Politics

 IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch has played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting Thursday ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Voters in a western Pennsylvania state House district will be filling a vacancy next week and deciding which party will hold the speakership ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The federal judge who ruled against Donald Trump’s deportation plans and is now facing White House calls for his impeachment is no stranger to politically fraught cases — including ones involving the president ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will get a sense of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person voting for the hotly contested race ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The top two players selected in last year’s NBA draft and four of the top five picks in 2023 had never played in an NCAA Tournament before beginning their pro careers ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 UConn’s Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the year for a third time ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The East is a runaway ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87 ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics