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.
CMS imposes immediate six-month freeze on new Medicare enrollment for home health and hospice providers, citing fraud, with existing providers continuing to operate.
Photo and video show Trump with eyes closed for an extended period at White House maternal health event, prompting White House to insist he was “blinking.”
National Capital Planning Commission weighs Trump proposal to paint historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building white at $7.5 million minimum cost.
Senate confirms longtime ATF official Robert Cekada as director 59-39, who immediately unveils 34 rulemakings rolling back Biden-era firearm regulations.
Treasury official who raised privacy objections to surveillance of Minneapolis Somali community payments expected to be nominated US representative to OECD.
White House withdraws nomination of Delaware North executive Scott Socha for National Park Service director after February nomination drew conservationist backlash over privatization ties.
US Mint laundering Colombian cartel gold into ‘American’ coins for years despite 1985 ban, NYT investigation finds.
Watchdog groups sue White House over guidance allowing officials to delete text messages, three weeks after DOJ declared the 1978 Presidential Records Act unconstitutional.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick tells House subcommittee only one “gold card” visa approved since December despite previously claiming program made $1.3 billion.
CISA nominee Sean Plankey withdraws after 13 months awaiting confirmation, leaving cyberdefense agency without a Senate-confirmed director amid Iran war and election-year threats.
Senate adopts budget resolution 50-48 at 3:30 a.m. after marathon vote-a-rama, clearing path for Republicans to fund ICE without Democrats.
16 Senate Democrats demand OPM rescind plan to collect federal workers’ identifiable health claims data on HIPAA grounds.
Chavez-DeRemer resigns as Labor Secretary during active inspector general probe into office misconduct and grant steering.
OMB contradicts its own federal CIO, denies any policy process to grant agencies access to Anthropic’s Mythos.
Anthropic CEO meets White House chief of staff Wiles as OMB moves to give federal agencies access to Mythos, routing around Pentagon blacklist.
Defense Secretary Hegseth recites Pulp Fiction-modeled prayer at Pentagon service, then compares Iran war journalists to Pharisees who criticized Jesus.
Fine Arts Commission, stacked with Trump appointees, approves 250-foot triumphal arch that will dwarf Lincoln Memorial and obstruct Arlington Cemetery views.
Head of FEMA disaster response told to stop posting about his claim that he once teleported to a Waffle House, has been quietly sidelined from operations.
Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee Warsh discloses at least $135 million in personal assets, far exceeding any recent Fed chair, with confirmation hearing next week.
Virginia Gov. Spanberger signs bill ending state tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy and other Confederate memorial organizations.
Federal judge rules 61 fired Fannie Mae workers of Indian descent cannot sue housing director Pulte after he accused them of fraud on television without evidence.
Noem’s former deputy Troy Edgar returns as DHS second-in-command after Trump withdraws his ambassador nomination, never having officially resigned the role.
Trump fires all six members of the Presidio Trust board, the federal entity managing San Francisco’s national park that has been financially self-sustaining since 2013.
Appeals court allows White House ballroom construction to continue until Thursday, ordering lower court to examine Trump’s national security claims.
FAA reverses course and approves military use of high-energy anti-drone lasers in U.S. airspace, two months after shutting down border flights over safety concerns.
Appeals court restores DOGE access to Social Security data despite government admitting its associates may have improperly accessed and shared sensitive records.
