Politics

Trump says cities should be asking for National Guard troops as he mulls more deployments

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said he is still prepared to order National Guard troops to American cities besides the nation's capital,... Read More.

Trump says he’s firing Fed Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook

Tuesday, August 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced that he is removing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board Governor, from her position.In the letter addressed to... Read More.

Senate Republicans push back against Trump’s calls to end ‘blue slips’

Monday, August 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is once again upping the pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to do away with a century-old... Read More.

DC students head back to school amid Trump’s law enforcement surge

Monday, August 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite more than 2,000 National Guard troops authorized by President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said students... Read More.

Former CIA Director Petraeus says Putin is ‘the obstacle to peace’ in Ukraine

Sunday, August 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former CIA Director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that he's dubious that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President... Read More.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody in Tennessee

Friday, August 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March before being brought back to the U.S., has been released from criminal... Read More.

RNC elects longtime Trump loyalist, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, as new chair

Friday, August 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican National Committee on Friday elected President Donald Trump's candidate of choice, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, by unanimous voice vote.Gruters'... Read More.