Political News

California is suing, saying troops are engaged in illegal law enforcement.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R- Ohio) discusses the “urgency” of passing the spending bill and his support for President Donald Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles.

Security will be tight for Saturday's event.

He stepped down as a vice chair ahead of Democratic Party elections Thursday.

Many saw it as a sign the California governor might run for the White House.

A New Jersey federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from deporting or continuing to detain Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Staffers were restored to branch that oversees lead prevention program for kids.

Musk called Trump on Monday night after their bitter public feud last week.

The government-funded, non-partisan program was established by Congress in 1942.

He had not made a distinction between peaceful and violent protesters.

President Donald Trump had said his administration would use "heavy force" for "any" protesters at the military parade this weekend.

The US is closer to "brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before," she said.

Pentagon authorizes voluntary departure for military dependents in the region.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that the actions by the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration are being felt not just in California, but across the nation.

California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis on the escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as protests against ICE continue in Los Angeles.

Sen. Mitch McConnell pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on "who is the aggressor" in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The attorney general previously condemned violence against law enforcement.

Musk, early on Wednesday, said that he regrets some of the posts he made about President Donald Trump late last week. ABC News’ Katherine Faulders reports.

Even Elon Musk and some Republicans are rejecting GOP claims about the impact.

Texas Republicans met at the Capitol Monday night for preliminary conversations.

How Democrats proceed could affect enthusiasm for their candidates in 2026.

The state's governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, couldn't run again after two terms.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla weighing in on the ongoing ICE raids in Southern California as protesters continue to take to the streets.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by California Attorney General Rob Bonta outlining why he and Gov. Gavin Newsom are suing the Trump administration.

A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Tuesday.

GOP senator wants "an overwhelming show of force to end the riots."

The president said he is mulling invoking the Insurrection Act.

The president targeted museums and performing art centers for being "partisan."

Nine small protests are planned in Washington on Saturday, officials said.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration will bring back the names of military bases that had been renamed in 2023 to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.

Senators from both sides of the aisle took to responding over President Donald Trump's calling of the National Guard in Los Angeles.

Other Republicans support Trump's decision to deploy National Guard and Marines.

Dr. Noel Brewer is a former voting member of CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and talks about his firing Monday after an announcement by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Organizers say interest is growing since the crackdown on protesters in L.A.

Pentagon budget official estimated LA troop deployment to cost $134 million.

Mayor Karen Bass said violence from protesters is unacceptable while criticizing the Trump administration for the ICE raids.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.

Retired Maj. Gen. William Enyart discusses the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests.

"If we didn't send in the National Guard quickly, right now, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground," Trump said while taking questions from the Oval Office.

Saturday's military parade in Washington, D.C., will honor the 250th birthday of the Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

Dr. Richard Besser, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s action decreases the ability of doctors to inform their patients.

House Speaker Johnson would not weigh in on whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested -- a suggestion made by President Trump -- but said the governor should be "tarred and feathered."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony on Capitol Hill before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

LA city councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez says the deployment of National Guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles is “only escalating the situation.”

Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the cost of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles as part of a crackdown on Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests.

Brandon Moss, a recent high school graduate of Ramsay High School in Fairfield, Alabama, is now running for mayor of the city.

Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary elections, which will set up the state’s gubernatorial general election this year.

President Donald Trump and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated their confrontation on Monday over the handling of protests in Los Angeles triggered by Trump's immigration crackdown.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to California Democratic Congresswoman Linda Sanchez about Los Angeles’ anti-ICE protests and President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops.

The Democrat governor said Trump has exploited the situation for political gain.