Politics Archives - Page 41 of 56

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fires two top deputies at Department of Health and Human Services

Wednesday, July 16

(WASHINGTON) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two top deputies at the Department of Health and Human Services, ABC News has learned.Heather Flick Melanson, Kennedy's chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy, are departing, according to... Read More.

Churches, now allowed to endorse candidates, could transform campaign finances

Wednesday, July 16

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is praising an Internal Revenue Service's court filing, which effectively clears the way for churches to endorse political candidates -- a reversal of decades of legal precedent.Yet half a dozen religious leaders told ABC News they didn't foresee a... Read More.

Democrats lean into MAGA infighting over Epstein files

Wednesday, July 16

(WASHINGTON) -- When financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was in the news for his arrest for sex trafficking and eventual death in 2019, Democrats distanced themselves from the onetime donor, disavowing his campaign contributions and condemning conservative conspiracy theories about his death.Six... Read More.

Johnson says Bondi needs to ‘come forward and explain’ handling of Epstein files

Wednesday, July 16

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to "come forward and explain" the Trump administration's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.In an interview with podcaster Benny Johnson, the speaker urged Bondi to further clarify her past comment about reviewing... Read More.

House special election primary in Arizona is latest flashpoint in Democrats’ generational fight

Wednesday, July 16

(WASHINGTON) -- A special election primary in Arizona’s 7th District on Tuesday was the latest flare-up of the Democratic Party’s clashes over age and experience as candidates vie to replace the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva.Grijalva, who served as the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive... Read More.

House Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures

Tuesday, July 15

(WASHINGTON) -- In a crippling setback for the Trump administration, House Republicans failed to advance a key procedural vote on a package of legislation including three crypto measures -- a top priority for President Donald Trump.A dozen House Republicans bucked Trump and Speaker Mike... Read More.

What do Department of Education cuts mean for American students?

Tuesday, July 15

(WASHINGTON) -- While the U.S. Department of Education cannot be dissolved completely under the law, the Supreme Court's decision on Monday to lift an injunction against the Trump administration's efforts to gut the agency took the first step in that direction -- a move... Read More.

Waltz faces a ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing for UN ambassador

Tuesday, July 15

WASHINGTON -- Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in March, will face a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill for his nomination as United Nations ambassador.Waltz came under intense... Read More.

Freewheeling Trump veers off on tangents at Faith Office luncheon

Tuesday, July 15

WASHINGTON -- It was the first White House Faith Office summit with business leaders, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from using expletives and charged language against his foes in a room full of business leaders who contribute to faith-based charitable work.For nearly... Read More.

Trump’s effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire

Tuesday, July 15

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to... Read More.

Senate looks to formalize cuts to public broadcast, USAID by week’s end

Monday, July 14

(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... Read More.

States sue Trump administration over $6 billion+ education funding pause

Monday, July 14

(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... Read More.