Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “anti-American” and “improper” content from the vast network of museums and national […]

Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service is considering revoking Harvard University’s tax-exempt status and a decision could be made in the coming days, sources told ABC News on Thursday. The White House has already put a freeze on $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value after the […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said he was blocked Thursday from entering the El Salvador prison that is holding the Maryland resident whom the courts say was erroneously deported from the United States last month. The Maryland senator, who flew to the country on Wednesday, shared a video on social media showing guards stopping […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said he was blocked Thursday from entering the El Salvador prison that is holding the Maryland resident who the courts say was erroneously deported from the United States last month. The Maryland senator, who flew to the country on Wednesday, shared a video on social […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear expedited oral arguments next month over President Donald Trump’s emergency request to rollback nationwide injunctions against his executive order to end birthright citizenship. The nation’s highest court set arguments for May 15 at 10 a.m. The move by the justices sets […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for a Venezuelan man who is currently imprisoned in a notorious Salvadoran prison filed a habeas petition on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to order the immediate release of their client. Instead of deporting Edicson David Quintero Chacon to Venezuela, the government is “paying” for his “torture in El […]

Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell will face constituents Thursday in his home state of Kentucky as Republican lawmakers continue to face hostile crowds raising issues with President Donald Trump’s policies. Party leadership has advised against holding in-person events after some lawmakers faced volatile crowds back home in their […]

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security is demanding “detailed records” on Harvard University’s student visa holders, according to a statement from the department. The school must turn over student visa holders’ records, specifically those pertaining to “illegal and violent activities,” or risk losing the school’s Student and Exchange […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice filed notice Wednesday that it will appeal the order from a federal judge requiring the government to facilitate the return of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, on the same day the it released two documents that were previously used to allegedly tie him […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a key Republican ally of President Donald Trump, is considering a run for governor of New York, a source familiar with her thinking told ABC News. Stefanik’s office didn’t immediately comment. Gov. Kathy Hochul is running for reelection in 2026 in the Empire State and is […]