Politics

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Fair Share America (WASHINGTON) — As tributes pour in for former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after she announced Thursday that she would leave Congress in January 2027 at the end of her current term, it’s an open question who will replace her. According to filings with the Federal Election […]

Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday called former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an “evil woman” when asked to comment on her retirement announcement. “I’m glad she’s retiring,” Trump said as he took reporter questions in the Oval Office during a news conference on reducing the cost of […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye as the California Democrat wraps up one of the most consequential legislative careers in U.S. history. “I want you, my fellow San […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year out from the 2026 midterms, major Democratic Party names have been taking the show on the road, saying that they’re helping the party lay the groundwork to battle for the U.S. House. They also might be preparing to run for president. ABC News has tracked at least 24 […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules. Thune was asked Wednesday if he believed […]

(NEW YORK) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection had the lowest number of border encounters in any October, according to statistics obtained by ABC News. The numbers also represent the lowest start to a fiscal year ever recorded. CPB says. In October, there were 30,561 total encounters nationwide — the lowest start to a fiscal […]

Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the two longest shutdowns in American politics have occurred under President Donald Trump, with the previous 35-day record having been set during his first term in 2019. There’s been […]

Kena Betancur/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tuesday night was a far cry from the shell-shocked scenes in Democrats’ election headquarters a year ago this November. In three key races, for Virginia governor, New Jersey governor and New York City mayor, the party’s nominees drew in huge numbers of the electorate by attacking President Donald Trump […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that he would not be “intimidated” by potential threats from President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to the city. “His threats are inevitable,” Mamdani said. “This has nothing to do a safety, it has to do […]

Stephani Spindel/VIEWpress (NEW YORK) — Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani’s projected victory as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment, that could galvanize those communities, some voters and experts tell ABC News. “It is going to make a big difference for our people — South Indians, Muslims, people who are […]