Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Who are the 18 co-defendants charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Former President Donald Trump and 18 others were charged Monday in a sweeping racketeering indictment related to efforts to overturn 2020 election result...
Aug 16, 2023
Former Santos staff member charged with impersonating McCarthy aide to raise funds
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A former staff member of embattled Rep. George Santos has been indicted for impersonating an aide to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to raise funds...
Aug 16, 2023
How Ron DeSantis' campaign style has changed after early stumbles
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTIC, Iowa) -- At a campaign stop at a restaurant in Atlantic, Iowa, last Friday, Ron DeSantis fielded questions from curious voters in the crucial early n...
Aug 16, 2023
Tim Scott calls new Trump indictment 'un-American' during Iowa State Fair visit
Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Sen. Tim Scott has remained fairly neutral in his attacks on his fellow presidential candidates, and this week during a visit to the Iowa Sta...
Aug 16, 2023
Pence reacts to Trump's fourth indictment, says 'the Georgia election was not stolen'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Mike Pence on Wednesday, in his first reaction to Donald Trump's latest indictment -- which Trump denies -- said the 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen a...
Aug 16, 2023
Indictment alleges Trump's ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows played key role in efforts to overturn election
Alex Wong/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Less than 10 months after taking on the role as Donald Trump's right-hand man in the Oval Office, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows allegedly became the...
Aug 16, 2023
Georgia's Republican governor pushes back on Trump, and more campaign trail takeaways
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Following a pattern established by three previous indictments, former president and current 2024 White House hopeful Donald Trump was ...
Aug 15, 2023
DeSantis takes a different tone on Disney fight: 'Moved on'
Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has “basically moved on” from his conflict with The Walt Disney Co., he told CNBC on Monday, c...
Aug 15, 2023
Congressional leaders warm to idea of punting a looming government shutdown
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional leaders in both parties are signaling an increased willingness to punt the deadline to fund the government to later this year, possibly dela...
Aug 15, 2023
How the Georgia pardon process works in light of Trump's latest indictment
Scott Olson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- With former President Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time, the pardoning process in Georgia has come into focus. Trump and 18 other ...
Aug 15, 2023
