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Miami can’t postpone its elections to next year, judge rules

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

Miami elections could proceed this year as originally planned, after a judge ruled that city officials could not push elections back to 2026 without voter approval.The ruling comes after the Miami city council voted 3-2, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez signed off, to cancel... Read More.

What Trump and the White House are planning for the midterms

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and the White House are already working behind the scenes on next year's midterm elections, where Trump will play a heavy role in recruiting, fundraising and messaging, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.The White House plans to... Read More.

Judge overseeing DOJ Epstein grand jury records request asks for more information

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information... Read More.

MLK’s daughter implores the White House to release Epstein files

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. said the White House should make public the files on financier-turned-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the Trump administration released thousands of files on her father's 1968 assassination over objections from her and other relatives... Read More.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell ‘in the coming days,’ Bondi says

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that Deputy Attorney Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sometime in the "coming days.""President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell... Read More.

House paralyzed over Epstein files for 2nd week in a row

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Another week, another stalemate in the House of Representatives over releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.The GOP-led Rules Committee -- which was working on advancing a slate of unrelated bills -- came to a halt Monday evening because Democrats announced their plan to... Read More.

School districts sue Trump administration over $6 billion funding freeze

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A coalition of school districts -- including Alaska's largest school district -- and advocacy groups has sued President Donald Trump's administration over the $6 billion funding freeze to congressionally appropriated education programs.The news comes just days after nine Republican senators and Alaska... Read More.

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr.’s assassination

Monday, July 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the release of 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr."Today, after nearly 60 years of questions surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are releasing 230,000... Read More.

Trump demands Washington Commanders reverse name change, threatens he will not facilitate deal for new stadium

Monday, July 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has threatened the Washington Commanders football team, stating he will not facilitate a deal for the team's new stadium to be built in Washington, D.C., if it does not revert to its former name."My statement on the Washington Reskins... Read More.

‘When the raids started, fear spread’: LA Mayor Bass on Trump’s deportation efforts

Sunday, July 20 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- As President Donald Trump marks six months into his second term, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told ABC News’ "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz that the administration's immigration crackdown has not only sparked protests, but fear among the city's residents.“Los Angeles... Read More.

Miami can’t postpone its elections to next year, judge rules

What Trump and the White House are planning for the midterms

Judge overseeing DOJ Epstein grand jury records request asks for more information

MLK’s daughter implores the White House to release Epstein files

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell ‘in the coming days,’ Bondi says

House paralyzed over Epstein files for 2nd week in a row

School districts sue Trump administration over $6 billion funding freeze

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr.’s assassination

Trump demands Washington Commanders reverse name change, threatens he will not facilitate deal for new stadium

‘When the raids started, fear spread’: LA Mayor Bass on Trump’s deportation efforts

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