Homeland Security Secretary Noem fast-tracks $11 million for Florida tourist pier after campaign donor intervenes, then dines with him.
Former National Park superintendents urge Interior to close parks during shutdown, warning Burgum’s keep-open order endangers visitors without adequate staffing.
FBI fires up to 20 agents for kneeling at 2020 George Floyd protest despite prior review clearing them of political intent.
National Archives releases New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Sherrill’s unredacted military records including Social Security number and private information to Republican opponent.
Trump imposes 100% tariff on branded drug imports and new levies on trucks and furniture starting Wednesday.
Federal prison system strips union rights from 35,000 workers following Trump executive order allowing agencies to bypass collective bargaining.
Trump orders FBI to investigate left-wing groups and funders including Soros and Hoffman after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Defense Sec. Hegseth orders hundreds of generals to Virginia base for rare meeting months after purging senior military leadership.
The Interior Dept. secretly plans new layoffs that could push its total staff cuts under Trump to over one-third, after already shedding 11% of its workforce.
A Trump-appointed FEMA chief with no emergency experience was reportedly unreachable for 24 hours during deadly flooding in Texas last summer, hampering the agency’s response.
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.”
The Supreme Court allows Trump to fire an FTC commissioner while it considers overturning a 90-year-old precedent on removal power.
Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel six days after suspending him under pressure from the FCC chair and following a free speech protest led by the ACLU.
Trump promotes discredited links between vaccines and autism with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during an event announcing a new government study.
EPA political appointees halted Office of Water research for a new political review two months after dismantling the agency’s main research branch.
Trump nominated a former personal lawyer to run the Virginia prosecutor’s office one day after firing the U.S. Attorney who declined to charge Letitia James.
The White House clarified its new $100,000 H-1B visa fee only applies to new applicants one day after the surprise announcement caused widespread corporate panic.
The CDC backtracks on a remote work ban for disabled employees four days after a union called the new HHS policy a civil rights violation.
The Senate confirms former NSA Michael Waltz as UN ambassador after a deal to release foreign aid secured Democratic support.
The Trump administration installs political loyalist George Cook as acting Census director after the president’s call to exclude non-citizens.
US Attorney Erik Siebert resigns after Trump administration officials pressured him to criminally charge New York AG Letitia James.
Trump fires a U.S. attorney just four months after his own nomination for refusing to prosecute political rival Letitia James without evidence.
Sen. Bernie Sanders becomes the first U.S. senator to declare Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing a U.N. panel’s conclusion from two days prior.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement directs the General Services Administration to secure 300 new office locations nationwide for a surge of 10,000 new hires.
South Carolina’s election commission fires its director, who is under criminal investigation, just days after the state Supreme Court approved releasing voter data to the Justice Dept.
Senate Republicans use a newly-created ‘nuclear option’ to confirm 48 Trump nominees, including Kimberly Guilfoyle, in a single party-line vote.
Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook after lower courts blocked her removal as likely illegal.
RFK Jr.’s new CDC vaccine panel votes to withdraw the recommendation for a combined measles vaccine for young children one day after the ousted CDC director warned of political pressure.
The CDC denies employees with disabilities the option of telework as a reasonable accommodation in an apparent violation of federal law.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez tells a Senate committee that HHS Secretary Kennedy ordered her to fire scientists and pre-approve vaccine recommendations.
Disney’s ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after major station owner Nexstar Media and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr pressured the network over the host’s commentary on Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Democrats warn OPM is unprepared to run the new postal health benefits program due to staffing and funding shortfalls
Health Secretary Kennedy continues his overhaul of the CDC vaccine panel, adding five new members days before a vote on COVID boosters.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders stricter military grooming standards, including the discharge of soldiers with long-term shaving waivers.
Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey sues the Justice Dept., alleging her firing was retaliation against her father, James Comey.
Trump threatens another federal takeover of D.C. police to force the city’s cooperation with ICE, just days after a similar emergency ended.
A federal appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook one day before a key meeting on interest rates.
The Senate confirms White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board in a 48-47 vote, advancing Trump’s pressure campaign for lower interest rates.
Following Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump administration and JD Vance expand their campaign from individual critics to liberal funders, reversing their stance on cancel culture.
Trump escalates his pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve by predicting a big rate cut two days before its policy meeting.
Following months of public pressure on the Fed, the Trump administration appeals a block on its firing of Governor Lisa Cook for alleged fraud.
