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March 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Trump executive order could rewrite history, professor says

Amid national DEI rollbacks, journalist and professor Nicole Carr breaks down how recent Trump administration policies impact historians, educators and students.
March 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: Trump executive order could rewrite history, professor says
March 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Iran rejects Trump's request for direct nuclear negotiations, state media reports

"In this response, although direct negotiations between the two parties are rejected, it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open," Iran said.
March 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses members of parliament in Tehran on March 2, 2025.
March 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act to resume deportations

The Trump administration is taking its fight over deportations to the Supreme Court, asking justices to lift a lower court block on flights to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
March 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
VIDEO: Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act to resume deportations
March 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Judges temporarily block Trump orders targeting prominent law firms

Federal judges in D.C. on Friday partially blocked two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Jenner and Block and WilmerHale law firms
March 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
President Donald Trump displays an executive order he signed announcing tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 26, 2025.
March 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Vance: Greenland better off under U.S. instead of Denmark

JD Vance received a frigid response in Greenland, where he made a case for a partnership with the U.S. President Trump has declared America must have the island, which is owned by Denmark.
March 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
VIDEO: Vance: Greenland better off under U.S. instead of Denmark
March 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM

US needs Greenland for 'international security,' says President Trump

President Donald Trump was asked the Vances' trip to Greenland as the administration pushes to acquire the territory.
March 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
President Donald Trump was asked the Vances' trip to Greenland as the administration pushes to acquire the territory.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court a second time to lift a judge's block on deportations of alleged migrant gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
VIDEO: Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
March 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Trump speaks with Canadian PM amid trade war tensions

President Donald Trump said the call was “extremely productive.” ABC News’ Karen Travers reports.
March 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
VIDEO: Trump speaks with Canadian PM amid trade war tensions
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Trump signs executive order targeting monuments at parks, museums, zoo

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to eliminate what the it calls “anti-American” content from museums and parks, sources told ABC News.
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to eliminate what the it calls “anti-American” content from museums and parks, sources told ABC News.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Trump has options to acquire Greenland, but few are realistic: Expert

An international relations expert said there are a few ways Trump could acquire Greenland, however, those options would have serious consequences to the world order.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People take part in a march ending in front of the US consulate, under the slogan, Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people, in Nuuk, Greenland, Mar. 15, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Convicted founder of electric vehicle startup Nikola pardoned by Trump

The founder of an electric car start-up sentenced to prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, potentially wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seekin...
March 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
FILE - Trevor Milton, left, leaves the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
March 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Trump signs executive order targeting monuments at parks, museums, zoo

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to eliminate what the it calls “anti-American” content from museums and parks, sources told ABC News.
March 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In this Dec. 18, 2023, file photo, workers prepare a Confederate Memorial for removal in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va.
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Trump weighs in on House special election races as GOP fights to keep majority

Republicans have expressed concerns about maintaining their U.S. House majority.
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Florida State Rep. Rep. Randy Fine.
March 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM

Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming 2nd firm to do so

A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees
March 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
March 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM

What key Trump players in Signal chat flap are saying

The White House on Wednesday continued to downplay and deflect criticism over a Signal group chat among top Trump administration officials.
March 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, testifies at the House Intelligence Committee, March 26, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM

Trump says US will 'go as far as we have to' to get control of Greenland

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of Greenland, ahead of a planned visit to the Arctic island by the vice president.
March 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Mar. 26, 2025 in Washington.
March 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM

Trump vows to control Greenland as VP Vance heads on high-stakes trip

Pres. Trump insists the U.S. will “go as far as we have to go” to gain control of Greenland as Vice President Vance heads to the island.
March 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
VIDEO: Trump vows to control Greenland as VP Vance heads on high-stakes trip
March 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM

A federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's anti-DEI executive orders

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts among federal contractors and grant recipients
March 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
March 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Fired by Trump, FTC commissioners file suit and speak out

Federal Trade Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya speak out after filing a lawsuit over their firing by the Trump administration.
March 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter sits before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing entitled "The World Wild Web: Examining Harms Online" in the Rayburn House office building in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2025.
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Former intel officials not buying White House dismissals of Signal chat risks

The chat "failed soldiers, diplomats and intelligence officers," an expert said.
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Signal app on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen, Mar. 25, 2025, in Chicago.
March 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM

Atlantic story on Yemen chat reportedly showed a rare time Vance broke with Trump

JD Vance made a noteworthy statement in the Signal chat, breaking with Donald Trump and questioning if the attacks on the Houthis in Yemen should be delayed.
March 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Vice President JD Vance listens as President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, Mar. 21, 2025.
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Trump announces new 25% tariffs on imported vehicles

The Trump administration is pushing forward new tariffs targeting the auto industry in hopes of increasing manufacturing in the U.S., but that could take years.
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
VIDEO: Trump announces new 25% tariffs on imported vehicles
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM

Trump has a long history with The Atlantic editor who was invited to Signal chat

Jeffrey Goldberg has been critical of Trump's policies and rhetoric.
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Jeffrey Goldberg has been critical of Trump's policies and rhetoric.
March 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Trump and The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg have gone back and forth for years

This week's fallout from the Signal group chat marks the latest chapter in the longtime feud between The Atlantic editor and the president.
March 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg speaks on stage during the "Nancy Pelosi on The Art of Power" panel for The Atlantic Festival 2024 on September 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. | President Donald Trump meets with US Ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM

Donald Trump is a dad of 5, grandfather of 10: What to know about his family

Trump's family is in the spotlight again during the 2024 presidential campaign.
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
President Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem with Ivanka Trump and New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson before the start of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Feb. 9, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM

President Trump signs executive order over election rules

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at cutting down immigrants without legal status on voter rolls.
March 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
VIDEO: President Trump signs executive order over election rules
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump’s executive order overhauling election system is ‘unlawful’: Lawyer

Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, discusses the sweeping action requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
VIDEO: Trump’s executive order overhauling election system is ‘unlawful’: Lawyer
March 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM

'Extreme alarm': Democrats demand answers after Signal chat firestorm

Top Senate Democrats wrote a letter to President Donald Trump seeking more information about reports that his cabinet members used Signal to discuss "sensitive" plans.
March 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is interviewed at the Capitol in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM

Trump's lawyer may have known more about Eric Adams' criminal case

Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche may have known more about Eric Adams' criminal case.
March 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in Manhattan in New York, March 24, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM

A new Trump portrait for Colorado's Capitol could take time after one he disliked was removed

Filling an empty space on the wall of presidential portraits in the Colorado Capitol with a new painting of Donald Trump could take time after one he disliked was taken down
March 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
As viewed through a fisheye lens, the rotunda where portraits of presidents are displayed except for Donald Trump is shown after the picture was removed from the wall of the rotunda in the State Capitol following complaints about the likeness from Trump Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
March 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Law school applications are surging. This could be the reason why, experts say

The number of applicants applying to law schools in the United States has increased dramatically in 2025 compared to last year.
March 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The number of people applying to law school is up 20.5% in 2025 over last year, according to the Law School Admission Council.
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Columbia student sues Trump after official says her permanent legal status is revoked

Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia student who moved from South Korea at age 7, is suing Trump after an official said her permanent legal status in the U.S. was revoked.
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A rally in support of Palestine is held at the steps of Lowe Library on the grounds of Columbia University, April 22, 2024, in New York.
March 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Judicial orders against Trump ‘a dangerous trend’: Speaker Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson issued an open threat to the federal judiciary, saying Congress has the authority to stop providing funding to federal courts.
March 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson issued an open threat to the federal judiciary, saying Congress has the authority to stop providing funding to federal courts.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM

What top Trump officials have said about mishandling classified information

Multiple Trump administration officials who allegedly held classified discussions on an open messaging platform condemned the mishandling of classified records by others.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talk as President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Feb. 24, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM

Trump envoy Witkoff sparks outcry after backing Kremlin talking points on Ukraine

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy and lead negotiator tasked with ending the war in Ukraine, sat down for an interview with Tucker Carlson.
March 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attends and interview in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 18, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Trump convenes meeting of his Cabinet and Elon Musk

President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting began with officials touting "waste, fraud and abuse" they claim to have identified at their various agencies.
March 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
VIDEO: Trump convenes meeting of his Cabinet and Elon Musk
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'

The Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador last week deserved to have a hearing to determine whether they belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, a federal judge ruled.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
VIDEO: Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney

Immigration lawyer Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra explains the importance of an appeals court set to weigh President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act.
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
VIDEO: Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney
March 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey

Trump on Monday named Alina Habba, his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, to serve as the next interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
March 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Alina Habba, newly appointed interim U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Mar. 24, 2025, in Washington.
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Trump: Judge in deportation case a ‘disaster’

The Trump administration’s legal battle over deporting hundreds of migrants from Venezuela heats up.
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Trump administration’s legal battle over deporting hundreds of migrants from Venezuela heats up.
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Showdown escalates between Trump and judge over deportation flights

President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, calling him a “constitutional disaster” as the showdown heads to the D.C. circuit appeals court.
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
VIDEO: Showdown escalates between Trump and judge over deportation flights
March 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Public won't let Trump 'establish an oligarchic form of government': Bernie Sanders

On "This Week," Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses pushing against billionaires in government through his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour.
March 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders appears on ABC News' 'This Week' on Mar. 23, 2025.
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Trump clashes with the courts over deportation flights to El Salvador

On “This Week,” Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran reports on the Trump administration’s mass deportation flights.
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump clashes with the courts over deportation flights to El Salvador
March 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Allies are pushing Trump ‘to be more aggressive’ on defying court: Christie

On “This Week,” Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie discusses the legal implications of the Trump administration’s clash with the courts over mass deportation flights.
March 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
VIDEO: Allies are pushing Trump ‘to be more aggressive’ on defying court: Christie
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Sanders says his rallies are meant to empower voters to 'not sit idly by'

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the Denver, stop on his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour.
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
VIDEO: Trump ‘wants all of the power we cannot allow him to have that’: Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Trump: Tesla vandals should face 20 years in jail, be sent to El Salvador

President Donald Trump seemed to issue a warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalisms, as reports of destruction of vehicles surge across the country.
March 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they sit in a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House Mar. 11, 2025 in Washington.
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM

Trump instructs attorney general to report what he calls 'frivolous' lawsuits

President Donald Trump directed his attorney general to take actions against firms and lawyers who he claims bring conduct “frivolous” cases action against the federal government.
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trump instructs attorney general to report what he calls 'frivolous' lawsuits
March 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM

Trump defends Elon Musk's meeting at the Pentagon

President Donald Trump denied reports that Elon Musk was scheduled to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a briefing on the Pentagon's potential war plan against China.
March 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
VIDEO: Trump defends Elon Musk's meeting at the Pentagon
March 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Trump shares glimpse of next wave of air defense

President Trump denies New York Times report that Elon Musk was set to be briefed on top secret military plans in the event of war with China. Plus, the announcement of a new fighter jet. 
March 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
VIDEO: Trump shares glimpse of next wave of air defense
March 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM

Trump issues warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalism

President Donald Trump stated on social media that anyone caught vandalizing Teslas could face up to 20 years in jail and suggested they be sent to prison in El Salvador.
March 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
VIDEO: Trump issues warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalism