Arizona joins Nevada’s lawsuit against the federal government over Colorado River cuts that spare upstream Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
National Institutes of Health hospital board unanimously rebukes Health Secretary Kennedy, saying his new vaccine injury clinic looks designed to confirm a foregone conclusion.
Interior Department’s final plans for Trump’s 250-foot arch omit the drones, snipers and ammunition he said it would house, ahead of possible Nov. 5 approval.
Nevada pulls $52 million in pandemic relief from rural broadband near Pahrump after its contractor says it can’t finish by the year-end federal deadline.
White House review finds painting the Eisenhower building white would harm the 138-year-old landmark, but still prefers paint since cleaning won’t match the White House.
White House press secretary Zacharia is out after five days and one 14-minute briefing, shortly after Trump publicly urged her to reconsider.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s Western Hemisphere envoy title expired last month, but she now advises Deputy Secretary of State Landau on the same portfolio.
State Department ousts envoy Zampolli, the friend who introduced Trump to Melania, hours after Politico revealed his email war with Deputy Secretary Landau.
White House press secretary Zacharia failed the California bar exam, a senior official says, days after Trump named her as an “attorney.”
Contractor-commissioned inspection finds $14.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool liner failed in 85 places from rushed renovation, with no mention of vandals Trump still blames.
Watchdog asks California bar to investigate new White House press secretary Zacharia, who called herself a lawyer but reportedly lacks any law license.
Trump names three of his officials to investigate Fed Governor Cook’s mortgages at a closed Nov. 5 hearing, after the Supreme Court blocked her firing.
Trump names Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser at his own Trump Media, as White House press secretary, citing her “unblemished record of support.”
Trump names intelligence director Clayton to lead an AI “Super Intelligence Force,” after tech leaders sought regulation and got a nonbinding self-regulation pact.
Treasury inspector general finds 52 IRS employees improperly viewed tax records of 30 celebrities, officials and business leaders through last-name searches that can dodge detection.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte cuts his inspector general’s budget 61%, ending its mortgage fraud investigations, a crime he claims to prioritize.
FTC is reportedly investigating whether OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms harm consumers, a day after Trump signed their voluntary self-policing pact.
White House budget office moves to ban federal grant money for voter registration drives, threatening grants Congress created in 2002 to help disabled Americans vote, ProPublica reports.
State Department inspector general finds gutting Voice of America hurt US interests and cost taxpayers over $100 million to keep court-protected journalists on leave.
Government Accountability Office tells Congress Trump’s cancellation of $810 million lawmakers approved is unconstitutional, but the watchdog, without a confirmed head since December, hasn’t sued.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Caldwell resigns a day after Gov. Sherrill’s ultimatum, and the state comptroller takes over his election-running secretary of state job.
New Jersey Gov. Sherrill gives Lt. Gov. Caldwell, a fellow Democrat, one day to resign after an outside probe finds sexual harassment and ethics violations.
ProPublica reveals FBI agents sought a pay-to-play probe of Maine Sen. Collins’ dealings with a defense contractor donor before Trump’s purge killed it.
Appeals court lets HUD shift $1.3 billion in homelessness funding from Housing First to treatment while it appeals a ruling that it skipped public comment.
National Park Service awards a $389,355 engineering contract and posts a $49 million construction bid for Trump’s East Potomac golf course overhaul without telling Congress, Rep. Huffman reveals.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer free six months after her March breast cancer diagnosis, having worked through treatment.
House Republicans send lawmakers home until November 9, canceling Thursday’s forced vote on Rep. Massie’s bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over the Iran war.
FBI Director Patel won’t rule out agents at Election Day polls or say whether 2020 was rigged, yelling at a senator pressing him on interference.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says HUD Secretary Scott Turner “maybe went for a high-five” after video shows him reaching for her backside at GOP convention.
Treasury Secretary Bessent sidelines his chief information officer from AI policy after he warned OpenAI and Anthropic the White House was weighing model licensing, POLITICO reports.
Rhode Island Gov. McKee loses his primary 62-38 to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, the first incumbent governor beaten in a primary nationwide since 2018.
Trump will fly the Qatari-gifted Air Force One to Ireland this month, 2 months after secretly leaving Turkey on another plane over security concerns.
Labor Department watchdog finds ex-Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer presided over a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace and used government funds for personal travel.
Interior Secretary Burgum says excavation for Trump’s 250-foot arch near Arlington Cemetery starts within 2 weeks, while veterans and preservationists sue to stop it as unauthorized by Congress.
White House orders agencies to make Login.gov the default sign-in for federal websites within 2 years, weeks after congressional auditors said it still hasn’t fixed fraud threats.
General Services Administration awards $1.1 million to one contractor for White House bowling alley lighting and an unexplained basement “studio,” 12 years after Republicans killed an Obama-era renovation.
National Park Service backs Trump’s 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle while finding it will adversely affect 6 national landmarks, including the Capitol and the Pentagon.
US Attorney Pirro’s special grand jury questions DC teachers about truancy and graduation rates in a rare federal probe of how the city supervises its youth, the Post reports.
Karoline Leavitt ends 585 days as White House press secretary and returns to the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. to work the midterms, with no successor named.
ATF investigates a “major” cyber incident after the ransomware group Qilin said it hacked the agency, without disclosing whether any data was stolen.
Trump names his own budget office lawyer Mark Paoletta to lead the commission vetting his Triumphal Arch and other capital construction projects.
Fired FEMA crew leader says she skipped Trump-sign homes after Hurricane Milton only when residents charged workers or signs warned of guns.
FBI seizes 3 internet domains Chinese government-backed hackers used to target NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate and 3 federal departments.
DHS inspector general finds a FEMA crew broke the Hatch Act by skipping 11 homes with Trump signs during 2024 Hurricane Milton recovery.
Secret Service puts 3 communications officials on leave, including its comms chief, stripping their clearances as leak investigations roil the agency.
Trump tells Michael Cohen he was weaponized and forced to testify in the hush money trial, as Cohen’s pardon application awaits White House action.
Trump signs the granite of his new $5 million helipad, paid by Marine One maker Sikorsky, saying guests could have cocktails there before ballroom events.
Judge allows paint tests on the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building while weighing whether Trump illegally seized GSA authority over the project.
Renderings in Trump’s Supreme Court filing show gold presidential seals on the ballroom exterior, gilding absent from the plans federal commissions approved.
Trump administration formally calls the July missile threat against his plane an assassination attempt to argue the Supreme Court should allow ballroom construction.