Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Protecting kids online is a bipartisan cause for senators
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats and Republicans joined together on Tuesday in a renewed push to pass federal legislation aimed at safeguarding young people using the inter...
Feb 14, 2023
Who is running for president in 2024 and who may run
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The 2024 presidential race is shaping up, with Donald Trump mounting a comeback bid for the White House against competition from politicians like fo...
Feb 14, 2023
Suspect in Rep. Angie Craig assault has long criminal record, including 25 bench warrants
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia(WASHINGTON) -- The man who allegedly assaulted Rep. Angie Craig last week has a lengthy criminal record, including 25 bench warrants since 2014 and was...
Feb 14, 2023
Feinstein not running for reelection, setting up contentious Senate primary
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection after her term is up in early 2025 but will continue serving un...
Feb 14, 2023
A 'leading explanation' is three downed objects were commercial, benign balloons, White House says
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023, after it was shot down. -- Department of Defense...
Feb 14, 2023
Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on police officer pleads guilty
ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A California man who assaulted former Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone with a stun gun during the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol pleaded guilty ...
Feb 14, 2023
Nikki Haley launches presidential campaign, challenging Trump for GOP nomination
Theo Wargo/Getty Images(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has announced her presidential bid in a new video released on Tuesday, a day ahead of her formal campaign kick-off i...
Feb 14, 2023
Former Vice President Mike Pence expected to fight special counsel subpoena in Trump probe
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to fight special counsel Jack Smith's grand jury subpoena, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. ...
Feb 14, 2023
First lady Jill Biden decorates White House for Valentine's Day
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For the third year in a row, the first lady is playing Cupid. President Joe Biden woke up at the White House on Tuesday to find his wife, once again, ha...
Feb 14, 2023
Biden fires US Capitol manager who stayed away during Jan. 6 attack
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Monday fired the U.S. Capitol's top manager after lawmakers in both parties called for the scandal-plagued architect's ouster. Brett...
Feb 13, 2023
