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Senate Republicans pass budget blueprint after all-night session

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After about six hours of amendment votes, the Senate approved a budget blueprint Saturday morning by a vote of 51-48.Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Susan Collins cast votes against the resolution. Every other Republican in the chamber voted for it, and every... Read More.

IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The IRS started a new round of layoffs on Friday beginning with the agency's Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, according to an email obtained by ABC News.Overall, the agency is planning to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce with the... Read More.

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After months of negotiations, a deal to turn over TikTok’s United States operations to a new company with a majority American ownership was finalized on Wednesday, according to senior administration officials.The investors -- which included Oracle, Blackstone, Andreeson Horowitz and several others... Read More.

Barack Obama, Kamala Harris criticize Trump, White House over moves they say are against Americas values

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in separate remarks on Thursday, criticized President Donald Trump and the White House for moves that they called unconstitutional or contributing to an erosion of the country's values.Neither Obama or Harris have... Read More.

Figure skating tributes dedicated to DC plane crash victims raise $1.3 million

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A tearful tribute from the United States' most decorated figure skaters coupled with multiple fundraising efforts has garnered $1.3 million on behalf of the Washington, D.C., plane crash victims, organizers said Thursday."Legacy on Ice," a figure skating tribute show that took place... Read More.

Trump tariff formula misrepresents global trade economics, experts say

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Donald Trump announced his controversial tariffs on virtually every trading partner in the world, he repeatedly called them "reciprocal" -- a response, he said, to those nations that had hit the U.S. with tariffs and hurt the American economy.But Trump's... Read More.

Interim US attorney for DC says hes expanded investigation into Jan. 6 cases

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said in a message to staff on Friday that he's "expanded" the scope of his investigation into the office's handling of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol... Read More.

Adversaries attempting to recruit laid-off government workers as spies: Intelligence

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Foreign adversaries including Russia and China are targeting government workers who have been laid off amid the Trump administration's attempt to downsize to recruit as spies, according to new intelligence."New intelligence indicates agents from China, Russia, and other countries have set their... Read More.

Trump says it could take 2 years before tariffs result in American manufacturing boom

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As markets nosedived and foreign allies recoiled after the unveiling of sweeping tariffs to be imposed by the U.S., President Donald Trump said he was looking toward the future impact of his levies.In the case of manufacturing growth, a key administration interest... Read More.

Loomer urged Trump to remove NSA director and others across multiple agencies: Sources

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, was among the numerous officials far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Donald Trump to remove during her official Oval Office meeting earlier this week, citing evidence of disloyalties, multiple sources tell... Read More.

Senate Republicans pass budget blueprint after all-night session

IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war

Barack Obama, Kamala Harris criticize Trump, White House over moves they say are against Americas values

Figure skating tributes dedicated to DC plane crash victims raise $1.3 million

Trump tariff formula misrepresents global trade economics, experts say

Interim US attorney for DC says hes expanded investigation into Jan. 6 cases

Adversaries attempting to recruit laid-off government workers as spies: Intelligence

Trump says it could take 2 years before tariffs result in American manufacturing boom

Loomer urged Trump to remove NSA director and others across multiple agencies: Sources

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