Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
After investigating abuse in prison system, senators propose new oversight law
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Bipartisan legislation set to be introduced Wednesday aims to provide more oversight of federal prisons as part of a renewed push to address reports ...
Apr 26, 2023
US announcing new moves to deter North Korea nuclear attack on South Korea
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States on Wednesday will announce steps designed to deter North Korea from launching a nuclear attack on South Korea, according to Biden administr...
Apr 26, 2023
Why Asa Hutchinson is looking forward (and not expected to say 'Trump') in campaign kickoff
ABC News(BENTONVILLE, Ark.) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who says his party should not be looking in the rearview mirror, is taking a little bit of a look back this week as he ...
Apr 26, 2023
5 takeaways after Biden's 2024 campaign launch -- and why Dems and GOP are both excited
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden launched his reelection campaign Tuesday, capping off months of speculation over his electoral future and laying the groundwork for a p...
Apr 25, 2023
Trump 'lunged at her,' E. Jean Carroll's lawyer tells jury in battery, defamation case
Patrick Donovan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump "banged the door closed and lunged at her," an attorney for writer E. Jean Carroll told jury members as she recounted what Carroll said happened ...
Apr 25, 2023
Nikki Haley calls for 'consensus' and 'sensitivity' on abortion but says specifics will take work
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday made a her case for a "consensus" on abortion, an issue that continues to divide conservatives. But ...
Apr 25, 2023
The other Florida Republican mulling a run for president? Miami's mayor
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(MIAMI) -- As the Republican field for president takes shape around former President Donald Trump, with Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to launch his own campaign by...
Apr 25, 2023
Timeline: Criminal probe into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results
Scott Olson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- On Jan. 2, 2021, former President Donald Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" the votes needed to win the state in the 2020 ele...
Apr 25, 2023
Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday he will seek a second term in office, confirming a reelection bid he has long previewed -- as he faces ...
Apr 25, 2023
Trump-aligned super PAC bankrolls $6 million ad campaign attacking DeSantis
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump has already spent more than $6 million on television ads attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, even befo...
Apr 25, 2023
