Secret Service suspends six agents for 10 to 42 days over failures during Trump assassination attempt at Butler rally that killed local firefighter Corey Comperatore.
Republican Senator Tillis says he wouldn’t vote for Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmation now, questioning his capabilities to manage world’s largest organization.
Trump extends the federal hiring freeze another three months while planning a 75% cut to DHS intelligence staff despite bipartisan warnings about undermining counterterrorism and Jewish security.
Supreme Court lifts lower court block on Trump’s mass federal worker layoffs at 22 agencies after Justice Department seeks emergency relief from reorganization injunction.
Trump suggests federal takeover of New York City and Washington D.C. during Cabinet meeting while attacking democratic socialist NYC mayoral candidate.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s team demands access to CIA and NSA emails to use AI screening for intelligence officials opposing Trump administration agenda.
GSA directs agencies to eliminate 332 federal websites including CDC vaccine tracking site and State Dept’s Palestinian Affairs office following Trump administration streamlining order.
Health Dept emails staff “whistle-blower questionnaire” asking them to report discrimination caused by Biden-era DEI policies and identify employees who refused to implement them.
VA abandons plan for 80,000 layoffs after signing $700,000 contract to implement mass reductions, will cut 30,000 through attrition following bipartisan pushback.
Federal agents deploy 90 National Guard troops and armored vehicles at LA’s MacArthur Park during children’s day camp but make no arrests before departing after Mayor Bass arrives at scene.
Medical groups sue Health Dept and RFK Jr. for unlawful vaccine changes after cutting COVID recommendations and firing entire CDC advisory panel.
Border Patrol officers kill Michigan man shooting at McAllen station three days after masked gunmen shot police officer at North Texas ICE facility.
OPM quietly retreats from requiring federal job applicants to write about favorite Trump policies after legal challenge over politicized hiring.
Trump orders higher national park fees for foreign tourists while cutting 24% of park staff and enacting largest budget reduction in agency history.
State Department adds “fidelity” to Trump policies as Foreign Service promotion criteria, replacing merit-based evaluations with loyalty tests.
Appeals court allows Trump to fire Democratic Federal Labor Relations Authority member pending appeal, undermining federal union protections.
Video shows Border Patrol agents urinating in CA high school parking lot during daylight despite shopping center with restaurants 500 feet away.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin places 140 employees on administrative leave after they signed public letter criticizing Trump’s environmental policies.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem told the Homeland Security Advisory Council she’s seeking advice on firing DHS staff “who don’t like us,” escalating Trump’s push to reshape the department’s loyalty and scope.
ICE-tracking app surges to top of Apple App Store after Trump administration backlash as developer says criticism drove downloads boost.
Trump asks Supreme Court to override federal courts and fire Consumer Product Safety commissioners despite legal protections designed to shield independent agencies from political interference.
Veterans Crisis Line workers forced to juggle multiple suicide prevention conversations simultaneously as understaffing overwhelms system designed to help more than a dozen veterans who die by suicide daily.
Hegseth’s Pentagon committee purge blocks legally required 2025 pay raises for 60,000 federal workers six months after January deadline as Defense Dept refuses to comment on circumventing appropriations law.
Rhode Island federal judge blocks Kennedy’s plan to lay off 10,000 HHS workers after he admitted rushing cuts to capitalize on “political momentum” rather than evaluating employees.
Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling African Development Foundation after ruling his appointment of Pete Marocco violated law requiring Senate confirmation.
Trump administration picks Ronald Reagan Building for new FBI headquarters after scrapping congressionally funded Greenbelt facility that would have cost $845 million.
Trump budget proposes eliminating all NOAA climate research and shutting weather labs nationwide while cutting 17 percent of the agency’s staff.
Virginia lawmakers demand answers from Trump administration on plan to displace National Science Foundation from custom-built Alexandria headquarters for HUD.
Former Presidents Bush and Obama condemn Trump’s dismantling of 63-year-old USAID in emotional farewell videoconference with Bono.
Over 170 EPA employees publicly dissent against Trump administration environmental policies with support from 20 Nobel laureates who warn people will die.
Kari Lake forced to rescind Voice of America termination notices eight days after issuing them following union challenges over legal violations in her dismantling of U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Appeals court allows Trump and DOGE to proceed with hostile takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace even though judge found they used “brute force” to seize headquarters.
Biden and Harris attend funeral for Minnesota House leader Melissa Hortman and husband Mark killed in politically motivated assassination while Trump golfs in Virginia.
Trump administration bypasses public comment to finalize rule allowing agencies to fire probationary federal employees for any reason.
Justice Department fires three prosecutors overseeing Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, as AG Pam Bondi deepens Trump team’s purge of lawyers tied to the prosecutions.
WaPo Exclusive: White House strips DOGE of control over grants.gov after Musk’s exit, restoring agencies’ authority to post billions in awards and averting impoundment delays.
Army policy ending permanent shaving waivers could discharge soldiers with razor-bump condition, disproportionately targeting Black troops as Hegseth moves to restore stricter grooming standards.
19-year-old “Big Balls” Coristine returns to government as a special government employee working on Social Security website after resigning, using same classification as Elon Musk for agency access.
State Department plans layoffs of 1,900 employees as early as Friday despite federal judge’s order barring workforce cuts.
IRS watchdog warns taxpayers will face delays and poor service after Trump cuts 26% of workforce, potentially reducing revenue collection by $159 billion.
Kari Lake tells House panel slashing 600 VOA jobs and folding outlet into State Dept will push Trump’s “America First” message,
HUD chief Scott Turner, with GSA approval, will evict 1,800 NSF staff from Alexandria HQ without relocation plan to advance Trump’s efficiency agenda.
Judge blocks Trump order stripping collective bargaining rights from a million federal workers, citing plausible First Amendment retaliation against union speech.
Federal judge blocks Labor Department’s shutdown of 120 Job Corps sites, ruling agency can’t “do as it pleases” when Congress funded program.
Cudahy vice mayor appears to call on street gangs to organize against ICE, prompting DHS condemnation and FBI visit to 23,000-resident city.
Trump considers naming Fed chair replacement by September to undermine Powell’s final year over slow pace of rate cuts.
EEOC fires administrative judge after month-long suspension for calling Trump’s gender identity order “unethical” and demanding acting chair resign.
DOGE operative Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, 19-year-old high school graduate with access to sensitive federal systems, resigns from government.
Trump administration begins rehiring National Security Council staff weeks after cutting council to few dozen amid foreign policy crises.
Vaccine panel loses one of eight new members day before first meeting after Kennedy fired all existing experts and appointed anti-vaccine advocates.
