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(WASHINGTON) — A member of the DOGE team assigned to work at the IRS will not be granted broad access to Americans’ personal tax information, according to an agreement obtained by ABC News that heads off a request that had sparked concern within the IRS. As ABC News previously reported, DOGE had sought broad access to an IRS system […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s had “good talks” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin but not with Ukraine as the U.S. pushes negotiations to end the three-year conflict that began when Putin’s forces invaded its sovereign neighbor. The comment, made at a gathering of Republican and Democratic governors at the White House, comes as […]
(MAYVILLE, N.Y.) — A jury has convicted a New Jersey man for attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie while the author was on stage at a speaking event in upstate New York. Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the attack at the Chautauqua Institution […]
Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has rescinded a stop-work order it issued earlier this week that cut off funding to organizations that provide pro bono representation and other legal assistance to unaccompanied migrant children, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. “This letter cancels the Stop Work Order […]
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been removed by Mayor Karen Bass in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. Bass said on Friday that she removed Crowley because firefighters were sent home […]
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Three people were shot and killed in a parking lot outside a driver’s licensing office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said. A male victim died at the scene while two female victims died at a hospital, Louisville police said. “There are no known suspects,” police said. Additional information was not immediately […]
Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has indefinitely adjourned New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ fraud criminal trial after last week’s request from the Department of Justice. “In light of the Government’s motion and the representations of the parties during the conference, it is clear that trial in this matter will not go […]
(WASHINGTON) — As the IRS fired thousands of workers across the country on Thursday, many laid-off employees walked out of the headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time. One fired IRS worker, who exited the building with a heavy suitcase and stuffed duffle bag, told ABC News he was originally hired to make the […]
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of eight asylum seekers on Thursday, but the move was too late for one woman who her lawyers believe has already been deported by the Trump administration. Despite seeking asylum in the United States to escape a violent former partner, according to her legal team, the woman was […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nineteen states from Nebraska to Florida are facing cold weather alerts on Friday morning as a relentless Arctic blast persists — but a warmup is finally on the way. Friday marks the fourth morning in a row of record-low temperatures across the central U.S. Cities across the Plains and the […]
