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Trumps attorney asks judges to move appeal of NY hush money conviction to federal court

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's challenge to his "one of a kind" felony hush money conviction in New York should be removed from state appellate courts and heard in federal court, an attorney for the president argued Wednesday.Just over a year after Trump... Read More.

Bondi argues Trump Jan. 6 pardons dont create double standard with crackdown on LA protests

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi rejected that President Donald Trump's pardons for hundreds of rioters who assaulted police during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol creates a double standard with the administration's aggressive response to violence at immigration protests in Read More.

Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear war in social media video, breaking with Trumps past remarks

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about the threat of nuclear war in a video posted to her personal account on X, marking a sharp contrast with past comments made by former President Donald Trump on the... Read More.

White House, Texas Republicans weigh redistricting to protect GOP House majority

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's political operation has approached Texas Republicans about redrawing the Texas congressional map ahead of next year's midterms, in a bid to protect Republicans' fragile House majority, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told ABC News.Texas Republican lawmakers, who met... Read More.

Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Smithsonian tried to affirm its autonomy from outside influences in a statement on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he fired National Portrait Gallery head Kim Sajet for being a "highly partisan person."The institution, which is the world's largest museum,... Read More.

Some Democrats condemn violence in LA protests and Trumps response to it

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic senators on Tuesday were walking a line between criticizing the White House for sending troops to put down protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles and the violence the administration says caused it to act.Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of... Read More.

Appeals court to take up Trumps challenge to his criminal hush money conviction

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Just over a year after Donald Trump became the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, an appeals court is set to hear the president's bid to move his case to federal court.The U.S. Court of Appeals for... Read More.

Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy Texas National Guard in anticipation of protests

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(SAN ANTONIO) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was deploying the Texas National Guard to multiple locations across the state to "ensure peace and order."The deployment comes ahead of planned protests this week in Texas, including on in San Antonio.A statement from Abbott's... Read More.

Trump warns any protesters at military parade will be met with heavy force

Tuesday, June 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to use "heavy force" against "any" protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend."We're going to celebrate big on Saturday," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office right after he spoke about sending... Read More.

Speaker Johnson, backing Trumps LA actions, says Newsom should be tarred and feathered

Tuesday, June 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is "absolutely right" to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as protests over against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue -- and sided... Read More.

Trumps attorney asks judges to move appeal of NY hush money conviction to federal court

Bondi argues Trump Jan. 6 pardons dont create double standard with crackdown on LA protests

White House, Texas Republicans weigh redistricting to protect GOP House majority

Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery

Some Democrats condemn violence in LA protests and Trumps response to it

Appeals court to take up Trumps challenge to his criminal hush money conviction

Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy Texas National Guard in anticipation of protests

Trump warns any protesters at military parade will be met with heavy force

Speaker Johnson, backing Trumps LA actions, says Newsom should be tarred and feathered

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