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Mexico’s Sheinbaum wins plaudits for cool head in dealings with Trump
President, under pressure over tariffs and border, has held firm and avoided direct clashes with erratic counterpart. As Donald Trump swings his sights from one region to the next, upturning ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Supreme Court stiffs Trump, punts on firing whistleblower agency head
The Supreme Court stiffed President Trump in his administration’s first high court appeal by punting Friday on a request to greenlight the firing of the head of a whistleblower protection office. ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Trump expected to name Patel as acting ATF head: Reports
President Trump is expected to appoint new FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a domestic law enforcement agency ...The Hill - Feb. 23 -
Ontario heads to polls for snap election in face of looming Trump tariffs
Premier Doug Ford called for the early vote, arguing he needs ‘strong mandate’ in case of US-Canada trade war. Voters in Canada ’s most populous province head to the polls on Thursday to elect a ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump to host Zelenskyy; foreign aid freeze heads to the Supreme Court
Trump to host Zelenskyy; foreign aid freeze heads to the Supreme CourtNBC News - 4d -
Trump aide mocks Zelensky with video of ambassador putting head in hands
White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino mockingly shared a video clip of Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova putting her head in her hands during Friday's hostile exchange between President ...The Hill - 3d -
Watch live: Democrats speak out against plans for Social Security Administration job cuts
Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over expected “significant workforce reductions” at the Social Security Administration. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), along with Sens. Patty ...The Hill - 1d -
Zelenskyy to sign rare earth mineral deal during Washington visit, Trump says
NBC News’ Courtney Kube and CSIS’ Gracelin Baskaran join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the U.S.-Ukraine rare earth mineral deal, with President Trump saying that security guarantees are not part of ...NBC News - 5d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director
President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.ABC News - Feb. 23 -
Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals
Exclusive: Terrorist group the Base appears defiant as new administration aims to deprioritize threat from far right. An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
‘Unqualified henchmen’: fears rise as Trump names far-right podcaster as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino’s installation in high-ranking law enforcement role sparks concern in both Republicans and Democrats. Fears over the future direction of the FBI have intensified after Donald Trump ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Documents seized by FBI in Mar-a-Lago raid returned to Trump, White House says – live
Classified papers seized in 2022 were returned, a spokesperson told favorable reporters picked by White House aboard Air Force One. US aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to ...The Guardian - 3d -
FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says
The White House said that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Trump says his administration will check Fort Knox 'to make sure the gold is there'
A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam recently from comments by Elon Musk on X.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules
US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’. The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Thousands of IRS employees expected to be fired by Trump administration this week
One month into Trump's new administration, the president is continuing with his efforts to reshape the federal government. More than 6,000 IRS employees are expected to be fired by the end of the ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail
The Trump administration is investigating delays and cost overruns in California’s high-speed rail projectABC News - Feb. 20 -
Trump administration ends TPS protections for half a million Haitians
The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Acting ICE director reassigned amid Trump administration's frustration with deportation numbers
The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from his position and reassigned him within the agency. NBC News' Julia Ainsley ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The controversial transportation project is long-delayed. Can it stay on track?Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration resumes legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
Groups like Acacia and Kids in Need of Defense called the stop-worker "devastating."ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration considers moving USPS under Commerce Dept.
Moving the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, should it take place, would happen through an executive action, source say.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration mass layoffs can continue, judge rules
A judge allowed the Department of Government Efficiency's federal workforce cuts to continue on Friday. Probationary workers and IRS staff are on the chopping block as the Defense Department ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
What do we know about Trump administration and DOGE's mass firings?
A federal judge is giving President Trump the go-ahead to continue mass firings of thousands of federal employees, for now. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro and CBS News congressional ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children
A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors. The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Judge gives go-ahead for the Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce
A federal judge paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans to remove thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers from their jobs.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration pushes on with government cuts amid some signs of pushback
NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Melanie Zanona report on new firings in the federal government as some House Republicans are confronted ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Judge 'dissolves' order preventing Trump administration from overhauling USAID
A federal judge moved to "dissolve" a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from hollowing out the U.S. Agency for International Development.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants
The judge found the administration's mandate that grant recipients not engage in "equity-related" programs was too broad.NBC News - Feb. 22 -
Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offline. Donald Trump ’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Trump administration fires workers at NIH Alzheimer's research center
The center's incoming director was among those terminated.ABC News - Feb. 22 -
German Voters Took Note of Election Interference by Trump Administration Officials
Several voters took note of a speech by Vice President JD Vance this month, when he told European leaders to stop shunning parties deemed “extreme.”The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
The Trump administration said that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says
All but handful of agency’s personnel around world to be placed on paid leave, according to notice sent to workers. The Trump administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAid ...The Guardian - Feb. 24