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Students protest Education Department closure in Hands Off Our Schools rally

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Hundreds of college and high school students representing student governments from some of the largest schools in the Washington, D.C., area will rally outside the Department of Education on Friday to oppose the administration's gutting of the agency.The "Hands Off Our Schools"... Read More.

Rubio in hot seat as he faces European leaders at NATO headquarters

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(BRUSSELS) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting NATO's headquarters in Brussels for a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers, putting him on the front lines of the Trump administration's push against traditional American allies in Europe.European leaders were already bracing for a... Read More.

Trump says ‘it’s going very well’ after tariffs roil markets

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump reacted for the first time on Thursday to the fallout from his tariff announcement, which included markets nosediving and foreign leaders threatening retaliation.Trump had no public events on his schedule a day after his dramatic unveiling of severe tariffs against... Read More.

RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the Department of Health and Human Services this week, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News some programs would soon be reinstated because they were mistakenly cut.Kennedy's comments were in response to a... Read More.

Theyre ripping us off: Trumps long-standing grievance driving his risky tariffs

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For decades, Donald Trump has used a signature phrase to show his contempt for countries he says cheat and take advantage of the U.S.: "They're ripping us off."He used those very words again Wednesday as he capped off his long-standing personal grievance... Read More.

Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon's independent watchdog has announced it has agreed to a request from top senators and is launching a probe into the use of the commercial messaging app Signal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials to discuss... Read More.

Trust in President Trump, White House says, defending his tariffs amid backlash

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Thursday was standing firmly behind President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout despite markets nosediving, businesses recoiling and foreign leaders threatening retaliation.While Trump had no public events on his schedule a day after his dramatic Rose Garden announcement, White... Read More.

National Security Council staffers fired after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer: Sources

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has fired a handful of National Security Council staffers following a Wednesday meeting with far-right political activist Laura Loomer, who made recommendations to President Donald Trump about who he should fire, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Loomer... Read More.

Trumps targets for reciprocal tariffs include uninhabited islands but exclude Russia and Iran

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friend and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while some glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.Trump on Wednesday unveiled "kind reciprocal" tariff rates on certain nations that the administration's... Read More.

Johnson says he wont concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With the House of Representatives at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely."I don't concede on something that I believe to be unconstitutional. I can't. I... Read More.

Students protest Education Department closure in Hands Off Our Schools rally

Rubio in hot seat as he faces European leaders at NATO headquarters

Trump says ‘it’s going very well’ after tariffs roil markets

RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake

Theyre ripping us off: Trumps long-standing grievance driving his risky tariffs

Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat

Trust in President Trump, White House says, defending his tariffs amid backlash

National Security Council staffers fired after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer: Sources

Trumps targets for reciprocal tariffs include uninhabited islands but exclude Russia and Iran

Johnson says he wont concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues

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