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First on ABC: Memo to Rubio details data on HIV/AIDS treatment program under Trump administration

(WASHINGTON) -- Data collected by the State Department that has not previously been made public indicates that the number of people receiving treatment through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has remained steady despite dramatic cuts to foreign aid funding under the ...
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Trump tells ABC News he thinks he can trust the Iranians

(WASHINGTON) -- After announcing the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" and saying a deal can soon be secured with Iran, a triumphant-sounding President Donald Trump told ABC News he believes he can trust the Iranians."I think they've had it," Trump said in a ...
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Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president’s $10 billion lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel April 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service are in talks to settle the U.S. president's $10 billion lawsuit against the tax collection agency for leaking his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020. In a ...
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Former Wisconsin man sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for illegal campaign contributions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into domestic political campaigns after moving to another country and renouncing his U.S. citizenship. Court records show U.S. District Judge ...
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Judge rejects US Justice Department effort to obtain Rhode Island’s voter data

By Nate Raymond April 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to force Rhode Island to turn over non-public data on nearly 750,000 registered voters so the Trump administration could probe "election integrity" in the Democratic-led state. The ...
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House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight vote after Republicans revolted and refused President Donald Trump's push for a longer extension. GOP leaders rushed lawmakers ...
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons leaving agency

(WASHINGTON) -- The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, who presided over the agency amid President Donald Trump's controversial immigration crackdown, is planning to leave his post later this spring.Lyons said he was leaving his role to spend more time ...
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Exclusive: Barack Obama calls for Virginians to vote ‘Yes’ in new video just days before crucial redistricting election

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama, in a video shared exclusively with ABC News, called on Virginians to vote in favor of a redistricting measure that could give Democrats a boost in the 2026 midterms if it passes."By voting yes, you can push back ...
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House approves short-term FISA spy powers extension amid GOP infighting

(WASHINGTON) -- In the dead of night at 2:09 a.m., the House passed a bill to extend FISA through April 30 by unanimous consent, after Republicans tanked procedural votes on the controversial warrantless surveillance law.The short-term extension buys GOP leaders more time to continue ...
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A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes

By Nathan Layne EASTLAKE, Ohio, April 17 (Reuters) - When Keith Czika learned the brass-instrument factory where he had worked for nearly 18 years was closing and his job was headed to China, the 62-year-old Ohioan focused on what he saw as a source of ...
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Latest bid to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers fails in US House

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Thursday, narrowly blocking a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. The war powers resolution was rejected by ...
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Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) - Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judge's deadline to move out of their family home, ...
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