Politics

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Gerald R. Ford […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump will likely name his new $300 million ballroom after himself, according to senior administration officials. Already, officials are referring to it as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom.” That name will likely stick, ABC News was told. Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After weeks of declining to weigh in on the New York City mayor’s race, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday he was backing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn, said in a statement that while he and Mamdani had “areas of principled disagreement,” […]

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The United States has carried out another strike against an […]

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Legend says that George Washington once chopped down his father’s cherry tree. Satellite images show President Donald Trump’s project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to […]

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The United States has carried out another strike against an […]

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett – Pool / Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he’s terminating trade negotiations with […]

In this Jan. 4, 2024, file photo, Rep. Robert Garcia looks on as Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks during a media briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Drew (Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Top House Democrats asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to provide documents — including correspondence between […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New images available Thursday appear to show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished to make way for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the demolition as she faced questions from reporters at Thursday’s briefing. President Trump initially said in July […]

New York Mayor Eric Adams poses with mayoral candidate, Andrew Cuomo during the NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden, October 22, 2025, in New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Less than a month after dropping out of the mayor’s race, embattled incumbentEric Adams on Thursday […]