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Tulsi Gabbard faces skeptical senators at confirmation hearing to be intel chief

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- If she is confirmed as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard would be the youngest-ever in that role, the first millennial, the first Asian American, and only the second woman to hold the position.But she is expected to face questions in her... Read More.

Crackdown on do-it-yourself firearm kits is curbing ghost guns. Will it last?

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(BALTIMORE) -- Deep inside headquarters of the Baltimore Police Department, a vault holds thousands of artifacts from a generation of gun crime and clues to a tide that may be turning.Most of the firearms lining the vault's walls have serial numbers indicating origin and... Read More.

Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, including for Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and... Read More.

Tulsi Gabbard has bold plans to reform US intelligence as DNI

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- If she is confirmed as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard would be the youngest-ever in that role, the first millennial, the first Asian American, and only the second woman to hold the position.But she is expected to face questions in her... Read More.

Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is "a perfect place" where the Trump administration could hold up to 30,000 migrants while they await being deported from the United States to their home countries.On Wednesday, President... Read More.

Kash Patel, Trumps controversial pick for FBI director, set to face Senate grilling

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, appears Thursday for his Senate confirmation hearing, some of the rhetoric he has espoused for years to defend Trump and promote Trump's reelection is sure to elicit sharp questions about whether... Read More.

Federal judge signals he will block Trump administration from freezing funding despite OMB rescission

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge signaled he will issue a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing federal loans and grants, raising concerns the White House will try to enact the same policy described in the now-rescinded memo from the Office of Management... Read More.

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says Guantanamo Bay will house 30,000 migrants

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads.Federal departments face a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to cease spending on any financial assistance programs, according to a memo from the White... Read More.

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump to sign orders on education, antisemitism

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads.Federal departments face a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to cease spending on any financial assistance programs, according to a memo from the White... Read More.

Trump to sign Laken Riley Act, setting up next phase of immigration crackdown

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump is set to sign the Laken Riley Act Wednesday afternoon as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his key goal of curbing illegal immigration.The bill, which will symbolically be the first bill Trump signs in his... Read More.

Fact-checking RFK Jr.s claims on vaccines, pesticides at confirmation hearing

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services saw senators question the environmental lawyer about his views on vaccines, abortion, pesticides and even Lyme disease.Senators asked Kennedy about views he has frequently promoted... Read More.

Trump administration rescinds funding freeze directive, memo shows

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump's administration has rescinded its sweeping directive that sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance, according to a memo obtained by ABC News."OMB memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded," the short memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of... Read More.

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