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South Carolina voters will choose between two Trump-backed governor candidates in Republican runoff
South Carolina voters are returning to the polls to finalize the Republican nominee for governor in a runoff election
12:59 AM on 06/23/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes
Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections is facing strong opposition from state Democrats
04:03 PM on 06/22/2026 ABC Politics Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media
The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist’s body
01:16 AM on 06/22/2026 ABC Politics New York's congressional candidates make final case in last day before primary
New York’s congressional candidates will deliver closing arguments ahead of primary elections Tuesday, as an ascendent progressive left takes on establishment Democrats
12:22 AM on 06/22/2026 ABC Politics Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of Obama’s new presidential center, personally greeting them
02:05 PM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Pingree and Charles will compete for Maine governor and Dunlap gets Democratic nod for US House
Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles will compete to become Maine’s next governor
02:15 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death
A South Dakota man whose sentence of life in prison was commuted by former Gov. Kristi Noem is now implicated in the death of his 14-year-old niece
02:20 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Trump from 'hunted' to 'hunter': New book details Trump's push to test the limits of executive power
President Donald Trump believes that winning a second term in 2024 instead of 2020 has allowed him to return to the White House even more emboldened
02:20 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Mexico advances in the World Cup and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
June 12-18, 2026
Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot.
Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.
A deeply divided electorate is preparing to vote for Colombia’s next president in a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider.
This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.
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01:23 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
Janeese Lewis George is making waves in Washington, D.C., with her progressive agenda as she aims for the mayor's office
01:17 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback
A California labor union is offering to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires
09:52 PM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's QR codes for counting votes likely to remain for midterms as lawmakers delay action
Georgia lawmakers are poised to delay making any changes to the state’s current vote-counting method ahead of this year's midterm elections
03:15 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. sets June 30 return date after monthslong absence
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30
03:20 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, DC
Janeese Lewis George has won Washington, D.C.'s Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential clash with the Trump administration over the city’s limited autonomy
03:16 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state
03:15 PM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics GOP candidates pitch themselves as the person to beat Arizona's Democratic governor
The two Republican congressmen running for Arizona governor are pitching themselves as the only candidate with broad enough voter appeal to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs amid the state’s affordability struggles
06:57 AM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago
01:45 AM on 06/18/2026 ABC Politics In Georgias Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps
Georgia is the next Southern state where Republicans are convening to redraw political districts in ways that could diminish the political power of Black and other nonwhite voters
02:11 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Everett Wess wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama
Everett Wess wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama
02:23 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Brian Schwalb wins Democratic nomination for attorney general in the District of Columbia
Brian Schwalb wins Democratic nomination for attorney general in the District of Columbia
02:23 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies
02:20 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries
02:21 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19
Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s
12:27 AM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics Rick Jackson wins Republican nomination for governor in Georgia
Rick Jackson wins Republican nomination for governor in Georgia
10:26 PM on 06/17/2026 ABC Politics DOJ accuses New York state of letting fraud flourish in Medicaid program
The U.S. Justice Department has accused New York state officials of facilitating fraud by letting a Georgia company use a sham bidding process to gain control of a $10 billion program to provide home care to disabled Medicaid patients
07:22 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony charges
President Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state
03:02 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to exit Georgia election case
A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial
12:00 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in Georgia
09:13 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest rates
Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded
05:43 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat once held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
02:12 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics DC voters cast ballots in crucial primaries as Trump reshapes the capital
Voters in Washington, D.C. are heading to the polls to select party candidates for mayor and congressional delegate
12:57 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Promoter of election conspiracy theories wins GOP primary for Nevada secretary of state
Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant has won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state
11:12 PM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night
UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success
11:40 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court won't revive ex-Trump aide's suit over secret surveillance during Russia investigation
The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation
10:58 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds that most Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration’s heightened immigration policies
01:21 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
Georgia lawmakers are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making when they return to the Capitol this week for a special session
11:40 PM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Alabama's GOP dismisses a residency challenge to Tuberville's bid for Alabama governor
The Alabama Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee
09:22 PM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump
The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump
08:30 AM on 06/13/2026 ABC Politics FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts
FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files
03:08 PM on 06/12/2026 ABC Politics Can the man behind a giant pro-Trump sign ride the presidents praise to Congress?
Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump
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