Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees
Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees at a March 4 rally in support of federal workers at the Office…
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The week’s quiz has group chat drama. And don’t worry, the answers aren’t classified
From left: a second lady, a brown bear, a comedian. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Leon Neal/Getty Images; Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty…
Trump revokes classified access for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand before sending off former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden to board a Marine helicopter en route…
How Trump’s firings could upend a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting his power
Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya chat during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 13, 2023. President…
Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE
The IMLS offers grant funding to museums and libraries across the country. Shannon Finney/Institute of Museum and Library Services hide caption toggle caption Shannon Finney/Institute…
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…
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…
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…
Trump blames Iran for Houthi attacks on shipping after U.S. strikes in Yemen
Houthi supporters chant slogans and hold pictures of Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi movement, during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa,…
Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport is ‘a threat to everyone,’ lawyer argues
A deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of…