Politics

 Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Rep. Al Green is facing censure in the House for his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 An appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump’s authority to fire the special counsel ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 U.S. stocks are gaining ground as the U.S. softens its position on some of its tariffs against several key trading partners ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump vowed more “swift and unrelenting action” reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress as Democratic lawmakers showed their dissent ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 First-term Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan has delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Florida’s attorney general says his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics