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Trump administration to refer Maine to DoJ over transgender participation in sports

The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports
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FILE -State Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, speaks with a colleague, Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)
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Senate confirms Trump nominee for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff in overnight vote

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, before heading home for a two-week recess
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Lt. Gen. John Caine (Retired), testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be promoted to general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Administration pauses new miner safety measures amid pledge to reinvigorate coal

Safety advocates are bemoaning the delay of new safety standards to protect coal miners from deadly dust exposure.
April 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order to boost coal mining and production in the United States, in the East Room of the White House, April 8, 2025, in Washington.
April 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Trump and team downplay continued market turmoil as 'transition cost'

President Trump and his top officials brushed off continued turmoil from his tariff approach as "transition problems" as uncertainty remains about what's next.
April 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, April 10, 2025, in Washington.
April 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM

US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan and Yemen, where millions need it

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has reversed cuts in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest countries
April 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A Yemeni inspects the damage reportedly caused by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo)
April 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM

Trump administration halts $1 billion for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern.
April 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington.
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Federal judges block deportation of several alleged migrant gang members under AEA

A federal judge in New York and another in Texas have temporarily blocked the deportation of several purported Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Prisoners exercise in a cellblock guarded by prison officers at maximum security penitentiary Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism, April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.
April 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM

RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak, but experts disagree

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say that's not what the data shows.
April 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say that's not what the data shows.
April 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM

IRS will share taxpayer data with DHS about immigrants illegally in US

The IRS and DHS have reached a data-sharing agreement to support the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing Monday night.
April 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A Department of Homeland Security logo is displayed while Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington.
April 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM

Trump administration halts $1B in federal funding for Cornell, $790M for Northwestern

More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and around $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen as the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both universities
April 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
April 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM

Judge gives Trump admin 24 hours to provide evidence of Mahmoud Khalil's removability

An immigration judge has given lawyers representing DHS 24 hours to provide Mahmoud Khalil's legal team with evidence that he is removable from the U.S.
April 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, March 14, 2025.
April 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Iran says US talks to be 'indirect' despite Trump 'direct' negotiations announcement

Iranian officials confirmed Monday that Tehran would hold "indirect" high level talks with U.S. representatives in Oman this weekend.
April 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington.
April 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM

State Department says talks with Iran are not a negotiation, will be direct

Ahead of expected talks between the U.S. and Iran, the State Department pushed back on the idea that the discussion would be a negotiation over Tehran's nuclear program.
April 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House, April 8, 2025, in Washington.
April 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers

The Supreme Court said the Trump administration can move forward with the termination of thousands of probationary workers across six federal agencies and departments.
April 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Supreme Court said the Trump administration can move forward with the termination of thousands of probationary workers across six federal agencies and departments.
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM

NPS restores Harriet Tubman feature on webpage after criticism over removal

Tubman’s photo and quote have been added back to the page after two months.
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Harriet Tubman is shown in this 1871 portrait.
April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Lawyer for man deported in error to El Salvador expects him to be returned to US

The attorney for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported in error to El Salvador, says that he expects Abrego Garcia to be returned to the U.S.
April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025, shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO

Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, who is assigned to NATO’s Military Committee in Brussels, was fired over the weekend, two U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
April 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO
April 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Sec. Bessent says tariff deals could come 'very quickly'

ABC News’ Mary Bruce asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday morning how soon he thinks deals can be made with other nations as some tariff negotiations begin.
April 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ABC News’ Mary Bruce asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday morning how soon he thinks deals can be made with other nations as some tariff negotiations begin.
April 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers

The Supreme Court said the Trump administration can move forward with the termination of thousands of probationary workers across six federal agencies and departments.
April 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen April 7, 2025 in Washington.
April 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Judge Boasberg cancels hearing on Trump deportations after Supreme Court ruling

Following a ruling Monday by the Supreme Court, Judge James Boasberg has canceled a Tuesday hearing on the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations.
April 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Trump’s top trade rep says tariffs will go into effect Wednesday

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the testimony of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer before the Senate Finance Committee.
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
VIDEO: Trump’s top trade rep says tariffs will go into effect Wednesday
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Democratic-led cities, states push back on threats to cut US school funding over DEI

Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, creating a standoff that could test how far the White House is willing to go to press its d...
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Supreme Court delays midnight deadline for Trump admin to fix mistaken deportation

Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a temporary administrative stay -- putting off a deadline for the government to return a mistakenly deported man to the U.S. 
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025, shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Trump admin considering changes to nation's guidance on fluoride in public water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans to assemble a task force and ultimately change the CDC's guidance to stop recommending adding fluoride.
April 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Long Island, N.Y.: Water being poured into a glass from a faucet on Long Island, New York on Oct. 4, 2022. (Photo by Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM

RFK Jr. proposes changes to fluoride guidelines

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula discusses Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plan to advise the CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water and examines the benefits of water fluoridation.
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
VIDEO: RFK Jr. proposes changes to fluoride guidelines
April 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Trump admin tells prosecutors to ease up on crypto enforcement

The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement
April 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tenn., July 27, 2024.
April 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM

DHS revokes legal status for migrants who entered the US on Biden-era CBP One app

The Department of Homeland Security is telling migrants who entered the country using an online app to leave the United States immediately
April 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
FILE - Maria Mercado, who is from Colombia but arrived from Ecuador, gets emotional as she sees that her 1 p.m. appointment was canceled on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app, as she and her family wait at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 20. 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
April 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Supreme Court delays midnight deadline for Trump admin to fix mistaken deportation

Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a temporary administrative stay -- putting off a deadline for the government to return a mistakenly deported man to the U.S.
April 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block return of wrongly deported Maryland man

An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's emergency motion to halt a federal judge's order to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. ABC News' Alex Presha reports.
April 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VIDEO: Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block return of wrongly deported Maryland man
April 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM

DOGE cuts key housing inspection contract, putting some low-income families at risk

A HUD contract to inspect low-income housing was terminated by the Trump administration in February, potentially leaving thousands of vulnerable Americans in harm's way.
April 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Department of Housing and Urban Development building in Washington, D.C. March 19, 2025.
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM

Trump administration to revoke visas for dozens of international students

ABC's Melissa Adan reported on the student visas being revoked nationwide, with some cases tied to the students’ Palestinian activism and others where the motives remain unclear.
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
VIDEO: Trump administration to revoke visas for dozens of international students
April 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM

What to know about foreign college students targeted by Trump for deportation

The Trump administration has set off a firestorm by revoking the visas of international U.S. college students involved in campus protests.
April 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Protesters march as they rally for Gaza and demand the release of detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, March 18, 2025, in New York City.
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Immigration attorneys with the Department of Justice put on leave

Two of the Justice Department’s top immigration attorneys were put on indefinite paid leave for “failure to zealously advocate” for the interests of President Donald Trump’s administration.
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
VIDEO: Immigration attorneys with the Department of Justice put on leave
April 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM

Tens of thousands protest cuts to the federal government

The White House did not have any immediate comment about Saturday’s “Hands Off” rallies.
April 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tens of thousands protest cuts to the federal government
April 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Trump administration revokes visas of dozens of international students

The State Department has revoked around 300 visas since President Trump's Jan. 30 executive order, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
April 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Trump administration revokes visas of dozens of international students
April 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Judge orders government to return Maryland man deported in 'error' to El Salvador

A judge on Friday ordered the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported in error to El Salvador.
April 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025, shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM

IRS begins layoffs with eliminating civil rights office, will cut up to 25% of staff

The IRS started a new round of layoffs on Friday beginning with the agency's Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
April 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM

DOJ places senior lawyer on leave in case of mistakenly deported man

The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.
April 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington.
April 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Experts urge caution as US consumers flood stores to beat tariffs

Economists say the tariffs are expected to increase prices for everyday items and many are now raising the likelihood that the economy will fall into a recession.
April 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
People shop at a grocery store in Manhattan on April 1, 2025, in New York.
April 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Huge crowds gather in 'Hands Off' rallies nationwide in protest of Trump admin

Tens of thousands of protesters mustered in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to sound off against the Trump administration.
April 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Protesters attend a "Hands Off" rally to demonstrate against President Donald Trump on the National Mall, on April 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Protests occur nationwide against Trump administration policies

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protests over tariffs and the economy, massive government job cuts and human rights.
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
VIDEO: Protests occur nationwide against Trump administration policies
April 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM

Large protests against Trump administration from coast-to-coast

Thousands gathered on the National Mall to protest policies by President Donald Trump as the latest round of tariffs took effect Saturday.
April 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
VIDEO: Large protests against Trump administration from coast-to-coast
April 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM

'Hands Off' protests getting underway across the country

Cynthia Travieso, director of power building at Community Change Action, discusses why over 1,200 protests are unfolding across the country against the Trump administration's policies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
VIDEO: Anti-Trump protests getting underway across the country
April 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM

Thousands protest Trump and Musk in rallies across US

ABC News' Christiane Cordero on the widespread "Hands Off" protests against the Trump administration's policies unfolding across the country Saturday.
April 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
VIDEO: Thousands protest Trump and Musk in rallies across US
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Over 500 law firms sign brief backing Perkins Coie suit against Trump

More than 500 law firms moved to file an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie's lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order that targeted the firm.
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Signage is seen outside of the law firm Perkins Coie at their legal offices in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2021.
April 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers
April 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014 photo, coal miners return on a buggy after working a shift underground at the Perkins Branch Coal Mine in Cumberland, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
April 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM

Students protest Education Department closure in 'Hands Off Our Schools' rally

Hundreds of students from some of the largest schools in the D.C. area will rally outside the Department of Education Friday to oppose the gutting of the agency.
April 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Students from Washington, DC universities protest U.S. President Donald Trump's dismantling of and funding cuts to the Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 4, 2025.
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM

DOGE arrives at Peace Corps, is set to gain access to internal systems: Sources

Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the Peace Corps headquarters on Friday to begin a review of their internal systems, sources said.
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Peace Corps headquarters is shown in Washington, D.C.
April 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Harris on Trump admin: 'There is a sense of fear'

Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday at the Leading Women Defined Summit, where she framed actions by the current White House as unconstitutional.
April 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday at the Leading Women Defined Summit, where she framed actions by the current White House as unconstitutional and said they are contributing to a “sense of fear.”
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM

16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations

Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over its cancellation of NIH research grants.
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference February 14, 2025 in New York City.