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DC attorney general sues to end federal National Guard deployment

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a lawsuit on Thursday to end the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to the city, calling it an unlawful "military occupation."Nearly 2,300 troops from seven states have been stationed in the district... Read More.

Artificial intelligence is here. Will it replace teachers?

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Many parents, school districts and the federal government alike have embraced artificial intelligence this back-to-school season, but some experts warn artificial intelligence could widen the teacher shortage by eliminating jobs.In a Pew Research Center study released last spring, 31% of AI... Read More.

RFK Jr. set to testify before Senate Finance Committee amid CDC turmoil, vaccine changes

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a week of fast-moving shakeups at the nation's health agency, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will come before the powerful Senate Finance Committee, which has oversight over his department, on Thursday for hours of questioning that is... Read More.

Trump calls Epstein files ‘irrelevant’ as push for release gains steam

Wednesday, September 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast the Jeffrey Epstein controversy as "irrelevant" amid an effort on Capitol Hill to force a vote to release all files related to the deceased sex offender."This is a Democrat hoax that never ends," Trump told reporters... Read More.

Trump calls video of bag thrown out of White House fake. A White House official reportedly suggests otherwise

Wednesday, September 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- During an Oval Office event, President Donald Trump was asked about a video that began circulating online this past weekend of what appears to be a bag being thrown out of a second-story window at the White House.Trump said on Tuesday that... Read More.

Jeffrey Epstein survivors set to speak on Capitol Hill

Wednesday, September 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors are set to speak at the Capitol on Wednesday morning.The 10:30 a.m. ET news conference comes as a bipartisan pair of lawmakers push to force a vote on the House floor on releasing the Epstein... Read More.

Trump says China conspiring against US with Putin, Kim meeting at military parade

Wednesday, September 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump took to his social media platform as Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared together in Beijing for China's largest-ever military parade on Wednesday.Trump accused Xi of "conspiring against" the... Read More.

Secret Service counter sniper team faces ‘chronic understaffing,’ DHS IG finds

Tuesday, September 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- More than a year after a Secret Service counter sniper team killed a would-be assassin targeting President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, a report from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General found the team faces "chronic understaffing.""The United States Secret Service's... Read More.

Trump vows to take on crime in Chicago ‘fast’ after violent Labor Day weekend

Tuesday, September 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday again took aim at Chicago as he suggested federal intervention is needed to combat crime.Trump pointed to gun violence in the city over Labor Day weekend, as eight people were killed and more than 50 injured."Chicago is... Read More.

Use of federal troops in Los Angeles is unlawful, judge says

Tuesday, September 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations is unlawful, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order prohibiting troops from engaging in security patrols, riot control, arrests, searches and crowd... Read More.

DC attorney general sues to end federal National Guard deployment

Artificial intelligence is here. Will it replace teachers?

RFK Jr. set to testify before Senate Finance Committee amid CDC turmoil, vaccine changes

Trump calls Epstein files ‘irrelevant’ as push for release gains steam

Trump calls video of bag thrown out of White House fake. A White House official reportedly suggests otherwise

Jeffrey Epstein survivors set to speak on Capitol Hill

Trump says China conspiring against US with Putin, Kim meeting at military parade

Secret Service counter sniper team faces ‘chronic understaffing,’ DHS IG finds

Trump vows to take on crime in Chicago ‘fast’ after violent Labor Day weekend

Use of federal troops in Los Angeles is unlawful, judge says

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