Politics

 President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers tasked each year with crafting a state budget based on volatile oil prices ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The U.S. House is rethinking its voting rules after a push from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow proxy voting for new parents ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 North Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Colorado Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will announce that he’s running for governor of the state in 2026 ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump is preparing for his annual physical ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Republicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line this week ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, before heading home for a two-week recess ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to punish his critics by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics