ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now hes working to change Louisianas law
Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man
01:02 PM ABC Politics Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King enters 2026 Republican race for US Senate
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has became the second major Republican to enter the 2026 race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen Jon Ossoff
11:15 AM ABC Politics Trumps mediation offer renews focus on Kashmir after India-Pakistan clash risked broader war
A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war
05:58 AM ABC Politics Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students
The durability of the America's appeal for international students is facing a test under the Trump administration, which has ramped up scrutiny of student visas and moved to deport foreign students for involvement in pro-Palestinian activism
01:02 AM ABC Politics House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
02:18 AM ABC Politics A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will generate revenue and offer space to build houses in Western cities
12:54 PM ABC Politics Before they name a 2028 nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state will weigh in first
Democrats will pick their next presidential nominee in 2028, but before that happens, the party will have to decide which state gets to go first on the nominating calendar
08:14 AM ABC Politics Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce
11:26 PM ABC Politics Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July
The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action
06:54 PM ABC Politics Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward 'caretakers of our democracy'
The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way and called for an end to verbal attacks agains...
06:46 PM ABC Politics US poets laureate criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Three recent U.S. poet laureates are condemning President Donald Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
02:46 PM ABC Politics Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill
After flirting with raising the tax rate for the wealthiest earners, President Donald Trump is backing off that call — sort of
01:02 PM ABC Politics Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation's legal system
Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system
12:14 AM ABC Politics South Carolina legislature ends its 2025 session with some wins and some uncertainty
The South Carolina General Assembly has wrapped up its regular 2025 session with accomplishments like bills to reduce skyrocketing liquor liability insurance rates
08:38 PM ABC Politics Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify
07:10 PM ABC Politics President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda
10:29 PM ABC Politics Worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed
Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge
07:12 PM ABC Politics Appeals court upholds New York law shifting local elections to even-numbered years
A mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years
11:18 AM ABC Politics Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved
12:22 AM ABC Politics Alabama governor overhauls state's largest water utility amid cries of racial discrimination
Alabama governor Kay Ivey sided with the state legislature by signing a bill that will overhaul the Birmingham Water Works Board
09:42 PM ABC Politics Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's transit and homelessness grant conditions
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new transit and homelessness grant conditions
11:29 PM ABC Politics GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing discipline for antisemitism
The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, with some suggesting the school should lose federal funding because of her refusal to discuss student discipline in the wake of pr...
05:18 PM ABC Politics House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West
House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah
01:34 PM ABC Politics Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent
The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has conceded last November’s election to the Democratic incumbent
10:30 AM ABC Politics Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions
Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states
05:58 AM ABC Politics Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls' sports, but bill faces uphill battle
Pennsylvania’s state Senate is backing a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels
09:49 PM ABC Politics Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes
A federal judge has temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration from dramatically shrinking three agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes and support state business contracting programs
03:02 PM ABC Politics Tennessee's governor vetoes easier denial of parole bill, his first since taking office
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has vetoed his first bill since taking office in 2019, nixing a measure that would make it easier for a state board to deny parole
01:02 PM ABC Politics NBA playoffs are seeing close games become the norm. And there have been some heroic moments, too
Aaron Gordon went to the postgame interview room after his latest heroic moment for the Denver Nuggets, took a seat with his two nephews on his lap and waited for somebody to say something
12:38 PM ABC Politics JD Vance's half brother challenge Cincinnati's Democratic mayor
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval faces two challengers in the city’s nonpartisan primary, including JD Vance's half brother
01:33 AM ABC Politics Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race must be certified
A federal judge has ruled that disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count
08:48 PM ABC Politics Boston councilwoman pleads guilty to federal corruption charges in a kickback scheme
A Boston city councilor has plead guilty to federal corruption charges, after prosecutors accused her of taking most of an inflated bonus that she paid to a relative who worked for her
07:34 PM ABC Politics Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people
Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos and tequila flowing
07:26 PM ABC Politics Lawsuit challenges new restrictions to getting measures on Florida's election ballot
Progressive advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging new restrictions on Florida’s process to get citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters
01:42 PM ABC Politics Prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting near GOP convention
A Wisconsin prosecutor has cleared police officers from Ohio of criminal liability in a fatal shooting near the Republican National Convention last summer
01:15 PM ABC Politics Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for Congress in Trump-friendly district held by Democrat Golden
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, an early supporter of President Donald Trump’s first successful White House bid and a polarizing figure in state politics, says he is running for Congress in a competitive district
11:42 AM ABC Politics Democrat Josh McLaurin announces run for Georgia lieutenant governor in 2026
Georgia state Sen. Josh McLaurin says he’s running for lieutenant governor in 2026
08:38 AM ABC Politics Trump targets HUDs housing policies
In the months since President Donald Trump took back the White House and installed a loyalist to lead the federal housing department, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and his team have moved swiftly to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and...
02:06 AM ABC Politics In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda before devolving into a chao...
11:58 PM ABC Politics Former VP Pence defends Constitution after getting Profile in Courage Award
He described the Constitution as what "binds us all together."
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