Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

What to know about the GENIUS Act, a crypto regulation bill
The Senate voted 66-22 to advance the measure late Monday.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

Chicago mayor's comment on hiring Black officials prompts DOJ probe
The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the city of Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the number of Black officials in his administration.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

Musk says he will do 'a lot less' political spending in the future
Billionaire Elon Musk, the top donor in the 2024 election who helped boost President Donald Trump's path to victory, says he plans to scale back his political spending.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

Trump urges House Republicans not to mess with Medicaid: Sources
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on the more than a dozen House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the bill.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

Trump unveils plans for $175B 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield
Donald Trump announced the initial plans for hisd "Golden Dome" missile defense plan at the White House Tuesday afternoon.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

College freshman drowns in Arizona river on vacation with frat brothers
A freshman at California State University, Fullerton, died in an accidental drowning incident while on vacation over the weekend.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

New book ‘Original Sin’ alleges Joe Biden hid son Beau’s cancer diagnosis
In a copy of "Original Sin" obtained by ABC News, journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson allege Joe Biden hid info about his son Beau's cancer diagnosis.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates
A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped has been arrested and accused of helping facilitate the breakout, officials said Tuesday.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

WATCH: White Sox unveil new mural in honor of Pope Leo XIV
The MLB team revealed a new graphic installation in the very spot where Chicago native Pope Leo XIV watched the White Sox go against the Houston Astros during Game 1 of the World Series in 2005.
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says her one term as Atlanta mayor gave her “battle-tested executive leadership” that she can offer to Georgia voters as she runs for governor
ABC News: Top Stories May 20, 2025

