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'Significant harm' to nat'l security if info about Abrego Garcia case released: Rubio

The judge in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case reprimanded the government for not providing enough basis for her to determine if information in the case should be privileged.
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, joins supporters rallying for Garcia's return from El Salvador prior to a status hearing outside the federal court house in Greenbelt, Maryland, May 16, 2025.
May 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities
May 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
President Donald Trump attends a business meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM

Legality of Trump potentially accepting gift of Qatari plane questionable: Experts

Although the ethical and security concerns about the president's jumbo jet gift are blatant, experts tell ABC News that the legal ramifications are more complicated.
May 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomes President Donald Trump during an official welcoming ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025.
May 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM

RFK Jr. grilled on Capitol Hill over health policies and vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered questions before a House committee on Wednesday, saying, "I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me."
May 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
VIDEO: RFK Jr. grilled on Capitol Hill over health policies and vaccines
May 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM

Venezuelan toddler who was kept in US after parents' deportation returns to Venezuela

The Venezuelan 2-year-old who was kept in U.S. government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela.
May 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Venezuela first lady Cilia Flores and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello watch as 2-year-old Maikelys Espinoza is reunited with her mother Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, May 14, 2025.
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM

DOJ charges Harvard researcher who expressed fears over being returned to Russia

The DOJ has federally charged Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard researcher who was found by a customs agent to be carrying undeclared frog embryos.
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
An undated handout photo of Kseniia Petrova.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Dems say it's a 'sad day for DHS' under Noem's leadership in fiery House hearing

Secretary Kristi Noem came under fire from House Democrats while testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on her department's 2026 budget on Wednesday.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
May 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Court rules that Joshua tree should have protections

A California federal court struck down an attempt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke protections for the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.
May 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Joshua trees stand in a campground in Joshua Tree National Park on February 20, 2025 near Joshua Tree, California.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM

GOP's plans for Medicaid cuts haven't changed much since 2017

Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
President Donald Trump listens to questions as he speaks to members of the press on Air Force One while flying over Saudi Arabia on his way to Qatar on May 14, 2025.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM

College student detained by ICE after mistaken stop should self-deport: DHS

Despite the charges against a college student being dropped, the DHS is committed to ordering Ximena Arias-Cristobal and her father to self-deport.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Arias-Cristobal, 19, was detained by ICE after being mistakenly stopped for a traffic infraction she did not commit.
May 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Dems want investigation into whether Trump admin helping Musk make Starlink deals

Democratic senators are calling for an investigation into whether the Trump administration is clearing hurdles for Starlink, led by Elon Musk, to strike foreign deals.
May 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sits with Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha, at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees

Ruth Hall, professor at University of Western Cape in South Africa, explains the laws which have caused white South African refugees to seek resettlement in the United States.
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Mexican official: Cartel family members entered US in deal with Trump administration

Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
FILE - A truck burns on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Urista, file)
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Trump administration faces criticism for prioritizing white South African refugees

The Trump admin's move to prioritize resettlement of South African refugees in the U.S. has sparked allegations of hypocrisy and questions about who is footing the bill.
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Newly arrived South Africans listen to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar deliver welcome statements near Washington Dulles International Airport, May 12, 2025 in Dulles, Virginia.
May 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM

HHS reverses NIOSH firings that stripped coal miners' health protections

HHS has reversed the firings of more than 100 employees with the federal institute that protects coal miners from black lung, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
May 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In this July 21, 2007, file photo, the US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C.
May 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM

Ed Martin, Trump's DOJ pardon attorney, says he'll review Biden's outgoing pardons

Martin also suggested that officials whom he's unable to charge should be publicly shamed, despite DOJ policy.
May 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023.
May 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Federal judge in Pennsylvania rules that Trump's invocation of AEA is lawful

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged migrant gang members is lawful, in contrast to two other judges.
May 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government at the CECOT prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador April 12, 2025.
May 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Qatar's luxury jet donation poses significant security risks, experts say

Despite flying for more than 35 years, the current pair of Air Force One jets remain one of the safest and secure aircraft in the world.
May 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport after President Donald Trump toured the aircraft, February 15, 2025.
May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Newark mayor arrested at ICE facility while joining Democrats to conduct 'oversight'

Baraka was charged with trespassing, according to court documents filed on Friday evening.
May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joins protesters outside of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., May 7, 2025.
May 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Trump admin poised to accept luxury jet as gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources

President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
May 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
May 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM

For diplomats, Trump taps more friends, supporters than any recent president: Experts

President Trump has tapped a roster of ambassadors with more personal and financial ties than any recent president, former diplomats and policy experts told ABC News.
May 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington, May 6, 2025.
May 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM

What to know about Trump's plan to lower drug costs in the US

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices in the U.S. Here's what you need to know.
May 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference about prescription drug prices, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington.
May 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Harvard says it won't abandon 'core' principles to meet Education Department demands

Harvard University has responded to threats from the Education Department to halt grant funding to the Ivy League school
May 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
May 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Trump embarks on Middle East trip to strengthen ties with Gulf states

President Trump will embark on a four-day tour of the Middle East on a trip underscoring the deepening economic ties between the United States and the Gulf kingdoms.
May 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 12, 2025.
May 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM

US and China announce agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days

The U.S. and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.
May 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva, May 12, 2024.
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Trump and Vance can’t say ‘that the pope doesn’t understand America’: Martin

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Terry Moran, WLS’ Liz Nagy and Father James Martin break down the significance of the selection of Pope Leo XIV.
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
VIDEO: Trump and Vance can’t say ‘that the pope doesn’t understand America’: Martin
May 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Trump administration expected to accept super luxury jet from Qatar

President Donald Trump will use the plane as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office.
May 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
President Donald Trump will use the plane as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office.
May 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Family of 2-year-old deported US citizen dismisses suit against Trump administration

The family of the 2-year-old U.S. citizen, who was deported with her mother to Honduras last month, voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
May 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, an ICE agent badge is shown in Revere, Mass.
May 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM

'Beacon of freedom' dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither

The United States is pulling back from its role in spreading democratic ideals abroad under President Donald Trump
May 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Lisa Brakel poses at the Bedford Branch Library in Temperance, Mich., Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
May 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM

Tufts University student back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey has returned to Boston after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center
May 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, left, who was arrested by immigration agents while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, talks to reporters on arriving back in Boston, Saturday, May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a federal judge. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via AP)
May 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM

The White House says it’s considering suspending habeas corpus

President Trump's immigration crackdown is intensifying as the White House says it’s considering suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right to challenge detention in court.
May 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
VIDEO: The White House says it’s considering suspending habeas corpus
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Who is Dr. Casey Means?

Means has risen to prominence within the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Means has risen to prominence within the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
May 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Trump picks Dr. Casey Means for US surgeon general. Here's what you need to know

Earlier this week, Trump announced his pick for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means. Here's what we know about her background and where she stands on health issues.
May 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.
May 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Tufts University doctoral student out of ICE custody after judge orders her release

A judge has ordered that Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by the Trump administration.
May 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in Somerville, Mass., poses in an undated photograph provided by her family and obtained by Reuters on March 29, 2025.
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Columbia student arrested during citizenship interview can remain free, court says

Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student who was arrested during his citizenship interview, can remain free while his case proceeds, an appeals court ruled.
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a judge released the Palestinian student activist, April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vt.
May 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Trump appoints Jeanine Pirro as top DC prosecutor

President Donald Trump said he is appointing Fox News host and ex-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
May 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
President Donald Trump said he is appointing Fox News host and ex-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
May 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Trump appoints Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump said he is appointing Fox News host and ex-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
May 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Judge Jeanine Pirro speaks following an exclusive interview with Daniel Penny for FOX Nation, Dec. 10, 2024, in New York.
May 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Sen. Van Hollen spars with DHS Secretary Noem over deportation of Abrego Garcia

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia, sparred with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over whether Abrego Garcia will be returned to the United States.
May 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia, sparred with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over whether Abrego Garcia will be returned to the United States.
May 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM

Acting FEMA head fired a day after he testified against closing the agency: Sources

Cameron Hamilton, acting FEMA administrator, fired day after telling Congress it shouldn't be disbanded, putting him at odds with Trump's suggestions to dissolve it.
May 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Cameron Hamilton, a republican candidate for Virginia's 7th congressional district, speaks to voters at Hartwood Elementary School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on June 8, 2024.
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Trump administration mulls releasing audio of Biden's interview with special counsel

The Trump administration is considering releasing the audio of former President Biden's 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur, sources tell ABC News.
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
President Joe Biden speaks on the Senate's recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Bill, which provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the White House, Feb. 13, 2024. United States Attorney Robert Hur speaks at a news conference about the indictment of Kevin Merrill, Jay Ledford, and Cameron Jezierski by a Maryland grand jury at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Sept. 19, 2018, in Baltimore.
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Democrats slam DHS secretary as Noem says Abrego Garcia 'not coming back' to US

Senate Democrats sparred with Kristi Noem over whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the U.S., as well as the Department of Homeland Security's spending.
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2025.
May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM

Trump announces trade deal with UK

President Donald Trump said the deal is “so good for both countries.”
May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
VIDEO: Trump announces trade deal with UK
May 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM

House passes bill to make 'Gulf of America' name change permanent

The bill passed with a 211 to 206 vote with Rep. Don Bacon being the only Republican to vote against the measure. ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports.
May 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
VIDEO: House passes bill to make 'Gulf of America' name change permanent
May 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Trump pulls surgeon general pick following Laura Loomer complaints

President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon general a day before she was set to appear before the Senate.
May 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump pulls surgeon general pick following Laura Loomer complaints
May 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Trump pulls surgeon general pick following Laura Loomer complaints

President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general a day before she was set to appear before the Senate.
May 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The seal of the Health and Human Services is pictured on a podium before Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., conducted a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C., on April 16, 2025.
May 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's transit and homelessness grant conditions

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new transit and homelessness grant conditions
May 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
FILE - A homeless person sleeps under a blanket outside an Old Navy store window display in New York, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM

On Teacher Appreciation Day, Trump cuts affecting profession in a 'huge way'

Trump has made cuts that some teachers say could impact their profession in a “huge way,” according to educators in terminated programs who spoke with ABC News.
May 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Education Secretary Linda McMahon watches.
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Decadeslong women's health study to continue after threat of funding cuts

The Women's Health Initiative is a decadeslong research effort on women's health.
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In this July 21, 2007, file photo, the US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C.
May 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Key Republican says he opposes Trump's controversial pick for top prosecutor in DC

Plans to promote acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, who has defended Jan. 6 rioters, to a full-time position in the office appear to be getting slimmer.
May 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting in Washington, March 25, 2025.
May 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Noem: Travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
May 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.