Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Ron DeSantis' presidential bid tests whether he'll be Trump's biggest 2024 challenge so far
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary race on Wednesday -- setting the stage for a long awaited and potentially volatile co...
May 24, 2023
White House says McCarthy 'beholden' to far-right Republicans on debt limit, source says
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is painting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as talking out of both sides of his mouth amid the debt ceiling standoff, criticizing him for bei...
May 24, 2023
Biden calls for end of gun violence 'epidemic' a year after Uvalde shooting
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, marking one year since the Uvalde school shooting, on Wednesday called on Republicans in Congress to act to end the ...
May 24, 2023
Fearing indictment is imminent in classified docs probe, Trump team requests meeting with DOJ
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's legal team has formally requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, amid fears from hi...
May 24, 2023
'Work requirements' emerge as flashpoint in debt ceiling, spending talks
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- As Washington struggles to reach a debt ceiling deal with little more than a week until potential default, a key hangup in the negotiations is turning o...
May 23, 2023
Ron DeSantis will launch 2024 presidential campaign during Twitter event with Elon Musk: Sources
Patricia Marroquin/Getty Images(FLORIDA) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign during a social media event with Elon Musk on Wednesday night, multiple sources familia...
May 23, 2023
Judge sets 2024 date for Trump's criminal trial in Stormy Daniels case
RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A New York City judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records. The form...
May 23, 2023
McCarthy tells House Republicans 'nowhere near a deal' on debt, spending
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a closed-door meeting with House Republicans Tuesday morning, Speaker Kevin McCarthy told his conference he and the White House are "nowhere a deal" on the de...
May 23, 2023
DHS announces body-worn camera policy for all its agencies
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced a body-worn camera policy for all nine law enforcement components under the DHS umb...
May 23, 2023
Biden and McCarthy sound optimistic on debt ceiling deal after meeting, but 'differences' remain
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy left a White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Monday saying he was optimistic about progress toward a dea...
May 23, 2023
