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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee on Friday elected President Donald Trump’s candidate of choice, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, by unanimous voice vote. Gruters’ ascendency underscores the RNC’s commitments to boosting those who share Trump’s political vision as the White House zeros in on its priorities ahead of the midterms. The position had […]
As the search for Emmanuel Haro, a missing 7-month-old child, seen here in this undated photo, continues, officials cannot “rule out foul play” as the mother’s story has contained inconsistencies, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) — The parents of a 7-month-old child who […]
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Police are looking for a man they said shot and killed his ex-wife at a hospital in Detroit and then fled the scene. The shooting occurred before 10 a.m. local time Friday in the basement of Henry Ford Hospital, where the victim worked, according to […]
The temporary detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” was built on a rarely used airstrip in the Florida Everglades. Peter Charalambous/ABC News (OCHOPEE, Fla.)– A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and the state of Florida to effectively wind down operations at the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” over […]
U.S. President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. T(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing the latest National Guard troops to arrive in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed a Republican-favored congressional map Wednesday evening that could flip five districts red by merging Democratic seats in the Houston, Austin, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas to form new Republican-leaning seats and by making two Rio Grande Valley districts […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday night denied a petition from Republican state legislators requesting that the court mandate lawmakers wait 30 days before taking any action on legislation that could put new congressional maps in front of voters in November. “The petition for writ of mandate and application […]
The White House is visited by tourists on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration will suspend public White House tours due to the construction that is scheduled to start soon on a new ballroom, multiple congressional offices told ABC News. Spokespeople or the official websites for several […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced that he is “going out” with police and military in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to oversee the surge in federal law enforcement and National Guard, who are responding to what he says is a crime emergency in the district. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I […]
Heat alerts issued in the West, August 21, 2025. ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A heat wave hitting the West, sending temperatures soaring past the century mark, is expected to persist into the weekend, with the most intense and prolonged heat expected in the Desert Southwest. Extreme heat warnings are in effect for wide swaths […]