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Majority Whip Emmer says 'We're going to put the Trump agenda in place'

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Republicans in the House will help President-elect Donald Trump deliver on his first 100 days agenda.
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In this Dec. 17, 2024, file photo, Rep. Tom Emmer speaks to the press after the weekly Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Judge orders DOJ to respond to Trump co-defendants' arguments about Smith report

A federal judge wants the government to address whether the first volume of the special counsel's report bears on Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case.
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Donald Trump participates in a town hall presented by Spanish-language network Univision, in Doral, Florida, October 16, 2024.
January 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM

A look at Trump's track record of disaster misinformation

As wildfires ravage southern California, President-elect Donald Trump has attacked Democratic officials, continuing a pattern of spreading misinformation amid disasters.
January 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
January 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM

Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ

Jack Smith resigned after submitting the final report of his investigation of Donald Trump over alleged 2020 election interference and retaining classified documents to AG Merrick Garland.
January 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
VIDEO: Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM

President-elect Trump sentenced without penalties in NY criminal hush money case

A judge has sentenced President-elect Donald Trump with no punishments in his hush money case due to protections afforded to the "office of president."
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
VIDEO: President-elect Trump sentenced without penalties in NY criminal hush money case
January 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter

Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the first ex-president to be criminally convicted.
January 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Attorney Emil Bove looks on as President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York City, Jan. 10, 2025.
January 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM

FBI questions people from Hegseth’s past ahead of confirmation hearing: Sources

The FBI has interviewed multiple individuals about defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s personal life as part of its background check investigation, sources say.
January 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024.
January 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Trump invites blue-state Republicans to Mar-a-Lago to plot agenda

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis hasn't had much face time with a commander in chief. On Saturday, she'll be one of a handful of Republicans meeting with Trump in Mar-a-Lago.
January 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
January 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM

Trump claims Biden blocking his agenda at the last-minute. Policy experts weigh in.

Although President-elect Donald Trump claims his agenda is hurt by some of President Joe Biden's eleventh-hour moves, policy experts say it's standard practice.
January 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM

Altadena local leader on the scale of the community’s devastation

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with California State Assembly Member John Harabedian about the deadly fires that have destroyed large parts of the Altadena community, which he represents.
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Altadena local leader on the scale of the community’s devastation
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM

Trump sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money trial

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with attorney Neama Rahmani on Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case and what the next steps could look like.
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Trump sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money trial
January 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM

Donald Trump become 1st president in history to be sentenced for committing a crime

President-elect Donald Trump has been given an unconditional discharge after being convicted last year on 34 charges of business fraud tied to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
January 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
VIDEO: Donald Trump become 1st president in history to be sentenced for committing a crime
January 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM

Hear the full audio of Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

President-elect Donald Trump was convicted by a jury in May of falsifying business records.
January 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
President-elect Donald Trump was convicted by a jury in May of falsifying business records.
January 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Trump's co-defendants again seek to delay release of Jack Smith's final report

Donald Trump's former co-defendants in his classified documents want to keep the attorney general from releasing the report on the probe to members of Congress.
January 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Jan. 7, 2025.
January 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM

Donald Trump delivers statement during sentencing in hush money case

Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge allowing him to avoid prison, fines or probation.
January 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to an unconditional discharge.
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Trump sentencing transcript: Listen to Trump's entire hush money sentencing hearing

Read and listen to Donald Trump's entire sentencing hearing following his conviction for falsifying business records in order to influence the 2016 election.
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New York State Judge Juan Merchan sentences President-elect Donald Trump as he appears remotely alongside his lawyer Todd Blanche for a sentencing hearing as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass listens at New York Criminal Court in New York City, Jan. 10, 2025.
January 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Donald Trump speaks in court during sentencing hearing

"This has been a very terrible experience," Trump says, addressing the court virtually on a large monitor in the courtroom.
January 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
VIDEO: Donald Trump speaks in court during sentencing hearing
January 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM

President-elect Trump sentenced to an unconditional discharge in hush money case

Before sentencing Trump, Judge Merchan emphasizes that the "protections afforded to the office of the president" apply only to that office, "not the occupant of the office."
January 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: President-elect Trump sentenced to an unconditional discharge in hush money case
January 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM

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 1:40 PM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the press in Washington, DC on Jan. 8, 2025.
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to avoid hush money sentencing

Supreme Court narrowly denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, clearing the way for him to be sentenced Friday in New York.
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to avoid hush money sentencing
January 10, 2025 at 1:20 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 10, 2025 at 1:20 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 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM

Donald Trump, president-elect and convicted felon, to be sentenced in New York

Get updates on the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case in New York.
January 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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.
January 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM

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 1:00 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 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.
January 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM

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
January 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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 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 4:49 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.