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Vice President Vance and wife Usha head to Greenland amid US takeover controversy

Friday, March 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrived in Greenland on Friday for a scaled-back visit to the Pituffik Space Base.The couple boarded Air Force Two shortly after 6 a.m. Eastern time and were joined on the trip by national... Read More.

Trump again assails federal judge at center of deportation flight controversy

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is lashing out again against the top federal judge of the Washington, D.C. circuit, who issued an order stopping deportation flights of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.“If a President doesn’t have the right to throw murderers,... Read More.

Sen. Chuck Schumers book tour postponed for security concerns amid funding vote controversy

Monday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's three planned book tour events scheduled for this week were abruptly postponed Monday morning because of "security concerns."Schumer, promoting his new book "Antisemitism in America: A Warning," faced backlash over voting for the House-approved government funding... Read More.

Sen. Chuck Schumers book tour postponed amid funding vote controversy

Monday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's three planned book tour events scheduled for this week have abruptly been postponed as of Monday morning.Schumer, promoting his new book "Antisemitism in America: A Warning," has been facing backlash over voting for the House-approved government funding... Read More.

Private firefighters spark controversy amid devastating LA fires

Wednesday, January 15 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- Across the Pacific Palisades, where the current Los Angeles wildfires began on Jan. 7, homes and buildings have been reduced to rubble, the once-bucolic neighborhood left ashen and desolate.But standing tall among the wreckage -- almost entirely unscathed -- remains Palisades... Read More.

“Im not sure what happened”: Francis Ford Coppola responds to Megalopolis “fake review” controversy

Wednesday, September 11 by ABC News

Entertainment Tonight asked legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola about the "fake review" controversy that surrounded the trailer to his forthcoming epic, Megalopolis.As reported, a now-deleted trailer seemed to spin the lukewarm reception the film got from critics at the... Read More.

Books dumped en masse at Floridas New College, sparking controversy

Friday, August 16 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) — The New College of Florida is under fire after what appears to be hundreds of books that have been wiped from its collection and discarded on the street. Social Equity Through Education Alliance (SEE), a local activist group, was alerted on Thursday... Read More.

Election 2024 updates: Trumps NABJ interview sparks controversy

Wednesday, July 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is moving full steam ahead in her bid for the White House, with her campaign saying Sunday it has raised more than $200 million in less than a week.Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD... Read More.

Trump praises Kristi Noem amid book controversy: I like her a lot

Thursday, May 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has praised South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, saying he likes her "a lot" and that she's gone through "rough" days amid controversy of her newly released book."She had a rough couple of days. I will say that," Trump... Read More.

Sarah Sanders office potentially violated state law in $19K lectern controversy, audit finds

Thursday, April 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The little-seen, $19,000 lectern at the center of a controversy in Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office was made available for viewing on Tuesday night -- after a monthslong audit into how the lectern was procured and paid for found that Sanders'... Read More.

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