Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according to internal department communication reviewed by ABC News. All notifications for civilian service employees and foreign service officers are expected to go out by the end of the […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response — including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — that he has so far avoided. […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday after his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that their talks were “positive and constructive” and could pave the way for a meeting between the two countries’ heads of state. “The president wants to do it. The Chinese side wants […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump travels to Texas on Friday amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the devastating floods, as well as questions about the federal response — including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — that he has so far avoided. Trump’s visit comes a week […]

Stella/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When public school teachers return to classrooms this fall, they will confront a new legal landscape that has given parents expanded veto power over certain aspects of a child’s education. A sweeping constitutional interpretation issued last month from the U.S. Supreme Court recognizes a fundamental right under the First Amendment to […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2nd R) and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L) meet on the margins of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025/ Russian FM Press Service/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani notched the endorsement Thursday of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, an influential Latino leader, on Thursday in the race to become New York City’s next mayor. The support of Espaillat, the first Dominican American to serve in the House of Representatives, carries significant weight among […]

Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending megabill could alter aspects of K-12 and higher education in the coming years, according to education advocates on both sides of the aisle. After a monthslong process on Capitol Hill, the highly anticipated law will significantly reform the student loan process and broaden school choice options for […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante certified a challenge on Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union as a class action lawsuit and granted a preliminary injunction. The ruling from Judge Laplante comes after the […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2nd R) and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L) meet on the margins of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025/ Russian FM Press Service/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting […]