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Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is set to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress
01:47 AM on 07/25/2025 ABC Politics Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years
01:26 PM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in North Carolina
Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump
10:04 AM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb
12:46 AM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard this month declassified material that she claimed proved a “treasonous conspiracy” by the Obama administration in 2016 to politicize U.S. intelligence in service of casting doubt on the legitimacy of Dona...
12:54 AM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?
The data nerds are fighting back
12:22 AM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics Gabbard uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump's enemies on the Russia investigation
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room and targeted President Donald Trump’s political enemies
10:46 PM on 07/24/2025 ABC Politics Republican congressman Mike Lawler says he won't run for New York governor
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler says he won’t run for New York governor next year
08:29 AM on 07/23/2025 ABC Politics Senate considering nomination of ex-Trump defense lawyer for lifetime appointment to appeals court
The Senate has narrowly voted to begin considering the nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge
08:22 PM on 07/23/2025 ABC Politics Texas lawmakers begin review of catastrophic floods that killed at least 135
Texas lawmakers are meeting for the first time to address the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people
12:14 AM on 07/23/2025 ABC Politics Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the Trump administration, Republican officials in several states have been pushing for changes at public universities
12:14 AM on 07/23/2025 ABC Politics Trump rehashes years-old grievances on Russia investigation after new intelligence report
President Donald Trump is rehashing longstanding grievances over the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his first term
09:34 PM on 07/23/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Ethics Commission won't investigate source of Republican Burt Jones' $10M loan
Georgia's State Ethics Commission is declining to investigate Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over a $10 million loan to a campaign committee
11:58 AM on 07/22/2025 ABC Politics The sexual assault case against 2018 Canada world junior players nears a verdict
The judge presiding over the sexual assault case involving five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to deliver her verdict on Thursday
11:26 AM on 07/22/2025 ABC Politics Federal agents target California's biggest legal marijuana farm
Nearly two weeks after the Trump administration staged major raids at two legal cannabis farm sites in California, the reason for the operation remains unclear
02:17 AM on 07/22/2025 ABC Politics Texas GOP lawmakers lead summer sprint to redraw US House maps and address deadly floods
Texas Democrats are considering their options to block a Republican-led effort to redraw the state's congressional maps during a special session that began Monday
07:10 PM on 07/22/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his familys opposition
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination
03:58 PM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Environmentalists' lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida’s top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida Everglades because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction
01:58 PM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Zohran Mamdani visiting Uganda during NYC mayoral campaign
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is visiting his native country of Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage, taking a short break from the campaign trail before the November election
01:10 PM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem.
Republicans can't stop talking about former President Joe Biden
09:02 AM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name
07:58 PM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration's $2.6B research cuts were illegal
Harvard University appears in federal court Monday, challenging $2.6 billion in funding cuts by the Trump administration
07:55 AM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Kansas Republican senate president announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson has entered the 2026 race for governor as the Republican primary field gets more crowded
08:38 PM on 07/21/2025 ABC Politics Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk
Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday
07:50 AM on 07/20/2025 ABC Politics House Republicans grasp for response to demands for transparency in Epstein case
House Republicans are trying to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case
11:58 PM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections
The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there's a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so
07:50 PM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics Wife of embattled Louisiana police chief charged in immigration visa fraud scheme also arrested
The wife of a Louisiana police chief, who was charged amid a sweeping federal investigation into an immigration visa fraud scheme, was also arrested on Thursday
06:38 PM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics A Georgia Republican governor candidate questions legality of rival's $10M campaign loan
A Republican candidate for Georgia governor accuses his rival of illegally lending $10 million to a campaign committee
06:38 PM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows
Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency
01:50 AM on 07/18/2025 ABC Politics Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades
04:30 PM on 07/17/2025 ABC Politics Arizona Democrats oust embattled chair amid party turmoil
Arizona Democrats have removed their chair just six months into a tumultuous tenure
03:58 PM on 07/17/2025 ABC Politics 'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, has told colleagues in a note that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” and that her firin...
12:22 PM on 07/17/2025 ABC Politics Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from Republican senators
01:06 AM on 07/17/2025 ABC Politics Trump's proposed HUD time limit puts 1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk
A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing
01:08 AM on 07/17/2025 ABC Politics Jill Biden aide invokes Fifth to decline testimony in Republican investigation
A former senior aide to first lady Jill Biden has declined to answer questions as part of a House Republican probe into former President Joe Biden's mental state
01:16 PM on 07/16/2025 ABC Politics By the numbers: Wisconsin's race for governor
The latest fundraising numbers and campaign spending in Wisconsin’s closely watched race for governor shed some light on how the race is shaping up more than a year before voters will start casting ballots
10:46 AM on 07/16/2025 ABC Politics Republicans declared it 'crypto' week in the House. It's not going as planned
House Republicans are struggling with cryptocurrency legislation that they had expected to pass during what they dubbed “crypto week.”
05:08 AM on 07/16/2025 ABC Politics Southern Arizona voters cast ballots to select nominees to succeed late US Rep. Ral Grijalva
Voters in Southern Arizona have casted ballots to select nominees to succeed one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill, whose seat is vacant for the first time in over two decades
10:46 PM on 07/16/2025 ABC Politics South Carolina Lt. Gov. Evette launches 2026 gubernatorial bid, touts Trump ties
South Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette has announced her 2026 bid for governor
01:03 PM on 07/15/2025 ABC Politics Trump administration won't publish major climate change report on NASA website
The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports
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