Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Man with guns arrested near Obama home 'attempted to evade' Secret Service: Prosecutors
U.S. District Court(WASHINGTON) -- The Jan. 6 defendant arrested near the Washington, D.C., home of former President Barack Obama last week attempted to evade the Secret Service and was looking for "e...
Jul 06, 2023
Following judge's order, DOJ releases slightly less-redacted version of affidavit for Mar-a-Lago raid
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Wednesday released a slightly less-redacted version of the affidavit used to justify last summer's search of former President Donald Tr...
Jul 06, 2023
Ohio abortion amendment has necessary signatures to appear on ballot, organizers say
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- An amendment that would create a constitutional right to an abortion in Ohio came one step closer to a vote on Wednesday, as proponents of abortion acc...
Jul 06, 2023
Pentagon will tighten controls on classified information after Discord leak
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon will tighten existing security controls on access to classified information in the wake of the arrest of Jack Teixeira for allegedly being behi...
Jul 06, 2023
Man pleads guilty to raping Ohio girl who ended up traveling across state lines for abortion
LordHenriVoton/Getty Images(OHIO) -- An Ohio man pleaded guilty to raping a then-9-year-old girl who later sought an out-of-state abortion in a case that became a flashpoint in the national abortion r...
Jul 05, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis' push for 'civics' education: What does it look like?
Tony Anderson/Getty Images(FLORIDA) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said that if elected president in 2024 he would push for civics education about the founding principles of the United States t...
Jul 05, 2023
Biden's Plan B on student loan forgiveness relies on Higher Education Act: What to know
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Joe Biden is launching another effort to forgive at least some federal student loan debt after the Supreme Court last week struck down his ini...
Jul 05, 2023
Secret Service test confirms cocaine found at White House, spokesman says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Secret Service spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that testing shows it was cocaine found in the White House West Wing Sunday evening. The investiga...
Jul 05, 2023
Secret Service investigating 'unknown item' found inside White House complex
Barry Winiker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Secret Service on Tuesday said it was investigating an "unknown item" found inside the White House complex on Sunday and sources said it was describ...
Jul 04, 2023
Biden bemoans nation's gun violence 1 year after Highland Park parade mass shooting
kolderal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday lamented recent shootings and called for stricter gun reforms in a statement marking one year after the holiday parade mass shooting i...
Jul 04, 2023
