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Judge poised to block limitations on transgender service members

Tuesday, February 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge appears poised to block the Trump administration if the Department of Defense attempts to place limitations on or ban transgender service members.U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes is still hearing arguments Tuesday in the case but signaled deep skepticism with... Read More.

Apprehensions along the southwestern border plummeted in January: CBP

Tuesday, February 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The number of apprehensions along the southwestern U.S. border plummeted by a third during January, according to statistics obtained by ABC News on Tuesday.There were 61,465 apprehensions along the southwest border in January, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,... Read More.

Elon Musks DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say

Monday, February 17 by ABC News

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to an Internal Revenue Service system that retains the personal tax information of millions of Americans, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.The system, known as the Integrated Data Retrieval System, is used... Read More.

GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump is the only person who can force Putin to the table

Monday, February 17 by ABC News

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that President Donald Trump is the only one who has the ability to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate to end the war with Ukraine."Putin knows the one person that can truly change the war is the... Read More.

Hakeem Jeffries decries Trumps toxic bait-and-switch presidency

Sunday, February 16 by ABC News

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries decried what he called the "toxic bait-and-switch" of President Donald Trump's leadership on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday."Donald Trump and Republicans consistently promised that they were going to lower the high cost of living, and they've done the... Read More.

Federal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agencies

Saturday, February 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at least three federal agencies after a federal judge in Washington denied a request to block Musk's budget-slashing team from the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human... Read More.

Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The battle between New York federal prosecutors and President Donald Trump's Justice Department continued Friday as another prosecutor resigned over the order to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams' bribery case.Hagan Scotten, the assistant United States attorney for Southern District of New York,... Read More.

With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired its probationary workers as part of the Trump administration's government-wide layoffs Thursday, the agency moved on to fire short-term employees Thursday night with most of the remaining staff expected to be fired Friday, according... Read More.

Trump mug shot hung just outside Oval Office, photos show

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A framed copy of the New York Post's cover featuring President Donald Trump's mug shot has been hung on a wall just outside the Oval Office, photos show.The mug shot, taken when he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Georgia... Read More.

Democratic senators want more details on costs and impact of border mission

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After senior U.S. military officials told Congress they do not know yet how much the surge of active-duty military forces to the southern border with Mexico and the buildup of infrastructure to house thousands of migrants at Guantanamo might end up costing,... Read More.

Judge poised to block limitations on transgender service members

Apprehensions along the southwestern border plummeted in January: CBP

Elon Musks DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say

GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump is the only person who can force Putin to the table

Hakeem Jeffries decries Trumps toxic bait-and-switch presidency

Federal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agencies

Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case

With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB

Trump mug shot hung just outside Oval Office, photos show

Democratic senators want more details on costs and impact of border mission

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