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The White House will announce on Tuesday a coordinated international effort to disrupt the supply chain of fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs. The Biden administration plans on Tuesday to unveil a new initiative to combat the supply chain for fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs in the U.S. and abroad. The effort will aim to "prevent illicit drug manufacturing, detect emerging drug threats, disrupt trafficking, address illicit finance, and respond to public safety and public Health impacts," the White House said. The rollout includes cooperation with international governments, which were unnamed in a fact sheet released on Tuesday. Plastic bags of Fentanyl are displayed on a table at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection area at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, November 29, 2017. Joshua Lott/Reuters MORE: New fentanyl targeting operation already has stopped 900 pounds from entering US: DHS The initi...

Sources told ABC News Jake Sullivan was home and confronted the intruder. An unidentified man entered national security adviser Jake Sullivan's Washington, D.C., home in late April, prompting a Secret Service investigation, according to an agency spokesperson. Sullivan was home at the time and confronted the intruder, and the incident was over in a matter of minutes, according to sources familiar with what happened. This occurred with a detail of special agents outside the home who apparently never saw the man enter or leave the home. The man apparently entered through an unlocked door, according to sources. The Secret Service immediately deployed technology that alerts when an unlocked door is opened and is examining the actions of the agents. "Secret Service is examining a security incident that took place at a protectee site," Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service director of communications, said in a statement to ABC News. "While the protectee was unharmed, we a...

Commerce Department finalizes rule on national security "guardrails" for CHIPS funding The Commerce Department finalized the national security "guardrails" in which recipients who receive CHIPS and Science Act funding must abide by. The CHIPS and Science Act was passed last year to address the manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States and the Commerce Department is responsible for dolling out billions of dollars to those who apply for the federal funding . U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology at the Rayburn House Office Building on Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The rule filed on Friday explicitly states that companies who receive CHIPS money cannot expand semiconductor manufacturing in "countries of concern." "The statute prohibits the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity for leading-edge and advanced facilities in...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says for the first time he would support a 15-week national abortion ban. In an easily missed moment during Wednesday night’s chaotic GOP presidential primary debate, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would sign a federal 15-week abortion ban. Wednesday's comment marked the first time since the launch of his presidential campaign that he said he would sign a national abortion ban. The Daily Signal was the first to report and confirmed the governor's remarks. The moment occurred during an exchange with Sen. Tim Scott, where he asked the governor if he would support a 15-week abortion ban. DeSantis said yes. The moment was widely missed due to the moderators talking over the pair while the exchange was happening, trying to regain control of the debate. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the second Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Through...

Illegal drugs are expected to be one of the biggest threats to national security in 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security's annual threat study. Illegal drugs are expected to be one of the biggest threats to national security in 2024 as overdose deaths topped 100,000 in the last year, according to the Department of Homeland Security's annual threat study. In its report released Thursday, DHS said it expects illegal drugs produced in Mexico and sold in the United States will continue to kill more Americans than any other threat . "While terrorists pose an enduring threat to the Homeland, drugs kill and harm far more people in the United States annually," the report states. MORE: To help curb terrorism and violence threats, DHS awards $20M to local communities In the past year, traffickers have contributed to more lethal mixes of fentanyl -- an already deadly drug -- on the market and driving an increase in overdose deaths in the U.S., DHS said. It is...

The debt ceiling fight in Washington is drawing attention to the $31.4 trillion debt already accrued by the United States government A ticking clock in Washington to avert default by raising the nation's borrowing limit is drawing attention to the $31.4 trillion debt already accrued by the United States government. The country hit its current debt ceiling in mid-January and is expected to run out of cash to be able to pay all its bills as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned Congress, while cautioning that the exact "X-date" for default remains fluid. MORE: Biden says he's 'confident' US will avert default President Joe Biden hosts debt limit talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2023. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, FILE As President Joe Biden and leading lawmakers including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy work to hammer out a deal, here's what to...