Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty as prosecutors review charges that could lead to death penalty
National Guard soldiers respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. At least two National Guardsmen have been shot blocks from the White House. (Chip Somodevilla...
Feb 04, 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms'
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation" on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washing...
Feb 04, 2026
Texas Senate primary candidate Talarico responds to allegations he called fellow Dem 'mediocre Black man'
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign launch rally, September 9, 2025 in Round Rock, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- With just one month until the high-...
Feb 03, 2026
US fighter jet shoots down Iranian drone approaching US aircraft carrier
Sailors and marines man the rail as the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is guided by tugboats in San Diego Bay as it returns to its homeport of Naval Air Station N...
Feb 03, 2026
Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis
The Minnesota National Guard sits at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, United States, on January 26, 2025. (Arthur Maiorella/Anadolu via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon’s No...
Feb 03, 2026
Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants
On Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in front of the Orange County Courthouse, advocates and former elected officials asked President Trump to create a pathway to permanent residency for Haitians who face depo...
Feb 03, 2026
Comer continues contempt threat after Clintons agree to depositions on Epstein
Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Rep. James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Februar...
Feb 03, 2026
House passes funding package to end partial government shutdown
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican-led House on Tuesday voted to pass the government funding package to end the partial shutdown.The mea...
Feb 03, 2026
DOJ raises 'national security' concerns in legal fight over Trump ballroom
The construction for the ballroom on the White House’s East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- Even before a federal judge has decided...
Feb 03, 2026
Trump urges Republicans to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on February 02, 2026. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday called on Republicans to "take over" and "nationalize" vot...
Feb 03, 2026
