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Columbia student sues Trump after official says her permanent legal status in the US is revoked
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 21-year-old junior at Columbia University said she was the person whom federal agents were after when they showed up at a residence on West 113 Street earlier this month -- and she is now suing President Donald Trump.Federal immigration agents showed up at Yunseo Chung's apartment near the Columbia University campus on March 13, law enforcement sources told ABC News.However, law enforcement officials told ABC News at the time that the woman they were seeking was not there when the agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations arrived.Chung, who has lived in the United States since she moved from South Korea at age 7 and had become a legal permanent resident, ... Read More
Leading Democrats react to Trump administration inadvertently sharing highly sensitive war plans
Pool(WASHINGTON) -- Top Congressional Democrats are expressing outrage after members of President Donald Trump's administration inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to an unsecured message thread discussing highly sensitive war plans on Monday.National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who apparently added Goldberg to the Signal chat, was joined on the thread by those identified by Goldberg as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio -- among others.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded forcefully on the chamber floor on Monday, calling upon Leader John Thune and Senate Republicans to work with Democrats in calling a "full investigation" into why officials had coordinated military operations over Signal, rather than using taxpayer-funded secure communications ... Read More
Democrats host town halls to hear from voters, fire up supporters — but is their message resonating?
ABC News(BETHLEHEM, PA) -- At a "People's Town Hall" on Thursday held by the Democratic National Committee, in a church located in a Pennsylvania district that Democrats lost to Republicans in 2024, party leaders fired up the crowd when slamming the White House and congressional Republicans over Medicaid, federal government cuts, and other issues.Town halls are among the strategies that Democrats are using to try to get their base fired up against the Trump White House -- but attendees there and at other events say they're still looking for the Democratic Party to take on Republicans more directly.DNC chair Ken Martin, speaking at the Bethlehem event, called President Donald Trump and key adviser Elon Musk "cowards," riling up the crowd ... Read More
House Republicans eye hearings on Judge Boasberg, bill to rein in federal judges
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump's battle with the judiciary escalates, House Republicans are eyeing ways to rein in judges from blocking parts of his agenda.House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan said on Monday his panel will hold hearings next week on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who is at the center of the administration's legal fight over deportation flights and the Alien Enemies Act.Trump accused Boasberg -- an Obama appointee who was first named to a lower Washington, D.C., court by President George W. Bush -- of bias and called for his impeachment after he blocked the administration from using a centuries-old law to deport more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvador.Trump and his ... Read More
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a district court judge's order that 16,000 terminated federal probationary employees across six agencies and departments be immediately reinstated.The request is the latest challenge to a nationwide preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court judge in response to Trump's executive actions reshaping the government.Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris argues in the filing that the labor unions and nonprofit groups that challenged the mass firings lack standing, saying they have "hijacked the employment relationship between the federal government and its workforce."She claims the judge's order also violates separation of powers."This Court should not allow a single district court to erase Congress's handiwork and ... Read More
Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey
Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday named Alina Habba, his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, to serve as the next interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.āAlina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that has defined her career, and she will fight tirelessly to secure a Legal System that is both āFair and Justā for the wonderful people of New Jersey,ā Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.Habba told reporters outside the West Wing after the announcement that sheās going to do a ābang-up jobā tackling corruption.āAs you know, I've stood by President Trump, his family, the [Trump] organization, and many other clients in that state where I've been born and ... Read More
Usha Vance, US officials to visit Greenland as prime minister blasts ‘aggressive American pressure’
Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Second lady Usha Vance will be part of a delegation traveling to Greenland this week, after President Donald Trump's repeated statements that the U.S. should own and control the semiautonomous Danish territory.Vance's office announced the trip on Sunday, describing it as one dedicated to learning about Greenlandic culture with stops at historical sties and its national dogsled race.White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will be joining her, the National Security Council confirmed to ABC News."The U.S. has a vested security interest in the Arctic region and it should not be a surprise the National Security Advisor and Secretary of Energy are visiting a ... Read More
Supreme Court grapples with role of race in Louisiana election map dispute
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with whether or not to send Louisiana legislators back to the drawing board in a high-stakes dispute over the Voting Rights Act and an election map with two majority-black U.S. congressional districts -- which the state's Republican leaders want to keep.The state's current map, which was used in the 2024 election, was drawn after two lower courts found an earlier version with only one majority-black district had violated Section 2 of the VRA by disenfranchising minority voters, who make up more than a third of the state's population. The layout of Louisiana's congressional districts could have potential implications for the 2026 midterm elections."We'd rather not be back at this podium ... Read More
Trump suggests Tesla vandals should be sent to prison in El Salvador
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump seemed to issue a warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalisms, as reports of destruction to vehicles, dealerships and charging stations surge across the country.Early Friday morning, Trump posted on his social media platform: "People that get caught sabotaging Teslas will stand a very good chance of going to jail for up to twenty years, and that includes funders. WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!!!"He also suggested those found guilty of participating in Tesla-related crimes could be sent to prison in El Salvador, referring to the administration's controversial move to deport alleged gang members to the country after Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act even though a court order temporarily blocked the authority."I look ... Read More
Pentagon changed course for Musk visit after report about him viewing China war plans: Officials
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk was slated to visit the Pentagon on Friday and attend a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that would touch on China, among other things, two United States officials confirmed to ABC News -- but that plan changed after The New York Times reported Musk would be briefed on potential China war plans.Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday -- but instead of meeting with the Joint Chiefs, Musk met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and staffers, a U.S. official said.The meeting between Musk and the Joint Chiefs was to be at the unclassified level and attended virtually by Adm. Sam Paparo, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, one official ... Read More
Trump says student loans, special needs programs will be moved to new departments
President Donald Trump stands with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon /Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced Friday that two key functions of the agency he is seeking to dismantle, the Department of Education, will be moved to new departments: The Small Business Administration will take on student loans, and the Department of Health and Human Services will take on special needs and nutrition efforts."I do want to say that I've decided that the SBA, the Small Business Administration, headed by Kelly Loeffler, [who] is a terrific person, will handle all of the student loan portfolio," he said."We have a portfolio that's very large, lots of loans, tens of thousands of loans -- pretty complicated deal. And that's coming ... Read More
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman grilled at town hall about DOGE: ‘Where is this fraud?’
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Wyoming Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman tangled with a fiery town hall audience in her home state on Thursday night as she went back and forth with constituents over Elon Musk's DOGE and cuts to federal spending.At one point, Hageman sparred with a woman who said she was a retired military officer and Republican, who grilled the congresswoman over the evidence of alleged fraud that Musk and Republicans contend they have uncovered."Just to give you a little reference, I'm a retired military officer," an unidentified woman said at one point in the town hall. "At 18, I rose my hand to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. ... "And my question, having ... Read More
Musk PAC offers $100 to WI voters who sign petition against ‘activist judges’
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Elon Muskās political action committee is offering Wisconsin voters $100 who sign a petition opposing "activist judges" ahead of the April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, echoing the billionaireās controversial cash giveaways during President Donald Trumpās 2024 campaign.The petition, promoted online and at in-person events by Muskās America PAC, asks voters in the state to reject "activist judges who impose their own views." Wisconsin voters who sign up are eligible to receive the $100, according to the PAC.The petitionās language mirrors recent attacks by Musk and Trump on federal judges who have ruled against the administration. It reads: "Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political ... Read More
What we know about the shooter
WASHINGTON (AP) Ć¢ā¬ā The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed. Investigators were working Sunday to gather more information about Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who they say opened fire at the rally before being killed by Secret Service days before Trump was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. An FBI official said late Saturday that investigators had not yet determined a motive. Two spectators were critically injured, authorities said. Relatives of Crooks didnĆ¢ā¬ā¢t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. His father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN late ... Read MorePrayers for Trump also pour in from political rivals
Prayers for the former president are also coming from his political opponents. Ć¢ā¬ÅI am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,Ć¢ā¬Ā said Sen. Chuck Schumer in a statement. Ć¢ā¬ÅWe should all condemn what happened today and I am hoping for the health of the former president and everyone else at the rally,Ć¢ā¬Ā Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy posted on the social platform X. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a post on X that his Ć¢ā¬Åthoughts and prayers are with former President TrumpĆ¢ā¬Ā and expressed thanks Ć¢ā¬Åfor the decisive law enforcement response.Ć¢ā¬Ā ... Read MoreTop of page
