Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
House GOP leaders want their members to vote against election reform bill, claiming it's ineffective
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP leadership said Tuesday that it is formally whipping Republican members to vote against a bipartisan bill that seeks to reform the counting of presid...
Sep 20, 2022
Trump's legal team urges court to reject DOJ's request for partial stay of special master ruling
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Former President Donald Trump's legal team is urging the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the Justice Department's request for a partial stay of a district...
Sep 20, 2022
COVID-19 'is not over': Democrats buck Biden in case for pandemic aid
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's contention in a recent interview that the "pandemic is over" is complicating Senate Democrats' efforts to secure needed R...
Sep 20, 2022
GOP-led voting changes are on the rise, making elections more vulnerable to meddling: Analysts
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- There's a tension between voter access and voting security, but that balance has been tipping decidedly one way in the recent political environment in wh...
Sep 20, 2022
President Biden speaks with Puerto Rico's governor amid Hurricane Fiona aftermath
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden spoke Monday with Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi about the federal government's support after the island territory was h...
Sep 20, 2022
Voters say abortion, inflation among their key issues: Swing-state residents speak out on their views
Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- This is part of an ongoing series from ABC News reporting in battleground states across the country, as voters share their personal views on major issues. Voters have said th...
Sep 19, 2022
Top Jan. 6 committee members propose reforms to 1887 Electoral Count Act
Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two senior members of the Jan. 6 select committee have introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes to prevent another riot at the Ca...
Sep 19, 2022
Biden comments on American hostage in Afghanistan released in prisoner swap
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- Mark Frerichs -- the last-known American hostage being held by the Taliban -- has been released in a prisoner exchange, President Joe Biden co...
Sep 19, 2022
Obamas remember Queen Elizabeth II in touching video messages
John Stillwell/Pool via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama are remembering Queen Elizabeth II in separate video clips posted on the day of the...
Sep 19, 2022
Tom Barrack case: Jury selection to begin in trial of former Trump fundraiser
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Tom Barrack, the billionaire fundraiser for former President Donald Trump who is charged with illegally lobbying for ...
Sep 19, 2022
