Trump proposes a 1% pay raise for most federal employees in 2026 but a 3.8% increase for some law enforcement personnel.
DHS officials block Rep. Emily Randall from an ICE facility even after she cited the federal law granting her immediate access.
Robert Mueller’s family reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago, following a House subpoena for his testimony on the Epstein case.
The Pentagon investigates Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers on sensitive systems, calling the security work-around a “breach of trust.”
FDA’s top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad demands the removal of a YouTube channel documenting his past criticisms of Covid vaccines.
One of two firefighters arrested by Border Patrol while on duty fighting a wildfire arrived in the U.S. at age 4 and is on a path to legal status.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirms an ICE surge in Chicago and calls a National Guard deployment Trump’s decision, prompting a lawsuit threat from Gov. JB Pritzker.
Kari Lake announces 532 job cuts at Voice of America one day after a federal judge blocked her from firing its director.
FEMA extends its hiring freeze just weeks before the peak of hurricane season and months after Trump announced plans to phase out the agency.
The last member of the Justice Dept’s punitive “sanctuary cities” working group departs seven months after Trump created it to sideline career officials.
HHS orders CDC employees back to the office 38 days after a deadly shooting and just days after firing the agency’s director.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order requiring body cameras and banning masks for federal agents ahead of Trump’s threatened immigration crackdown
Trump revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, continuing a pattern of stripping security from political adversaries.
The Trump administration paused the employee-funded Combined Federal Campaign, a $66 million charity drive that supports nonprofits such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
After filing a whistleblower complaint over data security, the Social Security Administration’s top data official was forced out Friday and his resignation email to staff vanished.
The Trump administration will halt the release of 600 Guatemalan children to relatives for a mass removal program it calls ‘repatriation’ but advocates call illegal abandonment.
Using a procedural loophole, Senate-confirmed Judge Emil Bove continues his Justice Department work instead of taking his seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump is using a ‘pocket rescission’ to bypass Congress and block $4.9 billion in foreign aid, a maneuver unused for nearly 50 years.
GAO warns the FAA is risking flight safety, with its aviation meteorologist staffing at a critical low and fewer than half of control centers fully staffed.
A top CDC official revealed after resigning that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has not received measles, COVID-19, and flu briefings from CDC staff.
The Trump administration has transferred the final dismantling of USAID from the State Department to budget director Russ Vought two months after the agency’s closure.
Two months after 170 employees dissented over the agency’s scientific policies, the EPA fired eight of them, primarily targeting vulnerable probationary staff.
Chicago’s police superintendent warns residents that federal rules of engagement differ from CPD policies as Trump plans a National Guard deployment.
The Trump administration plans an Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Boston to challenge its sanctuary policies, similar to planned operation in Chicago.
Photo gallery shows CDC workers saluting and rallying in Atlanta as senior scientists are escorted out during White House push to remove director.
Trump expands cancellation of federal union contracts to NASA and National Weather Service as unions decry escalating crackdown on worker rights.
HHS Secretary Kennedy installed his own deputy as acting CDC director after his fired chief, Susan Monarez, refused to leave the agency.
Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus, breaking a partisan deadlock ahead of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger review.
Justice Department eliminates experience requirements to allow any attorney to serve as a temporary immigration judge.
Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard outs a senior covert CIA officer in a public memo without first consulting the agency.
Trump and his intelligence director bypass the CIA to fire a top Russia expert four days after she briefed the president for his Putin summit.
White House fires CDC director after she refused to resign over ‘unscientific’ orders, prompting four other top officials to quit.
National Guard troops deployed under Trump’s D.C. crime emergency shifted from policing support to trash pickup and landscaping duties.
Trump appointee leading GSA tech services disclosed unpaid Tesla leave of absence in financial filings.
The State Dept announced promotions this week for at least 10 Foreign Service officers it laid off last month.
Trump administration appointed election denier Heather Honey as Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary for election integrity last week.
The Trump administration reinstated neighborhood checks for citizenship applicants Tuesday, ending a 34-year waiver and expanding USCIS power to scrutinize immigrants’ daily lives.
Trump claims to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations, but she rejects his authority and vows to keep serving.
More than 180 FEMA staff warn Trump’s cuts and unqualified leadership risk another Katrina-scale disaster, speaking out despite 340 EPA employees put on leave for a similar tactic.
Army closes third and final week-long voluntary resignation window as reorganization pressures thousands of civilian employees.
DHS admits it stopped preserving officials’ text messages for 4 months, a sweeping violation of federal records law.
Illinois leaders condemn Trump plan to send National Guard to Chicago after weeks of Pentagon planning despite no crisis.
Kennedy Center eliminates dance programming team after union organizers fired and top producers resign under Trump’s takeover.
Treasury Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender resigns less than five months after Senate confirmation, the second senior department exit in recent weeks.
Pentagon asks civilian employees to take temporary reassignments with ICE and CBP under Hegseth order boosting Trump’s border enforcement.
HHS moves to strip thousands of CDC, FDA and NIH employees of union rights after court clears Trump executive order restricting federal bargaining.
IRS scraps layoff plans, asks some pushed-out workers to return after shedding 26,000 employees and facing critical staffing gaps
Trump presses appeals court to clear path for mass probationary firings at IRS, despite audit showing 99.5% had passing reviews
ICE to spend millions on SUVs, gold-detailed wraps and White House–ordered Mustangs branded “Defend the Homeland,” after Trump’s DC crime emergency.
Gabbard ignored NSA director’s plea and stripped chief data scientist Vinh Nguyen of his clearance, ousting a top AI and quantum expert in her latest Trump loyalty purge.
