Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Decades later, Senate on track to repeal authorizations for Iraq wars
Danny Guerra / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Thursday, in a procedural move, cleared the way for a final vote on repealing decades-old war powers measures that authorized two wars wi...
Mar 16, 2023
No apology from Pence after 'homophobic joke,' Chasten Buttigieg says
Chasten Buttigieg appears on ABC's "The View," March 16, 2023. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Chasten Buttigieg, author and the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, told co-hosts of ABC's The...
Mar 16, 2023
Senate Democrats propose first responders' aid fund for train derailments
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats in Congress are proposing additional aid for local first responders amid the ongoing conversation concerning rail safety in the wake of the February trai...
Mar 16, 2023
Biden admin demands TikTok's Chinese owner sell stakes or risk being banned: Official
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is demanding TikTok's Chinese owner sell its stake in the app or risk getting banned, the company and a U.S. officia...
Mar 16, 2023
Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democrats guessing: Will he run for reelection ... or the White House?
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Many Democrats are starting their least favorite sexennial waiting game: hoping Sen. Joe Manchin runs for reelection while having little recourse to sway the willful West Virgi...
Mar 16, 2023
Judge promises to rule soon on challenge to abortion drug, with potentially vast implications
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) -- A federal judge in Texas said Wednesday that he plans to rule soon on whether to overturn the federal governm...
Mar 15, 2023
DeSantis responds to Trump group's claim he's running 'shadow' 2024 campaign
Scott Olson/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A Donald Trump-aligned political group on Wednesday said it filed a complaint with the Florida Commission of Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of ab...
Mar 15, 2023
Top Republican senators slam DeSantis for calling Ukraine war a 'territorial dispute'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Several top GOP senators are pushing back on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' position that "becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine ...
Mar 15, 2023
Defense Secretary Austin speaks to Russian counterpart about US drone incident
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that he spoke with Russia's defense minister about what he called "risky" behavior by Russian fighter jet pilot...
Mar 15, 2023
Following 'uptick' in airplane close calls, FAA holds safety summit
P_Wei/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Following a series of close calls involving commercial flights, aviation leaders met Wednesday to discuss the incidents and work to identify patterns and factors...
Mar 15, 2023
