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Trump replacing Waltz as national security adviser, Rubio takes role for now
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he’s nominating Michael Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim national security adviser [Read More…]

US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military’s standards for investigating sexual assault claims will remain unchanged, a senior official told reporters on Thursday, as it launches a separate department-wide review into how discrimination claims [Read More…]

Trump to nominate Waltz for UN ambassador, Rubio to be interim national security adviser
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he’s nominating Michael Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim national security [Read More…]

US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military’s standards for investigating sexual assault claims will remain unchanged, a senior official told reporters on Thursday, as it launches a separate department-wide review into how discrimination claims [Read More…]

Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants
Education Secretary Linda McMahon/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration will not renew Biden-era grants worth $1 billion that were aimed at boosting mental health services in schools, a Department of Education spokesperson confirmed [Read More…]

Michael Waltz expected to depart as Trump’s national security adviser, sources say
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to leave his post, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News Thursday. This move comes as President Trump has [Read More…]

Critically ill 9/11 first responders are being turned away from the program meant to save them
ABC News A 9/11 responder with life-threatening pancreatic cancer was told this week that he couldn’t start chemotherapy. Two others with new cancer diagnoses were also denied treatment, according to Dr. David Prezant, chief medical [Read More…]

Kamala Harris steps back into limelight with speech criticizing Trump as he celebrates his first 100 days
Leading Women Defined Foundation Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has stayed largely out of the political limelight since leaving office, sharply criticized President Donald Trump – her opponent in the 2024 presidential election – [Read More…]

Kamala Harris steps back into limelight as Trump celebrates his first 100 days
Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has stayed largely out of the political limelight since leaving office, is set to deliver remarks on Wednesday [Read More…]

Supreme Court appears inclined to allow 1st taxpayer-funded religious charter school
Tierney L Cross/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared ready to clear the way for creation of the nation’s first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer [Read More…]

Trump reflects on ‘moment of solace’ with Zelenskyy at Pope Francis’ funeral
Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump reflected on the dramatic meeting he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside St. Peter’s Basilica just before the pope’s funeral [Read More…]

Trump reacts to Joe Rogan’s warning about becoming ‘monsters’ over deportations, no due process
Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC (WASHINGTON) — In his interview with ABC News on his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump was asked about one of his biggest supporters sounding the alarm about his aggressive migrant [Read More…]

FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump’s exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News
Michael Le Brecht II/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump exclusively sat down with ABC News on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking the 100-day milestone of his second term. ABC News anchor and [Read More…]

Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to his detention moves forward
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEWWARK, NJ) — Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s bid to remain in the United States survives after a New Jersey federal judge decided Tuesday he could retain jurisdiction over the [Read More…]

Trump hopes Hegseth will be ‘great’ defense secretary despite Signal flap
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump expressed confidence in Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News, saying he hopes the former Fox News host will be a “great” defense secretary [Read More…]

Embattled Hegseth gets public show of support from Trump during his 100-days trip
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, under investigation for mishandling sensitive military information, traveled to Michigan on Tuesday alongside President Donald Trump in what appeared to be a show of support for [Read More…]

Judge blasts Trump administration’s student visa terminations as ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge blasted the Trump administration’s termination of immigration records for thousands of foreign students in the United States as “arbitrary and capricious,” demanding that the government provide detailed [Read More…]

Supreme Court poised to rule narrowly in police wrong-house raid case
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court appears poised to rule narrowly in a closely watched dispute over when federal law enforcement can be held liable for mistakes that harm innocent victims. Justices heard [Read More…]

Democrats say Trump’s first 100 days gives them a better chance of winning back the House in 2026
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats, responding to the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump’s second term, argue that the American public’s opinion of the White House and Republicans in Congress — as well as [Read More…]

Trump, echoing Project 2025, using ‘flood the zone’ strategy to push agenda: Experts
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the campaign trail, and in the weeks leading up to his return to the White House, President Donald Trump vowed to hit the ground running — what experts describe [Read More…]