones has officially entered the 2026 governor’s race
10:29 AM ABC Politics Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be enacted
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy
09:49 AM ABC Politics What to know about the troops and federal agents in LA's MacArthur Park
U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles
10:06 PM ABC Politics Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role
California Gov. Gavin Newsom begins a two-day tour of South Carolina, meeting voters in rural and Republican-leaning areas
12:54 AM ABC Politics RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
Health secretary Robert F
05:58 PM ABC Politics Elon Musk says he's formed a new party, but it's not clear if he actually has
Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party called the America Party
02:41 AM ABC Politics Georgia appeals court upholds ruling saying election officials must certify results
A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling requiring county election officials to certify results by legal deadlines
04:14 PM ABC Politics Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map
03:18 PM ABC Politics US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says
A U.S. government attorney says it will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges
04:38 PM ABC Politics Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country
05:58 PM ABC Politics Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool
President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution
06:48 PM ABC Politics Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory
The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspi...
01:54 PM ABC Politics A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears
The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then
12:46 PM ABC Politics Deep-blue Arizona district up for grabs as Grijalva steps down
Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva
01:55 AM ABC Politics Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump
Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party.
04:04 PM ABC Politics Trump, GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that feed conspiracy fears
President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day
07:34 AM ABC Politics Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing
10:14 PM ABC Politics Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost
Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy
03:26 PM ABC Politics US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest people who cross the border illegally
12:46 AM ABC Politics How Rhode Island finally pushed a partial assault weapons ban over the finish line
It took 10 years, but Rhode Island politicians finally found a way to ban the sale, manufacturing and distribution of certain assault weapons
06:30 AM ABC Politics Trump to kick off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary
President Donald Trump will be in Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year's 250th anniversary of American independence
01:03 AM ABC Politics Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker is due back in court after delay
The man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in court after a week's delay
12:30 AM ABC Politics New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia's support for Trump in 2016
A newly released report from the CIA challenges the work intelligence agencies did to investigate Russia's support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 election
05:34 PM ABC Politics Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law
Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law
12:14 PM ABC Politics UPenn updates swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
The University of Pennsylvania has changed three school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas
01:02 AM ABC Politics Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America
Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers
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