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Musk still plans a major role in midterm elections despite loss in Wisconsin: Sources

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite billionaire Elon Musk’s repeated warnings that “Western Civilization” was at stake if the conservative candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race lost, the Tesla CEO and senior adviser to President Donald Trump downplayed Tuesday's major election defeat, writing in an overnight... Read More.

Whats in Trumps sweeping new tariff plan?

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday, which the White House dubbed "Liberation Day.""This is one of the most important days in my opinion in American history," Trump said during a press conference at the Rose Garden, outside the White... Read More.

Democrats vow to fight Trumps tariffs tooth and nail as they slam chaotic trade war

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats on Wednesday vowed to fight President Donald Trump's tariffs "tooth and nail" and criticized his policies as having started an "absurd, crazy, chaotic trade war."Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held a news conference just hours before Trump's big tariff reveal, where... Read More.

Trump announces historic tariffs as he says Americas been looted, pillaged

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a long-promised, sweeping set of baseline tariffs on all countries and what he described as "kind reciprocal" tariffs on nations he claimed were the worst offenders in trade relations with the U.S."My fellow Americans, this is Liberation... Read More.

Massachusetts county debuts jail program with focus on older adults

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(MIDDLESEX, Mass.) -- To step inside the Older Adult Re-Entry unit, or OAR, at the Middlesex County, Massachusetts, jail is unlike entering any jail in the United States.The walls are adorned in a soothing paint color, and there is fitness equipment, specially designed beds... Read More.

McMahon hijacks House Democrats presser after closed-door meeting outside Department of Education

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Education Secretary Linda McMahon interrupted a press conference by House Democrats outside the Department of Education to give an impromptu statement after they met in a closed-door meeting earlier Wednesday.With about a minute's notice, the secretary's team told some attendees that McMahon... Read More.

Unanimous Supreme Court upholds FDA block of flavored vapes

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday backed the Food and Drug Administration's refusal to authorize the sale of kid-friendly flavored e-cigarettes and vapes, including the flavors "Killer Kustard Blueberry," "Rainbow Road," and "Pineapple Express."Justice Samuel Alito, in his opinion for the court,... Read More.

Rep. Pettersen says it was difficult decision to bring infant son to House floor to fight for proxy voting

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who on Tuesday held her newborn son during a speech on the House floor in support of a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents, said the decision to bring her 9-week-old was "difficult," but... Read More.

Mayor Eric Adams case dismissed with prejudice despite Trump admins request to allow for later prosecution

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but not in the way the Trump administration wanted.Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.The Justice Department sought to... Read More.

Shares in Trump social media company sink following concerns about insider selloff

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Shares in Donald Trump’s social media company sank in morning trading on Wednesday, a day after the company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.Trump Media and... Read More.