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Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings
Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government
04:34 PM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in November election seek damages
Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election have initiated a class action lawsuit seeking $175,000 in damages each
12:34 PM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
President Donald Trump has issued what he calls a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
02:26 AM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means
A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case
01:14 AM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Texas Rep. Al Green unrepentant as he faces censure vote in House for disrupting Trump speech
Rep. Al Green is facing censure in the House for his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
12:26 AM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing
An appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump’s authority to fire the special counsel
09:06 PM on 03/06/2025 ABC Politics Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as U.S. softens position on some tariffs
U.S. stocks are gaining ground as the U.S. softens its position on some of its tariffs against several key trading partners
02:02 PM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began
12:26 PM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress
11:53 AM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics The Latest: The world reacts to Trump's 'swift and unrelenting action' as president
President Donald Trump vowed more “swift and unrelenting action” reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress as Democratic lawmakers showed their dissent
09:06 AM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics First-term Michigan senator assails Trump's policies in Democratic response
First-term Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan has delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address
11:46 PM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics The Florida attorney general's office is investigating Andrew and Tristan Tate
Florida’s attorney general says his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania
08:50 PM on 03/05/2025 ABC Politics Fargo has an election method that helps mainstream candidates. North Dakota lawmakers may ban it
When Fargo voters approved a unique local election system in 2018, their goal was to choose candidates with broader support to lead North Dakota’s largest city
02:10 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Census Bureau under Trump seeks permission to delete questions about gender identity
The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from a monthly survey
01:46 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Trump vowed to leverage federal money to fight antisemitism. He's starting at Columbia
Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war
01:38 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Wyoming's governor vetoes ultrasound requirement for medication abortions
Wyoming's Republican governor has vetoed bill that would have required women seeking medication abortions to get ultrasounds
01:38 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause
The Tennessee Supreme Court has set new execution dates for four inmates after a nearly three-year pause
01:14 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Democrats promise to 'punch back' against Musk in Wisconsin court race
Democrats are casting the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as a referendum on billionaire Elon Musk as he and other Republican allies have outpaced Democrats in spending with the election just a month away
01:14 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon's offensive cyberoperations against Russia
The U.S. Cyber Command is pausing its offensive operations against Russia
08:24 PM on 03/04/2025 ABC Politics NCAA Tournament women's bubble watch: Seton Hall, Ivy League, Virginia Tech
With the calendar turning to March, conference tournaments get underway this week — the last chance for teams to try to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee
01:30 PM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics Melania Trump goes to Capitol Hill to lobby for anti-revenge porn bill
Melania Trump is heading to the Capitol to lend her support to an online safety bill
12:02 PM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin audit of Trump win finds not a single voting machine error
A new audit of the November election won by President Donald Trump in swing-state Wisconsin has found that not a single vote was counted incorrectly, altered or missed by tabulating machines
12:10 PM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics How to watch the first joint address to Congress of Trump's second term
President Donald Trump will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second term on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern
07:06 AM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics What to watch when Trump gives his big speech to Congress
President Donald Trump is preparing for his first big speech to Congress since returning to the White House
06:18 AM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics Crowds protest near Vermont ski resort where JD Vance planned vacation with family
Crowds protesting Vice President JD Vance the day after an Oval Office blowout over Ukraine lined roadways Saturday near a Vermont ski resort where he planned to vacation with his family
08:02 PM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics Trump's past speeches to Congress asked them to pass his agenda. Now, he's willing to go it alone
Judging by his past speeches to Congress, President Donald Trump once felt the need to ask lawmakers to pass his agenda
01:30 AM on 03/03/2025 ABC Politics GOP pushes ahead with citizenship voting bill. Some state election officials say it's problematic
The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering
07:54 AM on 03/02/2025 ABC Politics Lifelong New York civil rights advocate, NAACP leader Hazel Dukes dies at 92
She fought for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education.
09:06 PM on 03/02/2025 ABC Politics The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of his campaign
03:46 PM on 03/01/2025 ABC Politics Pennsylvania Republicans who narrowly won their House seats feel the heat of early votes back home
Back in November, three Pennsylvania Republicans won seats in Congress by tight margins
09:06 AM on 03/01/2025 ABC Politics Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to be arraigned in NY after being transferred from Mexico
Two cartel leaders sent from Mexico are set to be arraigned in a New York City court
11:54 AM on 02/28/2025 ABC Politics Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order
Major refugee aid groups say President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a federal court ruling this week that blocked his efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program
08:18 PM on 02/28/2025 ABC Politics Conservative commentators seen with 'Epstein Files' binders after AG Bondi promises docs release
Conservative political commentators were spotted at the White House holding binders that read “The Epstein Files” hours after Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to release documents about wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused underage...
01:46 PM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics Trump's firing of military brass prompts concern but little pushback from Republicans
President Donald Trump’s firing of Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is drawing mixed reactions on Capitol Hill
07:30 AM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the departme...
08:34 PM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics High-level EU-US diplomatic talks are called off as transatlantic tensions rise
A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has abruptly canceled due to “scheduling issues.”
09:06 PM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics UK's Starmer will meet with Trump as Europe's leaders worry about drifting US support for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting the White House to try to convince President Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the negotiating table along with Moscow
12:10 AM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces
12:58 AM on 02/27/2025 ABC Politics Man who said he was upset with Musk and Trump charged with threatening to burn down xAI facility
Authorities say a Tennessee man has been charged with an act of terrorism after he threatened to burn down an xAI facility because he was upset with its founder, Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump
05:30 PM on 02/26/2025 ABC Politics Why the Trump administration may want Ukraine's minerals
A deal this week will give the United States access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth
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