President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a permanent pick to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after the uproar over his temporary pick risked derailing the renewal of a key surveillance law. Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S.
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By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Meredith DelisoLast Updated: June 10, 2026, 3:47 PM MDT US striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran: CENTCOM For a second night in a row, the U.S. military is striking “multiple targets” in Iran on President Donald Trump’s orders, according to a post by U.S. Central Command. “U.S. Central Command forces began launching
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Meredith DelisoLast Updated: June 9, 2026, 3:43 PM MDT Trump on retaliatory strikes: ‘I think it’s very important to respond’ ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl was on the phone with President Donald Trump just as CENTCOM announced the retaliatory attack against Iran. “I think it’s very important to respond.
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By Lauren PellerJune 9, 2026, 3:53 PM The House on Tuesday passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. The package passed in a 214 to 212 vote. It now goes to Trump’s desk for his signature. The
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The Senate on Monday formally received President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, teeing off what could be a potentially contentious confirmation battle. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a program used by companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialized fields. US District Judge Leo Sorokin said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wednesday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar spoke at the House Appropriations Committee. She proposed an amendment that would ban the use of federal funds to implement a proposed policy to construct data centers without local input. In a press release, Rep. Escobar said Republicans rejected her proposed amendment. She spoke during the
Continue Reading By David Brennan and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: June 3, 2026, 3:30 PM MDT House adopts Iran war powers resolution The House adopted a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers for the first time since the start of the conflict, by a vote of 215-208 on Wednesday. GOP Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom
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This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Los Angeles Times. MEXICO CITY – The U.S. is investigating two prominent Mexican governors, multiple sources said, as the Trump administration expands its campaign against high-level Mexican officials suspected of ties to
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Military’s Joint Task Force North (JTF-North) held a colors casing ceremony at Fort Bliss, which was the deactivation of the command and the “successful completion” of its decades-long mission. JTF-North was established in 1989, initially designated as Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), in response to President George H.W.
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By Alexander MallinJune 2, 2026, 3:01 PM Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed during testimony before a House subcommittee on Tuesday that the Trump administration is backing down from establishing a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to benefit allies of President Donald Trump following heavy pressure from Republican congressional leadership. “Look, we’re not moving forward with the fund,”
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Cole Allen is accused of trying to assassinate Trump at the April dinner in D.C. By Emily Shapiro June 2, 2026, 10:31 AM The White House correspondents’ dinner has been rescheduled for July 24, after a shooting interrupted the annual event in April, White House Correspondents’ Association president Weijia Jiang said. “Rescheduling was not automatic. It was
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: May 28, 2026, 11:02 AM MDT American and Iranian negotiators believe they have arrived at a draft agreement to formally extend the ceasefire and gradually open the Strait of Hormuz that can win the support of both countries, but President Donalad Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: May 27, 2026, 5:47 PM MDT The U.S. has carried out new airstrikes in southern Iran targeting a military site that was believed to pose a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. official. The U.S. military also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, Adam Bauman defeated Manuel Barraza in the Republican runoff for Congressional District 16. Bauman will face Democratic incumbent Veronica Escobar in the November election. District 16 covers most of El Paso County. Bauman consistently held the lead throughout Tuesday night. With 100% of precincts reporting results, he gathered 7,742
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 MAY 26 13:58 ET Updated: 26 MAY 26 17:56 ET By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The White House is preparing a government-wide nondisclosure agreement aimed at curtailing federal workers’ sharing of “confidential government information,” as it seeks to stop internal leaks to media organizations. The draft notice, posted to the Federal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, voters will decide who will move to the November general election after voting in the Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections. ABC-7 will have live election results on air and online throughout the day. Ballots feature the top two candidates from races in the March primary where no one
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By Christopher Godburn, Luis Martinez, and Ariane Nalty The Pentagon unveiled another batch of its so-called UFO files on Friday, part of a rolling release of once-classified material ordered released by President Donald Trump. Friday’s release included more than 50 previously classified videos and other documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), the official term used by the
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HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents could claim a tax exemption on overtime pay under a bill U.S. Senator John Cornyn introduced Thursday. Sen. Cornyn said the “No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act” would let agents make deduction claims part of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the
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By Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin The Justice Department announced Monday that as part of the settlement agreement in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the attorney general is establishing an $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate those who allege they were wrongly targeted under the Biden administration. The announcement came after attorneys
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UPDATE (May 13, 2026) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released a statement in response to the lawsuit for possession of part of the land at Mount Cristo Rey: “Mt. Cristo Rey’s cultural and religious significance is central to our region. Seizing this community asset in order to build a border wall is consistent with the Trump
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to ABC News, the Trump administration is launching a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the country, a move that, according to national news reports, could lead to the closure of some of them. The ABC News report says a State Department official told them about the reviews
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: May 5, 2026, 5:27 PM MDT President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “Project Freedom” — the U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz — will be paused “for a short period of time” to see if an agreement can be reached with Iran. “Based on
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President Donald Trump announced Friday he will increase tariffs on European Union cars and trucks to 25% next week, claiming in a social media post that the EU is “not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal.” This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congressional districts have been at the forefront of political discussion for the past year. Texas had its share of the conversation with the re-drawing of the district map last year, and after Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana, it could re-enter the conversation. In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative
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By David Brennan, Alexander Mallin, and Pierre Thomas Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, made a brief first court appearance on Monday to face charges, including attempted assassination of the president. Allen, 31, walked in wearing a blue jumpsuit and took his seat at the defense table.
Continue Reading By Emily Chang Israel and Lebanon will extend their ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced on social media. “I look forward in the near future to hosting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun,” Trump wrote. This comes after a second round of talks between Israel
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By Michelle StoddartApril 13, 2026, 11:32 AM An AI-generated photo that President Donald Trump posted Monday on his social media platform that depicted him as a Jesus-like figure and drew criticism from some of the president’s religious backers was removed roughly 13 hours after it was posted. At an unscheduled news conference at the White
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By David Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso, Jon Haworth, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: April 3, 2026, 2:12 PM MDT A U.S. Air Force one-seater A-10 Warthog attack jet also crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, according to a U.S. official. The pilot aboard was safely rescued according to a U.S. official. This is a developing story.
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of War (DOW) and the Pentagon announced Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo directing military installation commanders to allow service members to request to carry privately owned firearms while off-duty on DOW properties in the country. “Before today, it was virtually impossible for War Department personnel to
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