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Trump administration shutters major federal climate website

A major federal climate website has been shut down by the Trump administration, multiple agencies confirmed to ABC News.
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President Joe Biden arrives for a climate event at the White House complex, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Biden spoke on his administration's efforts to address the global climate crisis and the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
July 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM

As USAID comes to an end, study finds cuts could lead to 14 million additional deaths

The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID.
July 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The USAID logo is seen on a machine that processes recycled plastic into construction blocks at the Pasig Eco Hub, a project impacted by the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid, March 10, 2025 in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM

DOJ looking at denaturalization for American citizens convicted of certain crimes

The Department of Justice is prioritizing revoking citizenship from some naturalized Americans who commit certain crimes, according to a DOJ memo.
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Federal agents including Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain a person outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 10, 2025.
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM

What's next for Trump's sweeping policy bill as House takes up Senate version

Trump's major tax and immigration bill now heads to the House for final approval after narrowly clearing the Senate, but it's likely to face some more issues there.
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
President Donald Trump visits a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., July 1, 2025.
July 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says

A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted
July 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Trump vowed to deport 'worst of the worst' -- but ICE is also arresting non-criminals

President Trump said his mass deportations would target criminals -- but new data shows a recent shift toward also arresting those who have not been accused of crimes.
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In this June 4, 2025, file photo, a woman pleads with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers not to detain her because she has a 15 year old son at home, as she leaves her scheduled court appearance at Federal immigration court, at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Trump will visit a remote immigration detention site in the Florida Everglades

President Donald Trump is heading to Florida’s Everglades for a firsthand look at a new immigration detention facility that the White House suggests will be especially secure given that it is “surrounded by alligators.”
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria

He had previously announced he would lift sanctions in hopes of stabilizing the country.
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, June 27, 2025.
June 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM

A timeline of the U.S.-Canada trade dispute

U.S.-Canada trade talks resumed late Sunday, days after Trump suspended them.
June 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump depart together after participating in a group photo in front of the Canadian Rockies during the G7 Leaders' Summit, June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta.
June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump admin finds Harvard in violation of Civil Rights Act, threatens funding loss

The letter detailed the findings of an investigation into antisemitism on the campus by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., May 27, 2025.
June 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Trump administration finds Harvard in 'violent violation' of Civil Rights Act

In response, Harvard once again condemned the Trump administration's threats to strip it of federal funds and defended its work to combat alleged antisemitism. ABC News’ Perry Russom reports.
June 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration finds Harvard in 'violent violation' of Civil Rights Act
June 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Families affected by cartels urge Trump admin to classify more as terrorist orgs

ABC News obtained a letter sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday.
June 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard at the State Department, in Washington, June 20, 2025.
June 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies
June 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
FILE - The Gibson Power Plant operates April 10, 2025, in Princeton, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
June 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM

Former CDC expert raises alarm on changes to American vaccine policy

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews former CDC official Dr. Fiona Havers on “This Week.”
June 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Dr. Fiona Havers
June 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM

‘Haven’t seen the facts’ that Iran’s nuclear program was 'obliterated’: Jeffries

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on “This Week.”
June 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Supreme Court strikes at federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Sarah Isgur break down the Supreme Court’s landmark decision this week.
June 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court strikes at federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions
June 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM

CDC vaccine advisory board handpicked by RFK Jr. meets for first time

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang reports on the latest from the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee.
June 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
VIDEO: CDC vaccine advisory board handpicked by RFK Jr. meets for first time
June 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM

Senate advances 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'

After the Senate advanced President Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl breaks down the path ahead for possible passage.
June 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
VIDEO: Senate advances 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'
June 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM

What's next for the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

New York Republican Congressman John Katko breaks down details of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" after it was advanced by the Senate.
June 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
VIDEO: What's next for the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
June 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM

How the Big Beautiful Bill will hit your wallet

As Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ moves forward, Brendan Duke, senior director for federal budget policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, breaks down who benefits and who loses out.
June 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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June 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM

A week of shifting descriptions of Iran attack spark ongoing questions

It's been a week since the U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites and the administration's conclusions about the bombing's successes is still in flux.
June 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
President Donald Trump departs after speaking during "One, Big, Beautiful Event" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2025.
June 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM

Senate considering fate of GOP spending bill

Senators are working through the weekend on the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and while Democrats can't stop the bill from moving forward, they do have a new plan to slow down the process.
June 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
VIDEO: Senate considering fate of GOP spending bill
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM

What's next for birthright citizenship?

J.C. Polanco, an assistant professor from University of Mount Saint Vincent, joins ABC News Live to discuss what's next for birthright citizenship in the United States.
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
VIDEO: What's next for birthright citizenship?
June 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM

University of Virginia president resigns under pressure from Trump administration

The DOJ demanded his resignation as a condition to resolve the investigation, sources told ABC News.
June 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
VIDEO: University of Virginia president resigns under pressure from Trump administration
June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Hegseth announces USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.
June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This US Navy photo shows the John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) at sea on December 13, 2024.
June 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting: What to know

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down what the latest CDC vaccine advisory panel discussions could mean for your family, including possible changes to childhood vaccinations.
June 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
VIDEO: RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting: What to know
June 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM

RFK Jr. appoints longtime anti-vaccine ally Lyn Redwood to HHS position

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hired an anti-vaccine advocate and longtime ally to a position at the Health and Human Services Department.
June 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee, June 24, 2025 in Washington.
June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM

Secrets on Iran nuclear strike spill into open as Pentagon defends bombing

The Pentagon unveiled details about a 15-year top-secret program.
June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A poster of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is displayed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a news conference at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
June 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Trump administration expediting fines for those in the US illegally: Exclusive

Trump administration to speed up fines for those in the U.S. illegally -- up to $1,000 per day -- according to rule to be published Friday in the Federal Register.
June 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks before signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement with Guatemala Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26, 2025, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Trump administration plans to deport Abrego Garcia to 3rd country, prosecutors say

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia filed an emergency motion Thursday seeking to have him returned to Maryland as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Trump admin launches full-court press defending Iran strikes as questions remain

Trump offered enthusiastic praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's news conference, where he defended Trump's description of damage inflicted by U.S. strikes on Iran.
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine arrive for a news conference at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
June 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Trump officials brief senators on Iran strikes

The Trump administration briefed senators on the impact of the U.S strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who just got out of the briefing, joins ABC News.
June 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
VIDEO: Trump officials brief senators on Iran strikes
June 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Hegseth calls Trump-directed Iran strikes 'resounding success,' intel leak political

The Joints Chiefs chairman referred damage assessments to intelligence agencies.
June 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine speak at a news conference at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Hegseth slams news coverage of US intel report on Iran attack

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a press conference on Thursday morning that the bombing of Iran was the most "complex and secretive military operation in history."
June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Hegseth slam news coverage of US intel report on Iran attack
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Trump's nominee for CDC director grilled on Capitol Hill

Dr. Susan Monarez, Trump's nominee for CDC director, was grilled on Capitol Hill over her political independence and willingness "to disagree with political leaders based on scientific evidence."
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
VIDEO: Trump's nominee for CDC director grilled on Capitol Hill
June 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM

RFK Jr.'s handpicked vaccine panel set to meet again

The CDC's new vaccine advisory panel, appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is set to meet again to make some recommendations on vaccines for the flu and the winter virus season.
June 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
VIDEO: RFK Jr.'s handpicked vaccine panel set to meet again
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM

White House plans to limit classified info it shares with Congress on Iran attack

The Trump administration is planning to limit classified information shared with Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025.
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Kilmar Abrego Garcia still in custody following hearing

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still in custody after the judge overseeing the government's human smuggling case against him ordered both parties to file briefs on the matter.
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
June 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Trump escalates pushback on early Pentagon analysis of Iran nuke sites damage

President Donald Trump again claimed "total obliteration" of Iran's nuclear program during the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday.
June 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the press following the NATO summit, June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.
June 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM

CDC director nominee grilled on vaccines, public health in confirmation hearing

President Trump's pick for the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monarez, is set to face questions about her vision for the agency.
June 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
President Trump's pick for the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monarez, is set to face questions about her vision for the agency.
June 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Emil Bove, Trump’s former attorney, faces hearing to serve as federal judge

Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's former defense attorney, told the Senate Judiciary Committee, "I'm not anybody's henchman" at a confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship.
June 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's former defense attorney, told the Senate Judiciary Committee, "I'm not anybody's henchman" at a confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship.
June 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM

CDC director nominee grilled on vaccines, public health in confirmation hearing

President Trump's pick for the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monarez, is set to face questions about her vision for the agency.
June 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Susan Monarez, nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, June 25, 2025 in Washington.
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Trump's 'obliteration' strike claims undercut urgency of Iran negotiations: ANALYSIS

Officials told ABC News that an initial intelligence report assessed that strikes on Iranian facilities did not completely destroy the country's nuclear program.
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran, on July 5, 2024. | Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves at supporters at the end of a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2024.
June 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM

On way to NATO summit, Trump refuses to commit to Article 5 mutual defense agreement

Trump arrived at the NATO summit in the Netherlands days after he launched strikes against Iran and hours after he announced a Israel-Iran ceasefire.
June 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
President Donald Trump poses with Netherland's King Willem Alexander, Netherland's Queen Maxima and NATO heads of state and government during a group photo on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Trump administration ordered to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador

A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of another man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
June 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Environmental advocates sound alarm over Trump's plan to repeal forest protections

The Trump administration's move to end protections for 58 million acres of national forests will open up the federal lands to destruction, environmental advocates say.
June 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, July 2, 2021.
June 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM

Experts warn RFK Jr. is unraveling the system that kept vaccines safe

Secretary Kennedy has long held many vaccine-skeptic views.
June 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
June 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM

World leaders gather for historic NATO summit with unity on the line

NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies
June 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Netherland's Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the Catshuis on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM

Boston judge says detainees in Djibouti still protected despite Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court handed Trump a major win by allowing officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process requirements.
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
June 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM

How MAGA division on Iran may have been bridged by the historic strikes: Analysis

Trump's decision to order strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities appeared to bring most of the Republican Party back into support of the president.
June 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House as members of Italian soccer club Juventus pay a visit in Washington, June 18, 2025.