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Congressional leaders continue blame game as clock ticks toward shutdown

Tuesday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the clock ticks down towards a government shutdown, 150 House Democrats rallied on the House steps Tuesday morning ahead of a midnight government funding deadline, presenting unity as each political party attempts to shift and place blame for a lapse in... Read More.

What Hegseth’s policy memos say about hazing, harassment in the military

Tuesday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to review and revise the ways it investigates complaints of hazing and harassment, according to policy memos obtained by ABC News.The memos, which came after Hegseth ordered top military generals and admirals to come... Read More.

Trump suggests false claims of FBI agents’ involvement in Jan. 6 riot warrants investigation of former director Wray

Tuesday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump suggested a criminal investigation into Christopher Wray, his appointee to lead the bureau in his first term, after a conservative media outlet reported the false claim that FBI agents were involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on... Read More.

What to know about the Pentagon’s ‘mystery meeting’ with top-ranking generals

Tuesday, September 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the government teeters on the brink of a shutdown, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday will address an auditorium packed with several hundred of the nation's most seasoned military commanders summoned last-minute from around the world.The event... Read More.

Trump unveils sweeping peace plan for Gaza that he says Israel accepts

Monday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday fast-tracked his administration's efforts to secure peace in Gaza, rolling out a detailed vision for a U.S.-backed ceasefire that the White House says will bring the war to an immediate end.He said Israel has accepted the proposal... Read More.

Trump to hold high-stakes meeting with Democrats as government shutdown looms

Monday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Top congressional leaders are heading to the White House Monday afternoon to meet with President Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown -- but as a stalemate persists just one day from the deadline, a shutdown seems nearly... Read More.

Federal courts may quickly face curtailed operations if government shuts down

Monday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal courts may be forced to quickly curtail operations -- potentially delaying trials and other hearings -- if congressional funding is not extended beyond Sept. 30, a spokesperson for the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts told ABC News. While in previous government shutdowns... Read More.

Rubio announces release of US citizen held by Afghanistan

Monday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a statement Sunday the release of U.S. citizen Amir Amiry, who had been considered wrongfully detained in Afghanistan.This is the fifth release of an American citizen from detention in Afghanistan this year. Amiry’s case was... Read More.

Trump seeks expedited Supreme Court review of birthright citizenship executive order

Monday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump praised the U.S. Supreme Court in June for a "monumental victory" when it rolled back nationwide injunctions against his executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship.Three months later, after two federal courts universally blocked the order again on different... Read More.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to tell hundreds of generals about the ‘warrior ethos’ in rare gathering: Sources

Sunday, September 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At next week's unusual gathering of several hundred senior U.S. generals and admirals, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will deliver his message of restoring the "warrior ethos" to the U.S. military and present new standards toward that goal, according to five U.S. officials.Many... Read More.