Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Official DOGE website updated, promising 'savings' updates by Valentine's Day
Three weeks after its launch in January, Elon Musk's official government website for DOGE was updated on Wednesday and no longer features only a logo.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

'Legally ineffective': Fired inspectors general sue Trump to get their jobs back
Eight inspectors general who were fired by Donald Trump are suing the federal government over what they allege are "unlawful and unjustified purported termination[s]."
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Executives at private prison firm say they expect 'significant growth'
Executives at the private prison firm CoreCivic say they anticipate the Trump administration's policies will lead to "the most significant growth" in the firm's history.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

US embassies around the world brace for staff reductions after memo from State Dept.
The State Department has begun instructing U.S. embassies around the world to start planning for staff reductions, sources told ABC News.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

WATCH: Baby born weighing less than 2 pounds goes home after 7 months in NICU
Hospital staff threw Brooks Joseph a special farewell parade as he made his way out of the hospital to go home.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Top teachers worry there could be 'no future' if Trump drastically changes DOE
President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would call for the secretary to submit a proposal to diminish the Education Department.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Doctor charged with arson for allegedly setting another doctor's home on fire: Police
An Ohio doctor has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to another doctor's house, officials said.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Aid groups tell judge that Trump's foreign aid pause has 'devastated' operations
A coalition of aid groups said at an emergency hearing Wednesday that the Trump administration's 90-day pause on foreign aid had already "devastated" their operations.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Trump and allies ramp up attacks on judges, courts as agenda hits legal roadblocks
Trump and his allies are continuing to question judicial oversight of the executive branch, ramping up criticism of judges who've put some of his agenda on pause.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

Exclusive: Gabbard to meet with US allies in Munich on first trip as DNI
During her first full day as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard will meet with U.S. allies at the Munich Security Conference.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 12, 2025

