Speaker Johnson denies Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family request to lie in honor at the Capitol, months after Republicans held a vigil for Charlie Kirk in the same building’s Statuary Hall.
Internal documents reveal Homeland Security agent shot and killed a 23-year-old U.S. citizen during a traffic detour on South Padre Island last March, nearly a year before the public learned of it.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariff authority 6-3, ruling the law he used to impose duties on nearly every country does not authorize tariffs; Trump announces new 10% global tariff hours later.
DHS admits its “Worst of the Worst” arrests website was full of incorrect information after CNN found hundreds of people listed for minor offenses like traffic violations and marijuana possession.
Trump invokes Defense Production Act to declare Roundup chemical glyphosate a national security priority one day after Bayer proposes $7.25 billion settlement in cancer lawsuits.
Man arrested for trespassing at Oklahoma city council meeting after speaking past his three-minute limit about a proposed data center and refusing to leave when ordered.
HUD proposes evicting families from federal housing if any household member is undocumented, reversing a policy that allowed reduced assistance for mixed-status families.
Labor Secretary’s husband barred from department headquarters after two female staffers allege he sexually assaulted them in the building, with one incident captured on security camera.
Trump administration proposes spending $2 billion a year to rebuild disease surveillance systems it abandoned by leaving the WHO, roughly three times the $680 million it contributed annually.
EEOC files its first workplace diversity lawsuit of Trump’s second term, suing a Coca-Cola distributor for holding a women-only networking event that excluded men.
Workers hang a giant banner featuring Trump’s portrait and “Make America Safe Again” on the Department of Justice building, the agency he accused Biden of weaponizing against him.
NASA formally declares Boeing’s 2024 Starliner crew flight a serious failure after internal report reveals astronauts nearly lost control of the spacecraft during docking.
Trump-appointed Fine Arts Commission unanimously approves White House ballroom after receiving 2,000 public comments that were “over 99%” in opposition.
Trump orders Defense Department to release government files on “alien and extraterrestrial life” after accusing Obama of leaking classified information for saying aliens are statistically likely to exist.
Trump defends tariffs and claims “I’ve won affordability” at Georgia campaign stop as polls show 57% disapprove of his economic stewardship and 68% rate the economy fair or poor.
Federal judge accuses Trump administration of “terror” against immigrants and violence against its own citizens, finding DHS violated her order to end mandatory detention nationwide.
Trump weighs initial limited military attack on Iran to force a nuclear deal, with aides presenting options ranging from targeted hits to a regime change campaign.
National Governors Association withdraws from annual White House meeting after Trump reverses course and again excludes two Democratic governors he had briefly agreed to include.
Trump pledges $10 billion without specifying its purpose at first Board of Peace meeting where nine countries commit $7 billion toward Gaza’s estimated $70 billion reconstruction.
FCC chair confirms enforcement proceedings against The View, challenging whether the show qualifies as “bona fide news” exempt from equal time rules for political candidates.
Federal agencies told to surveil disabled employees’ social media and challenge medical records when reevaluating telework accommodations, as guidance dismisses anxiety as “unlikely” barrier to office work.
FDA removes online warnings about dangerous unproven autism treatments as Kennedy restaffs federal autism panel with advocates of chlorine dioxide, raw camel milk and chelation.
US prepares to withdraw all troops from Syria as military repositions for potential Iran strike, abandoning Kurdish allies who fought alongside American forces against ISIS.
FDA agrees to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine after Trump’s vaccine chief initially rejected it by overruling career scientists who recommended the application proceed.
Federal judge holds government attorney in civil contempt with $500 daily fines after ICE released detained Minnesota man in Texas without his identification documents.
Justice Department admits to violating more than 50 court orders in New Jersey immigration cases, including 17 transfers of detainees after judges ruled they could not be moved.
DHS halts FEMA disaster travel during shutdown despite Stafford Act funding, requiring headquarters approval for staff responding to 14 active disaster declarations from last month’s winter storms.
Hegseth invites Idaho pastor who believes women should not vote to preach at the Pentagon’s monthly prayer service, praising his “willingness to be bold” as service members look on.
DHS orders arrest and indefinite detention of an estimated 100,000 legal refugees who lack green cards, months after the administration halted the green card process for their countries.
Trump administration appeals order to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibits as judge sets Friday deadline and invokes Orwell’s 1984 in ruling.
Transportation Department orders more than 550 driving schools shut after inspections find unqualified instructors and inadequate testing, with another 109 schools withdrawing when they learned inspectors were coming.
NIH director Bhattacharya adds acting CDC director to his portfolio, becoming the fifth person to lead the agency in 18 months as the 210-day nomination deadline approaches in late March.
FDA drops longtime requirement for two clinical studies before approving new drugs, a shift that primarily affects common diseases since 60% of novel disease drugs already cleared on single trials.
ICE deports 2-month-old with bronchitis and his family from Dilley detention center to Mexico with $190, a day after the infant was hospitalized for being unresponsive.
DC Mayor Bowser declares state of emergency over Potomac sewage spill and requests federal disaster declaration, after meeting with White House staff and EPA about the weeks-long ecological crisis.
Seventeen health and environmental groups sue EPA over repeal of the endangerment finding, the 2009 scientific framework that allowed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
White House economic advisor Hassett calls for discipline of New York Fed researchers whose study found 90% of tariff costs fall on US companies and consumers.
US military prepares to strike Iran as early as this weekend as carrier group and UK-based air assets reposition to the Middle East, one day after indirect Geneva talks end without resolution.
Trump convenes his Board of Peace at the building he renamed for himself, with Belarus as a member despite US sanctions and most European allies refusing to join.
Energy Secretary Wright threatens to withdraw the U.S. from the International Energy Agency unless it stops producing renewable energy scenarios and drops its net-zero work.
Poll finds 53% of Americans believe Trump is trying to cover up Epstein’s crimes, with only 24% approving of his handling of the investigation.
Noem diverted over 750 Coast Guard flights from regular missions to deportation runs, using her authority over the only military branch that reports to DHS.
New law requires IRS to tell taxpayers the specific line where math errors occurred on their returns instead of sending vague correction notices.
Governor Moore signs law banning Maryland police from participating in ICE’s 287(g) program after finding the majority of those arrested by ICE in the state were never convicted of a crime.
U.S. indicts captain of seized shadow tanker on charges of flying a false flag and disobeying Coast Guard orders during a weeks-long pursuit through the Caribbean and Atlantic.
HUD opens investigation into North Texas Muslim community development eight months after the Justice Depaement investigated the same project and closed the case without charges.
NYU Langone shuts its transgender youth medical program after Trump administration proposed pulling federal funding from hospitals providing gender care for minors.
Trump appoints his 26-year-old assistant to the arts commission set to vote Thursday on advancing his controversial White House ballroom project.
DHS chief immigration spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin departs as administration pivots to “softer” immigration messaging after two citizens killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Hegseth forces Army Secretary Driscoll to fire his senior spokesman, a 28-year colonel whose previous work for Gen. Milley appears to be a factor in his removal.
