U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Trump requests $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum security prison, converting one of America’s most visited national parks.
U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March after losing 133,000 in February, but the labor force shrank by 396,000 and wage growth hit its lowest point since 2021.
Trump’s budget reveals $377 million in White House renovation spending this year, an 866% increase, with $174 million more planned for next year.
Trump requests $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a 40% increase, while cutting domestic programs 10% and telling Americans the country “can’t take care of day care.”
Trump proposes $10 billion National Park Service fund for Washington construction and beautification that critics say could bankroll his monument ambitions.
USDA kills 49 of 50 farm grants for underserved producers, costing Montana tribes nearly $15 million for land and training programs the agency labeled DEI.
Trump signs executive order threatening colleges’ federal grants if they don’t comply with NCAA rules on athlete transfers, eligibility and pay.
Iran shoots down two U.S. warplanes, a first in the five-week war, leaving one crew member missing two days after Trump declared Iran “decimated.”
Trump announces up to 100% tariff on imported brand-name drugs, but built-in exemptions mean the full rate may never apply to any major drugmaker.
Trump administration sues Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona to block state gambling regulators from overseeing prediction markets where traders have profited from the president’s military strikes.
Oil surges past $110 a barrel as Austria and Spain close airspace to U.S. military flights on day 36 of the Iran war.
Trump administration asks court to approve firing half of CFPB’s remaining staff after judges blocked earlier attempts to close the agency.
Trump tells nation Iran war objectives are “nearing completion” but offers no exit plan, no Hormuz deadline mention, and threatens two more weeks of bombing.
Trump schedules primetime address on the Iran war after telling reporters U.S. forces will leave in “two or three weeks,” as NBC reports he has repeatedly rejected off-ramps to end the conflict.
Trump’s “God Squad” convenes for the first time in over 30 years and votes unanimously to exempt all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drilling from Endangered Species Act protections.
Gas tops $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as Iran war enters day 34, with 348 American troops wounded and a third aircraft carrier deploying to the region.
Iranian drone strikes fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels off Dubai, setting it ablaze.
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s power grid, oil wells, and water supply unless a deal is reached “shortly,” as Gulf allies push for ground invasion.
Trump reverses Cuba oil blockade, says he has “no problem” with sanctioned Russian tanker delivering 730,000 barrels to the fuel-starved island.
Pakistan will host U.S.-Iran talks as Iran declares homes of American and Israeli officials in the Middle East legitimate military targets.
Trump tells Saudi investment forum the U.S. has Iran “on the run,” warns Cuba is “next,” and says Saudi crown prince “didn’t think he would be kissing my ass.”
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear production plants as Iranian missile attack wounds 10 U.S. troops and damages aircraft at Saudi base one month into war.
Trump again delays threatened strike on Iran’s energy plants, pushing deadline to April 6 after Wall Street posts worst day of the war.
White House rejects Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA workers during the DHS shutdown, citing legal conflicts with his federal contracts.
USPS seeks temporary 8% surcharge on most package shipping to cover rising fuel costs, warning the agency will run out of cash by early 2027.
EPA waives summer restrictions on higher ethanol gasoline blend to ease prices as the Iran war disrupts global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran rejects Trump’s 15-point ceasefire plan and issues counterproposal demanding war reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz on day 27.
FCC bans all new consumer routers manufactured outside the United States, citing supply chain risks tied to Chinese hacking campaigns against U.S. infrastructure.
USDA cancels a $300 million Biden-era program that helped underserved farmers buy and retain land, calling it discriminatory DEI spending.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt appoints energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill Mullin’s Senate seat through the end of the year, with Trump-endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern already running for the full term.
California sues Trump for using the Defense Production Act to force restart of an offshore oil pipeline shut down after the 2015 Refugio Beach spill.
Newly unsealed transcript reveals DOJ prosecutor told a judge his office had no evidence of crimes by Fed Chair Powell, calling a $1.2 billion cost overrun enough reason to investigate.
White House agrees to pay French energy giant TotalEnergies $1 billion to abandon its East Coast wind farm leases and reinvest in U.S. oil and gas production.
Trump extends Iran strike deadline five days and claims a deal is close, but every senior Iranian official denies any negotiations are underway.
Trump threatens to replace TSA with ICE agents at airports as DHS shutdown enters its sixth week with 366 screeners quitting since February 14.
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to “obliterate” its power plants as missiles injure dozens near site believed to house Israel’s nuclear weapons.
Trump calls NATO allies “cowards” for not reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one day after seven nations offered to help do exactly that.
Cuba refuses to let the U.S. Embassy import diesel for its generators, calling the request “shameless” while the administration blockades the island’s fuel supply.
Trump says he is considering “winding down” the Iran war after oil tops $112 and the S&P 500 closes its fourth straight losing week.
Treasury takes over $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio as Education Department dismantlement continues, with the agency already down half its workforce.
Iran bombs Saudi, Qatari, and Kuwaiti energy facilities after Israeli strike on the world’s largest gas field, with oil prices up 60% since the war began.
Pentagon asks the White House to approve a $200 billion war funding request for Congress after spending $11.3 billion in the first six days of the Iran conflict.
Trump waives the 106-year-old Jones Act and eases Venezuela oil sanctions on the same day as the administration scrambles to contain a 27% gas price surge three weeks into the Iran war.
Fed holds rates steady for the second straight meeting as Powell says the war’s economic impact is “too soon to know,” while signaling he will stay on the board until the DOJ investigation against him is resolved.
National debt passes $39 trillion three weeks into the Iran war, after jumping $2 trillion in seven months while the White House estimates the war has already cost more than $12 billion.
Iran attacks gas facilities across Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia after Israel hits the world’s largest gas field, pushing oil above $110 as both sides turn energy infrastructure into a weapon on day 20.
Amazon plans to slash Postal Service deliveries by two-thirds this fall as agency warns it will run out of cash within a year.
New York’s MTA sues Trump administration for withholding $60 million in Second Avenue subway funding after Hochul warns “enough is enough.”
Postmaster General tells Congress the Postal Service will run out of cash in 12 months without action, as Trump pushes to privatize the agency.
