Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Biden administration to coordinate on semiconductor funding in effort to stave off threat from China
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Departments of Commerce and Defense signed a memorandum of agreement on Wednesday in an effort to strengthen information sharing and coordinat...
Jul 26, 2023
House's next UFO hearing features former official claiming knowledge of US finding alien crafts
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House lawmakers will examine unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs -- better known as UFOs -- in a rare bipartisan hearing on Thursday. "We're not going to bring ...
Jul 26, 2023
DeSantis lays off more staffers as campaign shake-up continues: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The DeSantis campaign continues to shed staff, with more than a third of its original payroll now laid off, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News....
Jul 25, 2023
1st Republican debate: Pence hasn't qualified yet, but Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy and more appear to
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Chris Christie all appear to have met the qualifications to attend the first GO...
Jul 25, 2023
McCarthy, in escalation, floats Biden impeachment inquiry
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has begun floating the possibility of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a sudden escalation as R...
Jul 25, 2023
Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till, the Black...
Jul 25, 2023
White House, Secret Service respond to report of Bidens' dog biting people
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Another Biden pup is in the doghouse. The White House and Secret Service are responding to a report of first dog Commander Biden bit...
Jul 25, 2023
Grand jury probing efforts to overturn 2020 election reconvenes
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The grand jury that has been hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election has reconvened. Grand jurors were see...
Jul 25, 2023
DeSantis uninjured in car crash while heading to event: Campaign
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Tennessee on the way to an event, his campaign said. While a spokesman, Bryan Griffin, in...
Jul 25, 2023
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff makes historic visit to Samoa
Harold Cunningham/FIFA via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Second gentleman Doug Emhoff became the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa Monday, looking to underscore the Biden administration's com...
Jul 25, 2023
