Politics

Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting Tuesday in Tokyo with U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major test for the new leader. She’s a hardline conservative and the first woman to serve as prime minister of Japan. Takaichi is a protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and […]

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A critical food assistance program will soon halt for millions of Americans in need and air traffic controllers will miss a paycheck this week as the government shutdown enters its fourth week — with all eyes […]

ndiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks before U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signs three new SNAP food choice waivers for the states of Idaho, Utah, and Arkansas in her office at the United States Department of Agriculture Whitten Building on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images_ (INDIANAPOLIS) –Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun announced […]

David Mareuil / Pool/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaking with reporters on board Air Force One en route to Japan on Monday, President Donald Trump again refused to rule out a bid for a third presidential term, despite the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to being elected twice. “I would love to do it,” Trump […]

Stephen M. Katz/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security said an undocumented immigrant was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a highway while attempting to flee immigration officials. A DHS spokesperson said Jose Castro-Rivera and other occupants traveling in a vehicle were stopped by ICE […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced he’s adding an extra 10% tariff on Canadian imports over a negative TV commercial featuring a speech by President Ronald Reagan. Officials in the province of Ontario have said the ad, which protests Trump’s tariff policy, will be pulled from the airwaves next week. However, Trump […]

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett – Pool / Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A top Ontario official vowed to take down a […]

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Gerald R. Ford […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump will likely name his new $300 million ballroom after himself, according to senior administration officials. Already, officials are referring to it as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom.” That name will likely stick, ABC News was told. Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After weeks of declining to weigh in on the New York City mayor’s race, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday he was backing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn, said in a statement that while he and Mamdani had “areas of principled disagreement,” […]