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10 days before inauguration, Trump will be sentenced on 34 felony charges

Get updates on the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case in New York.
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In this July 31, 2024, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waits on stage to speak at a campaign rally, in Harrisburg, Pa.
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Trump backtracks from 'one big, beautiful bill' to fund his agenda

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions on how Republicans should fund his policies.
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President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.
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Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones

President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation’s 27 Republican governors for dinner at his Florida club, looking to help drive the agenda in conservative-run states after he takes office in 11 days
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Orange juice, steel will be on Canada's list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs

A senior official says Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, sinks, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose 25% on all Canadian products
January 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon, left to right, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc arrive for a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Appeals court denies effort to block release of Smith's final report on Trump probes

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his two investigations into Donald Trump.
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington.
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM

Supreme Court narrowly rejects Trump's last-ditch bid to avoid hush money sentencing

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly denied Donald Trump’s request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, Friday in New York.
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the press in Washington, DC on Jan. 8, 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.
January 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Shane Torre douses hot spots of what remains of his home In Altadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Democratic Sen. Fetterman accepts Trump's Mar-a-Lago invitation

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman accepted President-elect Trump's invitation to visit him at his Mar-a-Lago club, the senator said in a statement provided to ABC News.
January 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania John Fetterman responds to a question from the news media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Dec. 19, 2024.
January 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM

Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
January 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM

Trump blames Newsom for wildfires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he is "focused on protecting people, not playing politics."
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he is "focused on protecting people, not playing politics."
January 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Notable moments as Trump sits with Obama, greets Pence at Carter funeral

Donald Trump shook hands with Mike Pence at Jimmy Carter's state funeral -- a notable exchange as the two men have not interacted publicly in years.
January 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Former President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the State Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Timeline: Special counsel's probe into Trump's handling of classified documents

Here's a look at how special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has progressed.
January 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Trump's co-defendants in docs case push to block release of Jack Smith's final report

AG Merrick Garland intends to release the portion of the special counsel's report related to his election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a filing.
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the Jan. 10 sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case.
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM

DA Fani Willis appeals her disqualification from Trump's election interference case

Fulton County DA Fani Willis has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse her disqualification from the election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
January 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Ga., in an Aug. 14, 2023 file photo.
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Here's why it's called that.

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Mexico again Tuesday boasting that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico in retaliation for his issues with Mexico.
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Offshore drilling platform just off shore in the Gulf of Mexico.
January 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Jimmy Carter's casket arrives at Washington National Cathedral

The former president had been lying in state at the Capitol since Tuesday.
January 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: Trump shakes hands with Mike Pence at Carter funeral
January 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Trump pays his respects to Jimmy Carter at the Capitol

President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda.
January 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
President-elect Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump pay their respects in front of the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 8, 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
January 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
January 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM

Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration; downplays Greenland remarks

Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal
January 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni holds the 2024 year-end press conference, in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM

Trump's inaugural committee has already raised a record $170M in donations

President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives and big donors have eagerly written large checks
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
President-elect Donald Trump, center, and his wife Melania, walk with Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and his wife, Kimberley, to meet with Senate Republican at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
January 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM

Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country
January 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nick Koenig, a University of Idaho doctoral student who teaches in climate change and sociology, poses for a photo on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, on campus in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
January 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM

Trump to meet with GOP senators on Capitol Hill

President-elect Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans to try to get lawmakers "on the same page" on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives.
January 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump to meet with GOP senators on Capitol Hill
January 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with Senate Republicans to try to get lawmakers "on the same page" on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives.
January 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks after a meeting with Republicans in Congress at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2025.
January 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Donald and Melania Trump pay respects to Jimmy Carter

President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump paid respects to former President Jimmy Carter as the 39th president lies in state inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
January 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump paid respects to former President Jimmy Carter as the 39th president lies in state inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Elon Musk puts outsize influence on display in government funding fight: ANALYSIS

Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is.
January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
January 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM

Trump meets with CEO of Walmart at Mar-a-Lago

The president-elect is meeting with the CEOs of major corporations, including Doug McMillon of Walmart, in the days before he takes office on Jan. 20.
January 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, speaks at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2023.
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Germany leader: All countries must respect existing borders, in rebuttal of Trump

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky and Selina Wang discuss the latest filing from President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers.
January 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Judge in Trump's classified docs case blocks release of special counsel's report

The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the case.
January 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington.
January 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Appeals court denies Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing

A New York appeals judge has denied President-elect Trump's request to delay the Jan. 10 sentencing in his criminal hush money case.
January 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.
January 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM

'Unprecedented criminal effort': What Trump's lawyers say is in Jack Smith's report

Filings by Donald Trump's lawyers suggest that Jack Smith's final report on his two probes could contain details that are potentially damaging to the president-elect.
January 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In this June 9, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump is shown at the White House in Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Trump threatens land grabs of Panama Canal, Greenland, by force. Can he?: ANALYSIS 

The president-elect claims it’s vital for national and economic security.
January 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
January 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Can Linda McMahon become the next education secretary?

What are Linda McMahon’s chances to be confirmed as the next education secretary?
January 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Dec. 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.
January 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Trump threatens to use military forces to gain control of Greenland, Panama Canal

Donald Trump has intensified threats to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, declaring both essential for U.S. national security.
January 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
VIDEO: Trump threatens to use military forces to gain control of Greenland, Panama Canal
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

"The Republican Party will not cut benefits," the House speaker told reporters.
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The Republican Party will not cut benefits," the House speaker told reporters.
January 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Trump claims he'll rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America'

President-elect Donald Trump took his aim at Mexico again Tuesday boasting that he would change the Gulf of Mexico as part of his retaliation against the country.
January 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
President-elect Donald Trump took his aim at Mexico again Tuesday boasting that he would change the Gulf of Mexico as part of his retaliation against the country.
January 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
January 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is shown during a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Internal watchdog found Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election

DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says.
January 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, Jan. 24, 2023.
January 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Gov. Chris Sununu discusses the upcoming presidential transition

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu discusses the legacy of President Jimmy Carter and the upcoming presidential transition for President-elect Trump.
January 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
VIDEO: Gov. Chris Sununu discusses the upcoming presidential transition
January 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Trump won't rule out force to retake Panama Canal, threatens 'all hell' over hostages

Donald Trump delivered remarks and took reporter questions on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in what was his second news conference since becoming president-elect.
January 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Jan. 7, 2025.
January 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Judge blocks release of special counsel's report

The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the case.
January 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
VIDEO: Judge blocks release of special counsel's report
January 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Trump announces $20 billion foreign investment in data centers across US

President-elect Donald Trump said the investments will focus on building new data centers across the Midwest and Sun Belt.
January 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
President-elect Donald Trump said the investments will focus on building new data centers across the Midwest and Sun Belt.
January 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Trump says 'hell will break out' if Israeli hostages aren't released by inauguration

In a lengthy press conference, the incoming president warned Hamas that there will be consequences if hostages are not released.
January 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Trump says 'hell will break out' if Israeli hostages aren't released by inauguration
January 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Donald Trump Jr. visits Greenland as his father continues to talk about buying it

Danish officials have continued to emphasize that Greenland is not for sale.
January 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Danish officials have continued to emphasize that Greenland is not for sale.
January 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Trump will be 'much smarter' for second term: Gov. Sununu

New Hampshire’s outgoing Republican Governor Chris Sununu discusses President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration.
January 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
VIDEO: Trump will be 'much smarter’ for second term: Gov. Sununu
January 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Judge denies Trump’s effort to delay sentencing in hush money case

The judge in President-elect Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in New York on Monday denied a request by Trump to halt the sentencing in the case, currently scheduled for Friday.
January 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
VIDEO: Judge denies Trump’s effort to delay sentencing in hush money case
January 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Trump co-defendants ask Judge Cannon to block release of special counsel report

Lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked Judge Aileen Cannon to issue an order barring AG Merrick Garland from publicly releasing the report by Jan. 10.
January 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.
January 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM

Judge denies Trump's request to halt sentencing in his criminal hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan on Monday refused a request from President-elect Trump to halt the sentencing in his criminal hush money case.
January 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga.
January 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM

4 years after Jan. 6 insurrection, Kamala Harris certifies Trump's election win

Lawmakers met on Monday for a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 victory.
January 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Vice President Kamala Harris stands with House Speaker Mike Johnson as a joint session of Congress convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.