Harvard University sued the Trump administration Friday, alleging that the decision to revoke the school’s ability to enroll international students “is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act.” The Trump administration said on Thursday the school lost its ability to use the Student and Exchange Visitor … Read more
A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jailbreak elude capture, Louisiana State Police said. Connie Weeden, 59, was taken into custody in Slidell and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on Thursday. In addition to jail employees, she is … Read more
Hundreds of the top investors in President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency meme coin gathered Thursday for an exclusive black-tie dinner with the president — what some critics are condemning as a brazen pay-for-play event meant to enrich the most powerful man in the world. Among those spotted arriving at the event were Lamar Odom of the … Read more
When the Army celebrates its 250th birthday on June 14, a date that just so happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, the streets of Washington, D.C., will be filled with marching troops and tanks as World War II airplanes and Vietnam War-era helicopters swoop overhead. Also included in the parade will be 34 … Read more
After two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum, questions were being raised Thursday about whether there was sufficient security at the event Wednesday nght. It is unclear whether the museum provided the type of security that experts ABC News spoke with said is routine, especially with diplomats and officials in attendance. … Read more
In a major reversal, almost all the 381 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from the school’s libraries have been returned to the bookshelves after a new review using the Pentagon’s standardized search terms for diversity, equity and inclusion titles found about 20 books that need to be removed pending a future review by … Read more
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education’s workforce. The order from Judge Joun — a Biden appointee — also prohibits the Department … Read more
After weeks of internal GOP wrangling, the Republican-led House early Thursday passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” critical to advancing President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration agenda. A smiling Speaker Mike Johnson announced the massive measure passed by a single vote — 215-214 — and was greeted with applause. He had struggled to get … Read more
In an exclusive interview from federal prison, where he is currently serving a 15-year sentence for what prosecutors called one of the most significant leaks of U.S. national defense secrets, Jack Teixeira spoke out for the first time since his arrest more than two years ago — telling ABC News he doesn’t feel he betrayed … Read more
The suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members outside of an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, chanted “Free, Free Palestine” after being taken into custody,” D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith said. One man and one woman — both staff members at the Israeli embassy — … Read more