Top Trump official tasked with dismantling USAID is out

Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official tasked with dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, told State Department staff on Tuesday night that he is stepping away from his role at USAID and returning to his previous role at the State Department, according to an email obtained by ABC News. “It’s been my honor to … Read more

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza, IDF says

LONDON — Israel has resumed “focused ground operations” in the “center of the Gaza Strip” over the past 24 hours, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Israeli forces have also taken control and “re-expanded their control to the center of the Netzarim” corridor — the line that separates northern Gaza from the south — an … Read more

Trump speaks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Putin rebuffs 30-day ceasefire plan

President Donald Trump is speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday as talks continue to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The call was underway as of 10:38 a.m. ET, according to White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino. Their conversation comes one day after Trump failed to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more

Dispute between parents, Ohio school district over gender pronouns goes before judges

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s policy requiring use of students’ preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders. The lawsuit brought by Parents Defending Education, … Read more