A federal judge finds Trump’s firing of 17 government watchdogs unlawful but denies their reinstatement, stating he could legally fire them again with proper notice.
The White House tells federal agencies to plan permanent layoffs ahead of a shutdown, targeting employees in programs “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth terminated a 75-year-old women’s advisory committee, calling its work a “divisive feminist agenda” just nine days after he approved its reinstatement.
The IRS will end paper tax refunds by a Sept. 30 deadline mandated by Trump, leaving millions of unbanked and elderly citizens without a clear waiver process.
House Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded Trump to cancel a shutdown meeting with Democrats, fearing the president would cut a deal unfavorable to the GOP.
A Justice Dept. official suggested a criminal probe into the FBI agent who sued Alex Jones just three days after the official was photographed with Jones.
The EPA eliminates its independent research office in a reorganization that places scientists under the administrator’s direct political control.
The Department of Homeland Security says it will defy a new California law banning its agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement.
The General Services Administration offers to reinstate nearly 400 buildings staff laid off under a plan that cut workers faster than property.
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission fires its director over an unauthorized Charlie Kirk tribute that it called a “security breach.”
