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Kennedy Center to be renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ White House claims

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House announced Thursday that the board at the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump now chairs and is newly filled with his appointees, has voted "unanimously" to rename the building the "Trump-Kennedy Center.""I have just been informed that the highly... Read More.

House Democrats release another batch of Epstein photos

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- One day before the deadline for the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday publicly disclosed another batch of photographs provided by the late financier's estate in... Read More.

Trump hangs plaques mocking Biden, Obama along White House Colonnade

Wednesday, December 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has installed plaques underneath portraits of presidents at the White House, using them to insult and make unfounded claims about some of his predecessors including Joe Biden and Barack Obama -- the latest in a series of controversial White... Read More.

Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides

Monday, December 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that as they focus on trying to win control of the House of Representatives, they should not get caught up in ideological differences within the party and... Read More.

House Republicans unveil health care package that does not extend ACA subsidies ahead of next week’s vote

Saturday, December 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans -- led by Speaker Mike Johnson -- unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.The GOP proposal -- which will receive a vote on... Read More.

National Trust for Historic Preservation sues to try to stop White House ballroom construction

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the privately funded nonprofit designated by Congress to protect historic sites, is suing in an attempt to stop the construction of the White House ballroom.In a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for DC,... Read More.

Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies — defying Speaker Johnson

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As House Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote next week on a to-be-announced health care package, a growing number of House Republicans are revolting against leadership by trying to force a vote on extending the expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies.Nearly a... Read More.

House Republican drops his inquiry into Sept. 2 boat strikes

Wednesday, December 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is dropping his end of a bipartisan probe into the military's Sept. 2 strike that killed two survivors in the Caribbean, his spokesperson said Wednesday."The video and classified briefings from... Read More.

Mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew ordered released from immigration detention

Monday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew was ordered released from immigration detention on Monday, according to her attorney.Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who is in the process of obtaining a green card and previously held DACA status, was ordered released... Read More.

Trump to announce $12 billion bailout plan for farmers, White House official says