Federal judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by firing three Consumer Product Safety commissioners without legal cause, orders immediate reinstatement.
ICE holds immigrants for days in Burlington office building not equipped for detention, denying women menstrual products and forcing detainees to sleep on concrete floors.
Missouri becomes second state after Texas to activate National Guard ahead of planned protests while KC mayor criticizes lack of action against neo-Nazi marchers.
VA eliminates Biden-era 15% pay raise for nearly 10,000 HR employees hired to support PACT Act expansion of veteran benefits.
Entire Fulbright Scholar board resigns after Trump administration rejects 200 already-approved academics based on research topics and subjects 1,200 more to unauthorized review.
Senators accuse VA of “stonewalling” requests for details on 655 contracts canceled using flawed DOGE AI tool, including services preventing veterans from receiving benefits.
Kennedy attempts to reverse firing of 328 health workers after admitting cuts to coal miner and 9/11 responder health programs “should not have been made.”
RFK Jr. names eight vaccine advisory panel replacements including Robert Malone, dubbed “misinformation star” by New York Times, and multiple other COVID vaccine critics.
ProPublica adds 23 names to DOGE tracker revealing 109 officials including 38 from Musk companies, with backgrounds showing young men from finance and tech cutting agencies that regulated their former employers.
Federal judge rules OPM broke law by giving DOGE illegal access to federal employee databases used for buyout offers and weekly accomplishment demands.
Trump announces plan to eliminate FEMA after hurricane season while immediately cutting disaster payments and forcing states to handle emergencies with less federal funding.
VA pays OPM $726,000 for mass layoff assistance while admitting it lacks expertise to cut 80,000 employees as leadership refuses to put goals in writing.
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” forces new federal employees to make irrevocable choice when hired between job security with 9.4% pension contributions or at-will employment with 4.4% contributions.
92 NIH scientists sign public letter challenging Trump-appointed director Bhattacharya over $12 billion in terminated research grants, including studies that cut tuberculosis patients off treatment mid-course.
Kennedy fires entire CDC vaccine advisory committee for first time in 61-year history, cutting short 13 Biden appointees’ terms through 2028. Type / to choose a block
Federal judge on Sunday declines to block Trump’s firing of three public broadcasting board members but acknowledges Congress intended to limit presidential control over the corporation.
Trump heads to Camp David for military meetings while refusing to rule out invoking the Insurrection Act and threatening protesters who spit on officers will “get hit very hard.”
Trump administration targets California universities for $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts, threatening nation’s second-largest NIH research recipient.
Trump-Musk feud raises security concerns over February Starlink installation on White House complex rooftops that allows untrackable communications bypassing government monitoring.
Tanks arrive in Washington by train from Texas for Trump’s $45 million birthday military parade scheduled for June 14.
Breaking Saturday Night: Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles despite governor and mayor opposition after Stephen Miller labeled ICE raid protests an “insurrection.”
Trump says “I’m not thinking about Elon” and has no plans to speak with Musk, considering selling Tesla as White House plans purge of DOGE personnel.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick overhauls $42.45 billion broadband program to benefit Musk’s Starlink with potential $20 billion payout, rescinding state approvals and forcing 90-day restart after years of planning.
White House directs Transportation Department to ignore GAO ruling that freezing $5 billion EV funding violated law, calling congressional watchdog efforts to “thwart President Trump’s agenda.”
Trump signs executive orders to boost domestic drone production and exports while countering security threats after Pentagon warns U.S. unprepared to defend against drone attacks on homeland.
Federal judge clears way for Trump to dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services, reversing earlier order as ongoing legal battles continue over agency funding libraries nationwide.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn injunction blocking layoffs of 1,400 Education Department employees, roughly half the agency’s workforce, after lower courts ruled mass firings would disable agency.
LAPD deploys riot gear to disperse hundreds protesting ICE raids that detained about 200 people and injured union president, as crowds block downtown federal detention center.
VA employees rally on National Mall against Collins’ plan to cut 80,000 positions as return-to-office mandate creates workspace shortages forcing nurses to empty trash and some workers to work from cars in the parking lot.
Pentagon watchdog investigates whether Defense Secretary Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal messages containing sensitive Yemen airstrike details shared with reporter.
Transportation Secretary Duffy moves to reverse Biden fuel economy standards requiring 50 mpg by 2031, calling previous administration’s EV calculations “illegal.”
Former Biden aides attack Karine Jean-Pierre as “ineffectual and unprepared” after ex-press secretary leaves Democratic Party and announces book criticizing “broken” White House.
IRS warns it will answer only 16% of taxpayer calls next filing season without funding for 11,000 new hires amid administration plans to cut agency by 20%.
Federal judge orders administration to restore hundreds of millions in AmeriCorps funding and thousands of service positions in 24 states that sued over abrupt cuts.
The F.B.I. forces out senior agents and prompts another to resign after punishing employees for ties to Trump critics and enforcing loyalty under Director Kash Patel.
DHS ends controversial Quiet Skies air passenger surveillance program, citing cost, ineffectiveness, and claims of political misuse.
Congressional letter reveals Trump appointee Kari Lake plans to slash Voice of America from over 1,000 employees to just 81 as administration dismantles decades-old news organization.
Former HHS employees sue over 10,000 job cuts claiming department used “error-ridden” personnel data with wrong performance ratings and office locations to make termination decisions.
Federal appeals court upholds judge’s order blocking Trump from dismantling Education Dept and requiring reinstatement of 1,300 employees after Justice Dept sought swift ruling to rush case to Supreme Court.
Trump puts 22-year-old college graduate with no national security experience in charge of government’s main terrorism prevention office overseeing $18 million in anti-extremism grants.
Trump’s government hiring freeze forces Labor Department to reduce inflation data collection as economists warn the cuts could make inflation measurements less accurate.
White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency by October 2026 in new budget documents, despite board investigating fatal explosions and toxic disasters at industrial facilities nationwide.
Trump asks Supreme Court again to overturn federal workforce cuts injunction after appeals court warns downsizing threatens food safety and veterans’ health care.
Federal judge blocks Trump from dissolving TSA union contract, ruling administration sought to “punish” workers for challenging workforce policies in court.
FEMA head claims he was “joking” after telling staff he wasn’t aware hurricane season exists while Trump administration considers eliminating the disaster agency.
Trump administration banned federal border agents from diversity events in March, prompting senior official to retire and speak out against “discrimination.”
Trump budget eliminates DHS weapons of mass destruction office and cuts over 4,500 homeland security jobs including 1,000+ cybersecurity positions as 2026 World Cup approaches.
National Weather Service adds 125 new hires months after Trump administration cuts eliminated over 560 employees just before hurricane season begins.
Veterans organize D-Day rally to protest Trump administration plans to cut 83,000 VA jobs and eliminate hundreds of community service contracts.
Trump withdraws Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination one day after releasing budget proposal to cut agency funding by 24% and eliminate dozens of science missions.
