The constitutional battle at the center of Trump's funding freeze: From the Politics Desk

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  Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts

  The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
  
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• Democrats declare ‘constitutional crisis’ on funding freeze

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  A make-or-break week for Trump's nominees: From the Politics Desk

  After Pete Hegseth squeaked through the Senate by the thinnest possible margin, it will be another critical week for President Donald Trump’s nominees.
  
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  Trump's latest float: Major disaster relief changes: From the Politics Desk

  President Donald Trump targeted FEMA on his first trip since taking office, visiting states that have been hit by natural disasters.
  
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  A Democratic split-screen for the new Trump term: From the Politics Desk

  Bills on abortion and immigration provided a glimpse into how Democrats will approach the second Donald Trump presidency.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 22
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  Trump's Jan. 6 pardons split the GOP: From the Politics Desk

  Of all the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, the one that reverberated the most across Washington was his move to pardon Jan. 6 rioters.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 22
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  A tale of two Trump speeches: From the Politics Desk

  America got a long look Monday at two Donald Trumps, one in his official inaugural address and one in a free-wheeling second speech inside the Capitol.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 20
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  How Democrats are recalibrating on immigration: From the Politics Desk

  After struggling on the issue in the 2024 election, Democrats are taking steps in the early days of the new Congress to recalibrate on immigration.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 9
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  Trump keeps up talk of U.S. expansion: From the Politics Desk

  President-elect Donald Trump is keeping up his talk of expanding the United States by taking control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 7

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  Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter over D.C.; rescuers search Potomac River

  The latest news and live updates on the plane crash into the Potomac River.
  
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• Watch: EarthCam video shows explosion over Potomac River

  EarthCam footage appears to show an explosion over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. This happened amid reports that a regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to ...
  
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  NBC Washington coverage of Potomac crash

  Initial reports indicate an American Airlines regional jet and a helicopter have collided, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
  
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  Air traffic right-of-way at Reagan National Airport explained

  NBC News' Tom Costello explains the right of way at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., where an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.
  
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  Trump directs Pentagon and DHS to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay

  Trump said earlier Wednesday that the U.S. has "30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people."
  
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  DC plane crash live updates: Helicopter was on training mission; fatalities reported

  Reagan Airport live update: White House says military helicopter collided with regional jet
  
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  LIVE: Fatalities confirmed after military helicopter collides with regional jet: ABC News Live

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• Plane crashes into Potomac River after midair collision with Black Hawk helicopter

  A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet carrying several dozen people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport has grounded all flights.
  
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  The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

  Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.
  
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  Schumer Is Pushed by Democratic Governors to Fight Harder Against Trump

  On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.
  
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