National Portrait Gallery director steps down two weeks after Trump claims he fired her for partisan content, despite Smithsonian initially asserting president lacks authority over museum personnel.
Federal judge blocks State Department’s planned 3,400 layoffs after Trump administration claims diplomatic agency exempt from court injunction on workforce cuts.
Noem’s fourth personal ICE raid visit hits snag in LA area as heavily armed agents target wrong person at pregnant mother’s home and leave empty-handed.
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.”
