Beatrice Peterson

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Beatrice Peterson

Hours before the Capital Pride Parade during WorldPride in Washington, D.C., fencing at a key gathering spot for Pride celebrations is being taken down, two sources told ABC News. The decision comes following public outcry and a reversal by the U.S. Park Police and the National Park Service, which had made the decision to close off Dupont Circle Park ahead of Saturday’s parade, which marks the 50th anniversary of Capital Pride.

1 week ago | abcnews.go.com | Beatrice Peterson

There are no known credible threats to the nation's capital during WorldPride. LGBT members and their supporters take part of the Equality March for Unity & Pride parade near the Washington monument in Washington DC, June 11, 2017. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesThere are no known credible threats to the nation's capital as tens of thousands gather in Washington this weekend to celebrate WorldPride, Capital Pride's 50th anniversary, officials told ABC News.

2 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Beatrice Peterson

Her trip shows the Trump administration's focus on the Indo-Pacific region. Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, arrives to testify during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Beatrice Peterson |Jack Date |James Hill |Nadine El-Bawab

A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's deportations of eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative of this Court's order" by not giving them adequate due process, including a "meaningful opportunity to object."The rebuke came after his order earlier this week that the Department of Homeland Security maintain custody of the migrants.

3 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Beatrice Peterson |Jack Date

DHS said the deportees had committed crimes "uniquely monstrous and barbaric."ByBeatrice Peterson and Jack DateDepartment of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons speak at a presser stating that eight individuals convicted of violent crimes were placed on a deportation flight from Texas headed to South Sudan, May 21, 2025.