Politics

 The Department of Homeland Security says its officers visited two Los Angeles public elementary schools this week to do a welfare check on migrant children ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Many people involved in the abortion debate say a movement of so-called abortion abolitionists who want to punish women for having abortions is widening its influence ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​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