Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, is scheduled to meet with top lawmakers investigating Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election at the Capitol Wednesday, ABC News has learned. The meeting with Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Mike Conaway, R-Texas, comes as congressional investigators review thousands of Facebook ads […]
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Boy Scouts allowing girls into Cub program, but will keep them separate
The Boy Scouts of America will now allow girls to join the ranks of its Cub Scouts program, as well as create a Scouting program for older girls, the organization announced today. Cub Scout “dens,” as they are referred to, will be single-gender, allowing the organization “to maintain the integrity […]
Trump expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to be Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Thursday, two senior sources with direct knowledge of the nomination told ABC News. Nielsen previously served as current John Kelly’s chief of staff at DHS before Kelly left the position to become White […]
Twitter reverses decision to block Senate candidate’s campaign video
Twitter is reversing a decision to keep Tennessee Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn from promoting a campaign video on that platform because of the congresswoman’s statements about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. Blackburn, a Republican running for the seat being opened by the pending retirement of Tennessee Sen. […]
GAO investigation exposes security lapses at facilities housing dangerous chemicals
Federal investigators — conducting covert surveillance and other secret operations — successfully breached security at two secure U.S. government facilities in Maryland and Colorado, one containing a nuclear research reactor. “Our covert vulnerability testing identified security vulnerabilities,” warns a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which sent undercover agents […]
California couple finds wife’s diamond ring in ashes of their charred home
A couple who lost their home to the California wildfires found a glimmer of hope underneath the destruction. Michael Pond and his wife, Kris Pond, spent hours on Tuesday sifting through the hot rubble where their Santa Rosa home once stood, anxiously searching for Kris’ missing diamond ring. The couple […]
US bombers fly over Sea of Japan in show of force to North Korea
The U.S. military conducted another show of force to North Korea today as long-range B-1 bombers flew a nighttime mission over the Sea of Japan accompanied by Japanese and South Korean fighter aircraft. The two bombers flew to the Sea of Japan from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. A […]
The Note: Buck stops with Trump on his tax plan
THE TAKE with ABC News’ Rick Klein It’s back to rally mode for President Trump now – and with some urgency. As he heads to Pennsylvania this afternoon, the tax reform push has not so much stalled as it has failed to launch, sidetracked in a unique yet somehow familiar […]
USS McCain’s top officers fired after ‘preventable’ deadly collision
The US Navy has relieved the USS John S. McCain’s top two officers for a “loss of confidence” following the deadly collision in August that killed 10 sailors. While the investigation into the collision continues, a Navy statement said “it is evident the collision was preventable.” “The commanding officer, Cmdr. […]
Eminem blasts Donald Trump in freestyle rap at BET Hip-Hop Awards
Eminem, in typical fashion, held nothing back in a blistering freestyle rap attack on President Donald Trump aired on Tuesday night during the BET Hip-Hop Awards. The Detroit-born rapper filmed a four-minute-and-34-second long video, which debuted during the awards show. Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, blasted Trump for everything from […]