Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Musk trolls critics and federal workers as DOGE targets US agencies
As Elon Musk and his team rip through the federal government, he is doing it all with his signature trolling, mocking his critics and targets along the way.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

WATCH: Pup shows off impressive horse-riding skills
Dally, a Jack Russell terrier, loves to play with Spanky, a rescued miniature horse.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

Protesters rally against Trump, Musk policies across the US
The grassroots effort has been organized across social media sites using hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, calling on Americans to "fight fascism."
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

Federal government buyouts threaten U.S. national security, ex-officials say
The Trump administration's offer to extend deferred resignations to the intelligence community poses a grave threat to U.S. national security interests, ex-officials say.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

Unpacking Trump's brazen proposal for a US takeover of Gaza: ANALYSIS
President Trump's improbable proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza prompted plenty of pushback and questions.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

US dairy cows infected with 2nd form of bird flu for the 1st time: USDA
A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

DOGE now has access to NOAA's IT systems; reviewing DEI program, sources say
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is now scrutinizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

Democrats slam Trump's 'insane' Gaza plan as supportive Republicans await details
Democrats are outraged over Trump's Gaza plan -- calling it everything from "horrifying" to "ethnic cleansing," while Republicans were supportive, but short on details.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

WATCH: Screaming match erupts among house lawmakers over motion to subpoena Elon Musk
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee attempted to subpoena Elon Musk to testify but the procedural motion quickly turned into screaming and name-calling.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
The DOJ agreed to a proposed order that would largely block the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 05, 2025

