A federal judge blocks a USDA plan to collect SNAP data for immigration enforcement two months after the agency threatened states.
The Trump administration installs political loyalist George Cook as acting Census director after the president’s call to exclude non-citizens.
The Social Security Administration denies data leak claims from its former chief data officer, who says he was forced out for raising the alarm.
The Trump administration is reportedly frustrated with AI firm Anthropic for barring federal agencies from using its top-secret cleared AI for domestic surveillance.
The Justice Dept. deleted a report showing right-wing violence is more prevalent just as Trump began blaming the left after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The U.S. and China reach a ‘framework’ deal on TikTok’s ownership, folding the national security issue into high-stakes trade negotiations.
Trump deploys the National Guard to Memphis despite a 25-year crime low, calling the move a ‘replica’ of his D.C. takeover.
The Trump EPA plans to eliminate the program that has tracked industrial greenhouse gases since 2009, citing $2.4 billion in business savings.
A top Senate Republican is investigating the SSA after its chief data officer resigned, alleging DOGE put every Social Security number on a vulnerable server.
The Trump administration has amassed data on 33 million voters with a new citizenship tool while ignoring questions from states and Congress about its use.
The Pentagon begins deploying a new satellite network intended to serve as the foundation for Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield.
A new CBO report finds Trump’s deportation agenda will remove 320,000 people and shrink the nation’s prime-age workforce over the next decade.
An AP analysis finds over 40% of arrests from Trump’s monthlong D.C. anti-crime surge were for immigration violations.
A record downward jobs revision of 911,000 prompts new White House attacks on the BLS and the Federal Reserve.
The Justice Department drops its three-year lawsuit to recover Peter Navarro’s official emails months after he rejoined the White House as a senior adviser.
A former Social Security chief reveals Trump’s efficiency team ignored real problems to chase nonexistent fraud for quick political wins.
Trump suggests manipulating D.C. crime data by excluding “a little fight with the wife,” echoing his efforts to alter COVID statistics.
Hiring nearly stalls with only 22,000 jobs added one month after Trump fired the chief economist for the Labor Department.
HHS will restore over 100 health webpages after settling a lawsuit with doctors over their removal as part of a ban on the word “gender.”
ICE reactivates a $2 million spyware contract nearly a year after the Biden administration paused it over human rights concerns.
Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics told Heritage Foundation interns that male intelligence varies more widely than female intelligence.
The Labor Department proposes a national database of private state unemployment records, sparking fears of surveillance and misuse.
The Trump administration is cutting climate satellite programs to prioritize weather forecasting, a move scientists warn will actually harm prediction accuracy.
The Pentagon investigates Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers on sensitive systems, calling the security work-around a “breach of trust.”
Weeks after the GSA dropped Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot for producing antisemitic content, the White House has ordered the agency to approve it for government use.
After filing a whistleblower complaint over data security, the Social Security Administration’s top data official was forced out Friday and his resignation email to staff vanished.
CDC confirms it cut its foodborne illness surveillance program in July, reducing the number of pathogens it tracks from eight to two.
Whistleblower says Trump-aligned DOGE officials at Social Security copied data on 300 million Americans into less secure SSA cloud environment after Supreme Court granted access to records.
Nevada confirmed Tuesday that a cyber attack shut down state agencies and websites, forcing DMV offices to close as state and federal investigators probe the breach.
License plate camera company Flock Safety halts federal cooperation after Illinois audit shows CBP accessed motorist data in violation of state law.
YouGov poll shows 70% of Americans hold strong views on Trump, with 47% strongly disapproving and only 23% strongly approving, leaving little middle ground.
Pennsylvania rejects Justice Dept request for voter list with Social Security and driver’s license data as Trump officials intensify scrutiny.
Federal regulatory website reginfo.gov, which tracks agency data collection and public comments, has been down for nearly a week.
Justice Dept. launches investigation of DC crime data after Trump claimed without proof that officials falsified numbers to make the city look safer.
Trump administration restores public spending database after court order, but Democrats warn budget office may still be concealing funding details.
Trump nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics Erwin Antoni linked to deleted account that spread election denial, Covid conspiracies, and violent rhetoric before Jan. 6.
Federal judge orders stop to HHS sharing Medicaid enrollee data with DHS after AP exposé reveals daily access to 79 million records.
Anthropic escalates AI government competition by offering Claude to all three branches of government for $1 per agency after OpenAI’s executive branch deal.
Appeals court lifts block on DOGE accessing personal data of taxpayers, student loan borrowers and federal employees despite union privacy concerns.
Trump’s Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee E.J. Antoni suggests replacing monthly jobs report with quarterly data after Trump fired previous commissioner over disappointing numbers.
Russia suspected in July hack of federal courts databases that may have compromised confidential informants in criminal cases.
Federal appeals court orders Trump budget office to restore spending transparency website by Friday after separation of powers dispute.
Fed governor Michelle Bowman calls for three 2025 rate cuts after weak jobs data, 10 days after Powell and Fed held rates despite Trump pressure.
Trump removed IRS chief Billy Long hours after the IRS resisted a DHS request to use taxpayer data to verify 40,000 immigrants, citing privacy law.
OPM orders agencies to expunge federal workers’ COVID vaccine noncompliance and exemption records hours after a Texas court dismissed Feds for Medical Freedom’s mandate suit.
Trump orders federally funded colleges to report race-based admissions data, directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to expand oversight in a broader DEI crackdown.
Labor Department reports continuing jobless claims rose to 1.97 million, highest since November 2021, signaling slower hiring and longer job searches.
Library of Congress blames coding error after parts of US Constitution, including powers of Congress, habeas corpus and emoluments clause, vanish from website.
Federal court filing system hacked exposing confidential informant identities across multiple states.
