President Donald Trump, after initially saying he had “no problem” releasing video of the Sept. 2 attack on a suspected drug ship in the Caribbean Sea that killed two survivors, is now changing course and deferring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “I didn’t say that,” Trump claimed when ABC News chief political correspondent Rachel Scott…
As candidates and political parties prepare for the 2026 midterm election campaign, the Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether long-standing legal limits on coordinated spending, enacted to prevent corruption, violate the First Amendment. The case was brought by Republican campaign committees for Senate and Congress along with then-Sen. JD Vance and former Rep. Steve…
LONDON – At least seven civilians have been killed and about 20 others injured in Cambodia amid fresh border clashes with neighboring Thailand, according to Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense. This week’s Thai attacks, stemming from a long-running border dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations, have also forced more than 20,000 people from their…
After the Trump administration provided limited information about the decision to deport more than one hundred men under the Alien Enemies Act in March, a federal judge on Monday ordered a top Justice Department lawyer involved in the deportations to testify later this month. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered Drew Ensign, assistant attorney general…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are scheduled to brief the main legislators known as “Gang of Eight” behind closed doors on Tuesday, three officials told ABC News. Separately, Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told…
Some members of Minnesota’s Somali community said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have already begun enforcement operations in the state. Minneapolis Councilman Jamal Osman, who is of Somali descent, told ABC News in an interview last Wednesday that ESL courses, places of worship and homes have been attacked. The ICE deployment to Minnesota comes…
President Donald Trump will announce a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. The package will include $11 billion in one-time payments to farmers through a new Department of Agriculture bridge payment program. The remaining funds will then be allocated to other crops not covered…
After a three-month battle over the legality of her appointment, Alina Habba resigned from her position as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. He announced his resignation as federal prosecutor in a social media post on Monday. She will continue to serve as “Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys.”…
Paramount said Monday that it is making a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, launching just days after Netflix announced an $83 billion deal to buy a large stake in the media giant. It would be offered to shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $30 per share, representing a 139% premium to the stock price…
For more than 100 years, independent government agencies have regulated American monetary policy and stock trading, transportation systems and election campaigns, consumer product safety, and broadcast licensing, all free of direct political interference and oversight by the White House. A major case before the Supreme Court on Monday could upend that tradition and dramatically transform…
