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At least one person is dead after severe weather hit Butler County, Missouri on Friday night, officials said. There were previous reports of three deaths due to the storm, but Robert Myers with the Butler County Emergency Management Agency confirmed to ABC News that there was some miscommunication in the field and when comparing notes … Read more
President Donald Trump visited the Justice Department on Friday — a move that comes as he has sought to assert control over the nation’s top law enforcement agency that brought two historic prosecutions against him, which were thwarted by his 2024 election victory. “As we begin a proud new chapter in the chronicles of America, … Read more
ON THE SOUTHEASTERN FRONT, Ukraine — Ukraine’s biggest underground hospital is an astonishing subterranean warren of timber and high-tech medical machinery. Over 4,300 square feet of operation rooms, an ICU, dormitories, nurses’ quarters and even a small gym, all some two stories underground. Not far from the southeastern front line, this extraordinary facility is a … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security has arrested a second student who was involved with Columbia University protests, the agency announced. Leqaa Korda was arrested by agents from Homeland Security Investigations for allegedly overstaying her expired visa — which terminated on Jan. 26, 2022. She was also allegedly arrested in 2024 for her involvement in the … Read more
In a letter to the Trump administration this week, electric automaker Tesla raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariffs, warning that the company could be “exposed” to retaliatory tariffs and urging the administration to “consider the downstream impacts.” The comments were made in an unsigned letter on Tesla letterhead to United States Trade Representative … Read more
A U.S. airstrike in western Iraq on Thursday killed the ISIS’ chief of global operations who also served as ISIS’ second in command, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as “Abu Khadijah,” along with one other ISIS operative, U.S. officials confirmed. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, … Read more
The ruin that was the 2024 election for Democrats in Washington will be replayed over and over again. The latest episode: Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s about-face on Republican’s spending bill. After announcing that he be a no vote on the proposed spending plan — a decision that could have led to a government shutdown — … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tussled with reporters Friday, pushing back against the notion that the Democratic Party is fractured as some Senate Democrats, including their leader, were on the cusp of joining Republicans to avert a government shutdown. “Is it time for new leadership in the Senate?” a reporter asked. “Next question,” Jeffries answered, … Read more
When President Donald Trump spoke to employees of the Department of Justice Friday afternoon, he addressed many of the lawyers tasked with defending his policies in court across more than 120 lawsuits. For some of those attorneys it’s been a challenging week, as judges in several cases have appeared skeptical of the government’s arguments. While … Read more
As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks following massive layoffs at the agency, President Donald Trump and his allies continue to make dubious claims about the agency and education in the country. ABC News examined some of President Donald Trump’s common complaints about the Department of Education and the state of education in the United … Read more
