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Van Hollen slams Rubio in contentious exchange over deportations and Abrego Garcia

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio returned to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, appearing before his former colleagues for the first time since his confirmation to defend the president's foreign policy and the administration's budget priorities for the year ahead.Rather than... Read More.

Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is set to unveil at the White House Tuesday afternoon his plans to build a massive missile shield system to protect the United States against threats from North Korea and elsewhere, according to three U.S. officials. The project echoes... Read More.

New book ‘Original Sin’ alleges Joe Biden hid son Beau’s cancer diagnosis

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a copy of “Original Sin, President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” obtained by ABC News, authors and journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson allege that former President Joe Biden hid information about the cancer... Read More.

Trump urges House Republicans not to mess with Medicaid amid push to pass bill advancing his agenda: Sources

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the megabill aimed at advancing his legislative agenda, sources told ABC News.Trump spoke to the conference as more than a dozen Republicans seek additional... Read More.

Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE detention facility earlier this month.Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced she was charging the congresswoman with assaulting and impeding a law enforcement... Read More.

Why Biden may not have known about his aggressive prostate cancer until recently

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Joe Biden's office announced on Sunday that he was diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.Biden's office also said the cancer had metastasized, spreading to his bones.Although some people were left wondering why the cancer was caught only after... Read More.

Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A 20-year-old Venezuelan man seeking a return to the United States after being sent to El Salvador won a legal victory over President Donald Trump's administration on Monday.A divided panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to leave in... Read More.

Trump says ceasefire negotiations between just Russia and Ukraine to start immediately

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump held a high-stakes phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday as he continued his push for an end to Moscow's 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine after last week's peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey.Following the calls, Trump told reporters... Read More.

Trump calls for major investigation into Kamala Harris celebrity endorsements

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has called for a "major investigation" into several celebrity endorsements former Vice President Kamala Harris received during the 2024 presidential campaign, suggesting without evidence that some of the celebrities were illegally paid for their endorsements.Some of the celebrities have... Read More.

Trump headed to Capitol Hill to help Johnson sway hard-liners to support his agenda

Monday, May 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- It's crunch time in the House, where the next 48 hours will test Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership like never before as he scrambles to secure the needed votes to pass a megabill aimed at advancing President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.And now the... Read More.

Van Hollen slams Rubio in contentious exchange over deportations and Abrego Garcia

Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions

New book ‘Original Sin’ alleges Joe Biden hid son Beau’s cancer diagnosis

Trump urges House Republicans not to mess with Medicaid amid push to pass bill advancing his agenda: Sources

Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents

Why Biden may not have known about his aggressive prostate cancer until recently

Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador

Trump says ceasefire negotiations between just Russia and Ukraine to start immediately

Trump calls for major investigation into Kamala Harris celebrity endorsements

Trump headed to Capitol Hill to help Johnson sway hard-liners to support his agenda

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