Trump appoints Australian-born internet provocateur Nick Adams as special presidential envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt appoints energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill Mullin’s Senate seat through the end of the year, with Trump-endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern already running for the full term.
Democrat Emily Gregory defeats Trump-endorsed Republican in special election for the Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago.
Trump rejects a bipartisan deal to end the 38-day DHS shutdown, demanding Democrats first pass the SAVE America Act voting restrictions bill that lacks Senate votes.
Trump says he will block any DHS deal until Democrats pass the SAVE America Act, keeping ICE at airports “for as long as it takes.”
FEMA’s disaster response chief Gregg Phillips, a far right conspiracy theorist, claims on multiple podcasts that he has been teleported against his will to a Waffle House.
Trump posts “good, I’m glad he’s dead” after former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller dies at 81.
Trump-appointed panel approves a 24-carat gold coin depicting the president for America’s 250th anniversary after the citizens advisory committee was bypassed.
Senate Homeland Security chairman Rand Paul says he will vote against Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin after a combative hearing in which the FBI found no record of foreign travel Mullin has long claimed was classified.
Postmaster General tells Congress the Postal Service will run out of cash in 12 months without action, as Trump pushes to privatize the agency.
SEC’s top enforcement official resigns after six months as the agency dismisses crypto cases, slows investigations and loses staff under Trump.
Dan Caldwell, fired by Hegseth over alleged Pentagon leaks and later cleared, hired by intelligence office led by Tulsi Gabbard.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, the first woman in the role, diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will remain in the role.
Trump appointee heading the Commission of Fine Arts plans to recommend replacing the White House’s 200-year-old columns with a style featured at Trump Tower.
Federal judge orders VA to restore collective bargaining, ruling Secretary Collins violated the First Amendment by retaliating against the largest federal employee union.
Trump’s seized oil tankers are costing millions as one ship runs up $47M in maintenance on a $10M vessel, undercutting claims of a financial windfall.
World Anti-Doping Agency moves to bar Trump and all U.S. officials from the LA Olympics and World Cup over $7.3M in unpaid dues.
State Department cuts fee to renounce U.S. citizenship by 80%, dropping cost from $2,350 to $450, three years after promising the reduction.
DOGE operative accused of taking Social Security data on a thumb drive is now a top executive at Leidos, a contractor with up to $1.5 billion in SSA contracts.
Rep. Beatty accused Trump of excluding her from a Kennedy Center board meeting in a court filing, then found the invitation in her email spam folder.
Secret Service detains driver after vehicle crashes into temporary barrier near the White House, bomb squad investigates.
Social Security’s inspector general opens formal probe into claims a former DOGE engineer kept databases covering nearly every living American on a thumb drive.
Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow to Air Force Academy board without announcement, weeks before it may vote on recommending her late husband for an honorary degree.
AG Bondi moved to military base housing after receiving threats tied to the Maduro capture and her handling of the Epstein files.
Whistleblower alleges former DOGE engineer took Social Security databases covering 500 million Americans on a thumb drive, told colleagues he expected a presidential pardon if caught.
Energy Secretary Wright falsely posts that the Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, then deletes it after the White House confirms no escorts have occurred.
ICE awards $426 million in contracts to two firms with no detention experience to convert warehouses into holding centers for up to 10,000 migrants each.
White House cites alcohol and harassment to justify NTSB firing two days after giving no reason for removing lead investigator of the DC midair crash.
White House fires NTSB board member two years into five-year term with no reason given, after he led the DC midair crash response that killed 67.
Trump flies home to Florida Friday night, then back past Washington to Dover for soldiers’ dignified transfer Saturday, then back to his Doral club through Monday.
ProPublica releases financial disclosures for 1,573 Trump appointees holding more than $19 billion in assets, revealing conflicts between officials and the industries they regulate.
Postmaster General warns USPS will run out of cash in 12 months, hires restructuring advisers and says there may be no Valentine’s Day cards delivered in 2027.
Trump fires DHS Secretary Noem two days after she told Congress he authorized the department’s $200 million ad campaign.
DHS Inspector General accuses Secretary Noem of systematically obstructing 11 investigations, including a criminal case where her access demands could expose the target.
House Oversight subpoenas Attorney General Bondi over Epstein files as five Republicans join Democrats alleging DOJ is removing documents already made public.
Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer’s top two aides resign under IG investigation as department reels from travel fraud probe, affair allegations, and husband’s sexual assault ban.
Noem faces bipartisan Senate grilling as GOP’s Tillis calls her leadership “a disaster” and she refuses to apologize for domestic terrorist labels on killed U.S. citizens.
Hennepin County attorney opens online evidence portal investigating 17 incidents of alleged federal agent misconduct in Minneapolis, naming former Border Patrol commander.
Leaked database shows National Park Service flagged hundreds of exhibits on slavery, civil rights and climate change under Trump order banning content that “disparages” Americans.
Twenty-eight House Democrats demand tech companies disclose how they handle DHS administrative subpoenas issued without a judge to unmask Americans who criticize the agency.
House Oversight releases full video of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Epstein depositions taken last week in suburban New York.
Trump says the Iran war will take four weeks or less, the first public timeline for a military operation launched without congressional authorization.
DHS Secretary Noem diverts border security and deportation funds to buy nearly $300 million in luxury jets, alarming top Trump officials.
Former National Security Adviser Flynn convened summit where 2020 election deniers and six federal officials discussed declaring emergency to seize control of midterms.
Trump’s hand-picked Pentagon inspector general stalls review of military targeting in drug boat strikes after raising political concerns.
Department of the Treasury terminates collective bargaining agreements at IRS and Bureau of Fiscal Service, cancels all ongoing negotiations and arbitrations.
Washington state licensing agency pulls multilingual phone system after Spanish option played English responses in an accented voice.
Bill Clinton becomes first former president deposed under congressional subpoena, denies any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
White House rapid response staffer secretly runs 300,000-follower pro-Trump X account that called a racist AI video depicting the Obamas as apes “a masterpiece,” Wired reports.
Federal Reserve challenges Jeanine Pirro’s subpoenas in sealed court proceedings, seeking to block the criminal probe Powell calls pretext for Trump’s campaign to control interest rates.
