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Police investigating vehicle explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas

Authorities are investigating a vehicle explosion and fire outside of Trump Las Vegas in Nevada.
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General views of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on April 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
December 31, 2024 at 3:26 PM

Trump backs Johnson ahead of crucial vote for House speaker

President-elect Donald Trump said House Speaker Mike Johnson has his “complete and total endorsement” to keep his job despite opposition from some Republicans ahead of Friday’s vote.
December 31, 2024 at 3:26 PM
VIDEO: Trump backs Johnson ahead of crucial vote for House speaker
December 31, 2024 at 12:42 PM

Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting

President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Republican Mike Johnson amid a fight over House speakership that will culminate in a vote at the end of the week.
December 31, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters after passing the funding bill to avert the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 20, 2024.
December 31, 2024 at 9:13 AM

Trump backs House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting

The president-elect and his ally, Elon Musk, offered their support for Johnson, who faced pushback from some in his party as he worked to avoid a government shutdown earlier this month.
December 31, 2024 at 9:13 AM
VIDEO: Trump backs House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
December 30, 2024 at 10:29 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.
December 30, 2024 at 10:29 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.
December 30, 2024 at 8:59 PM

Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting

The president-elect threw his support behind Republican Mike Johnson amid a fight over House speakership that will culminate in a vote at the end of the week. ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks reports.
December 30, 2024 at 8:59 PM
VIDEO: Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
December 30, 2024 at 8:57 PM

Court nixes Trump bid to overturn Carroll verdict

An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a jury's verdict last year that found he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s.
December 30, 2024 at 8:57 PM
VIDEO: Court nixes Trump bid to overturn Carroll verdict
December 30, 2024 at 5:03 PM

Appeals court rejects Trump's attempt to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a jury's verdict last year that found he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s.
December 30, 2024 at 5:03 PM
President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to delay a Jan. 19 deadline.
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
This combination of pictures shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok  and former President Donald Trump speaking to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, May 30, 2024.
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Musk, Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over H-1B work visas

Musk and Ramaswamy have found themselves at odds with some of Trump's supporters over their support for H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals to work in America.
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R), Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency carries his son on his shoulders at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (L), Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, Rep. Kat Cammack (C), and other members of the U.S. Congress on Dec. 05, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM

‘If you want to know where Trump is going on policy, look at Stephen Miller’: Bade

The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on “This Week.”
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
VIDEO: ‘If you want to know where Trump is going on policy, look at Stephen Miller’: Bade
December 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM

Trump's tough talk on Panama Canal could push allies to China, Russia: Sen. Cardin

Sen. Ben Cardin said on ABC's "This Week" that President-elect Donald Trump's threats to seize the Panama Canal could drive U.S. allies toward to Russia and China.
December 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Sen. Ben Cardin appears on "This Week," Dec. 29, 2024.
December 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM

North Korea's Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president
December 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s request to the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for the sale of TikTok.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline
December 28, 2024 at 9:14 PM

'Deeply concerned': Reagan FBI director urges caution against Trump appointees

The only man to lead the FBI and CIA urged caution to senators who might vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as DNI and Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
December 28, 2024 at 9:14 PM
In this Dec. 18, 2014, file photo, former FBI Director and Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) under Ronald Reagan, Judge William Webster is interviewed for a documentary about directors of the CIA.
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Trump asks SCOTUS to delay TikTok deadline

President-elect Trump asked to delay the deadline for the app’s sale so he can negotiate a settlement to avoid a shutdown of the Chinese-owned social media platform in the U.S.
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
VIDEO: Trump asks SCOTUS to delay TikTok deadline
December 28, 2024 at 6:15 AM

Trump's allies clash over visas for skilled workers

The rift highlighted tensions between wealthy tech leaders like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who want more skilled workers, and Trump's MAGA supporters, who back strict immigration policies.
December 28, 2024 at 6:15 AM
VIDEO: Trump's allies clash over visas for skilled workers
December 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM

Trump transition team rift over foreign worker visas

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have found themselves at odds with some of Trump's supporters over their support for H-1B work visas.
December 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM
VIDEO: Trump transition team rift over foreign worker visas
December 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM

Trump renews threats that US should expand overseas territories

In a flurry of social media posts on Christmas day, President-elect Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. could take control of Canada, parts of Panama and Greenland.
December 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM
VIDEO: Trump renews threats that US should expand overseas territories
December 27, 2024 at 7:40 AM

Trump teases territory expansion plan in Christmas messages

President-elect Donald Trump is considering expanding American territory, which could rival the Louisiana Purchase or the acquisition of Alaska from Russia.
December 27, 2024 at 7:40 AM
VIDEO: Trump teases territory expansion plan in Christmas messages
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM

Trump vows to seek executions as Biden commutes sentences

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks reports on President-elect Donald Trump, who’s slamming President Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of nearly every inmate on federal death row.
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
VIDEO: Trump vows to seek executions as Biden commutes sentences
December 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM

Trump picks ambassador to Panama, suggests US should control Panama Canal

ABC News’ Olivia Rubin reports on President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial foreign policy ideas.
December 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM
VIDEO: Trump picks ambassador to Panama, suggests US should control Panama Canal
December 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions
December 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
December 25, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September

A man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025
December 25, 2024 at 5:48 PM
FILE - Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
December 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Trump slams Biden over death penalty commutations

President-elect Donald Trump reacted to President Joe Biden commuting the sentences for all but three people on death row.
December 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM
VIDEO: Trump slams Biden over death penalty commutations
December 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM

Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions
December 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with reporters after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM

Trump criticizes Biden for sparing lives of 37 federal death row inmates

President-elect Trump is criticizing President Biden for his controversial decision to commute the sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates.
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Trump criticizes Biden for sparing lives of 37 federal death row inmates
December 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM

President-elect Trump threatens to try to take back US control of the Panama Canal

Donald Trump spoke at AmericaFest and doubled down on his threat to take back the Panama Canal, complaining about the fees being charged to the U.S. Navy and American businesses.
December 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM
VIDEO: President-elect Trump threatens to try to take back US control of the Panama Canal
December 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM

An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic policy — more tax cuts, huge tariffs on imports, mass deportations of immigrants working in the United States illegally
December 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM
(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)
December 23, 2024 at 9:19 AM

Trump gives a 'small preview of the common sense revolution'

President-elect Donald Trump is set to speak Sunday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, billed as "the largest celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms."
December 23, 2024 at 9:19 AM
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 22, 2024.
December 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM

Trump holds first rally since election and addresses rumors about Musk

President-elect Donald Trump dismissed assertions that Elon Musk helps to oversee his administration after the billionaire's comments fueled a tumultuous week for congressional Republicans.
December 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
VIDEO: Trump holds first rally since election and addresses rumors about Musk
December 23, 2024 at 1:40 AM

‘I'm not rooting against him’: John Fetterman on Trump’s second term

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on “This Week.”
December 23, 2024 at 1:40 AM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with John Fetterman
December 23, 2024 at 1:40 AM

Chaos on the Hill this week is a ‘preview of the power’ Trump could wield: Martin

The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on “This Week.”
December 23, 2024 at 1:40 AM
VIDEO: Chaos on the Hill this week is a ‘preview of the power’ Trump could wield: Martin
December 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM

‘I'm not a rubber stamp. My stamp is the stamp of the state of Utah’: John Curtis

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, on “This Week.”
December 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
VIDEO: ‘I'm not a rubber stamp. My stamp is the stamp of the state of Utah’: John Curtis
December 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM

‘The people who sit at the very center with Trump have a shelf life’: Chris Christie

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Chris Christie on “This Week.”
December 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM
VIDEO: ‘The people who sit at the very center with Trump have a shelf life’: Chris Christie
December 22, 2024 at 5:29 PM

GOP Sen.-elect Curtis says he's not afraid to disagree with Trump

Sen.-elect John Curtis wants Trump to be “wildly successful," but he made it clear there will be times that he disagrees with Trump’s approach.
December 22, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, on “This Week.”
December 22, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Democratic Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump

“If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation,” the Pennsylvania Democratic senator told ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
December 22, 2024 at 4:22 PM
ABC News' Jonathan Karl sits down with Senator John Fetterman in the Senate Budget Committee hearing room.
December 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM

President-elect Trump transfers close to $4B worth of his Trump Media shares to trust

Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group slid in midday trading Friday after President-elect Donald Trump transferred all of his shares into a revocable trust, according to a regulatory filing
December 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM
FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
December 20, 2024 at 3:19 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.
December 20, 2024 at 3:19 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.
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 AM

'Catastrophic event': What the US defaulting on its debt could mean

The reality is that a U.S. government default would be unprecedented, and many experts have said it would likely lead to economic chaos.
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 AM
The U.S Capitol is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2024.
December 20, 2024 at 1:03 AM

'We are concerned but also hopeful,' says farmer about Trump's proposed tariffs

Soybean farmer John Fleming joined ABC News Live to discuss the impact tariffs could have on the soybean industry and farmers.
December 20, 2024 at 1:03 AM
VIDEO: 'We are concerned but also hopeful,' says farmer about Trump's proposed tariffs
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 PM

Willis disqualified from GA election case against Trump, but indictment still stands

"After carefully considering the trial court's findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office," the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled.
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 PM
VIDEO: Willis disqualified from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands
December 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM

Timeline: Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results

Here's a look at how Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia has unfolded.
December 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Former President Donald Trump is shown in a booking photo released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Why most of Trump's Cabinet picks will get confirmed by the Senate

Why most of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will probably be confirmed.
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Will Trump's Cabinet nominees get confirmed?
December 19, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X

Trump's statement opposing the bill came out several hours after Musk's posts.
December 19, 2024 at 6:35 PM
President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on Dec. 14, 2024, in Landover, Maryland.
December 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Trump takes credit for killing government funding deal

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Selina Wang report on President-elect Donald Trump’s actions which have forced lawmakers to race to avert a government shutdown.
December 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Trump takes credit for killing government funding deal
December 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM

Georgia court halts Trump's election case pending resolution of Willis appeal

The court previously set a tentative Oct. 4 date for oral arguments on the appeal.
December 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
In this March 9, 2024, file photo, former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Rome, Georgia.
December 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM

Trump backs House GOP accusation Liz Cheney tampered with Jan. 6 committee witness

Cheney called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
December 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Cheney called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 AM

Trump backs House GOP accusation Liz Cheney tampered with Jan. 6 committee witness

She called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Liz Cheney listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022.
December 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM

Trump-Vance inaugural committee on track to raise record amount

The Trump-Vance inaugural committee is on track to set a record in inauguration fundraising, with pledged contributions surpassing its goal of $150 million, sources say.
December 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, Republican vice-presidential nominee, stand together during a campaign event at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., July 20, 2024.