Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump’s moves this week
President Donald Trump gestures to U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts after his swearing-in ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. Chip…
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The Federal Trade Commission keeps tabs on big business. Trump fired 2 of its members
The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington on Jan. 28, 2015. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP An attorney appointed by former President…
Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry
Jackie Robinson, shown here in military uniform signing a contract with a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is among the veterans whose Department of…
With Trump’s crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Lauren Sugerman maintained and repaired elevators in the 1980s. She says she got the job because of a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors…
Sen. Bennet on Dem leaders: ‘It’s important for people to know when it’s time to go’
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat from Colorado, is shown Jan. 29, 2025, questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Kennedy’s…
Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites
Across the federal government, agencies have been busy scrubbing photographic and written references about women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community from…
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service
President Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the Grand Foyer during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on…
Vice President Vance has a new gig: fundraising for the Republican National Committee
Vice President Vance speaks at the American Dynamism Summit on supporting U.S. industry and workers, in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images…
Judge declines to immediately reverse Trump moves at U.S. Institute of Peace
A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C. Trump administration employees entered the building on…
Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated
People demonstrate during a protest against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park, California on March 1, 2025. Many workers at the U.S. Department of…