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Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages
Scott Turner has been confirmed as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development
12:43 PM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president's Gaza 'Riviera' comments
The group Arab Americans for Trump is renaming itself Arab Americans for Peace after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip
12:10 PM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics The Latest: Trump challenges bedrocks of American democracy
Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the bureaucracy
09:50 AM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics The Chiefs show a knack for turning coin-flip games into wins
Close games in the NFL are typically like coin flips with one or two key plays often the difference between a win or a loss
08:26 AM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with Definitely Earned It campaign
President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs is leading to pushback from Baltimore's mayor
12:18 AM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics DeSantis goes to battle with Florida Republicans in trying to get closer to Trump
In Florida, it’s still DeSantis vs
12:18 AM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US
A movement to oppose the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration is taking off online
01:46 AM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports
A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products
11:06 PM on 02/05/2025 ABC Politics What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development
08:42 AM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics Pennsylvania governor expected to seek more money for schools and transit
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to seek more money for public schools and public transit when he delivers his third budget proposal to lawmakers
02:26 AM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics Trumps foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the worlds authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with American interests
12:26 AM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics San Francisco ready to grant new mayor greater powers to battle fentanyl crisis
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors appears ready to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city’s response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis
12:10 AM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm
Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks
12:51 AM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers are supporting a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun
07:30 PM on 02/04/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley
The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley
06:37 PM on 02/03/2025 ABC Politics New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trumps executive order
New York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing fe...
02:10 PM on 02/03/2025 ABC Politics New Jersey Democrats square off in 1st gubernatorial debate
Six New Jersey Democrats, including two sitting members of Congress, the mayors of the state’s two largest cities, the head of the biggest teachers union in the state and a former top lawmaker squared off Sunday in the first debate this year in the con...
11:38 PM on 02/03/2025 ABC Politics With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border
Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and building barriers
02:18 PM on 02/01/2025 ABC Politics Minnesota Democratic leader Ken Martin is elected as the national party's chair
Minnesota Democratic leader Ken Martin is elected as the national party's chair
01:06 PM on 02/01/2025 ABC Politics Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices
Texas ordered a ban on the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on government devices days after the popular chatbot has shook investors and the tech community in recent weeks for its ability to compete with OpenAI
07:06 PM on 02/01/2025 ABC Politics Top Justice Department official orders firing of some prosecutors who worked on cases against Jan. 6 rioters
Top Justice Department official orders firing of some prosecutors who worked on cases against Jan. 6 rioters
06:18 PM on 02/01/2025 ABC Politics US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's 1st term
Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Donald Trump’s first term, with requirements for live hearings and more protections for accused students
11:51 AM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash
A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters
01:06 AM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings
President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings
11:38 PM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on foreign assistance
01:50 AM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024
The departing leader of the Democratic National Committee is reflecting on why his party lost to President Donald Trump
01:49 AM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order
Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care
06:40 PM on 01/31/2025 ABC Politics IOC presidential candidates pitch to exclusive club of Olympic voters at closed-door event
Behind closed doors at the IOC seven candidates hoping to lead the Olympic body are making key pitches to an exclusive club of more than 100 voters
04:42 AM on 01/30/2025 ABC Politics Donald Trump sounds the same. His White House so far couldn't be more different
Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around
01:06 AM on 01/30/2025 ABC Politics Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money
06:58 PM on 01/30/2025 ABC Politics What to know about Guantanamo Bay, the base where Trump will send 'criminal aliens'
President Donald Trump says he will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of criminal immigrants in the U.S. illegally
08:26 PM on 01/30/2025 ABC Politics Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
08:02 PM on 01/30/2025 ABC Politics Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley
11:46 AM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics Judge set to sentence former Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of taking bribes of cash and gold
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the possibility of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash
12:10 AM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics South Carolina's McMaster is now the longest serving governor at the job he loves
Wednesday is a big day for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster
12:18 AM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics Jimmy Patronis wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 1st Congressional District special primary election
Jimmy Patronis wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 1st Congressional District special primary election
08:18 PM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss 'gerrymandered' legislative map
The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021
07:30 PM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with about 8 months' pay in effort to shrink government (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported 7 months pay)
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with about 8 months' pay in effort to shrink government (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported 7 months pay)
09:14 PM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation
President Donald Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation
02:02 AM on 01/29/2025 ABC Politics How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
A sweeping White House order to freeze federal grants and allocations reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign
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