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Here’s how immigration enforcement is affecting school enrollment in some districts

Monday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's surge in law enforcement has created a chilling effect on student attendance in school districts nationwide, but it appears that preliminary data and attendance trackers from some districts do not show a large-scale enrollment plunge due to Immigration and... Read More.

In landmark case, Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s bid to control independent agencies

Monday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINTON) -- For more than 100 years, independent government agencies have regulated American monetary policy and stock trades, transportation systems and election campaigns, consumer product safety and broadcast licenses all free from direct political interference and supervision by the White House.A major case before... Read More.

DOJ won’t say what it advised Noem amid contempt inquiry over El Salvador deportations

Saturday, December 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador in March.The declarations filed... Read More.

What to know about Adm. ‘Mitch’ Bradley, commander at the center of boat strike controversy

Thursday, December 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, the commander at the center of the controversial Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea, has served for decades as a Navy SEAL officer while rising through the ranks to lead all U.S.... Read More.

Pentagon IG finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat, sources say

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing classified information that could have endangered U.S. troops when he relayed details about a planned military strike in Yemen using the Signal commercial messaging app, according to a person who read... Read More.

US sends 1-way attack drones to the Middle East

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military has deployed its first squadron of one-way attack drones to the Middle East, employing a U.S.-built drone that was reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed drones that have been used by Iran against Israel and by Russia against Ukraine.U.S. Central Command... Read More.

Trump describes Somali immigrants as ‘garbage’ amid feud with Minnesota congresswoman, governor

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by unleashing criticism on Somali immigrants, whom he described as "garbage," saying he doesn't want them in the United States."You know, our country's at a tipping point. We could go bad. We're at... Read More.

Trump says he’s pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar after bribery indictment

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is granting a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All... Read More.

What Trump and Hegseth said after the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat

Wednesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Donald Trump and Defense officials revealed on Sept. 2 that the U.S. military killed 11 alleged drug smugglers on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, they touted it as a success in their war against South American cartels.Their initial comments... Read More.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez freed from prison after Trump pardons drug trafficking conviction

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of trafficking drugs into the United States, has been freed from prison after he was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump, officials said.The 57-year-old Hernandez was released from a... Read More.