Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Why are conservatives welcoming Hungary's divisive Viktor Orban at CPAC?
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DALLAS) -- Fresh off a meeting with Donald Trump and facing criticism for his comments on "mixed-race" nations, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was...
Aug 04, 2022
DHS to pause wiping political appointees' phones after Jan. 6 committee complains
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security will review electronic retention policies, according to a memo obtained by ABC News Thursday, and will halt ...
Aug 04, 2022
Top Democrat Maloney apologizes to Biden for questioning his reelection prospects
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- New York Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who earlier this week appeared to question whether President Joe Biden should run for reelection in 2024, on T...
Aug 04, 2022
Georgia allows 'unborn child' to count as a dependent on taxes
Getty Images, FILE(ATLANTA) -- Pregnant people in Georgia will now be able to count their fetus as a dependent on their tax return and file for child support, according to state law. The state's Depar...
Aug 03, 2022
Gillibrand calls on Biden to invoke Production Act, increase monkeypox vaccines
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to hel...
Aug 03, 2022
Kari Lake, sledgehammer in hand, leads celebratory slate of Trump loyalists in Arizona
Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- While ABC News and others haven't made projections in her still too-close-to-call contest, former TV reporter Kari Lake, Donald Trump's p...
Aug 03, 2022
Senate votes to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday evening to support Finland and Sweden in joining NATO -- a crucial step in the quest of the two countries to...
Aug 03, 2022
Congress passes bill named for toddler who died after swallowing a battery
Trista Hamsmith/Reese's Purpose(WASHINGTON) -- A bill designed to help keep young children safe by strengthening safety requirements for products with button batteries has passed both the U.S. House a...
Aug 03, 2022
Biden is still testing positive for COVID. How long will he isolate?
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is still testing positive for COVID-19 four days into his rebound infection, White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor reported We...
Aug 03, 2022
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski, 3 others killed in car crash, authorities say
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, FILE(ELKHART COUNTY, Ind.) -- Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski and three others were killed Wednesday afternoon in a car crash, according to authorities. Walorski, 58, was traveli...
Aug 03, 2022
