Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Bannon in contempt
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Tuesday moved to punish Trump adviser Steve Bannon, recommending the full ...
Oct 19, 2021
Biden admin backs down on tracking bank accounts with over $600 annual transactions
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday backed down on a controversial proposal to direct the IRS to collect additional data on every bank account that sees more than $6...
Oct 19, 2021
Trump sues to block release of Jan. 6 records to Congress
Stephen Emlund/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against the Jan. 6 select committee and the National Archives as he seeks to block the release of presidential...
Oct 19, 2021
Out of the Shadows: Christopher Steele defiant on dossier, says Trump still 'potential' threat
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Retired British spy Christopher Steele is stepping out of the shadows to discuss his so-called "Steele dossier" for the first time publicly, describing his efforts as apolitical ...
Oct 18, 2021
Policies at southern border pushing migrants to take greater risks, advocates say
grandriver/iStock(PIMA COUNTY, Ariz.) -- Ely Ortiz is used to receiving heartbreaking phone calls. But Ortiz, the president of Aguilas del Desierto, or Desert Eagles, a volunteer-run organization that...
Oct 18, 2021
DOJ pledges independence after Biden calls for prosecutions of those who defy Jan. 6 committee subpoenas
Robert Cicchetti/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Friday evening issued a statement reiterating its commitment to remain independent soon after President Joe Biden told reporters he hop...
Oct 16, 2021
'My body is not their property,' a Texas woman's journey across state lines for an abortion
ABC(NEW YORK) -- At 21 years old, Texas college student Madi said she was not ready to be a mother. She was about 10 weeks along when she found out she was pregnant and decided she wanted to have an a...
Oct 15, 2021
First lady Jill Biden stumps in New Jersey, Virginia to help elect Democratic governors
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(EDISON, N.J.) -- First lady Jill Biden hit the campaign trail Friday, hoping to help deliver victories for Democrats in two gubernatorial elections. Biden stumped in New Jersey...
Oct 15, 2021
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law
Robert Cicchetti/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block the most restrictive abortion law in the country, after a federal appeals cour...
Oct 15, 2021
Clinton shares first update on recovery following hospitalization: 'I’m really glad to be back home'
Noam Galai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Bill Clinton spoke out for the first time following his hospitalization. In a video posted on Twitter Wednesday night, Clinton, 75, said he's feel...
Oct 15, 2021
