The White House told Columbia it must overhaul discipline and admissions policies over its alleged failure to protect Jewish students before restoring $400M in canceled grants and contracts.
A whistleblower report to the GSA IG alleges that real estate developer Brad Ehikian, brother of the GSA head, asked the government to sell his firm a Silicon Valley property for tens of millions below its valuation.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, asked the DOJ Inspector General to investigate interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin.
Johns Hopkins Univ. has begun laying off more than 2,000 workers after the WH cut USAID funding for programs it administers.
The WH withdrew its CDC nominee, former FL Rep. and physician Dave Weldon, who supports the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism and other conditions.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued FEMA for halting $40M in emergency alert system upgrades, saying it endangers real-time disaster warnings.
Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of workers fired Feb. 13-14. One also demanded a full employee list and reinstatement status of each in 7 days.
The WH filed an emergency Supreme Court request to begin denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of undocumented parents born after Feb. 19.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy signed a deal with Musk’s DOGE and GSA to cut costs, including potentially eliminating the Postal Regulatory Commission, which has warned of nationwide mail delays.
A NY Indivisible chapter meeting saw nearly three times the expected turnout this week—a glimpse of the power of local organizing in 2025. Read about that and more in Micah Sifry’s smart “The Defiance This Time.”
A Trump executive order will require Canadians staying in the U.S. for more than 30 days to register with immigration authorities beginning April 11.
A federal judge rebuked the Defense Dept. for misrepresenting studies on transgender people during a hearing on whether the military can discharge transgender service members.
A federal judge ruled that Trump unlawfully fired Federal Labor Relations Authority Chair Susan Grundmann and ordered her reinstatement.
Trump pardoned former TN legislator Brian Kelsey, leading to his immediate release just 15 days into his 21-month sentence for campaign finance crimes.
Jailed activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in custody into next week, but his lawyers have gained their first chance to speak with him privately since his arrest.
Federal prosecutors issued a criminal subpoena to a NY hotel housing asylum seekers, demanding full identification of all residents and the funding source.
The last 40 prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have been transferred to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
Canada and the EU retaliated against U.S. tariffs today, imposing levies on $48 billion in goods, including beef, alcohol, and textiles.
Shelly Lowe, the first Native American to lead the National Endowment for the Humanities, left her position “at President Trump’s direction.”
Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed willingness to meet with Trump, provided there is respect for Canadian sovereignty.
EPA head Lee Zeldin vowed to put “a dagger through the heart of climate change religion” by rolling back or reconsidering over 30 regulations regulating vehicles, power plants, and more
Trump told reporters that Ireland “takes advantage” of the U.S. while seated next to Irish PM Micheál Martin in the Oval Office.
The federal student loans website went offline midday Wednesday, later displaying a “Planned Maintenance” banner after hours of downtime.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order punishing law firm Perkins Coie, ruling it likely violates First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights.
Among the Department of Education layoffs: 7 of 12 civil rights offices will close, despite thousands of backlogged cases.
An anonymous whistleblower testified in federal court that the government is proceeding with plans to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and fire all employees.
Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender representative, was misgendered today by Rep. Keith Self, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe.
A federal judge blocked the White House from cutting hundreds of millions in teacher training funds after eight states sued.
Trump claimed people are “illegally and collusively” boycotting Tesla, then hosted a WH event featuring three Tesla vehicles.
A leaked EPA memo reveals the agency will eliminate all 11 environmental justice offices nationwide. 4o
Federal Judge Amir Ali ordered the White House to provide a status report by Friday on unpaid invoices to relief groups for work done before Feb. 13.
U.S. Attorney Ed Martin has targeted Trump whistleblower and now Rep. Eugene Vindman with two demands related to a family-owned business.
The General Services Administration is closing five offices that oversee more than 26,000 federally owned paintings and sculptures.
The White House insists Elon Musk’s plan to cut $600-$700 billion from Social Security will not affect benefits.
NOAA, the agency for weather, oceans, and fisheries, faces a second round of 1,000 layoffs, bringing total job losses to 25%.
A USAID employees union petitioned a federal judge after the agency ordered staff to destroy classified records. 4o
The Department of Education is firing 50% of workers, offices in NY, Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago to close.
The House passed a stopgap funding bill by 4 votes; Senate must pass it in 3 days, requiring support from 8 Dems.
The hacktivist group Dark Storm claimed responsibility for an ongoing X outage, saying the attack protests Elon Musk and Trump’s actions.
The Trump administration is proposing to shorten the Affordable Care Act enrollment period and eliminate some subsidies that lower costs.
Perkins Coie, the elite law firm barred from federal buildings and employees by Trump has hired another firm to sue the government.
NASA eliminated 23 senior positions, including its Chief Scientist, and closed an office studying space and tech policy.
A judge ruled that Elon Musk’s DOGE unit is likely subject to FOIA laws and ordered DOGE and OMB to turn over emails in a lawsuit over federal employee firings.
The Education Dept. warned 60 universities, including Harvard and Yale, that they could face penalties from antisemitism investigations.
Federal Judge Amir Ali barred the administration from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds.”
