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Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority

Wednesday, August 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Donald Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to break a Republican supermajority of the chamber.Republicans argue the... Read More.

Democrats desperate to turn the page as they gather for summer meeting

Wednesday, August 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Democrats are in a tough stretch. Their fundraising and voter registration lags Republicans. And polls show American voters find the party generally unfavorable.But at this week's Democratic National Committee summer meeting in Minneapolis, members are desperate to turn a page, shed... Read More.

Trump’s effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook likely headed for Supreme Court

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempted removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors – an unprecedented assertion of executive power – sets the stage for a consequential legal battle likely bound for the U.S. Supreme Court.In creating the nation's central... Read More.

Gov. Wes Moore rejects Trump’s claims he called him the ‘greatest president of my lifetime’

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a weekend of tit-for-tat jabs on social media and television, President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore are continuing their feud -- with Trump claiming the governor called him the "greatest president of my lifetime," but Moore referring to this... Read More.

Trump-appointed judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland federal judiciary over deportations

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge has dismissed the case brought by the Department of Justice against the entire Maryland judiciary over a standing order that bars the government from deporting undocumented immigrants for at least one day after they file a legal... Read More.

Trump says cities should be asking for National Guard troops as he mulls more deployments

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said he is still prepared to order National Guard troops to American cities besides the nation's capital, but that he wanted local officials to request his help.The comments come after Trump threatened Chicago as the next city... Read More.

Trump says he’s firing Fed Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced that he is removing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board Governor, from her position.In the letter addressed to Cook that was posted on social media Monday night, Trump said there was "sufficient evidence" that Cook made false statements... Read More.

Senate Republicans push back against Trump’s calls to end ‘blue slips’

Monday, August 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is once again upping the pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to do away with a century-old Senate tradition that places some constraints on the president's authority to appoint judicial nominees.Trump is targeting the Senate's "blue slip"... Read More.

DC students head back to school amid Trump’s law enforcement surge

Monday, August 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite more than 2,000 National Guard troops authorized by President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said students in the nation's capital will not be aided by their presence as children return to school this week."We don't need... Read More.

Former CIA Director Petraeus says Putin is ‘the obstacle to peace’ in Ukraine

Sunday, August 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former CIA Director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that he's dubious that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine."There's not that much right now that would lead us... Read More.