Politics

2:36Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters as he walks from his office to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images With just a few days until a Friday…

2:18A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington.Rahmat Gul/AP The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of House Democrats, said on Tuesday that it is adding five…

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1:11President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One for travel to Florida from the South Lawn of the White House., Feb. 6, 2026. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new bridge between the…

2:44Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attends an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a key member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, is facing…

1:35President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Feb. 9, 2026, in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/AP Later this month, President Donald Trump is hosting an annual meeting with…

4:10A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Feb. 3, 2026, shows a U.S. passport renewal in 2012 for Ghislaine Maxwell. Jon Elswick/AP Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey…

9:12President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. Nathan Howard/Getty Images New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler reiterated his criticism of President Donald Trump on Sunday after a post from Trump last week included a racist animation…

9:31Georgia general election ballots from 2020 are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election Hub on Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Georgia.Mike Stewart/AP Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that President Donald Trump intends to…

1:10Sen. Adam Schiff is shown during a visit to an immigration detention center in California City, Calif.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, February 8, 2026 on ABC News is below. This…