Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday on advancing his nomination. The vote will occur after lawmakers consider the nomination of John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Ratcliffe is poised to be Trump’sRead 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 can be expected to talk more about his economic agenda when he takes to the world stage — speaking virtuallyRead More →
Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On his first day back in office on Monday, President Trump issued an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize a person’s sex assigned at birth, limit the definition of a “male” or “female” to their reproductive cells andRead More →
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Massachusetts man was found to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol as he left the nearby Library of Congress on Tuesday, police officials told ABC News on Thursday. Authorities in Washington were alerted by police inRead 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 can be expected to talk more about his economic agenda when he takes to the world stage — speaking virtuallyRead More →
Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the “functions” of an immigration officer, according to a new memo sent by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffeman. Huffeman’s memo, obtainedRead More →
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE) — A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter’s social media account, according to law enforcement sources. Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, allegedly opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School onRead More →
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice, under new leadership following the inauguration of Donald Trump, has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other work intended to support immigrants at immigration courts. In a memo obtained by ABC News,Read More →
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire inRead More →
School districts prep students and families for possible mass deportations. ABC News (SOUTH TEXAS, Texas) — President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of immigrants, potentially expanding the “expedited removal” program to conduct raids in neighborhoods and workplaces. This program would allow for the quick deportation of individuals who entered theRead More →
