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Trump administration drops challenge in transgender care dispute
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story DOJ flips on gender-affirming care SCOTUS case President Trump’s Department of Justice switched positions on ...The Hill - Feb. 7 -
Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding
National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff. The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Senate Democrats launch portal for whistleblowers in Trump administration
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a portal for whistleblowers to ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Examining the latest lawsuits against the Trump administration
Since his return to the White House, President Trump hasn't been shy about using his executive powers. However, many of his actions are being met with legal challenges. Skye Perryman, president and ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
What happens if the Trump administration ignores court orders?
NBC’s Laura Jarrett joins TODAY to weigh in on legal hurdles faced by the Trump administration and what happens if they attempt to ignore orders from judges.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations
Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrantsABC News - Feb. 11 -
Pope criticizes Trump administration's immigration policies
Pope Francis criticized President Trump’s mass deportation plans in a letter urging compassion and the preservation of dignity for migrants in the U.S. The pope, in his letter, recognized “the ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
What are the key lawsuits against the Trump administration?
Since President Trump's inauguration three weeks ago, he has taken dozens of actions in an attempt to reshape the government and his executive power. Many have been met with legal challenges. CBS ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
8 fired government watchdogs sue Trump administration
Eight federal watchdogs ousted by President Trump last month are suing to get their jobs back on the basis that their dismissals were unlawful. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asserts Congress was ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
USAID workers battle Trump administration in court
Trump administration officials are accusing USAID workers of insubordination, according to recent legal filings. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Trump administration sending nonviolent migrants to Guantánamo Bay
President Trump has said the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay would house what he called the "worst" migrants. Still, according to both internal government documents and U.S. officials, the ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Inspectors general fired by Trump sue his administration
Eight fired inspectors general are suing the Trump administration over what they are calling "unlawful and unjustified" termination. Meanwhile, in her first press conference as attorney general, ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
John Dickerson on Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration
A key question behind Elon Musk's remake of the federal government is whether he's moving so fast the baby might get thrown out with the bathwater. John Dickerson discusses.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Trump administration slashes funding for ObamaCare outreach program
The Trump administration slashed funding for Affordable Care Act navigators, which help people sign up for ObamaCare coverage on the law’s exchanges, by 90 percent. The Centers for Medicare and ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump Administration Toughens Rules for Release of Migrant Children
A new policy requires the fingerprinting of all adults who will be living with a migrant child in the United States. Advocates for immigrants say it could fuel overcrowding in shelters.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration begins mass firings across government
President Donald Trump’s administration carried out mass firings across the federal government, affecting thousands of workers.NBC News - 5d -
Palin keeping door open to joining Trump administration
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) signaled Friday that she would be honored to serve in President Trump's second administration but admitted she hasn't been reached out to. “I thought that there ...The Hill - 5d -
Axios to use 'Gulf of America' in compliance with Trump administration
Axios has announced it will comply with the Trump administration's decision to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" the "Gulf of America" in its reporting, saying its audience is mostly U.S.-based compared ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The firings ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration previews plan for bird flu
Consumers are feeling the pressure at the grocery store as bird flu causes egg prices to skyrocket. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more on what the Trump administration says ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration prepares for legal fights over firings
President Trump's administration is preparing for U.S. courts to weigh in on his efforts to shrink the federal workforce by removing government employees at several agencies. CBS News' Willie James ...CBS News - 2d -
Social Security Administration acting commissioner steps down
The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency.CBS News - 2d -
Schools, families fretting over Trump administration's deportations
The Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting schools across the country, as officials responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those here legally.CBS News - 2d -
Is the Trump administration fighting the wrong economic battle?
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses a much bigger challenge for policymakers. Generative AI appears to truly upend prior assumptions regarding the stability of high-skill ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration rescinds approval of NYC congestion pricing
Click for the latest from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump administration rescinds approval of NYC congestion pricing The Trump administration has ...The Hill - 21h -
Trump administration pulls approval for NYC congestion pricing
The Trump administration is pulling the plug NYC congestion pricing, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are fighting to keep it.CBS News - 8h -
This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force access to all of the agency’s Google sites by the end of business on Wednesday.Wired - Feb. 5 -
ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work
ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its workABC News - Feb. 7 -
Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program
Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program. The Trump administration has ordered US states to suspend a $5bn electric vehicle ...The Guardian - Feb. 7 -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Trump administration tells states to stop spending on EV charging infrastructure
The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure — funds that were allocated under former President Biden.CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Major cancer research group calls on Trump administration to restore data access
The American Cancer Society is calling on the Trump administration to restore access to comprehensive scientific data.ABC News - Feb. 7 -
Transgender, nonbinary people sue Trump administration over passport policy
A new lawsuit accuses the State Department of freezing document changes for transgender or nonbinary people.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.The New York Times - Feb. 8