Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but not in the way the Trump administration wanted. Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived. The Justice Department sought to have the case dismissed to free up […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will unveil in the White House Rose Garden what are expected to be broad-based “reciprocal tariffs” on imports as part of his “America First” agenda. It’s a moment months in the making for the president who has repeatedly billed it as “Liberation Day,” claiming it […]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is launching a “Save Our Schools” campaign on Wednesday against President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. “The federal government has invested in our public schools,” Warren said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. “Taking […]

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn (WASHINGTON) — As Democrats continue to express frustrations over Elon Musk’s outsized role in reshaping the federal bureaucracy, a new effort on Capitol Hill takes aim at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) while proposing guardrails to reassert congressional oversight authority over the executive branch. California Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After creating history by smashing the record for the longest Senate speech in history, Sen. Cory Booker told reporters as he walked off the floor that he was achy and tired, but grateful for his time. “I didn’t know how long I could go. I’m so grateful I lasted for […]

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. stocks seesawed between gains and losses on Monday in the lead up to a promised fresh round of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on April 2, which he has dubbed “liberation day.” The market rollercoaster came a day after Goldman Sachs raised its odds of a […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied on Tuesday that he has ever worn a “Make America Great Again” hat or any other type of political merchandise. In at least one retelling of Caine and […]

Pool via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — First lady Melania Trump honored women from around the world during an award ceremony at the State Department, calling the eight honorees’ love “a powerful catalyst” for their work to fight injustice and advocate women and girls. The first lady said she is inspired by “the women who are […]

Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the Senate to keep the United States’ tariffs on Canada in place — hours before Democrats in the upper chamber could potentially force a vote aimed at blocking the president from imposing tariffs on the ally country. Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine, […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began to receive notices of mass layoffs on Tuesday, days after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 people would lose their jobs, including employees working on tobacco use, mental health and workplace safety. The layoffs are expected to […]