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Tech industry raises red flags after Trump's H-1B visa changes cause confusion

Major corporations have hired top talent through the program.
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A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair, Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
September 26

FBI fires agents who kneeled at protest after George Floyd's death: Sources

The firings involve as many as 20 agents, according to sources.
September 26
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 1: A sign is displayed outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building on June, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
September 26

Hegseth to tell generals about the 'warrior ethos' in rare gathering: Sources

Officials say the gathering could last just 30 minutes.
September 26
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2025.
September 26

Charge against Comey focuses on alleged role in Hillary Clinton-related leak: Sources

Dave Aronberg, the former state attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, breaks down the latest on the turmoil between President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey
September 26
VIDEO: Charge against Comey focuses on alleged role in Hillary Clinton-related leak: Sources
September 26

Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in 'pocket rescission'

Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
September 26
Justices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022. (Seated from left) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (Standing behind from left) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
September 26

Charge against Comey focuses on alleged role in Clinton-related leak: Sources

'Project Runway' winner Veejay Floresca talks finale; Sneak peek at new season of '20/20'; Chef James Fu shares recipe for National Dumpling Day
September 26
VIDEO: Charge against Comey focuses on alleged role in Clinton-related leak: Sources
September 26

Hegseth expected to deliver message on restoring 'warrior ethos' at generals meeting

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a large number of general officers and admirals to gather next Tuesday, according to five U.S. officials.
September 26
VIDEO: Hegseth expected to deliver message on restoring 'warrior ethos' at generals meeting
September 26

The government could shut down in less than a week. Here's what you need to know

Right now, congressional leaders are busy blaming one another for the looming shutdown, but no clear path is emerging for how funding might be approved.
September 26
Right now, congressional leaders are busy blaming one another for the looming shutdown, but no clear path is emerging for how funding might be approved.
September 26

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries & Rep. Steve Scalise Sunday on “This Week”

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, September 28, 2025.
September 26
September 26

Trump says new tariffs taking effect next week, 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals

President Trump announced in a social media post that he is putting 100% tariffs on "branded or patented pharmaceutical products" unless companies are making a facility in the U.S.
September 26
VIDEO: Trump says new tariffs taking effect next week, 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals
September 26

NJ gubernatorial race jolted after Sherrill's unredacted military records released

Records contained information such as her Social Security number.
September 26
Records contained information such as her Social Security number.
September 26

Is Trump's directed prosecution of Comey legal? What the Supreme Court says: ANALYSIS

The Comey indictment has shattered decades of post-Nixon norms.
September 26
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, as he departs for New York at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 26, 2025.
September 26

Trump, Comey had years of turmoil before former FBI director's indictment

Trump fired Comey months into his first term.
September 26
Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
September 26

Scores of delegates walk out as Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations

Representatives from dozens of countries walked out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approached the podium at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
September 26
VIDEO: Scores of delegates walk out as Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations
September 26

'Constitutional crisis': Dems hit Trump admin, DOJ over James Comey indictment

Republican members have been more muted in their response so far.
September 26
Chris Murphy speaks during the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit on September 24, 2025 in New York City.
September 26

Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not 'the gospel'

The conservative justice wants to overturn cases wrongly decided in his view.
September 26
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas listens during an event at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
September 26

'It’s about justice, really. It’s not revenge': Trump on the indictment of Comey

President Donald Trump, leaving the White House Friday to attend the Ryder Cup in New York, spoke to reporters about the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
September 26
VIDEO: 'It’s about justice, really. It’s not revenge': Trump on the indictment of Comey
September 26

Delegates walk out as Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations

Israel's prime minister said remarks were broadcast in Gaza via loudspeakers.
September 26
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, September 26, 2025.
September 25

Armed kidnappers steal $8M in crypto after holding family at gunpoint: Prosecutors

An FBI agent said the pair "terrorized a Minnesota family in their own home."
September 25
Isiah Angelo Garcia and Raymond Christian Garcia in photos released by police.
September 25

Former FBI Director James Comey posts video after indictment: 'I am innocent'

"I have great confidence in the federal judicial system," Comey said.
September 25
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks on a video message that he was innocent and he has faith in U.S. judicial system, after his indictment on Thursday on criminal charges of false statements and obstruction, at an unidentified location this screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 25, 2025.
September 25

Potential government shutdown looms amid budget fight

ABC News’ Linsey Davis sat down with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R - Indiana) weighing in on budget negotiations as the Trump administration tells agencies to draw mass firing plans.
September 25
VIDEO: Potential government shutdown looms amid budget fight
September 25

Trump administration urges global leaders to restrict asylum system

Deputy Sec. of State Landau made the remarks amid the U.N. General Assembly.
September 25
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau speaks during a Global Refugee Asylum System meeting on September 25, 2025 in New York. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura / POOL / AFP)
September 25

Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals

U.S. officials told ABC News they don’t know what the meeting is about.
September 25
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends an Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House, September 25, 2025 in Washington.
September 25

Trump signs memo calling for crackdown on alleged 'organized political violence'

"We're looking at the funders of a lot of these groups," he said.
September 25
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 25, 2025 in Washington.
September 25

Rep. Mike Turner on witnessing devastation in Ukraine firsthand during visit

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Oh., shares his takeaways after leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Ukraine, Poland and Germany.
September 25
VIDEO: Rep. Mike Turner on witnessing devastation in Ukraine firsthand during visit
September 25

Trump announces deal to put TikTok under control of US investors

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced an agreement that will pave the way for social media giant TikTok to come under the control of a group of U.S. investors.
September 25
VIDEO: Trump announces deal to put TikTok under control of US investors
September 25

Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked U.S. generals and admirals from around the world to gather next week for a rare meeting.
September 25
VIDEO: Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals
September 25

Netanyahu's jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York

The Israeli PM, traveling to the UN General Assembly, took a longer route.
September 25
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025.
September 25

Trump says 'allowed to get involved' in Comey case but any indictment up to DOJ

"I can't tell you what's going to happen because I don't know," Trump said.
September 25
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House,  Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
September 25

Federal probe into James Comey centers around 2020 Senate testimony: Sources

The former FBI director was asked about 2017 remarks he made under oath.
September 25
Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017.
September 25

Prosecutors' memo to new US attorney advised against plans to charge Comey: Sources

ABC News' Katherine Faulders and legal contributor James Sample discuss the possibility securing a grand jury indictment against the former FBI Director James Comey.
September 25
VIDEO: Prosecutors' memo to new US attorney advised against plans to charge Comey: Sources
September 25

Trump criticizes Vladimir Putin for continuing war with Ukraine

Trump criticized Putin, saying, "Russia spent millions and millions of dollars in bombs, missiles, ammunition and lives, their lives, and they’ve gained virtually no land.”
September 25
VIDEO: Trump criticizes Vladimir Putin for continuing war with Ukraine
September 25

Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting

House Democratic leaders condemned the violence in a joint statement.
September 25
Vice President JD Vance greets local law enforcement as he arrives to depart on Air Force Two at Piedmont Triad International Airport, September 24, 2025 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
September 25

Trump demanding answers about escalator at UN

President Donald Trump is demanding an investigation into what he claimed was "sabotage" during his United Nations visit, citing a stopped escalator and a teleprompter that he said wasn't working.
September 25
President Donald Trump is demanding an investigation into what he claimed was "triple sabotage" during his United Nations visit, citing a stopped escalator and a teleprompter that he said wasn't working.
September 25

Jobs at risk as government shutdown looms

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.
September 25
The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.
September 24

First federal lawsuit over DC plane crash blames the airline, the FAA and the Army

All 67 people on the jet and an Army helicopter were killed when they collided.
September 24
Wreckage from American Airlines flight 5342 is pulled from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport, Feb. 3, 2025.
September 24

Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey: Sources

The new U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.
September 24
VIDEO: Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey: Sources
September 24

Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey: Sources

Trump appointed longtime aide Lindsey Halligan to lead the case.
September 24
In this June 8, 2017 file photo, former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Washington D.C.
September 24

Rubio meets with Russia's Lavrov after Trump's shift on Russia and Ukraine

In a reversal, Trump said on Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all its land.
September 24
Members of the delegations, led by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, attend a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York CitySeptember 24, 2025.
September 24

Trump to sign TikTok deal Thursday White House official says

President Donald Trump will sign the TikTok deal Thursday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.
September 24
VIDEO: Trump to sign TikTok deal Thursday White House official says
September 24

Sniper opens fire on Dallas ICE facility, killing 2 detainees, wounding 1: DHS

A sniper opened fire on a Dallas ICE field office on Wednesday morning, killing two detainees and critically wounding a third, the Department of Homeland Security said.
September 24
VIDEO: Sniper opens fire on Dallas ICE facility, killing 2 detainees, wounding 1: DHS
September 24

Trump hangs autopen image instead of Biden portrait in presidential photo gallery

Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen.
September 24
A new “Presidential Walk of Fame” has been built along the West Wing Colonnade featuring portraits of all the Presidents in gilded frames, however, rather than putting up former President Joe Biden’s portrait, a picture of an autopen making Biden’s signature is there instead.
September 24

What are the chances of a government shutdown?

Right now, congressional leaders are busy blaming one another for the looming shutdown, but no clear path is emerging for how funding might be approved.
September 24
VIDEO: What are the chances of a government shutdown?
September 24

Rubio meets with Russia's Lavrov after Trump's shift on Russia and Ukraine

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met on Wednesday, day after PresidentTrump called Moscow a "paper tiger" and said Ukraine could win back its seized land.
September 24
VIDEO: Rubio meets with Russia's Lavrov after Trump's shift on Russia and Ukraine
September 24

How Arizona's special election could be key to Epstein files

ABC News' Deputy Political Director Averi Harper discusses the political ramifications of the Democratic win in Arizona's special House election.
September 24
VIDEO: How Arizona's special election could be key to Epstein files
September 24

The significance of Trump's major shift on Ukraine

ABC News' Karen Travers and contributor Steve Hill discuss President Donald Trump's comments suggesting that Ukraine can win back its land from Russia.
September 24
VIDEO: The significance of Trump's major shift on Ukraine
September 24

The government could shut down in less than a week. Here's what you need to know

The government runs out of funding at midnight from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.
September 24
A general view shows the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, September 23, 2025.
September 24

Special election winner in Arizona could be key vote to release Epstein files

Special election in Arizona’s 7th District will likely narrow Republicans’ slim majority in the House and deliver decisive vote on the release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
September 24
Special election in Arizona’s 7th District will likely narrow Republicans’ slim majority in the House and deliver decisive vote on the release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
September 23

Special election winner in Arizona could be key vote to release Epstein files

Democrat Adelita Grijalva's projected win will narrow the GOP’s thin majority.
September 23
Democratic congressional candidate Adelita Grijalva speaks to the media during a primary election-night party, July 15, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. Republican congressional candidate Daniel Butierez speaks during the Clean Elections CD7 debate in Phoenix, Sept. 24, 2024.
September 23

DOJ probing FBI agent who sued Alex Jones in Sandy Hook defamation case

At the trial, the FBI agent broke into tears describing the shooting scene.
September 23
InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial, Sept. 21, 2022, in Waterbury, Conn.