After 287 current and former NASA employees issued a public rebuke over safety, a top director resigned and the Trump administration dismissed the concerns as “radical DEI principles.”
The FDA appointed former pharmaceutical executive George Tidmarsh, a recent critic of the agency’s leadership and industry ties, to direct its main drug review office.
Days after suing the Wall Street Journal, Trump denied its report that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stopped him from firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
In North Dakota, a Delta regional jet’s near-collision with an Air Force B-52 marks the fourth major failure in military-civilian aviation safety this year.
State Department eliminates passport planning office that managed budgets and forecasted demand despite repeatedly assuring 25 employees they would be exempt from layoffs.
Trump calls on Thune to cancel Senate August recess to speed confirmation of judicial and executive nominees.
Pentagon ousts senior Hegseth adviser Fulcher, marking sixth top aide departure in six months as management struggles continue.
White House, Pentagon, and GSA officials review SpaceX contracts after June feud with Musk, but find government too dependent on company to terminate deals.
Trump creates Schedule G to install unlimited political appointees in policy roles without Senate confirmation as part of federal workforce takeover.
Trump’s EPA eliminates scientific research division affecting 1,500 scientists studying pollution who learned of closure through press release.
