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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Trump immigration tactics in California

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday lifted restrictions on aggressive immigration enforcement tactics by federal agents in central California that had been challenged by critics as unconstitutional racial profiling.The Court did not formally explain its decision. It overruled two lower courts which had imposed... Read More.

Key 2025 elections approach with Trump approval, congressional maps at stake: What to watch in November

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- With less than two months out to Election Day, this year's elections -- ranging from hot-button mayoral and gubernatorial contests to a vote over new congressional maps -- are set to ramp up as candidates begin to make their final pitches... Read More.

Vance tasked with selling Trump’s signature tax and spending bill

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump secured a major legislative victory when what he had been calling his "big, beautiful bill" became law in July. However, Trump and Republicans are now working to shift the messaging surrounding the bill ahead of next year's midterm elections.And... Read More.

Massie on Epstein files: ‘We can’t avoid justice to avoid embarrassment for some very powerful men’

Sunday, September 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday that those who might be in the Jeffrey Epstein files need to be held accountable regardless of their social status.“We can't avoid justice just to avoid embarrassment for some very powerful men, Massie told ABC News'... Read More.

RFK Jr. challenged to square COVID vaccine skepticism with Trump’s Operation Warp Speed

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a combative hearing on Thursday, senators pushed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the politically tenuous effort to curtail access to the same vaccine that President Donald Trump has touted as an extraordinary achievement.In an exchange with... Read More.

Smithsonian secretary reaffirms institution’s ‘independence’ in response to White House’s demand for review

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III asserted the Smithsonian Institution's control over its programming and content this week in a letter addressed to the White House after the Trump administration demanded a review of the institution's exhibits, a Smithsonian official confirmed to ABC... Read More.

Trump to sign order renaming Pentagon ‘Department of War’: Sources

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, a White House official and sources familiar with a draft of the executive order told ABC News.The formal renaming of the department... Read More.

Washington, DC, residents press Congress to end Trump’s federal law enforcement surge

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Some Washington, D.C. residents fanned out across the halls of Congress on Thursday, urging lawmakers to end President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital.The demonstrations came the same day the U.S. Army extended orders for the Washington, D.C.,... Read More.

Army extends orders for DC National Guard through Nov. 30: Officials

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Army is extending orders for the Washington, D.C., National Guard to remain on active duty in the nation’s capital through Nov. 30, two U.S. officials told ABC News Thursday.President Donald Trump could still cut the mission shorter than Nov. 30 if desired --... Read More.

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.

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Trump immigration tactics in California

Key 2025 elections approach with Trump approval, congressional maps at stake: What to watch in November

Vance tasked with selling Trump’s signature tax and spending bill

Massie on Epstein files: ‘We can’t avoid justice to avoid embarrassment for some very powerful men’

RFK Jr. challenged to square COVID vaccine skepticism with Trump’s Operation Warp Speed

Smithsonian secretary reaffirms institution’s ‘independence’ in response to White House’s demand for review

Trump to sign order renaming Pentagon ‘Department of War’: Sources

Washington, DC, residents press Congress to end Trump’s federal law enforcement surge

Army extends orders for DC National Guard through Nov. 30: Officials

DC attorney general sues to end federal National Guard deployment

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