Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard cuts 40% of ODNI workforce and $700 million from budget while revoking dozens of security clearances.
At least 600 CDC employees receive termination notices after court ruling, cutting violence prevention and other programs weeks after campus shooting.
Trump administration eliminates gender-affirming care coverage from federal employee health plans starting in 2026, with only narrow exceptions.
Federal judge orders Justice Dept to explain Trump administration subpoenas seeking trans minors’ patient records under dubious legal theories after Children’s Hospital warns of trauma.
Vance, Miller and Hegseth stage Union Station photo-op with National Guard troops while mocking protesters of Trump’s DC takeover as “elderly white hippies.”
Interior Dept deputizes border agents to patrol National Park sites in Washington under Trump directive as federal takeover widens.
Federal judge certifies all former USAID employees and contractors in class action over Musk, DOGE shutdown plan
Trump directs Tulsi Gabbard to revoke security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials in retaliation for Russia findings and public criticism.
Trump administration presses to complete 10,000 HHS layoffs after Supreme Court backing, challenging judge’s injunction as executive authority fight deepens.
Housing Dept cancels translation services and removes multilingual materials to enforce Trump’s English-only order, raising civil rights violations concerns.
Restaurant attendance in DC plunges after Trump seizes control of police and floods city with federal officers and National Guard.
Trump administration cancels 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, with OPM citing workforce realignment and plans to strip DEIA questions before 2026 return.
Social Security field offices lose up to 20% of staff since March 2024 as Trump administration pushes buyouts and consolidations.
Bessent ousts three senior IRS executives as Trump administration installs seventh commissioner this year and agency reels from mass resignations.
Federal appeals court lifts block on CFPB mass layoffs, allowing agency to move forward with drastic staffing cuts.
Air Force eliminates board reviews for transgender members automatically discharged due to gender dysphoria.
Blumenthal urges RFK Jr. to fire Malone from CDC vaccine panel after violent posts linked to attack on agency.
Trump administration backs off removing D.C. police chief but orders department to enforce federal immigration rules despite city law.
Trump administration orders DC police to clear homeless encampments as city officials scramble to provide shelters and resources.
Trump welcomes Putin with red-carpet pomp and limousine ride but secures no ceasefire deal, raising concerns about legitimizing the Russian leader.
Trump administration keeps ideological questions in federal job applications, but applicants don’t have to answer
DOJ fires staffer Sean Charles Dunn after felony assault charge for throwing sandwich at Border Patrol agent during Trump’s D.C. crackdown.
Border Patrol chief claims no knowledge of Newsom’s LA event as agents swarm venue and governor calls it political intimidation.
Attorney General Bondi names DEA head Terry Cole emergency police commissioner for DC as city mayor, attorney general and council declare the order unlawful.
More than 10,000 USPS employees accept early retirement offers this summer, hitting the target for workforce reduction set earlier this year.
Trump will visit Kennedy Center as chairman on honors announcement day and teases renaming it “TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER” after replacing board with loyalists.
Anthropic escalates AI government competition by offering Claude to all three branches of government for $1 per agency after OpenAI’s executive branch deal.
Appeals court lifts block on DOGE accessing personal data of taxpayers, student loan borrowers and federal employees despite union privacy concerns.
Trump’s Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee E.J. Antoni suggests replacing monthly jobs report with quarterly data after Trump fired previous commissioner over disappointing numbers.
VA inspector general finds severe healthcare staffing shortages rose 50% this fiscal year as department cuts nearly 30,000 jobs through attrition.
Pentagon creates plans for 600-troop domestic quick reaction force to quell civil unrest one day after Trump deployed National Guard to D.C.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggests Trump’s takeover of D.C. police could extend beyond the 30-day legal limit despite requiring Congressional approval.
Trump moves Obama and Bush presidential portraits away from White House visitor tour areas to locations not accessible to public.
Trump nominates Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to head Bureau of Labor Statistics 10 days after firing predecessor over jobs data.
Internal CDC documents reveal anti-vaccine gunman used rifle and handguns to fire 180 shots, shattering 150 windows in Friday attack.
Trump federalizes DC police and deploys National Guard despite city’s violent crime hitting 30-year lows in 2024.
Bo Hines resigns as White House crypto council director after GENIUS Act became law and a 401(k) crypto order, 10 days after touting a U.S. crypto reserve.
Trump removed IRS chief Billy Long hours after the IRS resisted a DHS request to use taxpayer data to verify 40,000 immigrants, citing privacy law.
FDA reinstates Vinay Prasad as vaccine chief less than two weeks after White House ouster sparked by Laura Loomer campaign, bolstering Makary and RFK Jr.
OPM orders agencies to expunge federal workers’ COVID vaccine noncompliance and exemption records hours after a Texas court dismissed Feds for Medical Freedom’s mandate suit.
Environmental Protection Agency terminates multiple federal union contracts effective immediately under Trump’s anti-union executive order.
Trump administration continues federal law enforcement patrols in Washington DC for second night in response to staffer carjacking.
FBI fires former acting director Brian Driscoll and other senior officials who resisted demands over Jan. 6 investigations, escalating a leadership purge.
Trump orders agencies to freeze new grant programs and empower political appointees to review and cancel awards that conflict with White House priorities.
Department of Veterans Affairs ends collective bargaining for over 377,000 unionized employees, triggering backlash despite citing reform motives.
FEMA employees given seven days to accept ICE reassignment or face removal as agency struggles to hire deportation agents.
Homeland Security removes ICE age limits and offers $50,000 signing bonus to recruit 10,000 deportation officers.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from canceling humanities grants citing constitutional violation of congressional spending power.
Trump threatens National Guard deployment in DC takeover despite violent crime dropping 26% from last year.
