After the Fed leaves rates unchanged, FHFA director Bill Pulte and Trump demand chair Powell cut rates or resign, continuing their long running public feud.
DHS Secretary Noem requires personal approval for all contracts over $100k despite facing 5,100 annual reviews, prompting former acquisition chief to call policy “absolutely nuts.”
Senate Democrats walk out of Judiciary Committee hearing on Biden mental fitness as Durbin accuses Republicans of ignoring oversight of Trump administration’s military deployments and Sen. Padilla handcuffing.
GAO finds Trump administration’s second violation of federal spending law after cutting library and museum funding by more than half despite congressional approval.
Trump fires Democratic NRC commissioner Christopher Hanson as he pushes to abandon radiation safety standards based on Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor studies.
Reagan-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s cancellation of $1 billion in NIH diversity research grants illegal, calling it “palpable” racial discrimination.
Federal judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by firing three Consumer Product Safety commissioners without legal cause, orders immediate reinstatement.
Nonprofit sues USDA for canceling legally required food assistance hotline contract after agency says government determines whether to follow “that particular law.”
Trump’s DOJ indicts Democratic Rep. McIver on federal charges carrying eight years in prison for interfering with ICE agents during congressional oversight visit.
Consumer bureau enforcement chief quits with scathing email after Trump appointee Vought abandons bank lawsuits and terminates customer refund settlements.
