Politics

Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell will face constituents Thursday in his home state of Kentucky as Republican lawmakers continue to face hostile crowds raising issues with President Donald Trump’s policies. Party leadership has advised against holding in-person events after some lawmakers faced volatile crowds back home in their […]

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama in a statement late Monday praised Harvard University for rejecting President Donald Trump’s demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, […]

Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice said it is reviewing the criminal case brought against a former FBI informant convicted of peddling lies about former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden and is moving for a judge to release the man from prison immediately while his case is […]

wellesenterprises/Getty Images/STOCK (ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — At the U.S. Naval Academy, it’s not what’s on the shelves that’s drawing attention — but what’s missing. The institution’s Nimitz Library has been stripped of 381 titles, according to a list published in the New York Times, including works exploring race, gender, and national identity. The culling includes “I […]

Library of Congress via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the top of the page. The “What is the Underground Railroad?” page featured a photo of and quote from […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid mixed messaging from top White House officials, President Donald Trump was asked directly on Monday whether his sweeping tariffs are negotiable or here to stay. “They can both be true,” Trump responded. “There can be permanent tariffs and there can also be negotiations because there are things that we […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has placed on indefinite paid leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the government on Friday in a lawsuit brought by a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting […]

David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — 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. Overall, the agency is planning to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce with the cuts beginning Friday, sources familiar with the […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Thursday that about 10,000 full-time employees will soon lose their jobs, on top of the nearly 10,000 who have already left the agency in the last few months through buyout offers or early retirements. That puts the total employees at around […]

(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s battle with the judiciary escalates, House Republicans are eyeing ways to rein in judges from blocking parts of his agenda. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan said on Monday his panel will hold hearings next week on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who is at […]