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Supreme Court weighs RNC bid to disqualify late-arriving mail ballots
A mail-in ballot issued by Hudson County, New Jersey, for the 2024 U.S. general election is seen on September 22, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- In a case with p...
Devin Dwyer, ABC News Mar 23, 2026

State Department launches effort to counter cyberattacks, AI risks from Iran, others
The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has formally launched a new entity charged wit...
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News Mar 23, 2026

Trump says he's sending ICE agents to airports Monday amid DHS funding impasse
Travelers wait in a TSA screening line at Orlando International Airport on March 22, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images)(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- President Donald Trum...
Nicholas Kerr and Allison Pecorin, ABC News Mar 22, 2026

GOP Sen. Tillis says objectives of Iran war unclear: 'It's a real problem'
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., appears on ABC News' "This Week" on March 22, 2026. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said the Trump administ...
Ford McCracken, ABC News Mar 22, 2026

Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS funding impasse
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Photo...
Nicholas Kerr and Allison Pecorin, ABC News Mar 21, 2026

Senate once again fails to advance DHS funding bill
The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. The U.S. House of Representatives postponed its votes for the day due to the chance of severe thunderstorms around the DC area. (Photo by...
Allison Pecorin and Lalee Ibssa, ABC News Mar 20, 2026

Trump reverses course in Colorado House race, backing GOP incumbent he once scorned
Rep. Jeff Hurd arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol, May 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump made a stunning reve...
Michelle Stoddart, Oren Oppenheim, Hannah Demissie, and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Mar 20, 2026

2,200 more Marines, 3 Navy ships likely headed to Middle East: Officials
In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Boxer (LHD 4) departs from Naval Air Station North Island January 14, 2004 in San Diego, California. (Tiffini M. Jones/U.S. Navy via Getty Imag...
Luis Martinez, ABC News Mar 20, 2026

Traumatic brain injury emerging as signature injury in Iran war: US official
Ohio Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades commander of Special Troops Command pins the Purple Heart medal on Staff Sgt. Aaron Futrell April 10, 2022, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation S...
Steven Beynon, ABC News Mar 19, 2026

Pentagon seeking $200B more for Iran war, official says
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provides updates on military operations in Iran during a press briefing at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGT...
Anne Flaherty, Allison Pecorin, Isabella Murray, and Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News Mar 19, 2026
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