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RFK Jr., intent to focus on chronic disease, continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts

Thursday, April 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Far as he was from Washington, D.C., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a towering sandstone arch in rural Arizona with a group of Navajo Nation leaders, the impact of his agency’s cuts... Read More.

House passes budget blueprint to fund Trumps agenda

Thursday, April 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House narrowly voted to approve the GOP budget blueprint Thursday by a vote of 216-214, delivering a major victory for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.Trump congratulated the House on the bill's passage, saying in a post on his Truth Social platform... Read More.

Democratic senators call for probe into possible insider trading over Trump tariff change

Thursday, April 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the White House over serious concerns that President Donald Trump's rollbacks on his tariffs and his social media posts earlier Wednesday may have been part of insider trading among White House allies.Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and... Read More.

Democratic Party doubling down on town hall meetings targeting Republican-held districts

Thursday, April 10 by ABC News

The Democratic National Committee -- continuing its push to host town halls in Republican-held districts -- is announcing a new set of town halls focused on the Republican-led budget bill and featuring high-profile officials such as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., ABC News has learned... Read More.

Ksenia Karelina, US ballet dancer, released from Russia in prisoner exchange

Thursday, April 10 by ABC News

LONDON -- U.S.-Russian dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday.The exchange took place overnight in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Karelina's lawyer Mikhail Mushailov confirmed to ABC... Read More.

House GOP moves to prevent votes on rescinding Trump tariffs

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are exhausting all legislative tools to prevent future votes on repealing President Donald Trump's tariffs -- doubling down on their support for the administration's policies.GOP leaders on Wednesday inserted language into the "rule" for the budget blueprint that would prohibit... Read More.

DHS to screen social media of visa applicants for antisemitic activity

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security will begin screening visa applicants' social media content for "antisemitic activity," it announced on Wednesday."There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world's terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to... Read More.

DOJ, Coast Guard bust 45,000 pounds of cocaine tied to cartels

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice and the U.S. Coast Guard busted 45,000 pounds of cocaine with a value of over $500 million, according to top DOJ officials on Wednesday.Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel were at Port Everglades in Florida... Read More.

Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHIGTON) -- The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency's data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC... Read More.

House Republicans tee up vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint despite hard-liner opposition

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are plowing ahead with a vote on the Senate-approved GOP budget blueprint on Wednesday despite opposition from rank-and-file lawmakers.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with the help of President Donald Trump, will need to work to persuade nearly a dozen GOP holdouts... Read More.