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Inside Trump's deportation flights to El Salvador at heart of legal battle

ABC's Mireya Villarreal looks at the timeline of the Trump Administration's deportation flights of over 200 migrants to El Salvador at the center of the latest legal battle over presidential powers.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM

Trump offers to take ownership of Ukraine's electrical supply, nuclear power plants

President Donald Trump said after his call with President Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. could assist in operating those plants by leveraging its expertise in electricity and utilities.
March 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
VIDEO: Trump offers to take ownership of Ukraine's electrical supply, nuclear power plants
March 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM

Trump expected to sign order gutting Department of Education, sources say

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education at the White House on Thursday, multiple sources told ABC News.
March 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Civil servants and supporters of the Department of Education rally outside the department in Washington, Mar. 11, 2025.
March 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM

SEC drops case against crypto firm with ties to Trump, CEO says

The SEC has ended its yearslong case and appeal against the cryptocurrency firm Ripple Labs, whose CEO has ties to the White House, the CEO said Wednesday.
March 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, May 4, 2022.
March 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM

Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations

President Trump is lashing out again against the top federal judge who issued an order stopping deportation flights of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
President Donald Trump waves to the media as he leaves after a luncheon with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington.
March 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Sen. Lisa Murkowski blasts fellow Republicans for being 'afraid' of Trump, Musk

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said her colleagues are afraid to speak up against some of President Donald Trump's actions because they think they will be "taken down."
March 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said her colleagues are afraid to speak up against some of President Donald Trump's actions because they think they will be "taken down."
March 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says fellow Republicans 'afraid' of Trump, Musk

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said her colleagues are afraid to speak up against some of President Donald Trump's actions because they think they will be "taken down."
March 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to press outside the Senate Chambers, Feb. 20, 2025 in Washington.
March 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Will Trump's tariffs threaten the Fed's soft landing? Experts weigh in.

The Fed is set to announce a its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday.
March 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Headquarters on a windy day in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2017.
March 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Zelenskyy says Putin's 'words' aren't enough amid Trump call on energy ceasefire

President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday as talks continue to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
March 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
President Donald Trump in Washington, Mar. 12, 2025 and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Helsinki, Mar. 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over comments on federal judge

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to push back against calls from President Donald Trump to impeach judges whose rulings conflicted with the Trump administration's deportation plans.
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
VIDEO: Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over comments on federal judge
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Trump offering no ideas to help schools: Former education secretary

John King Jr. served as Department of Education secretary during the Obama administration.
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
VIDEO: Trump offering no ideas to help schools: Former education secretary
March 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Trump speaks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Putin rebuffs 30-day ceasefire plan

President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday as talks continue to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
March 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
VIDEO: Trump speaks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Putin rebuffs 30-day ceasefire plan
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Trump expected to return education power to states with executive order

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on President Donald Trump’s plan for the Department of Education in the wake of mass layoffs to the agency.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
VIDEO: Trump expected to return education power to states with executive order
March 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Families of migrants believed to be deported by ICE say they weren't gang members

Family members of two Venezuelan migrants who they believe were among those deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act say they weren't gang members.
March 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yvonna Sanchez and her husband Jose Franco Caraballo Tiapa are seen in this undated photo.
March 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Timeline of Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportation legal battle

Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members were sent to El Salvador when an ICE official said that many of the men lack criminal records in the United States.
March 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Timeline of Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Deportation Legal Battle
March 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Trump and Putin talk about war in Ukraine in high-stakes call

A White House readout of the call said Vladimir Putin supports President Donald Trump's idea for a mutual pause on energy infrastructure attacks, but did not agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
March 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump and Putin talk about war in Ukraine in high-stakes call
March 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM

Trump says 30-day ceasefire 'would have been tough' after high-stakes call with Putin

President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he tries to win his approval of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine.
March 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Mar. 13, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels, Mar. 6, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Mar. 13, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM

John Roberts delivers rare and extraordinary rebuke of President Trump

Tensions between President Donald Trump and the judiciary escalated on Tuesday when Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts criticized Trump's call to impeach a federal judge.
March 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
VIDEO: John Roberts delivers rare and extraordinary rebuke of President Trump
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM

Trump continues to call for judge's impeachment after chief justice's rebuke

President Donald Trump continued his calls to impeach the judge who put a hold on his deportation flights of noncitizens alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
President Donald Trump greets Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts as he arrives to speak during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Trump wants 'clean' coal. Here's why there's no such thing

President Donald Trump has called for the expansion of U.S. coal production, claiming that an increase of "clean" coal produced in the U.S. will soon take place.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Comanche Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant owned by Xcel Energy.
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Chief justice's rebuke of Trump shows deep concern about attacks on courts: ANALYSIS

John Roberts responded after Trump called for a federal judge to be impeached.
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM

'Many' alleged gang members deported by Trump didn't have criminal records in US: ICE

Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
March 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM

DOJ's National Security Division pulls all-nighter to prep release of JFK files

The DOJ has been in a scramble trying to meet President Trump's promise Monday to release declassified information from the JFK assassination investigation today.
March 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
President John F. Kennedy, shown during his news conference at the State Department.
March 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM

House GOP narrowly pass budget blueprint for Trump agenda after last-minute drama

The House passed the GOP budget plan for Trump's agenda Tuesday night after briefly pulling it from the schedule.
March 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks after the House passed the Republican's budget resolution on the spending bill on Feb. 25, 2025 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Supreme Court's John Roberts pushes back on Trump's attacks on judges

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM

WH says Putin supports Trump's idea of mutual pause on energy infrastructure attacks

President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he tries to win his approval of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine.
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
VIDEO: WH says Putin supports Trump's idea of mutual pause on energy infrastructure attacks
March 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Trump insults federal judge amid legal battle over deportation flights

President Donald Trump is ramping up criticism of U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.
March 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump insults federal judge amid legal battle over deportation flights
March 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM

What Trump cutting VOA's funding could mean

Voice of America reporter Liam Scott says President Donald Trump’s executive order will jeopardize “fact-based, unbiased, balanced news coverage.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
VIDEO: What Trump cutting VOA's funding could mean
March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Trump is ending Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden

President Donald Trump is ending U.S. Secret Service protection for former President Joe Biden's adult children, Hunter and Ashley Biden.
March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
First Lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, their grandson Beau Biden, son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden arrive to board Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on March 29, 2024.
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Trump silencing VOA threatens free media in repressive countries, advocates say

Trump’s order to cut funding to Voice of America and several other pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism from press freedom organizations.
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America is seen in Washington, D.C, March 16, 2025.
March 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM

Legal battle continues over Trump administration’s deportations

A federal judge conducted a hearing over whether the administration knowingly violated a court order when it handed over alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities over the weekend.
March 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
VIDEO: Legal battle continues over Trump administration’s deportations
March 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM

Trump set to talk to Putin about potential ceasefire against Ukraine

This will be the first time President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin are known to have spoken since Ukraine agreed to the U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan.
March 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
VIDEO: Trump set to talk to Putin about potential ceasefire against Ukraine
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Trump-Putin call poses choice of sanctions or 'escalation,' analysts say

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are expected to speak on Tuesday as the White House continues its campaign for a ceasefire and eventual peace deal.
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he visits the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Mar. 17, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM

Trump hangs a copy of Declaration of Independence in Oval Office

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media
March 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A photo posted to the POTUS X account of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, March 17, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM

'No one should be taking their legal advice from Donald Trump': Rep. Seth Magaziner

Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner joined ABC News Live with a reaction to the Trump administration's deportation flights and the spending cuts by Elon Musk and DOGE.
March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
VIDEO: 'No one should be taking their legal advice from Donald Trump': Rep. Seth Magaziner
March 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void.' Legal experts disagree

"It could open a Pandora's box if a sitting president tried to undo a pardon by one of their predecessors," one expert told ABC News.
March 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter before boarding Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Trump says JFK files will be released on Tuesday

President Donald Trump told reporters that over 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of JFK will be released on Tuesday.
March 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
President Donald Trump told reporters that over 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of JFK will be released on Tuesday.
March 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Judge convenes 'fact-finding' hearing over Trump deportation flights

A judge is hearing arguments Monday over whether officials knowingly violated a court order when they handed over 200 alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities.
March 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
VIDEO: Judge convenes 'fact-finding' hearing over Trump deportation flights
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Trump claims Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee 'void, vacant'

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden's pardons of members of the committee and others were "void, vacant, and of no future force of effect."
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, March 17, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 8:01 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.
March 17, 2025 at 8:01 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.
March 17, 2025 at 7:41 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 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Adam Kinzinger blasts Trump's claims Jan. 6th committee pardons 'void'

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasted Trump on social media after the president claimed that former President Biden's pardons of members of the committee and others were "void."
March 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
VIDEO: Adam Kinzinger blasts Trump after the president claimed Jan. 6th committee pardons 'void'
March 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Trump and Putin to speak Tuesday, Trump says

President Donald Trump plans to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S. president’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
March 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
President Donald Trump plans to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S. president’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
March 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Judge to hear arguments if Trump Admin. violated a court order with mass deportations

Immigration lawyer Leon Fresco reacted to the Trump administration invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport any noncitizens.
March 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
VIDEO: Judge to hear arguments if Trump Admin. violated a court order with mass deportations
March 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Trump previews Putin call, including potential negotiation topics

President Donald Trump plans to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S. president’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
March 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2025.
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Trump not lawfully using Alien Enemies Act: Attorney

ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt says the U.S. is “on very dangerous ground” with the use of wartime authority during a time of peace.
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
VIDEO: Trump not lawfully using Alien Enemies Act: Attorney
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Trump administration ignores federal judge’s directive in deportation case

Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members are waking up in prison in El Salvador after the Trump administration rapidly deported them, ignoring a federal judge's directive.
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration ignores federal judge’s directive in deportation case
March 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM

Trump claims Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee 'void, vacant'

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden's pardons of members of the committee and others were "void, vacant, and of no future force of effect."
March 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
President Donald Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden's pardons of members of the committee and others were "void, vacant, and of no future force of effect."
March 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM

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.
March 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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.
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM

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.
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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.