By Jack MooreApril 1, 2026, 7:40 AM WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — President Donald Trump will address the nation Wednesday night to give an “important update” on Iran as the war continues in its fifth week. Trump’s address is set for 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced. The speech comes
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ByAllison Pecorin and Lauren PellerApril 1, 2026, 1:27 PM House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced on Wednesday the Republican-controlled Congress “in the coming days” will fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through both the appropriations process and reconciliation process. “In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the
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Originally Published: 31 MAR 26 15:06 ET By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from moving ahead with any further work on a massive new ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing. This story is breaking and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™
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By Devin DwyerMarch 31, 2026, 9:30 AM In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors as a likely violation of counselors’ free speech rights under the First Amendment. LGBTQ groups, who have hailed conversion therapy bans as critical to the mental health of minors figuring out
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Originally Published: 27 MAR 26 02:44 ET By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session. The agreement would fund other DHS components, such as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Last night’s primary election results will now lead to several Republican and Democratic seats going to runoff elections on May 26. Dr. Amber Archuleta-Lucero, an Associate Professor of Government at El Paso Community College, says what local voters know from this election is that money matters, as most of the
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the vast majority of tariffs imposed by President Trump since the beginning of his administration last year. According to business leaders on the border, eliminating reciprocal tariffs puts companies at risk of leaving Ciudad Juárez. “Initially, it’s positive that the court has
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security House Oversight Committee had the chance to interview and question Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott, and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow today. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), a member of the DHS House Oversight Committee, asked these DHS leaders about body camera
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UPDATE (5:00 p.m.) — The City of Socorro says it’s going to have a Special City Council meeting on Wednesday, February 11th at 6 p.m. at Socorro City Hall to establish an ordinance regarding the DHS land purchase. The City of Socorro says the ordinance involves imposing fees to private contractors that operate detention facilities
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso City Council will consider a plan to prevent ICE detention facilities within city limits, addressing concerns about human rights and public safety. The proposal involves collaboration with the County of El Paso and El Paso Water to explore legal and regulatory options. Here’s what the City Council
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Venezuelans who have been living in the United States for years say they are hoping for change in their country following recent U.S. operations to apprehend former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and some even say they plan to return to Venezuela at some point. ABC-7 spoke with Joel Vargas, a
Continue Reading Originally Published: 17 DEC 25 20:38 ET Updated: 17 DEC 25 20:47 ET By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing 4 people, according to US Southern Command. “On Dec. 17, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ACLU of Texas, along with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Estrella del Paso and Texas Civil Rights Project, among other organizations, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of War (DoW) over allegations of inhumane living conditions, assault and
Continue Reading Originally Published: 29 OCT 25 22:08 ET Updated: 30 OCT 25 05:26 ET By Betsy Klein and Simone McCarthy Busan, South Korea/Beijing (CNN) — A landmark meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of an international summit in South Korea Thursday appears to have made major strides to
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UPDATE: The release of 250 Palestinian prisoners serving long and life sentences is now underway, as is the release of more than 1,700 Palestinian detainees from Gaza held by Israel without charge. The first bus crossed into Gaza a short while ago, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. World leaders arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh for the
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By Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time. It wasn’t immediately clear what mechanism Trump would use to make the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 obtained new documents regarding the legal dispute between the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) against the Trump administration. “Although these children are supposed to be in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”), defendants are unlawfully transferring
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The Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday introduced a pilot program to collect information about autism. The program would harvest data from Medicare and Medicaid, including insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data. It’s part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to find the causes of autism by September. The plan
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President Donald Trump met Monday with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, at the White House. The discussion inevitably turned to the detention of U.S. immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador native married to a U.S. citizen who was sent to a mega prison called CECOT. The government has said Abrego Garcia
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The financial markets went on a roller-coaster ride this week, powered by President Donald Trump’s tariff pronouncements. The latest came Wednesday, when Trump’s administration said it would pause tariffs on many countries it had targeted for 90 days to let negotiations play out. Tariffs had been set to start this week against scores of countries.
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By Em Steck and Winter Hawk, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary. Kennedy is expected to face tough questions from Democrats regarding his false claims
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday. Although the White House insisted that Medicaid, which provides health insurance to more than 72 million low-income Americans, was not affected by the freeze that it announced Monday evening, state Medicaid officials
Continue Reading CNN Analysis by Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the United States and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America toward a second Trump presidency. Angered by how deportees were being returned
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President Donald Trump will sign two executive orders relating to the military, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. The first executive order Trump is expected to sign will reinstate service members removed from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, restore their rank, and provide back pay. President Donald Trump looks on as
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)–President Trump’s administration announced Tuesday that churches and schools will no longer have protections against immigration law enforcement. A rule prohibiting officers from conducting arrests in sensitive areas was established by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2011. Similar guidelines were established by the Biden administration. Advocates for immigrants have expressed concerns about
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Down at the El Paso City Hall and Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, officials are discussing what’s to be expected in El Paso with President Trump’s newest executive orders to secure the southern border. Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino said that now with the CBP One app canceled — which is how a majority of migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The congressional representatives for the Borderland are reacting to the passage of a bill to fund the government through March, initially making it’s way out of the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate Friday Night. In a statement, Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) for El Paso said, “I’m proud
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Update (5:32 PM): Las Cruces voters approved a 0.325 percent gross receipt tax measure at the polls last night. The increase will take effect on July 1, 2025. The City of Las Cruces expects it will add $11 million in revenue each year. Officials say the tax currently makes up 76% of the city’s revenue.
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Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two days out from Election Day, Kamala Harris dashed through four stops across battleground Michigan on Sunday without uttering Donald Trump’s name, while urging voters not to fooled by the GOP nominee’s disparagement of the electoral system that he falsely claims is rigged against him. The vice president
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Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump closed out this year’s presidential race with a fierce battle for Pennsylvania on Monday, making their final pitch to voters across a state that could prove decisive in the campaign for the White House. Harris ended her night in Philadelphia at the art museum steps
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