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In an aerial view, the State Capitol is seen on August 14, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (AUSTIN, Texas) — After weeks of delays and protests from Democrats, the Texas state House is slated Wednesday to consider moving forward on the controversial redistricting plan. Republicans have put the bill for the […]
U.S. Attorney For Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro. Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, has instructed prosecutors in her office to not seek felony charges for individuals who carry registered rifles and shotguns in the district, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. The policy shift, according […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington continued Wednesday, protesters booed Vice President JD Vance during a photo op with the guardsmen stationed in the city. The protesters jeered Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as they visited […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rally highlights, White House glamour shots and his signature moves. President Donald Trump made a surprise return to the popular video app TikTok with three montages posted to a new official @whitehouse account Tuesday night. “America we are BACK,” the first post was captioned. Trump pledged “I am your voice” […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops continued, protesters lashed out at three of his top officials who took time for a photo op with the guardsmen on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,’s Union Station. Protesters booed and jeered Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement. The disruption came amid protests in support of Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier, who has been confined to the House […]
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Andrew Bailey, who serves as the Missouri attorney general, has been appointed as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as our new FBI Co-Deputy Director,” according to Blanche’s post. […]
Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Many of the nation’s school districts are returning to the classroom with immigrant families fearful of the Trump administration’s targeting of undocumented migrants, according to educators, experts and parents who spoke to ABC News. Los Angeles and Chicago’s school districts — the nation’s second- and third-largest […]
Exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Emily Chang/ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed the White House is conducting a review of the Smithsonian museums and expressed frustration over their portrayal of dark parts of America’s history, including slavery. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything […]
Graham for Maine Graham Platner, a military veteran and oysterman from a small town near Maine’s Acadia National Park, will run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat, he announced on Tuesday, in an effort to oust Republican Susan Collins, the five-term senator who is expected to run for reelection next year. A campaign launch video […]
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