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Florida to take up congressional redistricting in April, DeSantis says

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday the Republican-led state will take up a redistricting effort in April in a move that could give President Donald Trump's party up to five more seats in Congress. Trump has ...
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Ohio governor race takes shape as Ramaswamy and Acton pick running mates

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - In Ohio's closely watched race for governor, Republican entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Democratic former health chief Amy Acton rolled out their picks for running mate on Wednesday, announcing a seasoned conservative lawmaker for him and a pragmatic former party chair ...
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Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services. "You have to be a little flexible" on ...
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Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died, GOP leaders say

(WASHINGTON) -- California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died at the age of 65, according to House Republican leaders. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
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HHS freezes $10 billion in child care funding for 5 Democratic states, alleging fraudulent programs

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over allegations of fraudulent child care programming, an HHS official confirmed to ABC News. The HHS official confirmed that the five states are California, ...
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Mixed messages from Trump and Rubio on who’s running Venezuela

(WASHINGTON) -- Who is running Venezuela and how?Confusion continued Monday amid seemingly contradictory messages from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about how the U.S. is dealing with the country after American forces captured dictator Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.Trump on ...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends reelection bid amid child-care fraud scandal

(NEW YORK) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, announced Monday that he would drop his bid for reelection as governor, saying that he would not be able to give a campaign all of his attention as he works to defend Minnesota against allegations ...
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Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will receive administrative punishment for video about lawful orders

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for "conduct [that] was seditious in nature," referring to a video Kelly participated in in November that told United States service members they have a right to refuse unlawful orders.Hegseth wrote ...
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Military action in Venezuela emerges as an issue in a closely watched GOP primary in Kentucky

President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela has emerged as a flash point in the closely watched Republican primary campaign between Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a long-running Trump antagonist, and retired Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein, who has the president's backing. Massie, showing his ...
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FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro

As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media. President Donald Trump ...
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Ethics panel investigates US Rep. Mike Collins over alleged ghost intern

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Monday it is reviewing allegations against Representative Mike Collins of Georgia, a Republican Senate candidate who is accused of paying more than $10,000 to an intern who ...
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Minneapolis Hilton hotel cancels immigration agents’ reservations, DHS says

Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday said a Hilton hotel canceled reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, where the Trump administration has surged officers after allegations of fraud against Somali immigrants. After ICE officers booked rooms ...
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