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Hello again! Players return to March Madness, this time playing for new teams
Terrence Edwards and Chucky Hepburn played against each other in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last year
06:54 AM ABC Politics Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party's identity crisis runs far deeper
Democrats are confronting stark divisions within their party as leaders grapple with their losses in the 2024 election cycle and how to confront an emboldened Trump administration
08:14 AM ABC Politics Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the agency
09:02 PM ABC Politics Majority control of Pennsylvania House hinges on special election in steel region near Pittsburgh
Voters in a western Pennsylvania state House district will be filling a vacancy next week and deciding which party will hold the speakership
12:54 AM ABC Politics Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska appeared at a town hall in eastern Nebraska on Tuesday to hear from constituents
01:18 AM ABC Politics Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military
09:50 PM ABC Politics Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House
Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up from coast to coast and even overseas
12:14 AM ABC Politics A look at the judge who blocked Trump's deportations and is now facing calls for impeachment
The federal judge who ruled against Donald Trump’s deportation plans and is now facing White House calls for his impeachment is no stranger to politically fraught cases — including ones involving the president
09:18 PM ABC Politics Lawmakers approve ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns
08:46 PM ABC Politics Trump says his administration is set to release JFK files with no redactions
President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign
08:14 AM ABC Politics UConn's Paige Bueckers headlines list of 2025 WNBA draft prospects in NCAA Tournament
UConn’s Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the year for a third time
06:22 AM ABC Politics Start of early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race will test enthusiasm on both sides
Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will get a sense of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person voting for the hotly contested race
07:10 AM ABC Politics The Thunder and Cavaliers lead the conferences by big margins. They're playing for something more
The East is a runaway
06:14 AM ABC Politics This NCAA Tournament could have something the last two have lacked: A probable No. 1 overall pick
The top two players selected in last year’s NBA draft and four of the top five picks in 2023 had never played in an NCAA Tournament before beginning their pro careers
06:22 AM ABC Politics Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended for six months shortly before leaving office in January
07:33 PM ABC Politics Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy
Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice
12:39 PM ABC Politics 'Stagflation' risk puts Federal Reserve in tricky spot as it meets this week
The Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, are potentially headed to a tough spot as it prepares to meet Tuesday and Wednesday
06:14 AM ABC Politics Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members
01:18 AM ABC Politics Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87
02:46 PM ABC Politics Trump, Putin to speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says
The U.S. is trying to broker a ceasefire, according to Trump special envoy.
01:07 PM ABC Politics Democrats running for New Jersey governor navigate the delicate politics of immigration
New Jersey’s governor’s race this year, one of just two along with Virginia, is emerging as a proving ground for Democrats struggling to find a message that can win over voters
09:02 AM ABC Politics Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls one in Trump country, the other in a swing state
In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week
08:46 AM ABC Politics Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks
President Donald Trump’s supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary as the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressi...
09:02 AM ABC Politics Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger role
The IOC presidential election on Thursday takes place in a political climate that seems a world away from the last contested Olympic leadership vote in 2013
07:42 AM ABC Politics Over 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs his officials say exclude white and Asian American students
12:15 PM ABC Politics Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming dies at age 93
Relatives are remembering former U_S_ Sen_ Alan Simpson of Wyoming as “an uncommonly generous man” who was “gifted in crossing party lines.”
09:48 AM ABC Politics IOC candidate Samaranch sees diplomacy with Trump as key priority ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
One of the strong candidates to win the IOC's presidential election next week says meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the winner's agenda
08:06 AM ABC Politics Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda
07:18 AM ABC Politics The Trump administration pushes again to restrict birthright citizenship. What does that mean?
The Trump administration is pushing for the the U.S. Supreme Court to allow some restrictions on birthright citizenship even as legal battles continue over President Donald Trump’s orders to end what has long been seen as a constitutional promise
07:42 PM ABC Politics Why is an Elon Musk-backed PAC running an ad against Republican state legislators?
A group backed by Elon Musk is running ads targeting Republican lawmakers in several states over their support of a federal drug pricing program
07:10 PM ABC Politics FEMA sued over hold on funds for upgrading nation's emergency alert system
The federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations has sued the Trump administration over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert system
07:10 PM ABC Politics 'A legacy that is unmatched': Tributes pour in for longtime Arizona congressman Ral Grijalva
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09:58 PM ABC Politics Democratic Rep. Ral Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77
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12:06 AM ABC Politics North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump
A town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, got rowdy as attendees asked a barrage of scathing questions about policies rolled out under President Donald Trump's administration
12:06 AM ABC Politics USPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workers
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget
10:22 PM ABC Politics US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality
Authorities have removed U.S. immigrants from detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay as a federal court in Washington weighs a challenge by civil rights advocates to holding immigrants at the offshore military station
09:58 PM ABC Politics Judge blocks mass firings of federal workers for now, orders thousands reinstated in lawsuit by states
Judge blocks mass firings of federal workers for now, orders thousands reinstated in lawsuit by states
10:06 PM ABC Politics Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare
01:42 AM ABC Politics Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect
01:18 AM ABC Politics More shots fired at Oregon Tesla dealership in ongoing vandalism since Musk began advising Trump
Police in Oregon say gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership for the second time in a week
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