Politics

 After months of hinting at a run for U.S. Senate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's path has become clearer since the dismissal of a federal investigation ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen_ Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.” ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Democratic officials in 19 states are suing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and will instead run for reelection as an independent candidate ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to the federal government haven’t emerged as an obvious political winner or loser ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Virginia lawmakers addressed scores of legislative vetoes and amendments from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 South Carolina lawmakers are going to try to remove a statewide elected official from office, for the first time in over two centuries as a U.S. state ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California's next governor ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics