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It’s Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. ‘Housecleaning’ President Donald Trump’s purge of the Department of Homeland Security continued Monday with the firing of Secret Service Director Randolph Alles less than 24 hours after DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced her resignation. Despite the administration’s aggressive immigration tactics, the […]

Although the White House believes Democrats will never get their hands on copies of President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the deadline for the IRS commissioner to respond to Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal’s request is rapidly approaching as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prepares to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill. […]

Robert Driscoll, an attorney former White House personnel security director Carl Kline, sat down for a wide-ranging interview for the latest episode of “The Investigation,” a new ABC News podcast. A transcript of Driscoll’s interview as it appears in this episode of the podcast follows here: ROBERT DRISCOLL: Thanks for […]

When it comes to investigating White House whistleblower Tricia Newbold’s concerns about security clearance applications, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are more motivated by the opportunity to dig into information about members of the first family than protecting national security, maintains Robert Driscoll, an attorney for Newbold’s former supervisor, […]

A good Samaritan was fatally shot over the weekend while handing out $20 bills and paying for meals at a Florida restaurant, according to police. Police arrested Ezekiel Hicks, 25, on murder charges early Sunday morning in the death of 41-year-old Craig Brewer, who was shot and killed at a […]

Secret Service Director Randolph Alles is leaving his position at the direction of President Donald Trump,according to two administration officials familiar with the decision. “United States Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles has done a great job at the agency over the last two years, and the President is thankful […]

Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman is among 14 defendants who have agreed to plead guilty in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scam that rocked elite schools this spring. Huffman, 56, and the other defendants will each plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to a charge of conspiracy to commit […]

Now Playing: Alleged ISIS sympathizer was ready to ‘commit mass murder’: Authorities Now Playing: CDC tracking at least 465 measles cases in 19 states – a near record Now Playing: After 5 days of captivity, US tourist and guide freed in Uganda Now Playing: Federal authorities investigating fires at 3 […]

President Donald Trump came far closer to closing the border than previously understood, ordering his top aides nearly two weeks ago to shut down a portion of the border with Mexico within 24 hours, ABC News has learned from two sources familiar with the matter. The order came during a […]

TV actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to charges she was involved in a scheme to turn women into sex slaves for the spiritual leader of a cult-like upstate New York group, a development that came on the same day jury selection began for a federal trial in the case. […]