Trump admin updates: Trump plans to issue executive order to require voter ID

“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS!" Trump wrote.

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the Secret Service detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris that was previously extended by former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, fallout continues from the White House's attempt to remove Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill has been tapped as the interim director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

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Aug 26, 2025, 1:12 PM EDT

Trumps says 'substantial' tariffs to come on furniture

During a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said his administration is going to put a "very substantial" tariff on furniture and that it will be done "quickly."

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington.
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Last week, Trump announced his administration would be conducting an investigation related to tariffs on furniture that would be completed in 50 days.

Analysts told ABC News tariffs would likely raise prices as importers pass along a portion of the tax burden to consumers, but some suppliers may ease the price pressure by swallowing costs in an effort to remain competitive in the robust U.S. market. Read more about what tariffs on furniture would mean for prices here.

Aug 26, 2025, 12:53 PM EDT

Trump defends crime crackdown: 'I'm not a dictator'

President Donald Trump, at his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, touted his record on crime amid his federal takeover of Washington and threats to do the same in other major American cities.

"The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, 'You know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator,'" Trump said. "But I'm not a dictator. I just know how to stop crime."

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, August 26, 2025.
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Trump said the same on Monday, as he discussed how he would prefer local officials to request his help as he discussed the possibility of ordering the National Guard to Chicago.

"I made the statement that next should be Chicago, because, as you all know, Chicago is a killing field right now, and they don't acknowledge it. And they say, 'We don't need him. Freedom. Freedom. He's a dictator. He's a dictator.' A lot of people are saying 'maybe we like a dictator.' I don't like a dictator. I'm not a dictator. I'm a man with great common sense and a smart person," the president said on Monday.

Aug 26, 2025, 12:03 PM EDT

Dan Scavino takes over hiring at the White House

Dan Scavino, a senior advisor to the president, is taking over as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, which is in charge of handling staffing within the administration, a White House official confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt praised Scavino in a statement to ABC News, adding that no one else is better suited for the role.

"There is much still to be done and Dan's leadership will ensure the highest quality, most dedicated workforce ever," she said.

President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Scavino is Trump's longest-serving aide and succeeds Sergio Gor, who Trump nominated to be ambassador to India.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Aug 26, 2025, 11:39 AM EDT

John Bolton criticizes Trump on foreign policy in new op-ed

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser who had his home and office searched by federal agents last week, is out with a new op-ed criticizing Trump's approach to the Russia-Ukraine war.

"President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia, several European countries, and America, Trump's negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign," Bolton wrote for the Washington Examiner.

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md.
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Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search, carried out by the FBI, was related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records. Trump, a frequent critic of Bolton, told reporters that he didn't know about the FBI search of Bolton's house.

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