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Trump says the world's become a 'casino' after US soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event on advancing health care affordability in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, responding to the arrest of an American soldier for allegedly betting on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro,...Read more -
Republican lawmaker who's missed a month of votes dealing with 'health matter,' Johnson says
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey has missed votes in the House for more than a month without personally...Read more -
Senate Republicans greenlight ICE and CBP budget blueprint after overnight vote-a-rama
U.S. Capitol (Getty/Andrey Denisyuk)(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans approved early on Thursday a blueprint for their budget bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection after an all-night voting marathon.The budget resolution, which kicks off the drafting process of a bill that Republicans said would provide billions...Read more -
Trump now says Iran's government is 'seriously fractured’ after previously praising new leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One on April 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Florida. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the Iranian regime was "seriously fractured" as part of his pretext for indefinitely extending the ceasefire...Read more -
Crypto mogul sues Trump family venture over alleged fraud
Justin Sun, founder of Tron, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore on Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — A cryptocurrency mogul who has invested tens of millions of dollars in various enterprises tied to President Donald Trump and his family filed suit against the Trump family's flagship...Read more -
Supreme Court rules in favor of Army veteran wounded in suicide attack
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a U.S. Army veteran wounded in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, allowing him to sue a military contractor for damages after...Read more -
Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Make Community Banking Great Again" in the Ryaburn House Office Building on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Veteran Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia has died. He was 80 years old.Scott,...Read more -
White House UFC event is getting increased security, DHS says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026, in Miami, Florida. The main event of UFC 327 is the light heavyweight match between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The sprawling UFC Freedom 250 event being...Read more -
Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for US military, says shot is now optional
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks as Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, listens during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the annual flu vaccine will now be...Read more -
House Ethics Committee to determine sanction for embattled Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FLA) appears for a hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's fate as a member of the House of Representatives hangs in limbo as a potential expulsion vote...Read more -
In Virginia redistricting election, 4 House seats at stake as voters go to the polls
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (left) and former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (right) campaign in Leesburg, VA on Monday, April 20, 2026. (ABC News)(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Voters in Virginia head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a redistricting ballot measure referendum that could have major implications for the...Read more -
House Ethics Committee urges victims of sexual misconduct to contact them after lawmaker resignations
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. House Republicans will send their first funding bills for the next fiscal year to the floor this week, while the Senate GOP plots a blueprint for patching up missing money for the current one. (Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via...Read more -
Trump tells ABC News he thinks he can trust the Iranians
President Donald Trump walks over to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to promote the tax cuts he signed into law in the “One...Read more -
First on ABC: Memo to Rubio details data on HIV/AIDS treatment program under Trump administration
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks during working-level peace talks at the U.S. State Department, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Data collected by the State Department that has not previously been made public indicates that the number of people receiving treatment through the President's Emergency...Read more -
Exclusive: Barack Obama calls for Virginians to vote 'Yes' in new video just days before crucial redistricting election
Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Representative Mikie Sherrill, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Jersey, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama, in a video shared exclusively with ABC News, called on Virginians to vote in favor of a redistricting...Read more


