Politics

Exclusive: On track to break record, TSA intercepts nearly 20 guns per day at airports

Monday, October 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it intercepts nearly 20 unauthorized guns per day at checkpoints nationwide, putting the agency on track... Read More.

Democrats pour $2M more into Virginia, where battle for statehouse could decide abortion and more

Monday, October 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With a little over a month until Election Day in Virginia, the national Democratic Party is investing more than $2 million in... Read More.

California Gov. Newsom to appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Sen. Feinstein’s seat

Monday, October 2 by ABC News

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Sunday plans to appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY'S List, to fill the Senate... Read More.

House Democrats averted shutdown amid GOP’s ‘brinkmanship,’ Biden’s budget director says

Sunday, October 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- It was Democrats in the House who helped avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, in the final hours before funding ran out... Read More.

Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill

Sunday, October 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a dramatic move that could roil the House, hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he plans a vote this week... Read More.

RFK Jr. teases announcement amid third party bid rumors

Saturday, September 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teased an announcement on Friday that he said would create a "sea change in American politics" amid speculation... Read More.

Special counsel raises more concerns over Trump’s attacks on witnesses

Saturday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office filed a reply Friday evening to former President Trump’s opposition to the prosecution's proposed gag order in Trump's... Read More.