Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Donald Trump allowed back on Facebook and Instagram, Meta announces
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Meta announced Wednesday that it is allowing former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram "in the coming weeks," ending a two-year suspension. This...
Jan 25, 2023
Jill Biden donates her Inauguration Day outfits to Smithsonian's first ladies exhibit
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday gave both of her 2021 inaugural outfits to The First Ladies Collection, part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of A...
Jan 25, 2023
George Santos now indicates $625K of loans to his campaign might not be 'personal'
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New campaign disclosures from embattled Rep. George Santos suggest that at least $625,000 in campaign loans he had previously reported as self-funded might ...
Jan 25, 2023
Harris to visit Monterey Park to meet with victims' families
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Monterey Park, California, on Wednesday to meet with victims' families days after a mass shoot...
Jan 25, 2023
Woman pleads guilty to mailing ricin to then-President Donald Trump
ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Canadian-French dual national has pleaded guilty to charges that she mailed threatening letters containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump, as wel...
Jan 25, 2023
McConnell says it's up to McCarthy and Biden to negotiate a deal on the debt ceiling
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The debt ceiling debate continues to loom large on Capitol Hill as both sides prepare for a showdown that the Treasury Department has said could throw the U.S. eco...
Jan 25, 2023
McCarthy rejects Democrats Schiff and Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday night rejected the reappointments of Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, both D-Calif., to the powerfu...
Jan 25, 2023
Mike Pompeo's memoir stirs controversy with passages on Nikki Haley, Jamal Khashoggi
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's new memoir, released on Tuesday, is drawing fire over sections about his Trump administration col...
Jan 25, 2023
Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home and turned over to DOJ: Lawyer
Tetra Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Classified documents have been found in the home of former Vice President Mike Pence and turned over to the FBI for review, multiple sources familiar with the ...
Jan 24, 2023
Florida Rep. Greg Steube will be 'sidelined' from DC as he recovers after 25-foot fall
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., announced Monday that he will be "sidelined in Sarasota for several weeks" while recovering from a fractured pelvis, ...
Jan 24, 2023
