ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby's citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
Two babies born to immigrant mothers at the same time in the same American hospital
12:29 AM ABC Politics Georgia Republicans look to rally behind a challenger to Sen. Jon Ossoff
Georgia’s governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate
02:38 PM ABC Politics Omaha decides between electing its first Black mayor or reelecting its first female one
Voters in Omaha will make history by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor
02:21 PM ABC Politics Federal appeals court may revive lawsuit against conservative group for voter intimidation
A federal appeals court appears inclined to revive a lawsuit accusing a conservative group of violating the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360,000 Georgia voters
01:34 PM ABC Politics Trial opens for former Capitol riot defendant who was arrested near Obama's DC home in 2023
A bench trial has begun for a Washington state man whose Capitol riot case was dismissed by the Trump administration but who remains charged with federal firearms offenses stemming from his later arrest near former President Barack Obama’s home
01:33 PM ABC Politics Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans' town hall amid talk of another White House bid
Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses
12:46 PM ABC Politics Trump backs Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey's Republican primary for governor
President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s GOP primary, saying he’s gone “ALL IN” on the “Make America Great Again” agenda
08:06 AM ABC Politics Democrats pivot to talk more about the economy and less about immigration
Democrats have long focused on immigration when courting Latino voters in states like Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey and Florida, where generations of Latin American immigrants have settled and gained permanent legal status
07:56 AM ABC Politics Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
Campus protests have been smaller and more scattered compared with last year's pro-Palestinian tent encampments, but the stakes are far higher
12:38 AM ABC Politics House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education
06:29 PM ABC Politics Contracts? Buyouts? Study at 1 school, play for another? Ambitious pitches to revamp college sports
With so much change in college athletics, a number of unusual ideas have been proposed in an effort to corral the chaos
01:18 PM ABC Politics Pandemic-era lawsuit over gun at Michigan Zoom meeting is settled for $100,000
A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom
12:38 PM ABC Politics Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress
01:02 PM ABC Politics 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
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