Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Trump order to dismantle the education department in the works, sources say
President Trump could soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

DHS expected to end deportation protection for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans
Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

Amid search for victims, crews begin delicate removal of wreckage from the Potomac
Even as crews continued to comb the Potomac River for victims' remains, the Army Corp of Engineers began recovering the wreckage of the midair crash.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

'This is a constitutional crisis': Democrats blast Musk and Trump over USAID
Congressional Democrats blast Elon Musk and President Trump over attempts to shut down USAID, claiming they're causing chaos and harming national security.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

Why shutting down USAID could have major impacts on Gaza aid, organizations warn
The Trump administration's efforts to shut down USAID could impact humanitarian efforts in Gaza and abroad, international aid organizations are warning.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

'Paid administrative hell': Some Ed. Dept. staff put on leave after Trump's DEI order
While no specific reason was given, three employees told ABC News they believe the common thread among them is attendance at a voluntary diversity training.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

OPM, following DOGE plans, sends federal workers 2nd email as AGs say not to accept
The Office of Personnel Management, carrying out Elon Musk's plan to trim the government, has sent federal workers a follow-up email about its deferred resignation offer.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

A month after terror attack, officials say Super Bowl has 'no credible threats'
Nearly a month after a terrorist drove a truck down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people, New Orleans is set to host Super Bowl 59.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

Trump's order seeking to block birthright citizenship to face next legal hurdle
President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship will face its next legal hurdle this week when three separate judges hold hearings on the issue.
ABC News: Top Stories Feb 03, 2025

