‘We’d love to go into Chicago,’ Trump says after controversy over ‘war’ meme

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday continued to take aim at Chicago as the city braces for potential federal intervention."We'd love to go into Chicago and straighten it out," Trump said as he delivered remarks at the Museum of the Bible.Earlier Monday, Trump... Read More.

GOP-led House Oversight Committee expected to receive Epstein estate documents on Monday

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is expected to receive documents and communications from the Jeffrey Epstein estate on Monday.The committee issued a subpoena in late August for information from the estate, which includes a copy of the alleged "birthday book" compiled for... Read More.

White House says it didn’t ask USTA to help censor reactions to Trump US Open appearance

Monday, September 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The White House said it didn't ask the U.S. Tennis Association to censor reactions to President Donald Trump during his attendance at the U.S. Open over the weekend."That's not true," a White House official told ABC News on Sunday. "We did... Read More.

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.

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‘We’d love to go into Chicago,’ Trump says after controversy over ‘war’ meme

GOP-led House Oversight Committee expected to receive Epstein estate documents on Monday

White House says it didn’t ask USTA to help censor reactions to Trump US Open appearance

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

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