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Trump pledges to protect Social Security amid possible cost cutting
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek ...
5h ago

Mayor Eric Adams offers New Yorkers apology as growing scandals shadow his term, re-election bid
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is saying he's sorry for the controversy that has surrounded his administration over the past yea...
6h ago

Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan to control DC's Union Station
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy boards a NextGen Amtrak Acela train for a trip to Boston following a news conference for the upgraded train's...
8h ago

Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority
Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for the Iowa State Senate, is seen in an advertisement for her campaign. Catelin Drey Campaign(WASHINGTON) -- Natio...
9h ago

Democrats desperate to turn the page as they gather for summer meeting
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painter...
10h ago

Trump's effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook likely headed for Supreme Court
Lisa Cook. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempted removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governo...
Aug 26, 2025

Gov. Wes Moore rejects Trump's claims he called him the 'greatest president of my lifetime'
Governor Wes Moore holds a press conference at Salvation Army Annapolis Corps with energy company partners to announce an initiative to help lower ene...
Aug 26, 2025

Trump-appointed judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland federal judiciary over deportations
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge has dismissed the case brought by the Department of Justice agains...
Aug 26, 2025

Trump says cities should be asking for National Guard troops as he mulls more deployments
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said he is still prepared to order National Guard troops to American citi...
Aug 26, 2025

Trump says he's firing Fed Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced that he is removing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board Governor, from her po...
Aug 26, 2025