Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
New York Democrats slam new congressional map
Tim Graham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Democrats began the year hopeful that congressional redistricting in New York would favor the party – and insulate their slim House majority from a tumultuou...
May 20, 2022
US-supplied howitzers to Ukraine lack accuracy-aiding computers
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Dozens of artillery systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine were not fitted with advanced computer systems, which improve the efficiency...
May 20, 2022
Jan. 6 committee seeks info from 6th House Republican over alleged Capitol tour
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested information from a sixth House Republican, Rep. Barry Loudermil...
May 19, 2022
House Dems pass gas price-gouging bill that faces uphill battle in the Senate
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House's Democratic majority overcame some internal opposition to pass legislation on Thursday addressing high gas prices by cracking down on possible ...
May 19, 2022
Inside the submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles
ABC(NEW YORK) -- America's main nuclear deterrent glides undetected under the oceans as it carries a cargo of ballistic missiles that will hopefully never be used. Off the coast of Hawaii, ABC Ne...
May 19, 2022
Biden visiting a volatile Asia at a volatile time
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden arrives in Seoul on Friday, on his first trip to the region as president, he'll be landing in a volatile region at a volatile time...
May 19, 2022
Senate passes $40 billion in new aid to Ukraine, bill heads to Biden
uschools/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate voted on Thursday to pass an additional $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine, after President Joe Biden called on Congress last month to deliver the addit...
May 19, 2022
Biden backs Sweden, Finland joining NATO as Turkey threatens to block the historic bids
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö to the White House on ...
May 19, 2022
Lawmakers grill FDA head on 'slow' response to baby formula crisis
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As so many parents still scour grocery shelves for baby formula the head of the Food and Drug Administration faced congressional lawmakers T...
May 19, 2022
Bush condemns 'unjustified and brutal' invasion of Iraq, instead of Ukraine, in speech gaffe
Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(DALLAS) -- Former President George W. Bush had a tongue-tied moment at a speech on Wednesday and millions on social media took notice. When condemning Russia...
May 19, 2022
