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Defense secretary discussed Yemen strikes in 2nd Signal chat with relatives: Sources
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared military operation details with his wife, brother and personal lawyer.
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April 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Border czar Tom Homan defends Abrego Garcia's deportation
On "This Week," border czar Tom Homan defended the use of the Alien Enemies Act and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation.
April 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
April 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to roll back order halting deportations
Solicitor General John Sauer responded to the Supreme Court's order that temporarily blocked the removal of a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador, calling it "unprecedented."
April 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
April 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Homan defends usage of Alien Enemies Act: ‘We're doing things legally’
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Trump administration border czar Tom Homan on “This Week.”
April 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
April 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As administration eyes more AEA deportation flights, judge says he can't block them
A judge said Friday he lacks the authority to block deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, as a DOJ lawyer said they "reserve the right" to resume flights Saturday.
April 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
April 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere
The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere
April 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
April 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in NYC, Washington and more US cities
Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civi...
April 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump administration may be ready to 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says an agreement to end the war in Ukraine needs to be reached in a matter of days.
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Iran-US nuclear talks to continue in Oman on Saturday, Tehran says
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the second round on Tuesday.
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Judge blocks deportation of noncitizens to 3rd countries without due process
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin without due process.
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
April 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Appeals court temporarily halts contempt inquiry over deportation flights
A divided panel of judges has temporarily paused an effort to investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in contempt of court.
April 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
April 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump replaces acting IRS commissioner just days after appointing him
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Gary Shapley was being removed.
April 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
April 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered an immediate halt to the planned firings of nearly 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
April 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Exclusive: Wife of man wrongfully deported to El Salvador speaks out
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, speaks with “GMA” about the legal battle involving her husband now playing out in the courts.
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia says seeing photo of him alive is 'very overwhelming'
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, told ABC's "Good Morning America" Friday that seeing a photo of him alive has been "very overwhelming."
April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
SCOTUS to hear Trump bid on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court said it would hear expedited oral arguments in May over Pres. Trump's emergency request to rollback nationwide injunctions against his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Rubio signals US may abandon Ukraine peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in Paris for meetings with European leaders about a deal to stop the war in Ukraine.
April 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence
First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence.
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
April 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Maryland senator travels to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A source close to Abrego Garcia’s family told ABC News that the meeting in the capital was set up by El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, as both he and the Trump administration say Abrego Garcia won’t return to the U.S.
April 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Lawyers for Venezuelan detainee imprisoned in El Salvador say detention is 'lawless'
The government is “paying” for his “torture in El Salvador with U.S. taxpayer dollars, his attorneys claim.
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
April 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador amid erroneous deportation
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has flown to El Salvador to seek answers over the contested deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump administration faces possible contempt over deportation flights: Analysis
Former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur provides analysis on the Trump administration facing a possible contempt investigation over its failure to turn deportation flights around.
April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
DHS demands 'detailed records' of student visa holders at Harvard
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding "detailed records" on Harvard University's student visa holders, according to a statement from the department.
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
RFK Jr. contradicts experts on rise of autism diagnoses
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was determined to find the "environmental exposures" behind the rise of autism diagnoses.
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Judge escalates battle with Trump administration over deportation flights
A federal judge is threatening to open a high-stakes contempt investigation into the Trump administration for deporting more than 200 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
DOJ plans to appeal Abrego Garcia ruling, releases documents it says tie him to gang
The Justice Department has released two documents that were used to allegedly tie wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the MS-13 gang.
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
April 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
IRS considering revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status: Reports
ABC News’ Jon Karl has the latest on reports that the IRS is now considering whether to pull the university’s tax-exempt status after the institution rejected the Trump administration’s demands.
April 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Senator heads to El Salvador to find migrant deported erroneously by Trump
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has flown to El Salvador to seek answers over the contested deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Administration likely acted in contempt by not returning deportation flights: Judge
A judge found probable cause the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials defied his order to turn two planes around carrying alleged gang members.
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
April 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Law firm files suit challenging Trump administration's authority to issue tariffs
Senior counsel for Liberty Justice Center Jeffrey Schwab joins ABC News Live to discuss his firm representing a group of five small businesses that have filed a lawsuit against the president.
April 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
April 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Federal judge finds probable cause that Trump administration acted in contempt
A federal judge has found probable cause that the Trump administration acted in contempt of court over the handling of two planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.
April 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James targeted by federal housing agency
A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Agency alleges that James "appears to have falsified records" in order to "receive favorable loan terms."
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
April 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump DOJ sues Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women's sports
It alleges Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes violates Title IX.
April 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Abrego Garcia case 'should be alarming to all of us,' says former DOJ attorney
Liz Oyer, former pardon attorney at the DOJ, discusses Abrego Garcia case as judge orders Trump administration officials to testify under oath.
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
April 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Harvard Crimson reporter on Trump administration freezing billions in Harvard funding
Senior reporter at the Harvard Crimson, Dhruv Patel, reacts to the Trump administration's decision to freeze billions in funding to Harvard University after the institution rejected their demands.
April 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
April 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say DHS relied on 'tabloids' as evidence
ABC News has reviewed over 100 pages of evidence submitted in immigration court by both DHS lawyers and those representing Mahmoud Khalil.
April 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump administration’s standoff with Harvard escalates
The White House is suggesting that Harvard University should lose its tax-exempt status if it does not comply with a series of demands from President Donald Trump's administration.
April 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump DOJ sues Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women's sports
The Justice Department has filed suit against Maine in an effort to challenge the state's policy regarding transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sports.
April 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
2 Hegseth staffers put on leave amid Signal chat leak investigation
Dan Caldwell, a top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, Hegseth’s deputy chief of staff, have both been placed on administrative leave as part of a leak investigation.
April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Legal implications of Trump administration's deportations, Harvard standoff
ABC News' Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams breaks down the administration's lack of compliance with the Supreme Court's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the demands on Harvard.
April 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
High-stakes hearing in deportation standoff
A federal judge is giving the Trump administration two weeks to hand over information on what it has done to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to facilitate the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
April 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Judge in Abrego Garcia case orders officials to testify under oath
The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia said she will order expedited discovery in order to "apply the law to the facts."
April 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
April 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
The clashes range from unilaterally freezing federal funding to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens.
April 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Who has more leverage in the US-China trade war?
"The only issue remaining is who is going to blink first," one expert said.
April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
April 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Trump wants to send US citizens to foreign prisons. Legal experts say he can't.
The Trump administration's deported hundreds of migrants it alleges are gang members to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison CECOT. But could an American citizen be next?
April 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Columbia student arrested by ICE was one step from citizenship, lawyer says
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested during the interview and detained in Vermont, Luna Droubi, one of his attorneys, told ABC News.
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
International students sue after Trump administration terminates their legal status
A group of international students are seeking relief from deportation in court after their F-1 student visas were revoked, jeopardizing their legal status in the U.S.
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Obama blasts Trump administration's 'unlawful' Harvard demands
Barack Obama praised Harvard for its rejection of President Donald Trump's demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism.
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Obama blasts Trump administration's 'unlawful' Harvard demands
Barack Obama praised Harvard for its rejection of President Donald Trump's demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism.
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Columbia University associate of Mahmoud Khalil arrested by DHS
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who co-founded a pro-Palestinian campus organization with Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested by DHS agents Monday.
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM