Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio

Minneapolis shootings raise stakes between Dems, GOP at odds over funding DHS
Three minutes and two seconds before the first shot is fired, Alex Pretti holds a phone before a federal officer on Nicollet Ave in Minnesota. (Obtained by ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- With just days unti...
Allison Pecorin, ABC News Jan 26, 2026

Trump to send border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis as admin faces outrage over Pretti shooting
White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump annou...
Hannah Demissie, Nicholas Kerr, and Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Jan 26, 2026

Gov. Shapiro calls on Trump admin to end its immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro appears on Good Morning America, Jan. 26, 2026. ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday called for the Trump administration to terminate its i...
Benjamin Siegel, ABC News Jan 26, 2026

DOJ charges 31, including alleged Tren de Aragua members, in ATM malware case
Alleged scammers charged with planting a malware in ATM's around the country. (DOJ)(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department announced Monday it has charged 31 more individuals in a scheme that allegedly...
Luke Barr, ABC News Jan 26, 2026

A minute-by-minute timeline of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents
Three minutes and two seconds before the first shot is fired, Alex Pretti holds a phone before a federal officer on Nicollet Ave in Minnesota. Obtained by (ABC News)(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The interaction th...
Gaby Vinick, Chris Looft, Josh Margolin, Peter Charalambous, and Camilla Alcini, ABC News Jan 26, 2026

Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward
U.S. Vice President JD Vance gives remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square o...
Hannah Demissie, ABC News Jan 23, 2026

Trump rescinds Canada's invite to join his Board of Peace amid feud with Carney
Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, after speaking in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump resc...
Michelle Stoddart and Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Jan 23, 2026

White House ballroom: Judge signals skepticism of Trump administration arguments
An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished, Oct. 23, 2025. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge presiding over a challenge to the Whit...
Steven Portnoy, ABC News Jan 23, 2026

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar files paperwork to run for Minnesota governor, inching closer to announcement
Senator Amy Klobuchar attends a field hearing at the Minnesota Senate Building on Jan. 16, 2026, in St Paul, Minnesota. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuc...
Oren Oppenheim, Benjamin Siegel, and Isabella Murray, ABC News Jan 22, 2026

Jared Kushner lays out Trump-backed 'master plan' for post-war Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks after the President held a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026, in...
Isabella Murray and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jan 22, 2026
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