Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in March, will face a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill for his nomination as United Nations ambassador. Waltz came under intense scrutiny in March for inadvertently adding a […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON — It was the first White House Faith Office summit with business leaders, but that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from using expletives and charged language against his foes in a room full of business leaders who contribute to faith-based charitable work. For nearly an hour, Trump rambled about multiple topics […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to add fuel to to the fire. “What’s […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget. Congress has until the end of the week […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency — including those made with an autopen. However, he and aides told the Times that some decisions for large […]

J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — About two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in federal funds for several education programs nationwide. “This is plainly against the law,” North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson told ABC News in an exclusive interview ahead […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musks’ Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget. Congress has until the end of the week […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency — including those made with an autopen. However, he and aides told the Times that some decisions for large […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil, the United States’ second-largest trading partner, saying the move is part of the administration’s broader global tariff strategy. Speaking with ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Hassett said that the president has the […]

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 […]