Category Politics

1:35WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 3: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on “The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation” on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Congressmen in the House…

6:46Taylor Rehmet greets a supporter at his Senate District 9 runoff watch party at Nickel City in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 31, 2026.Eleanor Dearman/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images After Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the…

2:50Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026 and Sen. Mark Kelly on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026.AP/EPA/Shutterstock A federal judge on Tuesday sharply questioned Justice Department lawyers whether there was a legal…

1:25President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington, before signing a spending bill that will end a partial shutdown of the federal government.Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled…

2:24Senate primary candidate, Texas state Rep. James Talarico appears on The View, Feb. 2, 2026.ABC News With just one month until the high-stakes primary election in the Texas U.S. Senate race, Democrats are butting heads, with Democratic State Rep. James…

3:52People march during a rally in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires on February 3, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Lynne Sladky/AP A federal judge on…

4:30The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. Rahmat Gul/AP The Republican-led House on Tuesday voted to pass the government funding package to end the partial shutdown. The measure, which received some bipartisan support, passed with a vote 217-214. It…

1:01The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 25, 2025.Petty Officer 2nd Class Christia/US Navy, FILES A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone as it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the…

1:47Department of Homeland Security police officers block the entrance of the Bishop Whipple Federal Building while protesters oppose ICE detentions almost week after Alex Pretti was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, January 30, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images…

1:42The construction for the ballroom on the White House’s East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025.ABC News Even before a federal judge has decided whether he'll halt construction of the White House ballroom,…