Politics

 U.S. Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio has launched a bid to retain his seat with the backing of President Donald Trump ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order that targeted a prominent law firm ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina has announced himself a candidate to try to unseat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026 ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders in the city ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 A new poll finds sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S. should handle mass deportations ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Former Sen. Joe Manchin has a memoir coming out in September ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Denver’s Nikola Jokic might end the season averaging a 30-point triple-double ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics