OPM announces new federal hiring plan requiring job applicants to answer essay questions about patriotism and commitment to advancing Trump’s executive orders while ending racial quotas and DEI statistics.
Trump administration expands Palantir contracts to compile comprehensive database on all Americans from IRS, Social Security, medical and banking records to advance political agenda and police immigrants.
Trump administration knew that vast majority of 238 Venezuelans jailed without trial in El Salvador had no U.S. criminal convictions, with government data showing only 32 were convicted of crimes and most violations were immigration-related.
Defense Intelligence Agency IT specialist Nathan Laatsch arrested for allegedly offering classified documents to Germany in exchange for citizenship, saying he disagreed with “values of this administration.”
Energy Department cancels $3.7 billion in clean-energy projects, claiming Biden officials failed to conduct thorough financial reviews and rushed awards after election loss.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon threatens to pull federal funding from New York and pursue criminal investigation over state’s Native American mascot ban.
Trump administration ends HIV vaccine funding weeks before potential approval of breakthrough prevention drug, with scientists warning cuts will set back research “a probable decade.”
CDC contradicts RFK Jr. by saying healthy children “may receive” COVID vaccine after Kennedy directed agency to stop recommending shots for kids without underlying conditions.
Hegseth reassures Asian allies that U.S. will stand with them against Chinese aggression, warning Beijing’s military action against Taiwan could be “imminent.”
Trump accuses China of violating preliminary trade deal that paused retaliatory tariffs, saying “so much for being Mr. Nice Guy,” and threatening retaliation.
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin demands guest list from Trump’s private dinner for major cryptocurrency investors over foreign influence concerns.
Trump administration reverses plan to close 34 mine safety offices that were targeted by Musk’s efficiency team.
Trump claims CBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Harris caused him “mental anguish” and rejects $15 million settlement offer in $20 billion lawsuit.
National Association of the Deaf sues White House for removing sign language interpreters from press briefings after Trump eliminated diversity programs.
Trump administration creates Office of Remigration at State Department to implement far-right European policy aimed at expelling minorities and immigrants.
Federal judge delays contempt ruling against FL AG Uthmeier after he told police the court order blocking immigration arrests didn’t apply to them.
Trump administration conducts third ICE leadership shake-up since taking office as White House grows frustrated with low deportation numbers.
FBI investigates unknown person impersonating Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles in texts to GOP officials and business executives seeking pardons and cash.
Attorney General Bondi cuts American Bar Association’s access to judicial nominees after group rated 10 Trump picks as unqualified.
Trump calls conservative legal figure Leonard Leo a “sleazebag” and blames Federalist Society for appointing judges who blocked his tariffs.
Trump picks Paul Ingrassia to head Office of Special Counsel after previous director was fired for investigating mass federal employee terminations.
Defense Secretary Hegseth slashes staff at Pentagon office that tests military weapons by more than half despite warnings it will weaken safety oversight.
Supreme Court unanimously rules federal agencies don’t need to study far-reaching environmental impacts when approving major construction projects.
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s foreign student enrollment privileges.
Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again report cited nonexistent studies while White House deflects questions about whether AI generated the fake research.
Trump will hold Pennsylvania rally to promote restructured Nippon Steel deal after reversing his position to block the U.S. Steel takeover.
Fed Chair Powell meets with Trump at White House and reinforces central bank independence as president privately pressured him to cut interest rates.
Federal appeals court restores Trump’s tariff authority hours after lower court blocked his emergency powers, creating legal chaos around his core economic policy.
Iranian officials reject Trump’s nuclear deal timeline and insist any agreement must fully lift sanctions while preserving their uranium enrichment program.
Georgia pastor Jamal Bryant expands his corporate DEI boycott from Target to Dollar General, targeting the retailer for rolling back diversity programs under Trump administration pressure.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy promises Newark Airport delays will ease by July 4th despite ongoing air traffic controller shortages and repeated technology failures that have plagued the hub for weeks.
Trump rejects Paramount’s $15 million settlement offer for his 60 Minutes lawsuit, demanding over $25 million and an apology as the media company seeks FCC approval for its Skydance sale.
Eighty fired GSA tech workers appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board claiming DOGE illegally targeted 18F staff for political retaliation despite the unit generating millions in revenue.
Judge Timothy Kelly declines to block Trump’s firing of Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter one day after her office issued report restricting AI use of copyrighted materials.
Federal Judge Indira Talwani orders Trump administration to lift immigration application pauses affecting 770,000 immigrants, ruling the arbitrary suspension violated federal law and threatened mass deportations.
The Trump administration asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite court orders and a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return.
The Trump administration ended humanitarian parole for a 4-year-old patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, putting her lifesaving care at risk while officials consider her family’s deportation.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a deported Guatemalan asylum seeker to the U.S. after finding his removal ignored due process protections.
A federal judge found Trump’s effort to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, blocking his removal while a challenge proceeds.
A federal judge ordered the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova from ICE custody, ruling that her arrest and visa revocation were unlawful.
Trump granted pardons and commuted sentences for more than 20 political allies, public figures, and donors, bypassing the standard Justice Department process.
Trump nominated DOJ official and former defense attorney Emil Bove to a federal appellate judgeship after Bove’s directive to drop charges against Eric Adams led to staff resignations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth restricted Pentagon IT consulting contracts, requiring proof that work cannot be done in-house before hiring outside firms.
Trump proposed capping international enrollment at Harvard as he demanded student data and escalated his fight with the university.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will begin revoking visas for Chinese students and revising visa rules.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed barring government scientists from publishing in top medical journals and creating in-house journals, claiming industry corruption.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bypassed CDC and expert review to end federal COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy pregnant women and children.
Trump administration canceled $766 million Moderna contract for H5N1 bird flu vaccine as company reported positive trial results.
Elon Musk left his top White House role after clashing over Trump’s spending bill and facing backlash for slashing government agencies.
