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Trump administration ignores judge's order to divert 2 flights back to US: Sources

President Donald Trump's administration decided to ignore a judge's order to turn around two flights containing alleged Venezuelan gang members, sources said.
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Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained March 16, 2025.
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Iranian general raises prospect of response amid US strikes on Houthis

The Houthis claimed a retaliatory attack they said targeted the USS Harry S. Truman on Sunday.
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location in this handout image released March 15, 2025.
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Trump orders attacks against Houthis in Yemen

President Donald Trump announced he ordered the U.S. military to launch "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis in Yemen.
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In this screen grab from a video posted to X, CENTCOM forces launch a large scale operation against Iran-Backed Housthis in Yemen, on March 15, 2025.
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Judge blocks Trump from deporting noncitizens under Alien Enemies Act

ABC News' Christiane Cordero joins Live to discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to deport noncitizens under the Alien Enemies Act.
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VIDEO: Judge blocks Trump from deporting noncitizens under Alien Enemies Act
March 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Trump, Putin to speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff
March 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
FILE - U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attends and interview after participating in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. national aecurity adviser Mike Waltz, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Trump launches attack on Houthi targets

The U.S. struck against Houthi rebels in Yemen overnight in response to what President Donald Trump calls a "campaign of terrorism against the American military."
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: Trump launches attack on Houthi targets
March 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM

Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizens pursuant to the president's recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.
March 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 13, 2025.
March 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM

Trump signs funding bill

After Congress averted a government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the funding bill to keep the government running another six months.
March 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
VIDEO: Trump signs funding bill
March 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Trump orders attacks against Houthis in Yemen

Trump said the US will use "lethal force until we have achieved our objective."
March 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
VIDEO: Trump orders attacks against Houthis in Yemen
March 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Trump signs executive order targeting 3rd law firm

President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending security clearances of Mark Pomerantz and those who work at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
March 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 13, 2025.
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Trump makes rare visit to DOJ amid firings

The president promised to remake the agency and called for his legal opponents to be imprisoned during his speech at the Department of Justice.
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
VIDEO: Trump makes rare visit to DOJ amid firings
March 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM

Final report on Trump's handling of classified docs should never be released: DOJ

Last month, the White House said the FBI returned the boxes of materials that were seized from Mar-a-Lago to President Donald Trump.
March 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM

On the Ukrainian front, soldiers react to Trump: Reporter's notebook

Ukrainian solders vow to keep fighting Russia as U.S. support becomes uncertain.
March 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Ukrainian soldiers with the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade get training incase of a gas attack during military training on March 13, 2025 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Ukraine has agreed to a US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, with Russia yet to issue an official response. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Trump slams prosecutions in Justice Department visit

President Donald Trump on Friday made a rare visit to the Department of Justice, where he delivered a blistering speech targeting the department for investigating him before he returned to office. 
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump slams prosecutions in Justice Department visit
March 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM

3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does

President Donald Trump and his allies continue to make false claims about education in the country.
March 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Eduction, which were ordered closed for the day for what officials described as security reasons amid large-scale layoffs, is seen Mar. 12, 2025, in Washington.
March 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Trump rails against prosecutions, touts Jan. 6 hostages in visit to DOJ

President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday.
March 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM

Trump, addressing DOJ attorneys, says that those who fight him in court are 'scum'

President Trump made a rare visit to DOJ headquarters Friday, where he addressed many of the lawyers tasked with defending his policies across more than 120 lawsuits.
March 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Trump lays out vision for Justice Department: Analysis

President Donald Trump visited the Justice Department headquarters on Friday and repeated his now familiar accusation that the DOJ was "weaponized" to attack him.
March 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
VIDEO: Trump lays out vision for Justice Department: Analysis
March 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM

Trump, at Justice Department, decries 'weaponization' after prosecutions dismissed

President Trump used the setting to repeat his now familiar accusation that the Justice Department was "weaponized" to attack him.
March 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
VIDEO: Trump, at Justice Department, decries 'weaponization' after prosecutions dismissed
March 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Poll: 54% of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy

ABC News’ senior White House correspondent Selina Wang breaks down a Quinnipiac poll and discusses yet another eventful week in Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
VIDEO: Poll: 54% of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM

Trump to visit Department of Justice after dismissal of his historic prosecutions

The rare visit will mark President Donald Trump's first time inside the walls of the Robert F. Kennedy building as president.
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The rare visit will mark Trump's first time inside the walls of the Robert F. Kennedy building as president.
March 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene on blocks to his birthright citizenship order

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to significantly narrow nationwide injunctions blocking his order redefining birthright citizenship in the U.S.
March 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2024.
March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM

GOP lawmaker confronted about Trump cuts during heated town hall

Congressman Chuck Edwards was confronted by constituents about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping cuts across the government during a town hall in Asheville, North Carolina.
March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
VIDEO: GOP lawmaker confronted about Trump cuts during heated town hall
March 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM

AG gets extended deadline to recommend killing gun control policies: DOJ

Attorney General Pam Bondi is looking into whether Biden administration policies infringe on Americans' right to bear arms.
March 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi walks to the West Wing of the White House, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington.
March 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM

US stocks tumble, worsening losses amid trade war

Trump stood by his tariff plans. "I'm not going to bend at all," Trump said.
March 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
News about financial markets are seen on monitors in the window of the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in New York City on March 12, 2025.
March 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM

Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?

President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with the country continued.
March 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 13, 2025.
March 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Jewish protestors stage sit-in at Trump Tower calling for release of Mahmoud Khalil

Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers are currently protesting in the lobby of Trump Tower calling for the immediate release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
VIDEO: Protestors stage sit-in at Trump Tower calling for release of Mahmoud Khalil
March 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM

President Trump meets with NATO Secretary General

President Donald Trump is meeting on Thursday with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, hours after the president's envoy arrived in Moscow to discuss a possible Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
March 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
VIDEO: President Trump meets with NATO Secretary General
March 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Trump says he wants Russia to agree to ceasefire, final details being discussed

President Donald Trump, meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, was asked what kind of agreement he hopes special envoy Steve Witkoff secures while in Russia.
March 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
President Donald Trump, meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, was asked what kind of agreement he hopes special envoy Steve Witkoff secures while in Russia.
March 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Putin says Russia in favor of ceasefire proposal, but 'there is a nuance'

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, landed in Moscow on Thursday morning for discussions on a proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
March 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025.
March 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Judge orders thousands of fired probationary federal employees reinstated

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.
March 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
VIDEO: Judge orders thousands of fired probationary federal employees reinstated
March 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Trump's White House Tesla showcase for Musk raises ethics concerns

Ethics experts are sounding the alarm that the president's event with Elon Musk could eliminate the lines of proper objectivity from elected officials.
March 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar on abortion law, Musk, Trump during debate

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford sparred over abortion law, as well as Elon Musk, during a debate.
March 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford participate in a debate, March 12, 2025, in Milwaukee.
March 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM

Trump pardons convicted lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel

Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.
March 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In this Nov. 22, 2022, file photo, former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, in Nashville, Tenn.
March 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM

Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause
March 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo, detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, a detention center for immigrant families, in Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
March 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate about Trump, Musk and key issues

Republican-backed Brad Schimel and Democratic-backed Susan Crawford are set to debate on Wednesday for a seat that has become the center of a political firestorm.
March 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Republican-backed Brad Schimel and Democratic-backed Susan Crawford are set to debate on Wednesday for a seat that has become the center of a political firestorm.
March 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Judge blocks 'unlawful' Trump order targeting Clinton 2016 law firm

A federal judge entered an emergency order barring the Trump administration from implementing parts of its executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie.
March 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 12, 2025.
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Immigration attorney on Trump's bid to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

Immigration lawyer Leon Fresco joined ABC News Live with a reaction to the latest on the Trump administration's attempt to deport Khalil.
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
VIDEO: Immigration attorney on Trump's bid to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
March 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws

A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday.
March 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Norah McCormick sings in support of USAID employees, Feb. 28, 2025, during a rally in support of USAID in Washington.
March 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM

After hitting Ukraine hard on peace talks, how far will Trump go to pressure Putin?

"I've gotten some positive messages, but a positive message means nothing," Trump said as he faced questions on what happens next with the Ukraine war ceasefire.
March 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
President Donald Trump sits with Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Mar. 12, 2025.
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM

President Trump says ceasefire proposal with Ukraine is ‘up to Russia now’

Trump said U.S. representatives are "going to Russia right now as we speak” to help broker a 30-day ceasefire, a proposal that the Ukrainians agreed to during peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week.
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
President Trump said U.S. representatives are "going to Russia right now as we speak” to help broker a 30-day ceasefire, a proposal that the Ukrainians agreed to during peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week.
March 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Trump weighs in on Department of Education cuts

President Trump said he felt "very badly" but quickly claimed, without evidence, that many of its employees weren't going to work or doing a good job.
March 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump weighs in on Department of Education cuts
March 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Ex-Tennessee lawmaker announces pardon from Trump 2 weeks into prison time

A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker says President Donald Trump has pardoned him two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme
March 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
FILE - Former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, Nov. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM

Trump vowed to make the economy better on Day 1. Now he says US is in 'transition.'

After vowing to immediately make America more affordable if elected, Trump now says the nation faces a "period of transition."
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, Mar. 9, 2025.
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Trump's dismisses Wall Street alarm over his trade war

President Trump says he’s not concerned about volatility in the markets as stocks post another day of losses in the midst of his tariff onslaught. New tariffs on steel and aluminum begin Wednesday.
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
VIDEO: Trump's dismisses Wall Street alarm over his trade war
March 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Law firm sues Trump administration after executive order targeting its attorneys

Perkins Coie has filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order that targeted the firm for its work representing Clinton's 2016 campaign.
March 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, March 6, 2025.
March 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Greenland holds national election amid Trump's calls to join the US

A vote that held little global significance in the past is now being watched around the world.
March 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Icebergs and ice sheets float in the water off Nuuk, Greenland, Mar. 7, 2025.
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Speaker Johnson defends Trump amid stock market losses: 'It's a shakeup'

Speaker Mike Johnson was asked for his reaction as the stock market wobbles amid Trump's tariff upheaval.
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson was asked for his reaction as the stock market wobbles amid Trump's tariff upheaval.
March 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM

Trump checks out Teslas at White House as Musk's auto company stock sinks

President Donald Trump vowed to help Elon Musk and check out a Tesla for a possible purchase as the company's stock takes a nosedive.
March 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
President Donald Trump talks to the media, next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk with his son, with Tesla cars in the background, at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2025.
March 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Trump checks out Teslas at White House as Musk's auto company stock sinks

President Donald Trump vowed to help Elon Musk and check out a Tesla for a possible purchase as the company's stock takes a nosedive.
March 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
VIDEO: Trump checks out Teslas at White House as Musk's auto company stock sinks