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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump announced that Alina Habba, his senior adviser and attorney, will serve as counselor to the president. The appointment was shared through a post on Truth Social on Sunday evening, in which he wrote, “Alina has been a tireless advocate for Justice, a fierce Defender of the […]
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images (TIJUANA, MEXICO) — A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to hijack a Mexican domestic commercial flight and reroute the aircraft to the U.S. Sunday morning, according to Mexican authorities and the airline, Volaris. At some point after the flight took off this morning from León traveling to Tijuana, […]
Omar Haj Kadour via Getty Images (LONDON) — The stunning collapse of President Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria presents “a moment of historic opportunity,” President Joe Biden wrote on X on Sunday, as rebel fighters and Damascenes celebrated the end of their 14-year war against the authoritarian government. But, the president added, “It is also […]
Anita Pouchard Serra/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump whom he tapped to co-chair the Republican National Committee for the 2024 election cycle, said she intends to step down from her position. The move comes amid mounting speculation that she could be tapped to fill an upcoming Senate […]
EAST HAMPTON, NY – JULY 2: Jay-Z and Sean Combs attend Puffy’s Fourth of July Party at Sean Combs’ House on July 2, 2000 in East Hampton, NY. (Photo by Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs are accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party […]
ABC News Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, downplayed the prospects of the military having a major role in what the president-elect has previewed as a massive deportation effort once he takes office. Speaking with “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, Donalds said that local and federal law enforcement like U.S. Immigration […]
ABC News President Joe Biden addressed the nation Sunday afternoon after meeting with his national security team, calling the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “abhorrent” regime a “historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria.” “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” Biden said. “This regime brutalized, tortured and killed literally hundreds of […]
ABC News After an onslaught of criticism toward the insurance industry following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., expressed sympathy for the victim, but acknowledged the debate it sparked over inequities in the health care system. “There is no justification for violence,” Khanna told ABC “This Week” anchor Martha Raddatz. […]
Kent Nishimura / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the Pentagon will send nearly $1 billion to Ukraine, bringing the total the United States has committed to Ukraine to more than $62 billion since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022. The package dedicated an additional $988 million to Ukraine and will […]
Chesnot/Getty Images (PARIS) — In a rare moment of unity, world leaders convened on Saturday to attend the ceremonial reopening of the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in France. Five years after flames engulfed the historic site in the center of Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “gratitude” to those who saved, helped and rebuilt Notre […]
