Politics

Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump last fall rejected a proposal from one of his attorneys who was attempting to keep charges off the table in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump’s handling of classified documents, multiple sources told ABC News. The attorney, Christopher Kise, wanted to propose a […]

(WASHINGTON) — Three legislators are working to abolish the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution ahead of Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. As it stands, the Constitution states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party […]

(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is warning Americans about the dangers of drones along the U.S.-Mexican border and urging Congress to expand the department’s drone defense capabilities in the interest of national security. The secretary recalled specific incidents when drones have posed a threat in the United States, citing an incident earlier […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted a meeting with executives from Live Nation, Airbnb, Seat Geek and others Thursday afternoon to continue his administration’s efforts to use the power of the bully pulpit to tackle so-called “junk fees.” Biden, who announced his re-election bid earlier this year, has made providing economic relief to Americans a […]

(WASHINGTON) — Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump, speaking to supporters hours after his arraignment, outlined potential legal arguments as he defends himself against his second indictment. Trump took the stage at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club just hours after his appearance in a Miami courtroom, where he pleaded not guilty to 37 […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a major challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, upholding a landmark law long hailed by tribes for giving priority to Native American families in the adoption of Native children. The state of Texas and a group of non-Native foster parents had challenged the preferences […]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. government networks were hit by a cyberattack affecting several federal agencies, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly confirmed Thursday. The attack does not pose a major risk to national security, Easterly said. CISA, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, previously identified a gap in software […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, hit a milestone on Thursday, 11 years after it first began. As the White House touts how DACA has helped support young immigrants who they say have become valuable members of society, some of those same DACA recipients are speaking out as their […]

GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Suarez told co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on ABC News’ Good Morning America he represents “generational change,” but he repeatedly avoided answering about Trump’s indictment […]

(WASHINGTON) — Shortages of critical medication have plagued the country, according to a recent congressional report, and a bipartisan pair of senators is now looking for answers from federal agencies about the impact the shortfall could potentially have on national security. Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs […]