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North Carolina judges consider GOP law shifting election board picks from governor to auditor
North Carolina trial judges will soon rule if legislative Republicans' latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful
07:41 PM ABC Politics Democratic candidate pledges to keep fighting in North Carolina's close Supreme Court race
Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs has told supporters at a rally that she will fight as long as it takes while awaiting a final decision in North Carolina's unresolved Supreme Court race
07:34 PM ABC Politics What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence
A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building during the ...
02:06 AM ABC Politics A key ally in Trump's migrant crackdown is coming for a visit
President Donald Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday
01:20 AM ABC Politics Retrial opens for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times
A retrial is set to begin for Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing The New York Times of libeling her in an editorial eight years ago
01:18 AM ABC Politics As Congress tables proxy voting, state lawmakers seek solutions for parents who serve in office
A bipartisan group of representatives have forced a delay in Congress over a proposed rule that would let new parents cast their vote by proxy
12:14 AM ABC Politics An emboldened anti-abortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges
Many people involved in the abortion debate say a movement of so-called abortion abolitionists who want to punish women for having abortions is widening its influence
09:34 AM ABC Politics How a fight over proxy voting for new parents upended the US House
The U.S. House is rethinking its voting rules after a push from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow proxy voting for new parents
12:12 AM ABC Politics Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska
President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers tasked each year with crafting a state budget based on volatile oil prices
12:10 AM ABC Politics North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
North Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count
09:58 PM ABC Politics Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children
The Department of Homeland Security says its officers visited two Los Angeles public elementary schools this week to do a welfare check on migrant children
07:06 PM ABC Politics Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers
When the House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess, it left D
05:02 PM ABC Politics US Sen. Bennet says he's running for Colorado governor partly to oppose Trump
Colorado Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will announce that he’s running for governor of the state in 2026
09:04 AM ABC Politics Senate confirms Trump nominee for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff in overnight vote
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, before heading home for a two-week recess
03:24 AM ABC Politics States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions
A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them
07:50 PM ABC Politics Sweeping semiautomatic gun restriction signed into law by Colorado governor
Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill requiring people to pass a background check and complete a state-sanctioned safety course to buy most semiautomatic guns with detachable magazines
07:42 PM ABC Politics RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September
Health secretary Robert F
07:02 PM ABC Politics Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports
12:22 AM ABC Politics Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead
10:22 PM ABC Politics Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the US must retrieve from an El Salvador prison?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story appeared as if it would begin and end in his native El Salvador
09:58 PM ABC Politics Democratic prosecutor in crime-torn Albuquerque launches bid for New Mexico governor
A Democratic district attorney in the eye of New Mexico’s tempest over crime and accountability is running for governor in the state as the National Guard prepares to deploy to New Mexico's largest city to shore up public safety
10:06 PM ABC Politics States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools
Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools
09:41 PM ABC Politics Now that they've passed a budget plan, the hard part begins for Republicans
Republicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line this week
01:58 AM ABC Politics Trump will undergo his annual physical Friday after years of reluctance to share medical information
President Donald Trump is preparing for his annual physical
01:42 AM ABC Politics US moves for release of ex-FBI informant who fabricated story about the Bidens
The U.S. government said in a motion filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court that it now supports the release of a former FBI informant while he appeals his case
10:15 PM ABC Politics Trump targets Anonymous author and former top cybersecurity official in escalation of retribution
President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to punish his critics by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have
12:14 AM ABC Politics The Latest: Treasury secretary says Trump will keep 10% import tariff, raise import tax on China
President Donald Trump has shared on Truth Social that he has “authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.”
05:10 PM ABC Politics Trump favorite Jon Husted launches 2026 U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio has launched a bid to retain his seat with the backing of President Donald Trump
02:41 PM ABC Politics Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute
The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order that targeted a prominent law firm
01:26 PM ABC Politics Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%
02:14 PM ABC Politics Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina has announced himself a candidate to try to unseat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026
12:00 PM ABC Politics Fallout from arrest of Istanbul mayor forces cancellation of city event for Olympic sports leaders
The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders in the city
11:42 AM ABC Politics Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born, but they're tough on immigration too
A new poll finds sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S. should handle mass deportations
01:21 AM ABC Politics Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts
01:55 PM ABC Politics Former Sen. Joe Manchin working on a memoir. 'Dead Center' is scheduled for September
Former Sen. Joe Manchin has a memoir coming out in September
08:52 AM ABC Politics It's the last week of the NBA regular season. It's time to talk awards, and the MVP race
Denver’s Nikola Jokic might end the season averaging a 30-point triple-double
06:30 AM ABC Politics Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs
12:14 AM ABC Politics Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney
The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and dispatched armed deputy U.S. marshals to her home to deliver restrictions on her te...
01:26 PM ABC Politics Miamis Little Venezuela fears Trump's moves against migration
On Feb. 3, the Trump administration ended two federal programs that together allowed more 700,000 Venezuelans to live and work legally in the U.S. It’s all anyone discusses in Doral, Florida, the largest Venezuelan community in the United States
01:34 AM ABC Politics Maryland lawmakers are ending their 90-day session after a tough budget year
Maryland lawmakers are scheduled to end their legislative session in a challenging budget year
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