Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Who are the alternatives to be House speaker if McCarthy withdraws? A look at possible names
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is still struggling to corral the necessary votes to become speaker as a minority of his conference puts up a series of prot...
Jan 05, 2023
Biden to make first trip to US-Mexico border as president on Sunday
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday said he plans to visit the southern border with Mexico on Sunday, for the first time since taking office. Bide...
Jan 05, 2023
Ohio man, jailed for fake Facebook page, asks SCOTUS to let him sue police
ABC News(PARMA, Ohio) -- The parking lot arrest in 2016 stunned Anthony Novak as much as the charge: alleged disruption of law enforcement operations for making a parody of his local police department...
Jan 05, 2023
First lady Jill Biden to have small lesion found during skin cancer screening removed 'in an abundance of caution'
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden will undergo a dermatological procedure next week to remove a small lesion found during a "routine skin cancer screening," White House offic...
Jan 04, 2023
Donald Trump's McCarthy endorsement a non-factor in GOP speaker standoff
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Kevin McCarthy faced Day 2 of his struggle to become House speaker, he got an enthusiastic vote of confidence from Donald Trump. The former presid...
Jan 04, 2023
When was the longest it took to elect a speaker of the House?
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The vote to elect a House speaker in the new Congress is in its second day -- the first time that has happened in a century -- as Republican leader Kevin McCart...
Jan 04, 2023
DeSantis asks state colleges for data on critical race theory, diversity courses amid 'Stop WOKE' legal battles
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office has requested data on courses and programs that include “divers...
Jan 04, 2023
Rep. Salazar says Republicans are 'squandering political capital' amid infighting over speaker of the House
Jose A Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans are “playing with fire” amid ongoing party infighting over who should be the speaker of the...
Jan 04, 2023
Who is Byron Donalds, latest GOP protest nominee against McCarthy's speaker bid
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was nominated on Wednesday as the latest protest nominee from within the GOP as leader Kevin McCarthy continues to str...
Jan 04, 2023
Gaetz calls McCarthy a 'squatter' in speaker's office
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The battle between a small but influential group of Republican hardliners and Rep. Kevin McCarthy heated up Tuesday night when Rep. Matt Gaetz accused the H...
Jan 04, 2023
