Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency — including those made with an autopen. However, he and aides told the Times that some decisions for large […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget. Congress has until the end of the week […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency — including those made with an autopen. However, he and aides told the Times that some decisions for large […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musks’ Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget. Congress has until the end of the week […]

J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — About two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in federal funds for several education programs nationwide. “This is plainly against the law,” North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson told ABC News in an exclusive interview ahead […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil, the United States’ second-largest trading partner, saying the move is part of the administration’s broader global tariff strategy. Speaking with ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Hassett said that the president has the […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according to internal department communication reviewed by ABC News. All notifications for civilian service employees and foreign service officers are expected to go out by the end of the […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response — including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Trump’s visit on Friday came a week after […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response — including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — that he has so far avoided. […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday after his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that their talks were “positive and constructive” and could pave the way for a meeting between the two countries’ heads of state. “The president wants to do it. The Chinese side wants […]