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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
07:16 PM on 07/14/2025 ABC Politics The challenger who narrowly lost to GOP Rep. Scott Perry wants another chance to beat him in 2026
Democrat Janelle Stelson is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry again after losing to him in 2024 by barely a percentage point in a right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania
05:58 AM on 07/14/2025 ABC Politics Democrats already lining up for 2028 presidential race in early voting states
The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country
02:48 AM on 07/14/2025 ABC Politics One year after Trump assassination attempt, changes at Secret Service but questions remain
A year after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple investigations have detailed the breakdowns that occurred that day
07:19 AM on 07/13/2025 ABC Politics Charges dropped against doctor accused of dumping $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
A Utah plastic surgeon allegedly tossed COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic.
06:32 PM on 07/12/2025 ABC Politics A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
One year after Donald Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
09:58 AM on 07/12/2025 ABC Politics Trump's sudden shifts make his policies baffling to countries trying to negotiate lower tariffs
In the past week, President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath
10:22 AM on 07/12/2025 ABC Politics Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people
03:24 AM on 07/11/2025 ABC Politics Federal officials say a prominent Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme
Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million
12:06 AM on 07/11/2025 ABC Politics Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny
The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan
06:06 PM on 07/10/2025 ABC Politics Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention for over three months in immigration jail, is now seeking $20 million in damages from the Trump administration
01:34 PM on 07/10/2025 ABC Politics Michigan State professor enters crowded Democratic primary for US Rep. Tom Barrett's seat
A third Democrat has announced a bid to run against Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett in one of the battleground state's most competitive districts
01:18 PM on 07/10/2025 ABC Politics New Hampshire judge to hear arguments on class action against Trumps birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in New Hampshire will hear arguments Thursday on a class-action lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions
12:38 AM on 07/10/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina governor vetoes another set of bills, including one on guns in private schools
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has cleared his desk of the last of the legislation passed to him from the North Carolina General Assembly this legislative session
05:18 PM on 07/09/2025 ABC Politics Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro
05:26 PM on 07/09/2025 ABC Politics New lawsuit seeks to redraw Wisconsin's congressional maps before 2026 midterms
A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive gerrymandering
04:15 PM on 07/09/2025 ABC Politics Appeals court overturns right-wing influencers conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
A federal appeals court has overturned a self-styled right-wing propagandist’s conviction for spreading falsehoods on social media in an effort to suppress Democratic turnout in the 2016 presidential election
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