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Trial date proposed for ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are seeking a June 2027 trial date.

Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs for Arizona governor

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs has won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor

Speaker Johnson supports expanding ban on lawmaker relationships with subordinates

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he supports a change to House rules that would ban members of Congress from having relations with any staffer on Capitol Hill.

WATCH: Milwaukee garbage truck blast injures sanitation worker

Improperly disposed oxygen tanks exploded in the back of the garbage truck as it was compacting trash, knocking the sanitation worker off his feet and leaving him with a concussion and eye injury.

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of witness to fatal Houston ICE shooting

A federal judge is barring the federal government from deporting one of the men who was in the vehicle when an ICE agent killed Lorenzo Saugado Araujo in Houston.

2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river

Honduran authorities have confirmed that four of the five people who drowned in an Ohio river over the weekend are Honduran citizens

DOJ investigating Rep. Cory Mills: Sources

The Justice Department is investigating embattled Florida Congressman Cory Mills, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

WATCH: NFL training camp kicks off

ESPN national analyst Ben Solak discusses NFL teams opening training camp ahead of the 2026 football season.

RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis outbreak 'under control' amid 1,600 cases in 5 states

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News on Tuesday that the multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. is "under control."

What is Pickaxe Mountain? Trump says US will hit Iranian nuclear site 'pretty soon'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. would target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain.

Iran live updates: Hegseth estimates war with Iran cost the US $37.5 billion

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Tornado watch issued in Northeast as region braces for flash flooding

A tornado watch is in effect from Delaware to Philadelphia to New York City to upstate New York as severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours pound the Northeast.

Epstein survivors again urge senators not to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general

Two dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged abuse are again urging GOP Sens. Tillis and Cornyn to vote against confirming Todd Blanche as AG.

State officials preparing if fed government tries interfering with running elections

State leaders from both parties told ABC News they are making preparations in case the federal government tries to interfere with how they run elections in November.

'The museum does not take sides': Smithsonian official says amid Trump criticism

The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Anthea Hartig defended the museum’s work amid sharp criticism from the White House.