Politics

ABC News The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, plunging the U.S. into a pitched battle that has been waged over the past several days between Israel and Iran. The full ramifications of the U.S. action, announced by President Donald Trump as “very successful” were not clear. Trump and his closest […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — By the time President Donald Trump and MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon sat down for lunch on Thursday, the president had already approved a plan on how the U.S. might attack an Iranian nuclear facility. American diplomats and their family members were being offered military evacuations from Israel, while the military […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Los Angeles on Friday as protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continue to grip the city. Vance, a Marine veteran, will tour a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center as well as a Federal Mobile Command Center. He will also meet with leadership and Marines […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The world is waiting for President Donald Trump’s decision on whether the U.S. will join Israel in military action to wipe out Tehran’s nuclear facilities. As he weighs his options, Trump is being squeezed by different pressures from forces at home and abroad. The president huddled with advisers in the Situation Room […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with some Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the Trump administration’s latest military actions. The former Fox News host, who faced a contentious confirmation hearing, got into a heated exchange before the Senate Armed Services Committee with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, […]

U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham/ Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans largely lined up behind President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict between Iran and Israel and said they trusted Trump’s judgment on whether the United States ought to involve itself. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a defense hawk who said he spoke […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday was not revealing what action he might take related to Iran after multiple sources said he’s been presented with a range of options by his national security team. Asked by reporters on the South Lawn Wednesday morning, Trump said he wasn’t ruling out using U.S. military assets […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors. The court ruled 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts authoring the opinion. The court’s three liberal justices dissented. “This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, […]

ABC News Jackie Talarico said she grew tired of being harmed by her home. Now, the Navy wife says she is taking her former landlords to court. “Our houses are not our safe place,” said Talarico. “We were told there was no mold in our house. We were told there was no lead. We were […]

Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump met with advisers in the Situation Room on Tuesday afternoon, a White House official confirmed, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes. The meeting came some nine hours after Trump arrived back at the White House after abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada early, citing […]