Politics

 Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The South Carolina General Assembly has wrapped up its regular 2025 session with accomplishments like bills to reduce skyrocketing liquor liability insurance rates ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 A mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new transit and homelessness grant conditions ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Alabama governor Kay Ivey sided with the state legislature by signing a bill that will overhaul the Birmingham Water Works Board ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics