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Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any financial assistance programs if they suspect it might conflict with President Donald [Read More…]

Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is firing “over a dozen” officials who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s teams that prosecuted President Donald Trump, officials confirmed [Read More…]

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump was unveiled by the White House on Monday. The image, released in black and white, was taken in the residence [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on Sunday alone. The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and [Read More…]

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was released early from prison after President Trump commuted his 18-year sentence. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — Protesters endured freezing temperatures to attend a vigil outside the Washington, D.C., jail this [Read More…]

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The email ousting at least one top federal watchdog from their post was so short, it could fit in a tweet. The two-sentence long letter to U.S. Department of Health [Read More…]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin explained why she voted against confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — For the first time in U.S. history, military aircraft were used this past week to deport scores of undocumented migrants from the United States. Middle schools, Trump administration officials say, are now seen [Read More…]

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice [Read More…]

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs — known as inspectors general — at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the move told [Read More…]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate, in an extremely narrow vote, confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s embattled pick to serve as secretary of defense. The vote was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD [Read More…]

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming [Read More…]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been operating poorly and rarely helped disaster [Read More…]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is planning to use military aircraft every day to help carry out what President Donald Trump and his “border czar,” Tom Homan, have promised will be the [Read More…]

Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Latino and immigrant lawmakers are sounding the alarm as their school districts brace for deportations in the second Trump administration. “Think about that — that nothing [Read More…]

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Experts who’ve spent decades studying the assassination of President John F. Kennedy told ABC News Friday they are hopeful that President Donald Trump will see to the disclosure of government documents on [Read More…]

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming [Read More…]

Carlos A. Moreno/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Migrants allowed into the U.S. temporarily under certain Biden administration programs can be quickly expelled, according to a memo sent by the Trump administration’s acting secretary of [Read More…]

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump discussed his economic agenda in [Read More…]