Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Several Trump allies could be witnesses in upcoming Georgia election interference trial
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Several high-level allies of former President Donald Trump -- including Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn -- c...
Sep 21, 2023
Zelenskyy lobbies Congress for Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Washington on Thursday to make the case for $24 billion more in U.S. aid tied up in a showdown between House ...
Sep 21, 2023
Biden to announce new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washington
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars as t...
Sep 21, 2023
DeSantis talks Trump, Black history, Disney, state of GOP primary and more
ABC News(MIDLAND, Texas) -- In a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to contrast himself with former President Donald Tru...
Sep 21, 2023
Who's in, who's out: 6 candidates are expected to be at the 2nd GOP debate
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With a week before the second Republican primary debate, six candidates expect to be on stage at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California o...
Sep 20, 2023
What happens if the government shuts down? A lot, history tells us
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The nation is barreling toward what could become one the largest government shutdowns in U.S. history beginning Oct. 1, with each of a dozen bills needed to ...
Sep 20, 2023
DeSantis rolls out energy policy, contends climate change is invoked to create 'fear'
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(MIDLAND, Texas) -- Speaking at an oil rig site on Wednesday in Midland, Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his energy plan for the U.S. if he is elected president...
Sep 20, 2023
Trump faces chorus of GOP critics, but some voter support, after pushing back on 6-week abortion ban
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday defended his record from criticism from other Republican leaders on the issue of abortion in the wake...
Sep 20, 2023
Pentagon to review LGBTQ+ discharges, correct records to ensure benefits
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On the 12th anniversary of the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Pentagon on Wednesday detailed a new DOD outreach cam...
Sep 20, 2023
Kari Lake set to launch Arizona Senate bid next month, after gubernatorial loss: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- Kari Lake is set to launch a Senate campaign next month, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. One of the sources said Lake has been e...
Sep 20, 2023
