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Democrat flips seat representing Mar-a-Lago’s district in Florida special election

Wednesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrat Emily Gregory won the Florida House District 87 special election, according to The Associated Press, flipping the district that includes President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. In the Tuesday evening upset victory, Gregory was reported to have defeated Trump-endorsed Republican Jon... Read More.

82nd Airborne ground forces set to deploy to Middle East: Source

Wednesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division are poised to deploy to the Middle East, amid the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, according to a source familiar with the situation. The deployment is set to include both a headquarters unit and ground... Read More.

Supreme Court poised to let Trump turn away asylum seekers at border

Wednesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court appears poised to allow President Trump to turn away asylum seekers who approach ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, a decision which would reverse a lower court ruling that the policy likely violates federal law and international... Read More.

Potential DHS funding deal taking shape, but roadblocks still ahead

Tuesday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senators on both sides of the aisle as well as the White House seem to be increasingly optimistic that a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security is on the horizon -- as Transportation Security Administration lines grow at airports and... Read More.

Questions swirl about status of peace talks as Trump touts progress, Iran pushes back

Tuesday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Strikes continued across the Middle East on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the state of talks between the U.S. and Iran, after President Donald Trump touted progress on negotiations while Tehran denied any dialogue.Just days after he insisted there was no leadership left... Read More.

Trump voted by mail in Florida special election despite his rhetoric opposing it

Tuesday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Public records show that President Donald Trump voted by mail in the special election occurring Tuesday for the statehouse district that includes his Mar-a-Lago estate in spite of his longstanding rhetoric against voting by mail and his efforts to push through the... Read More.

Supreme Court appears likely to set limits on mail-in ballots

Monday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday appeared sympathetic to arguments by the Republican National Committee seeking to limit the counting of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked on or before.Many justices voiced concerns about... Read More.

Supreme Court weighs RNC bid to disqualify late-arriving mail ballots

Monday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a case with potentially major ramifications for the 2026 midterm elections and all federal elections going forward, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is considering a Republican Party bid to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election... Read More.

Trump says US and Iran have ‘major points of agreement,’ including no nuclear weapons

Monday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, after postponing U.S. strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure citing new negotiations with Tehran, said on Monday that talks will continue and that there are "major points of agreement.""They're not going to have a nuclear weapon, that's number one," Trump... Read More.

State Department launches effort to counter cyberattacks, AI risks from Iran, others

Monday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has formally launched a new entity charged with anticipating and responding to dangers posed by Iran and other U.S. adversaries' weaponization of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, officials familiar with the matter tell ABC News.The department's Bureau of Emerging... Read More.

Democrat flips seat representing Mar-a-Lago’s district in Florida special election

82nd Airborne ground forces set to deploy to Middle East: Source

Supreme Court poised to let Trump turn away asylum seekers at border

Potential DHS funding deal taking shape, but roadblocks still ahead

Questions swirl about status of peace talks as Trump touts progress, Iran pushes back

Trump voted by mail in Florida special election despite his rhetoric opposing it

Supreme Court appears likely to set limits on mail-in ballots

Supreme Court weighs RNC bid to disqualify late-arriving mail ballots

Trump says US and Iran have ‘major points of agreement,’ including no nuclear weapons

State Department launches effort to counter cyberattacks, AI risks from Iran, others

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