Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Jan. 6 committee requests interviews with three more GOP lawmakers
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday requested the cooperation of three more House Republicans linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and former President Dona...
May 02, 2022
Judge rejects RNC effort to block Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge overnight rejected a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee against the committee probing the Jan. 6 attack that had so...
May 02, 2022
Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment by denying Christian Flag
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment when it denied a civic group from flying the Christian Flag from ...
May 02, 2022
Majorities favor support for Ukraine despite broad concerns about impacts: POLL
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Concerns about escalation and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine loom large in U.S. public opinion, even as majorities of Americans favor increased...
May 02, 2022
Ukrainian ambassador calls Pelosi's visit to Kyiv 'a special delight'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's surprise visit to Kyiv is "yet another sign of a very very strong support that Ukrain...
May 01, 2022
War in Ukraine having 'catastrophic effect' on global food supply, prices: USAID administrator
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the costs of the war in Ukraine include global food and fertilizer shortages, impacting price...
May 01, 2022
GOP strong on crime, boosted by trust in inflation: POLL
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Broad Republican advantages in trust to tame inflation and handle crime are keeping the party in a strong position for the 2022 midterm elections in the latest ABC News/Washingto...
May 01, 2022
Pentagon spokesman shows anger over Putin and alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a rare show of emotion at the Pentagon, press secretary John Kirby choked up discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin and alleged Russian atrocities in Ukra...
Apr 29, 2022
Former CDC chief says Trump appointees blocked his agency from briefing public on COVID-19
Alex Edelman-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In closed-door testimony to House investigators released on Friday, Dr. Bob Redfield, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said ...
Apr 29, 2022
Oath Keeper emotional as he accepts 2nd plea deal in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Federal prosecutors on Friday secured a second guilty plea and cooperation deal with a member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged in the gover...
Apr 29, 2022
