Two months after employees accused leadership of undermining public health and scientific progress, the EPA suspends dozens and moves to fire others.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore surges state police into Baltimore to preempt a threatened National Guard deployment by Trump.
The DC National Guard commander extends troop deployment to Nov. 30 two days after the DC attorney general sued to block Trump’s federal security takeover.
The Trump administration has detailed nearly 33,000 federal employees to ICE, diverting nearly 40 percent of the DEA’s workforce for immigration enforcement.
As his bid to fire a Fed governor stalls, Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him fire an FTC commissioner.
The Justice Dept. issues subpoenas in its probe of Fed governor Lisa Cook weeks after Trump tried to fire her over the same allegations.
Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee says he will keep his White House job if confirmed, contradicting his own 2024 paper calling for Fed independence.
More than 1,000 current and former HHS employees wrote to Congress demanding the resignation of Secretary Kennedy, accusing him of endangering the nation’s health.
A top GSA official tied to the controversial DOGE efficiency effort is leaving one month after being ousted as the agency’s acting head.
Senate Republicans are preparing a rules change that would allow them to mass-confirm Trump nominees and bypass a Democratic blockade
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. adds seven new members to the CDC vaccine panel months after firing the entire original committee.
The Trump administration will extend the D.C. National Guard deployment to ensure troops receive full benefits often avoided by the Pentagon through 29-day orders.
Trump contradicts staff on a video of a bag being thrown from a White House window, calling it ‘probably A.I.’
Two federal unions sue the Trump administration, alleging their bargaining rights were stripped in retaliation for opposing his policies.
A federal watchdog finds the Secret Service is 73% short of required snipers more than a year after the Trump assassination attempt.
An appeals court rules Trump unlawfully fired FTC member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, citing a 1935 Supreme Court precedent.
The Trump administration taps 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges months after firing dozens of experienced judges.
In a new court filing, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook argues that Trump cannot use previously vetted mortgage information as a pretext to fire her.
The Labor Department proposes a national database of private state unemployment records, sparking fears of surveillance and misuse.
Trump administration appointees cancel Senator Mark Warner’s intelligence meeting after social media attacks from conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.
Trump orders Space Command headquarters to move to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision months after a GAO report cited sustainability issues.
The State Department hires 99 new foreign service officers less than 10 weeks after firing 250 to reduce supposed bureaucratic bloat.
Trump publicly demands drug companies prove the efficacy of his own Operation Warp Speed vaccines just days after his HHS secretary’s anti-vaccine actions roiled the CDC.
Nine former CDC directors accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of endangering public health days after he ousted the agency’s director for refusing to support his vaccine and personnel changes.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claims Los Angeles would not be standing without Trump’s June deployment of the National Guard for anti-ICE protests.
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.