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3 hours ago

Doctors Without Borders US CEO: Gaza aid system is ‘unsafe’ and ‘inefficient'

Benoît says 'we need to flood the zone with as much food as possible' in Gaza.
3 hours ago
Doctors Without Borders USA CEO Avril Benoit appears on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
4 hours ago

Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan

The former attorney general called the plan by Republicans "authoritarian."
4 hours ago
Former Attorney General and Chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Eric Holder appears on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
August 03

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Summers also criticized the firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
August 03
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers appears on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
August 03

'This Week' Transcript 8-3-25: Larry Summers, Eric Holder & Avril Benoît

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, August 3.
August 03
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers speaks during the World Economic Summit in Washington, April 17, 2024.
August 02

Trump fires BLS chief; former special counsel under investigation

President Trump is shaking things up following a disappointing jobs report. Also, former Special Counsel Jack Smith is under investigation. ABC News' Selina Wang breaks down the latest.
August 02
VIDEO: Trump fires BLS chief; former special counsel under investigation
August 02

Texas redistricting: Latino voters could be key in Republican effort to pick up seats

Trump picked up Hispanic support in 2024. Will that carry into 2026?
August 02
Texas State Representatives conduct a committee meeting on August 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The House Select committee on Congressional Redistricting holds its first hearing since Texas Republicans redrew their congressional map. The redrawn congressional maps came on the heels of a push from President Donald Trump ahead of next year's midterms.
August 02

Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, NTSB told at hearing

The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings on Friday.
August 02
A crane lifts a piece of American Airlines flight 5342 from the Potomac River during recovery efforts on Feb. 3, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
August 02

Democratic governors throw support behind Newsom, back partisan redistricting

"There's a bigger risk in doing nothing," DGA Chair Laura Kelly said.
August 02
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accompanied by several members of the Texas state Legislature, calls for a new way for California to redraw it's voting districts, during a news conference In Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 25, 2025.
August 01

New jobs report shows major slowdown amid Trump tariffs

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos is joined by co-founder of the Yale Budget Lab to discuss the latest jobs report, which showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months.
August 01
VIDEO: New jobs report shows major slowdown amid Trump tariffs
August 01

Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia's 'highly provocative' statement

President Donald Trump has ordered two nuclear submarines to move into the “appropriate regions” in response to what he called Russia’s “highly provocative statements.”
August 01
VIDEO: Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia's 'highly provocative' statement
August 01

Rep. Greg Stanton reacts to jobs report, Trump firing of BLS commissioner

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months.
August 01
VIDEO: Rep. Greg Stanton reacts to jobs report, Trump firing of BLS commissioner
August 01

Larry Summers, Eric Holder, and Avril Benoît, Sunday on "This Week"

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, August 3, 2025.
August 01
August 01

Trump continues to express doubt over jobs numbers

The president said he did the right thing by firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, when asked by reporters about it at the White House.
August 01
VIDEO: Trump continues to express doubt over jobs numbers
August 01

Democrats blast GOP-proposed Texas congressional maps in redistricting showdown

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she's been drawn out of the district where she lives.
August 01
Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaks onstage during the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, July 4, 2025, in New Orleans.
August 01

Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia's 'highly provocative' statement

He said he ordered the submarines to be positioned in "appropriate regions."
August 01
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before walking across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 1, 2025, in Washington.
August 01

Kamala Harris cites ‘broken’ system as she passes on run for California governor

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she loves her home state, but the U.S. political system is broken in her interview on “The Late Show.”
August 01
VIDEO: Kamala Harris cites ‘broken’ system as she passes on run for California governor
August 01

Trump orders 2 nuclear submarines to be positioned in ‘appropriate regions’

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered two nuclear submarines to move into the “appropriate regions” in response to Russia’s “highly provocative statements.”
August 01
VIDEO: Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia's 'highly provocative' statement
August 01

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after federal funding cuts

CPB said it would cut a majority of its jobs by the end of September.
August 01
Patricia de Stacy Harrison (R), president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), testifies before a House subcommittee holding hearings on President Donald Trump's first budget as Anne Brachman, CPB  government affairs senior vice president, listens on Capitol Hill on March 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
August 01

GOP congressman booed at townhall after defending Trump’s tariffs

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan Steil was booed when he expressed support for President Donald Trump’s trade policies in a town hall on Thursday night.
August 01
VIDEO:  GOP congressman booed at townhall after defending Trump’s tariffs
August 01

Trump signs executive order bringing Presidential Fitness Test back to schools

President Donald Trump took questions about trade, interest rates after signing an executive order that would bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.
August 01
VIDEO: Trump signs executive order bringing Presidential Fitness Test back to schools
August 01

Biden slams Trump administration for trying to 'dismantle the Constitution'

Former President Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump’s administration of trying to “erase justice” and “dismantle the Constitution” in a speech at the National Bar Association awards gala.
August 01
Former President Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump’s administration of trying to “erase justice” and “dismantle the Constitution” in a speech at the National Bar Association awards gala.
August 01

At town hall, GOP congressman booed defending Trump's tariffs

Rep. Bryan Steil was pressed on Trump's trade policies and Medicaid cuts.
August 01
First District Congressman Bryan Steil holds an in-person listening session at Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, July 31, 2025.
July 31

NTSB questions flight training procedures as it probes DC plane crash

Sixty-seven people were killed in the crash.
July 31
A crane lifts a piece of American Airlines flight 5342 from the Potomac River during recovery efforts on February 03, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
July 31

1,350 more National Guard members withdrawn from Los Angeles

250 Guard members will remain on duty into next week.
July 31
California National Guard stand on the steps of the Federal Building after days of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, June 10, 2025.
July 31

Former FTC Commissioner on Trump’s trade war

Rohit Chopra, former FTC commissioner, discusses President Donald Trump’s trade war and its impact on the U.S. economy.
July 31
Former FTC Commissioner on Trump’s trade war
July 31

Presidential Fitness Test to return through Trump executive order

The test was discontinued in 2012 under former President Barack Obama.
July 31
President Donald Trump signs an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, July 31, 2025.
July 31

Bessent tries to walk back comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized

His comments were met with strong pushback from Democrats, AARP.
July 31
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives before President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, July 30, 2025, in Washington.
July 31

RNC Chair Michael Whatley launches North Carolina Senate bid

Trump endorsed Whatley for the job.
July 31
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 21, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
July 31

White House Middle East envoy lands in Tel Aviv amid concerns over Gaza famine

The White House says special envoy Steve Witkoff will go into Gaza Friday to inspect food distribution and survey the conditions there.
July 31
VIDEO: White House Middle East envoy lands in Tel Aviv amid concerns over Gaza famine
July 31

White House releases renderings of what Trump's new ballroom will look like

Construction on the project will start in September.
July 31
An image from a White House press release, July 31, 2025, shows planned construction for the new White House ballroom.
July 31

Former Biden adviser Mike Donilon testifies in House committee probe

Donilon was the latest former Biden official called before the committee.
July 31
Senior Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden Mike Donilon walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.
July 31

New White House ballroom construction to begin soon, Leavitt announces

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that construction will soon begin on a White House ballroom. The addition will be 90,000 square feet.
July 31
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that construction will soon begin on a White House ballroom. The addition will be 90,000 square feet.
July 31

Sen. Katie Britt on Epstein files: 'People will get answers'

ABC News' Linsey Davis discussed the push by politicians on both sides of the aisle to release the Epstein files with Republican Sen. Katie Britt.
July 31
VIDEO: Sen. Katie Britt on whether Epstein files: 'People will get answers'
July 31

Federal government paying 154,000 people not to work

These employees are being paid as part of the deferred resignation program.
July 31
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management headquarters on December 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
July 31

Trump defends his use of tariffs a day before his Aug. 1 deadline

President Donald Trump is defending his use of tariffs just one day before his Aug. 1 deadline.
July 31
VIDEO: Trump defends his use of tariffs a day before his Aug. 1 deadline
July 31

Timeline of Trump and Epstein's relationship

Trump has said he's known Epstein since the late 1980s.
July 31
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997.
July 31

Possible impacts of Texas Republicans proposal for new state congressional maps

New congressional maps were proposed by state legislators in Texas following a push by President Donald Trump for maps more favorable to Republicans.
July 31
VIDEO: Possible impacts of Texas Republicans proposal for new state congressional maps
July 31

RNC Chair Michael Whatley launches North Carolina Senate bid

Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee, formally launched his bid to be North Carolina's next senator Thursday afternoon.
July 31
Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee, formally launched his bid to be North Carolina's next senator Thursday afternoon.
July 31

EPA to limit its ability to regulate greenhouse gases

ABC News' Linsey Davis discusses the environmental agency's latest move with former senior advisor to the Biden administration's EPA, Zealan Hoover.
July 31
ABC News' Linsey Davis discusses the environmental agency's latest move with former senior advisor to the Biden administration's EPA, Zealan Hoover.
July 31

Trump admin lifted sanctions on Israeli accused of killing Palestinian activist

Yinon Levi is accused of killing Palestinian who worked on Oscar-winning film.
July 31
Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over Central Gaza Strip as seen from Khan Younis, July 28, 2025.
July 30

NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not "taking ownership" in the deadly Black Hawk helicopter collision with a passenger jet near Washington Reagan National Airport in January. During a hearing on Wednesday that is set to continue this week, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy alleged that some FAA tower employees knew there "was a problem" with U.S. Army helicopters flying in close proximity to passenger aircraft near the airport. Sixty-seven people died on Jan. 29 after a regional American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009. The Army helicopter was on a training flight at the time of the collision. “Every sign was there, that there was a safety risk and the tower was telling you that," Homendy said of the air traffic controllers working at Reagan National Airport (DCA) at the time. "Yet you...
July 30
In this January 30, 2025, file photo, emergency units respond to airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
July 30

GOP Sen. Hawley joins Democrats to pass stock trading ban through committee

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., engaged in a fiery debate with members of his party to advance a bill that would ban members of Congress, and their spouses, from trading or holding individual stocks.
July 30
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., engaged in a fiery debate with members of his party to advance a bill that would ban members of Congress, and their spouses, from trading or holding individual stocks.
July 30

What to know about Nevada and New York’s gun laws after Manhattan shooting

Everytown for Gun Safety’s Nick Suplina joins ABC News’ Linsey Davis to unpack what the Manhattan shooting tells us about the effectiveness of some of the strictest gun laws in the U.S.
July 30
VIDEO: What to know about Nevada and New York’s gun laws after Manhattan shooting
July 30
White House debt limit negotiator Steve Ricchetti departs from a House Democrat caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.
July 30

Trump blasts Republican Sen. Hawley over stock trade ban: 'pawn'

Several Republicans claimed Hawley was attacking them for their wealth.
July 30
Senator Josh Hawley speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 30, 2025.
July 30

Fed holds interest rates steady, GDP report reveals economy grew at 3% rate

A flurry of recent major economic news provides a barometer of the U.S. economy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs steer the nation toward a trade policy untested in recent history.
July 30
VIDEO: Fed holds interest rates steady, GDP report reveals economy grew at 3% rate
July 30

Brown University will pay White House $50 million to unfreeze funding

The university said it was never notified that it had violated any law.
July 30
People traverse Brown University campus in Providence, R.I., Oct. 12, 2020.
July 30

Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director

Monarez is the first CDC director nominee who required Senate confirmation after Congress passed a law requiring it in 2022.
July 30
Monarez is the first CDC director nominee who required Senate confirmation after Congress passed a law requiring it in 2022
July 30

Hegseth aide berates 'sham' review by IG office of secretary's Signal chat

An independent Pentagon watchdog is looking into Hegseth's Signal chats.
July 30
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 17, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
July 30

Trump's comments on Epstein raise new questions about when and why they fell out

A timeline of what Trump has said about how their relationship fell apart.
July 30
Donald Trump speaks to reporters near the Rose Garden after returning to the White House on Marine One on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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