Politics

 Georgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026 ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Ma... ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 The governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in Utah, a state that has permissive gun laws and allows firearms to be concealed or openly carried with some exceptions ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician’s influence in exchange for bribes of after telling a judge her husband was not the man she thought he was ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics 

 President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon ​Read More  ABC News: Politics ​Politics