FCC exempts Musk’s Starlink from its ban on foreign-made routers, clearing until 2028 the sale of its Vietnam-built devices.
Treasury forces out its top tax official after he warned a White House request would break the law barring presidents from directing IRS audits.
U.S. Mint will produce $1 coins bearing Trump’s face despite a law limiting currency portraits to deceased individuals, Treasury Secretary Bessent announces.
DHS analysts twice ruled hackers inside its information-sharing network a false positive, letting intruders steal credential files from the system supporting World Cup security.
Health inspectors find fly swarms, 54-degree blue cheese, and misused pesticides at Trump’s Sterling, Virginia golf club, the fourth Trump property cited this year.
Park Service drains the Reflecting Pool a month after refilling it, as Trump’s $1.5 million beautification stands at $14 million with algae and peeling liner.
White House wraps the North Portico in scaffolding to repair column “dings” Trump spotted greeting world leaders, Interior Secretary Burgum says.
Treasury Secretary Bessent scraps the decade-old plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill while his department designs a $250 note featuring Trump.
Trump says defense contractor Sikorsky will pay the full cost of a granite White House helipad because its new Marine One helicopters scorch the lawn.
NASA chief Isaacman flies his vintage F-5 jet over the packed Mall celebration after the FAA denied his request, deeming the aircraft very high-risk.
Colorado Governor Polis fires two clemency board members who revealed the board unanimously rejected Tina Peters’ release twice before he freed her.
Trump nominates acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to lead the department permanently, two months after Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid abuse-of-power allegations.
The Supreme Court overturns a 90-year precedent in a 6-3 ruling, giving Trump and future presidents power to fire independent regulators at will.
Trump brands D.C.’s likely next mayor a “Communist” days after her primary win, and Janeese Lewis George rejects the claims while saying she will still work with him.
Trump personally orders 47 trees planted in the public park outside the White House to mark his place as the 47th president.
The Treasury Department plans to launch a public website, fraud.gov, for Americans to report suspected waste and fraud in federal programs, taking effect immediately before any public comment.
The Interior Department argues a 1910 law capping Washington building heights does not apply to federal projects, clearing Trump’s 250-foot arch near Arlington.
ICE blocks New Jersey Democrats from speaking with Delaney Hall detainees after a dozen prior tours allowed it, requiring 24-hour written notice.
Wyoming Governor Gordon sues the tax board he appointed to force certification of home values it withheld over a 2024 cap creating unequal assessments.
Social Security chief Bisignano tells Congress the agency has not marked living people as dead, after a whistleblower described a DOGE and DHS plan to do exactly that.
The TSA plans to fly thousands of supervisors to Nevada or Georgia for overnight stays to attend a four-hour training, despite the administration’s efficiency push.
California Governor Newsom says Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife as he weighs a 2028 presidential run.
HUD suspends federal funding for Los Angeles’s homeless services agency, citing fraud findings, as the mayor warns people will lose their lives.
Trump nominates Capital One executive Brian Johnson, who urged Congress to defund the consumer protection agency, to run it.
Vance refers Minnesota Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison to the Justice Department for criminal fraud investigation, the second federal probe targeting Walz this year.
Government watchdog finds wasted millions, a homicide and destroyed evidence at the largest U.S. immigrant detention camp, warning a $38 billion expansion risks repeating every failure.
White House AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan will leave at the end of June, days after the administration floated taking government equity stakes in AI companies.
FBI fires five analysts behind retracted 2023 Catholic-extremism memo, latest purge under Director Kash Patel.
Trump announces a new promenade connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River, his latest project remaking Washington before the July 4 anniversary.
ICE will stop reporting detainee deaths that occur within 30 days of release, ending a rule that captured fatalities tied to detention conditions.
Federal planning commission keeps Trump’s 250-foot arch near Arlington Cemetery alive despite 1,700 mostly opposed comments, requesting more detail on height and air-traffic safety.
Trump’s presidential library says it cannot find a single Twitter direct message from his first term, despite evidence he sent them.
Trump quietly signs the voluntary AI testing order he postponed in May, after Sacks, Musk, and Zuckerberg lobbied against the tougher original.
Trump nominates Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez to be ambassador to Brazil, weeks before term limits force him from office.
Trump says his new White House ballroom needs a rooftop drone defense facility and warns the judge who paused the project will be blamed for any “Death and Destruction.”
Trump’s physician declares the president in excellent health and fully fit to serve after his fourth Walter Reed exam in 13 months.
Treasury prepares to issue a new $250 bill featuring Trump’s face, pending congressional approval to put a living person on U.S. currency.
Labor Department urges employees to report colleagues for past DEI work, citing a three-year window that reaches back before Trump took office.
Newsom and New York lawmakers threaten 100% taxes to claw back Trump anti-weaponization fund payouts as Senate Democrats push a national version.
National Park Service diverts at least $67 million in visitor entrance fees to Trump’s Washington beautification projects as a $23 billion maintenance backlog goes unfunded.
Trump administration awards no-bid Lincoln Memorial pool contract with a 20% profit margin, double the norm, netting a Virginia firm at least $850,000 extra.
Trump declares ‘perfect’ health after fourth Walter Reed checkup in 13 months as 51% of Americans say his mental faculties have declined.
Minneapolis police chief O’Hara resigns over evidence tampering as Hennepin County prosecutes federal agents from Operation Metro Surge.
ICE denies Governor Sherrill entry to Newark’s Delaney Hall and pepper-sprays protesters on Memorial Day, fourth day of 300-detainee hunger strike.
Trump heads to Walter Reed Tuesday for third checkup in 13 months as bruised hand and drowsiness questions persist.
Booz Allen Hamilton on pace to make 3.4x its own Recreation.gov estimate, projected $620 million by 2028 contract end as DOGE cuts oversight.
OMB orders agencies to report all federal spending on 49 nonprofits doing DEI, LGBTQ+, immigration, civil rights, environmental and humanitarian work, including funding under active litigation.
USDA inspector general finds agency uses AI for crop yields, supply chain risk, and permitting decisions without required cybersecurity controls or a generative AI policy.
Hawaii’s governor signs law redefining corporations to bar election spending, taking aim at Citizens United through novel state-level strategy.
Border Patrol Chief Banks abruptly retires weeks after Washington Examiner reported he bragged about hiring sex workers in Colombia and Thailand.
