Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
'Who the hell does he think he is?': Biden goes after Trump's rhetoric in Nevada
Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.) -- With two days to go until Nevada's presidential primary, President Joe Biden appears to have his sights set on November: At a get-o...
Feb 05, 2024
'This bill is even worse than we expected': House Speaker reacts to Senate immigration proposal
US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference after the Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2024. -- Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Ima...
Feb 05, 2024
Senators unveil $118.28 billion bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration system along with Israel, Ukraine aid
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of senators has released the text of a proposal of a bill that would tie billions of dollars in new foreign aid to the first major overhaul...
Feb 05, 2024
In surprise 'SNL' appearance, Nikki Haley jokes about Trump and her Civil War slavery controversy
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise cameo during "Saturday Night Live"'s cold open, mocking a...
Feb 04, 2024
JD Vance says Congress 'should have fought over' competing electors before certifying 2020 race
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. JD Vance on Sunday defended Donald Trump as the former president faces a litany of legal issues amid his comeback campaign for the White House. In a contentious inter...
Feb 04, 2024
Jeffries criticizes House Republicans for dismissing border deal before it's released
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized Republican colleagues who have come out against a pending bipartisan deal in the Senate to tie foreign military ...
Feb 04, 2024
A new bill in Georgia could criminalize bail funds, expand cash bail
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images(GEORGIA) -- A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has pas...
Feb 03, 2024
House committee subpoenas DA in Trump Georgia case over use of federal funds
csreed/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office's use of federal funds intended ...
Feb 03, 2024
Bureau of Prisons union leader asks Biden 'to prioritize and address' staffing
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the ...
Feb 03, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters have tense standoff with riot police outside Biden's campaign event in Michigan
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images(DETROIT) -- Pro-Palestinian protesters had a tense standoff with riot police outside U.S. President Joe Biden's campaign event near Detroit on Thursday aftern...
Feb 02, 2024
