Protesters in 1,600 cities stage “Good Trouble” demonstrations against Trump policies on John Lewis anniversary.
Trump denies writing lewd Epstein birthday letter with naked woman drawing, threatens to sue Wall Street Journal.
CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” days after he called Trump-Paramount settlement a “big fat bribe.”
Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey warns colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” after Trump ordered her dismissal.
Federal judge overturns Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC commissioner, ruling it violated agency independence protections.
Justice Department argues Trump can fire federal employees at will and without cause despite decades of civil service protections.
ICE gains direct access to Medicaid data on 80 million Americans to locate immigrants for deportation.
Senate panel advances Trump nominees Bove and Pirro after Democrats walk out over allegations Bove told staff to defy court orders.
Justice Department seeks one-day sentence for officer convicted in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor during mistaken police raid.
Justice Department demands California sheriffs provide names and release dates of noncitizen inmates or face subpoenas.
Bondi and Burgum tour Alcatraz as part of Trump’s plan to spend $250 million reopening the profitable tourist site as federal prison.
Trump orders Justice Department to release more Epstein documents but rules out appointing special counsel.
Congress passes first major crypto legislation benefiting Trump’s family stablecoin business after his intervention to secure passage.
Army Special Operations warns retired Iraq and Syria veterans in Florida of credible terrorist threat targeting them.
Attorneys sue Trump administration to restore deportation protections for 150,000 abused migrant children.
Trump grants coal plants and chemical manufacturers two-year exemption from Biden-era pollution standards.
State Department orders embassies to stop criticizing foreign elections, reversing decades of U.S. democracy promotion policy.
Trump faces “brutal” polling backlash as 67% of Americans believe government is covering up Epstein evidence after administration broke transparency promises.
Trump administration terminates $4 billion for California high-speed rail project despite state claims of progress and threats to challenge funding cut as illegal.
Trump claims Coca-Cola agreed to switch U.S. products to cane sugar amid Epstein controversy, but company won’t confirm presidential announcement.
Trump calls his own supporters “weaklings” for demanding transparency on Epstein files after his administration didn’t honor promises to release all records.
RFK Jr. fires HHS chief of staff Heather Flick and deputy Hannah Anderson in chaotic shakeup after improper termination process bypassed White House protocols.
Federal appeals court allows Trump’s executive order stripping union rights from two-thirds of federal workforce to remain in effect during legal challenge.
Trump administration defies federal court order to disclose planned layoffs across 17 agencies, claiming RIF details are privileged information.
Federal appeals court reinstates Arkansas ban on race-related curriculum in K-12 schools after lower court had blocked enforcement of education law.
Ten GOP senators urge Trump to reverse administrative pause on $6 billion education funding, saying cuts to after-school programs will harm students despite administration’s “woke” concerns.
Federal judge delays ruling on releasing legal U.S. resident Kilmar Ábrego García from jail after Trump administration threatens deportation if he’s freed pending trial.
Jill Biden’s chief of staff Anthony Bernal invokes Fifth Amendment in House GOP probe of Joe Biden’s mental acuity.
Over 900 former Justice Department attorneys urge Senate to reject Emil Bove’s federal judgeship nomination, citing his role in politicizing DOJ and defying court orders.
Florida authorities wrongly arrested two people under state immigration law more than a month after federal judge halted its enforcement, triggering required contempt reporting.
Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally revoke green cards, ruling Justice Department exceeded congressional authority in separation of powers violation.
Trump administration pressures states for voter data and voting machine access despite election officials’ security concerns over federal inspection requests.
Trump administration fires prosecutor Maurene Comey, known for prosecuting Diddy and Maxwell cases, from SDNY after president privately vented about employing James Comey’s daughter.
GOP senators warn Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell after he claimed to have dismissal letter and asked lawmakers for their opinion.
OPM allows religious telework accommodations despite return-to-office mandate following Supreme Court ruling that employers must grant religious requests.
Eswatini holds five U.S. deportees in isolated prison units while seeking to repatriate them to home countries that previously refused acceptance.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suspends NOAA’s climate-driven rainfall prediction tool development weeks after deadly Texas flooding.
CDC cuts to Texas emergency preparedness funding force cancellation of Rio Grande Valley’s 26-year-old free health clinic serving over 6,600 people annually.
A political appointee at the NIH overrode agency scientists to suspend studies they had already deemed safe, citing Trump’s order to halt “dangerous” research.
The Senate passed Trump’s requested $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid in a late-night vote that concluded after 2 a.m.
Police pepper-sprayed dozens of protesters outside a Trump-led summit at Carnegie Mellon University after they blocked a street and confronted attendees.
The NIH fired its chief operating officer as officials investigate a $3.3 million sole-source contract that could have benefited his spouse.
The Justice Dept sues three fired Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members who refuse to leave, citing its independence from presidential control.
HHS fired thousands of employees at the FDA, CDC, and NIH just days after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the workforce reduction plan to proceed.
The Trump administration exiled five migrants to the African nation of Eswatini, citing a recent and controversial Supreme Court order on third-country removals.
A Seattle judge ordered the Trump administration to admit approximately 80 refugees, ruling the president’s travel ban overstepped his executive authority.
