Category Archives: Politics News – ABC Audio
Supreme Court strikes down California's donor disclosure requirement for charities
Douglas Rissing/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The ruling is a victory for Republicans, who have enacted 22 laws restricting voting in 14 states. In a second significant opinion Thursday, the US Supreme Court ...
Jul 01, 2021
Pelosi taps GOP Rep. Liz Cheney for House select committee to investigate Jan. 6
Vladone/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will serve on the House Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. "We a...
Jul 01, 2021
Supreme Court upholds Arizona restrictions in major voting rights, racial discrimination case
GBlakeley/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A divided US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld two Republican-backed Arizona voting restrictions, rejecting claims that they discriminate against minority voters and imp...
Jul 01, 2021
Biden visits Florida to meet with first responders, families impacted in Surfside collapse
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SURFSIDE, Fla.) -- President Joe Biden was on the ground in Surfside, Florida, Thursday following the devastating partial collapse of a beachside condomini...
Jul 01, 2021
Trump’s long-serving CFO, Allen Weisselberg, surrenders to authorities to face charges
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, has surrendered to authorities in New York to face criminal charges, court offi...
Jul 01, 2021
'Time is running out' on police reform negotiations: Sen. Cory Booker
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With pressure to change policing in America following the death of George Floyd while in police custody, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., sounded the alarm Wednesd...
Jul 01, 2021
Manhattan DA expected to charge Trump's company and CFO Thursday: Sources
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Trump's namesake company expects to face criminal charges by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as soon as Thursday, sources told ABC New...
Jun 30, 2021
State Department allows Americans to 'self-select' gender on passports
yenwen/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Americans can now choose which gender is displayed on their passports, no longer needing medical certification if their preference contradicts supporting documents such as...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden to raise federal firefighter pay to $15 an hour as extreme drought plagues West
Kevin Lendio/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- In the midst of a historic heatwave creating prime conditions for a historic wildfire season, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he plans to raise the federal f...
Jun 30, 2021
Mayoral candidates call for reforms, recounts after NYC Board of Elections admits 'errors'
ImageKit/iStock(NEW YORK) -- An updated count of in-person votes in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary still shows Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams maintaining a close lead, but it a...
Jun 30, 2021
