American ballet dancer released from Russia in prisoner exchange, Rubio says

LONDON — U.S.-Russian dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday. The exchange took place overnight in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Karelina’s lawyer Mikhail Mushailov confirmed to ABC News that she had been released. Secretary of State Marco … Read more

DHS to screen social media of visa applicants for ‘antisemitic activity’

The Department of Homeland Security will begin screening visa applicants’ social media content for “antisemitic activity,” it announced on Wednesday. “There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary for … Read more

Stock markets rally after Trump pauses most tariffs for 90 days

Stock markets rallied in Thursday trading in response to President Donald Trump’s dramatic decision to suspend planned tariffs on nearly all American trading partners for 90 days — with the exception of China. Key Asian indices opened Thursday with notable recoveries — marking a reprieve for most after a week of turbulence and selloffs driven … Read more

Wife of Maryland man deported in error to El Salvador denies he’s MS-13 member

The wife of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, denied the Trump administration’s allegation that her husband is a member of the criminal gang MS-13. “He’s never been convicted for anything,” Jennifer Vasquez told ABC News Live Prime on Wednesday. “Everything they are saying is wrong,” … Read more

Trump directs DOJ to investigate 2 officials from his first term who became critics

President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his Justice Department to investigate two senior officials from his first administration who became critics. During his presidential campaign and in his first months in office, Trump threatened to investigate his political enemies, but the presidential memoranda he signed before the media in the Oval Office appear to be … Read more