Politics

Political violence in US mirrors 1960s turmoil, historian warns after Charlie Kirk shooting

Thursday, September 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Political violence and extreme rhetoric in the United States today mirror the turbulent 1960s, but with key differences that make the current... Read More.

Trump announces he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Thursday, September 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, at a memorial event at the Pentagon on Thursday on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, announced he... Read More.

Trump, Vance, top administration officials react to shooting of Charlie Kirk

Wednesday, September 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and his top administration officials are reacting after law enforcement sources said conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an... Read More.

Missouri state Senate set to consider new congressional map that could help GOP flip a seat, as Dems plan protests

Wednesday, September 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A new proposed congressional map in Missouri that could allow Republicans to flip at least one seat in the U.S. House of... Read More.

Capitol Police and Secret Service lead one of the nation’s largest police training

Tuesday, September 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Capitol Police and the U.S. Secret Service hosted what officials say was one of the nation’s largest civil disturbance unit trainings,... Read More.

‘It’s a dead issue’: Trump declines to comment on alleged Epstein ‘birthday book’ letter

Tuesday, September 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump declined to comment on the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th "birthday book" in 2003, calling it... Read More.

US approves funding for flood relief in Pakistan: First on ABC

Tuesday, September 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has approved funding to address the fallout from deadly flooding in Pakistan, marking the first assistance of its kind to... Read More.