Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against calls from President Donald Trump — and some House Republicans — to impeach a judge whose ruling conflicted with the Trump administration’s deportation plans. Roberts issued a rare statement on Tuesday after Trump hurled insults at the federal judge who conducted a “fact-finding” hearing […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he tries to win his approval of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump began the conversation with Putin at 10 a.m. Eastern time, according to deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, who posted on X that the call […]

(WASHINGTON) — Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended his choice to vote with the minority of his party to keep the government open last week and his position as leader in an appearance on “The View” on Tuesday. His comments come as some Democrats have publicly raised questions about their confidence in Schumer’s role […]

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military is tracking strong early-year recruiting figures across the services, a signal it will meet or exceed 2024 performances, military officials told ABC News. The Army and Navy, the two largest services and the most ailing from recruiting challenges, both say they’ve recruited at promising rates in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is ending U.S. Secret Service protection for former President Joe Biden’s adult children. Trump made the announcement on his conservative social media platform on Monday evening. Earlier Monday, as he toured the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Trump was asked by a reporter about the security detail assigned to Hunter […]

(MADISON, WI) — The Democratic National Committee is set to announce on Tuesday its earliest-ever new election cycle investment into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, which will see Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic-backed candidate, take on Republican-backed Brad Schimel, a former state attorney general and current Waukesha County judge, ABC News has learned […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s order to cut off funding to Voice of America (VOA) and several other affiliated pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism from press freedom organizations and journalists, who warn it risks severely damaging independent journalism covering some of the world’s most repressive countries. Trump announced an executive order late Friday […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is taking aim at one of his predecessor’s final acts in office: preemptive pardons for members of the House Jan. 6 select committee. In a late-night social media post, Trump claimed without evidence President Joe Biden used an autopen to sign the pardons and so he considered them “hereby declared […]

(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 bill that averted a shutdown on Friday. With Democrats’ help, the Senate passed […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (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 bill that averted a shutdown on Friday. […]