Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Texas 2026 live primary election results: Cornyn and Paxton headed to runoff, Talarico advances
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks during a Get Out The Vote campaign rally at the Schertz Civic Center Conference Hall on March 02, 2026 in Schertz, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- ABC Ne...
Mar 04, 2026
HHS warns states about removing kids from homes without parents' approval over gender identity disputes
President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melania Trump, signs the Fostering the Future executive order in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 13, 2025. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) ...
Mar 03, 2026
Trump says 'if anything' he forced Israel's hand on Iran attack timing, says Iran was going to strike US first
US President Donald Trump arrives for a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. President Trump is awarding the Medal of Honor to t...
Mar 03, 2026
Noem declines to retract 'definition of domestic terrorism' comments about Pretti during Senate hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security," in Dirksen building on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (To...
Mar 03, 2026
Supreme Court blocks ruling that ordered New York to redraw its congressional maps
The U.S. Supreme Court as seen on February 24, 2026 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday blocked a New York state court ruling that...
Mar 03, 2026
Pentagon, Trump warn more US troops likely to die in Iran operation
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Cai...
Mar 02, 2026
Trump contradicts US intelligence on Iran, doesn't address regime change as before
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his ...
Mar 02, 2026
Hegseth defends US attack on Iran as 'our retribution'
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Mo...
Mar 02, 2026
Iran operation could last weeks, Trump tells ABC News, saying of Khamenei, 'I got him before he got me'
President Donald Trump speaks to announce that the U.S. had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, on the day Israel and the U.S. conducted strikes on Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (The White House)(WASHINGT...
Mar 02, 2026
Iran strike was Pentagon's 1st use of 1-way drones, CENTCOM says
Smoke rises over the city center after an Israeli army launches 2nd wave of airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Saturday's attack ...
Feb 28, 2026
