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At no point did I know where this headline was going to go.

Read Julia Jacobo's story about it at ABC News: abcnews.go.com/US/hammerhea...
June 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In the hours since the fiery argument in the Oval Office, where Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy was repeatedly asked whether he said "thank you" to Pres. Trump for aid, he has been individually tweeting "thank you" to every single world leader who has publicly expressed support.
February 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova was seen facepalming as Pres. Trump and Vice Pres. Vance sparred with Pres. Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House.

Read live updates: abcnews.link/GcRTAEE
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
INBOX: Senators Schumer and Gillibrand sign a letter urging HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to intervene on Trump administration cuts to CDC personnel that could hamstring the World Trade Center Health Program.
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "I happen to believe that climate change is real, it's an existential threat and it is a health care issue ... in your judgement, is climate change a hoax, or is it real?"

RFK Jr.: "President Trump and I, from our first meeting, agreed to disagree on that issue."
January 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Pres. Trump at the House Republican Members Conference Dinner: "I've raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can't use for myself, but I'm not 100 percent sure."
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My review of "Heretic."

"Boy, this isn't 'Notting Hill.'"
January 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
BY THE NUMBERS: Los Angeles county and surrounding areas are still battling a half-dozen wildfires now that the Hughes Fire has started raging in the Castaic area.

Dozens have died and tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate.

Follow live updates on the fires: abcnews.visitlink.me/5EV4FG
January 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
INBOX: wow. very bureaucracy. such website. wow.

doge.gov, the official website for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has officially gone live.

A flurry of litigation was levied against the department and Musk after Trump was sworn into office.

Read more: abcnews.link/TRB7Ps8
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM