Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

GOP senators walk fine line on Ukraine without bashing Trump's comments
Republican senators went to great lengths to avoid bashing President Donald Trump's comments on Ukraine but they didn't hold back on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

HHS employees decry hole left by federal firings: 'It almost feels like a bomb site'
Bracing frigid temperatures, crowds of former and current federal workers protested the deep cuts to HHS, warning it will permanently set back scientific progress.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

DOGE claims $55 billion in cuts so far -- but the figure is hard to verify
DOGE claims that so far its cuts have saved the public $55 billion in federal funds -- but that's not yet possible to verify based on the records that DOGE has disclosed.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

WATCH: Teen celebrates 15th birthday after 18-hour surgery
After an 18-hour surgery to repair his left artery, Matthew got to celebrate his birthday at home doing what he loves best: playing his guitar and his viola.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing for shooting of Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester, the man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, died while awaiting sentencing.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

Unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
The heads of four major labor unions are calling on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing ...
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not on benefits: Experts
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are falsely implying that millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

Here are all the agencies federal workers are being fired from
In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have had their roles slashed.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

2 dead after small planes collide in Arizona
Two people have been confirmed dead after a Lancair and a Cessna collided midair at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona on Wednesday.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025

Miami man arrested after shooting 2 men he mistakenly believed were Palestinian
A Florida man has been arrested and charged for shooting 17 bullets at two men who he thought were Palestinians.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 19, 2025


