ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Democrat Colin Allred is running again for US Senate in Texas
Democrat Colin Allred is once again running for the U.S. Senate
05:50 AM ABC Politics Wisconsin governor, GOP reach budget deal to cut taxes, fund university
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature have reached a deal on a new two-year budget
06:23 AM ABC Politics Trump administration sues Los Angeles, claiming the city refuses to cooperate on immigration
President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Los Angeles, claiming the city is obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and creating a lawless environment
12:06 AM ABC Politics Mamdani set to win as NYC readies ranked choice mayoral vote tally release
The winner of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary featuring progressive Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is likely to be finalized Tuesday when the city’s board of elections announces the next round of results
01:37 AM ABC Politics US Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia says he won't run for reelection
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans says he won't seek reelection to his Philadelphia seat, capping a career in public office that stretches back 45 years
01:42 PM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor
South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South Dakota governor in the 2026 election
02:35 PM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Trump to visit new Florida immigration detention facility
President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis
02:37 PM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon won't seek reelection, cites political dysfunction
Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska has announced he will not seek reelection next year
11:25 AM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president
09:58 AM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won't run in 2026 after opposing Trump's bill
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't seek reelection
10:06 PM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case
04:14 PM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics Debate is underway in the Senate on Trump's big bill, but overnight voting is delayed
Debate has been underway late into the night in the Senate on President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts package
02:06 AM on 06/30/2025 ABC Politics James Walkinshaw wins Democratic contest to likely replace US Rep. Connolly in northern Virginia
Democrats and Republicans in northern Virginia have chosen candidates who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly
10:46 AM on 06/29/2025 ABC Politics Musk renews criticism of Trump's big bill as it faces a key Senate vote
Musk doubles down on his distaste for the sprawling tax and spending cuts bill.
10:27 PM on 06/29/2025 ABC Politics Centrist Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska won't seek reelection
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents Nebraska’s second district, will not seek reelection to a fifth term
11:42 PM on 06/28/2025 ABC Politics Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases
10:22 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87
Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died
08:38 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Dallas places future of the franchise in Cooper Flagg as Southwest Division gets better
The Dallas Mavericks were playing in the NBA finals just 12 months ago
11:18 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump
Republican businessman Nate Morris has entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign to succeed longtime Senate power broker Mitch McConnell
07:34 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling
The Senate parliamentarian has advised a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules
06:22 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dies at 81
Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died
04:38 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Former top aide to Jill Biden is subpoenaed by House Oversight panel
House Republicans have subpoenaed a senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden
03:18 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'
New York Mayor Eric Adams is kicking off his independent reelection bid
02:46 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid while justices determine whether their raise was legal
South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid for their expenses while they aren’t in session as the state Supreme Court sorts through a lawsuit from one of their members that legislators improperly gave themselves an $18,000-a-year raise
02:14 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics In Northwest Division, NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder get deeper, Jazz get busy, Wolves go big
The Oklahoma City Thunder have added big man Thomas Sorber to their championship roster
01:10 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Bulls take 18-year-old Noa Essengue at No. 12 for Central Division's lone first-round pick
The Chicago Bulls took a chance on the long-term upside of 18-year-old French forward Noa Essengue to highlight an otherwise quiet opening round of the NBA draft for Central Division teams
12:14 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump gets 'golden share' power in US Steel buyout. US agencies will get it under future presidents
New disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that President Donald Trump will control the so-called “golden share” that’s part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic...
09:42 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics The US and Iran have had bitter relations for decades. After the bombs, a new chapter begins
A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse
08:14 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Buonfiglio the new Italian Olympic Committee boss ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
Luciano Buonfiglio has been elected president of the Italian Olympic committee to keep the body moving in the same direction ahead of next winter’s Milan-Cortina Games
07:33 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump officials to give first classified briefing to Congress on Iran strikes
Senators are set to meet with top national security officials amid questions from lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites — and whether those strikes were ultimately successful
12:22 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies
A leaked intelligence memo contradicting President Donald Trump's assessment of recent U.S. strikes on Iran is just the latest conflict with a part of the federal government that Trump has viewed with deep suspicion
12:30 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics New Social Security Commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy
After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly minted commissioner faced pointed questions from lawmakers about the future of the agency and its ability to pay Americans their b...
07:09 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Meet Rep. LaMonica McIver, the Democrat being prosecuted over encounter outside NJ immigration jail
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver captured the spotlight this month when she was indicted on charges she assaulted officials during an oversight visit to an immigration detention center in May
03:50 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Zohran Mamdani claimed victory over Cuomo. His next obstacle: Eric Adams, the Republicans and more
Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still perhaps formidable Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary
03:10 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill joins race for district held by GOP US Rep. David Joyce
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill has announced plans to run for the northeast Ohio congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. David Joyce
02:35 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ohio graduate student says he'll make another bid for governor in 2026
An Ohio State University master’s student in public administration is running for governor as an independent
02:14 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Bipartisan bill seeks to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. will prevail against China in the global AI competition
12:54 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Republican Legislature in fight with governor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers
11:42 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to seek a 3rd term amid questions about higher political ambitions
JB Pritzker, who has spent years building a national profile, will seek a third term as Illinois’ governor
09:50 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ex-GOP US Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts seeks to succeed Shaheen in New Hampshire
Scott Brown, a Republican who once represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, has announced his second bid for the New Hampshire Senate being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen next year
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