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President Donald Trump and his administration will finally return Kilmar Ábrego García to the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the president to "facilitate and effectuate" his return from a brutal El Salvador prison, ABC News reported Friday.

Ábrego García, a Maryland father, is married to an American, but remains an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. He was captured by the Department of Homeland Security and accused of being an MS-13 gang member based on his tattoos.

President Donald Trump bragged that he was funding a "beautiful Ballroom" attached to the White House in a Truth Social post.

"For 150 years, Presidents, and many others, have wanted a beautiful Ballroom, but it never got built because nobody previously had any knowledge or experience in doing such things — But I do, like maybe nobody else, and it will go up quickly, and be a wonderful addition, very much in keeping with the magnificent White House itself," claimed Trump.

President Donald Trump bragged on Truth Social that after months, he was finally able to get China to come to the table to renegotiate trade.

"I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal. The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote.

The Defense Department Inspector General is now investigating whether Pete Hegseth attempted to cover up his use of Signal to share sensitive military information.

The Army Times reported on Friday that two people familiar with the investigation by the Pentagon watchdog revealed details to the Associated Press about the matter.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Bryan Bedford, was himself investigated by the agency in 2010, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The inquiry into Bedford stemmed from a 2010 episode of “Undercover Boss” where he posed as a flight attendant named “Richard.”

CNN's Pamela Brown was shocked by a West Virginia prosecutor's warning that people who have miscarriages could face criminal charges under the state's abortion laws.

Raleigh County prosecuting attorney Tom Truman said he would not personally prosecute anyone for a miscarriage — but he added that other prosecutors in the state believe they could charge someone under West Virginia laws related to the disposal of human remains if they did not notify authorities of their miscarriage.

Some veterans are looking for a new party as many start to feel “betrayed” by Republicans in Washington, according to a MSNBC column from Democratic Strategist Max Burns.

“For six long months, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have put America’s 16 million veterans through the emotional wringer,” Burns said. “Thousands of veterans have already lost their jobs because of Trump’s mass firings of federal workers, and many more will follow. One internal Department of Veterans Affairs memo suggests up to 80,000 more job cuts are on the way.”

CNN's Dana Bash spoke with Donald Trump by phone Friday morning, and she said one of his former allies explained why the president had taken her call.

The broadcaster said she called the president on his personal cell phone from her own, and Bash reported that he tried to turn the topic of their conversation away form his feud with Elon Musk to economic matters, although he did jab his former ally, saying "the poor guy's got problems" but wished him well.

As Elon Musk and GOP members of the House hold an airing of grievances against the “big, beautiful bill,” Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is still defending Trump’s spending plan -- and X users are not happy with him.

“Still trying to figure out what the objection is to a bill that combines record tax cuts with record spending cuts with record deportations,” Miller posted on X.

A Massachusetts high school student was granted bond and was able to return home after being detained by immigration agents while he was on his way to volleyball practice. One of the comments he made upon arriving home Thursday, however, raised red flags for a legal analyst regarding the nature of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva was brought to the U.S. when he was seven years old. Known as "Dreamers," children like de Silva were eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). President Donald Trump tried to end the program in his first term. It was overturned, however, by the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a rare interview released on Friday, Elon Musk's dad says Donald Trump will "prevail" in the public spat against his son.

Trump and Musk had it out in public, with Musk going as far as to suggest Trump should be impeached. Trump in turn suggested the federal government could "terminate" all Musk's lucrative contracts.