Arguments Administration's Failure

White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after judge block efforts

The Trump administration announced deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.

NBC News - 3d

Here’s how many ‘dead people’ really collect Social Security

Less than one-third of 1% are erroneously reported deaths that need to be corrected, according to the Social Security Administration

MarketWatch - 2d

Deal Makers Restaff for the Trump Era

Clients increasingly want to know how to navigate shifting diplomatic alliances, unexpected conflicts and an unpredictable American administration.

The New York Times - 2d

Anti-Abortion Lawyer Pushed Out of F.D.A. After Republican Senator’s Pressure Campaign

Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden administration’s position on the abortion pill.

The New York Times - 2d

Warned Off Meeting Voters, Republicans Who Do Confront Anger and Unease

In a deeply conservative district and a more liberal one, two Republicans found uncertainty and anxiety about the Trump administration’s agenda and their support of it.

The New York Times - 2d

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations

President Nayib Bukele’s role in the Trump administration’s deportation strategy signals a new level of power and global visibility for the young leader.

The New York Times - 2d

FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs

Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment

ABC News - 2d

DOJ seeks to boot judge questioning Trump deportations, lawyer warns of 'constitutional crisis'

The Trump administration has used the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to Central America.

CNBC - 1d

Social Security chief says he will 'continue to make mistakes' but vows to 'learn from them'

Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, outlined his vision for the agency in a lengthy memo to staff on Tuesday.

NBC News - 1d

Trump admin says Maine violated Title IX by allowing trans students to play girls' sports

The Trump administration said Maine violated Title IX by allowing a transgender student to compete in girls’ sports.

NBC News - 1d

Here’s how many Social Security workers are taking a buyout — so far

The Social Security Administration announced earlier this year it intended to cut its 57,000-person workforce by about 12%.

MarketWatch - 1d

The Eurozone’s moment of truth

Its strengths and weaknesses are well known, but the Trump administration is creating new opportunities and threats

Financial Times - 1d

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

Business-guidance content published during the Biden administration has been removed from the Federal Trade Commission website.

Wired - 1d

Judge orders reinstatement of education grants axed by Trump in DEI sweep

A judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate education grants it had nixed as part of its work to end DEI initiatives.

CNBC - 1d

Investors are fleeing U.S. stocks as tariff risks loom

Mounting concerns about the Trump administration's trade policies are driving institutional investors away from U.S. stocks.

CBS News - 1d

Two Democrats on US antitrust panel say they were ‘illegally fired’ by Trump

The administration has pledged to take greater control of federal regulators in a test of presidential powers

Financial Times - 1d

Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing

The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.

The New York Times - 1d

Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops

The order allows soldiers to keep serving in the military under rules established by the Biden administration.

The New York Times - 1d

‘Stock vigilantes’ are more myth than reality

Trump’s administration has expressed more tolerance for the economic fallout from tariffs than expected

Financial Times - 1d

Tesla dealerships targeted as Elon Musk decries "evil attacks"

Elon Musk's ties to the Trump administration have provoked protests and violent attacks on Tesla across the U.S.

CBS News - 22h

What to Know About the Backlash Against Tesla

Elon Musk’s electric carmaker faces serious headwinds amid his involvement with right-wing politics and the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 22h

'It's him, it's him!' - Mother spots son deported from US in mega-prison footage

Some relatives of accused and deported gang members say their sons have been wrongly swept up in a Trump administration crackdown.

BBC News - 13h

Trump meets oil executives as fossil fuel industry lobbies White House to slash regulation

President Donald Trump has ditched the Biden administration's climate commitments and wants to boost fossil fuel production.

CNBC - 12h

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, but trims growth outlook

Fed Chair Jerome Powell cites "high uncertainty" around the impact of Trump administration tariffs on key trading partners.

CBS News - 9h

Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’

More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings.

The New York Times - 8h

In Rush to Release Kennedy Files, Personal Information Went Public, Too

Social Security numbers and other personal details were included in the 64,000 pages of documents that the Trump administration declassified this week.

The New York Times - 4h

DOGE Cuts Upend Trump-Voting West Virginia Town

‘Nobody that I’ve talked to understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives,’ said one fired Treasury Department worker in Parkersburg.

Inc. - Mar. 7

White House crypto czar says public has 'lost out on over $17 billion'

Crypto czar David Sacks argued taxpayers have lost out on billions because earlier administrations never took advantage of bitcoin in the government's possession.

ABC News - Mar. 7

DOGE's secrecy to be tested in court with sworn testimony, depositions

Over the next week, several judges have ordered top Trump administration officials to testify about efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.

ABC News - Mar. 7

Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House

The new administration has created a system for awarding clemency that underscores the president’s grievances about what he sees as the political weaponization of the justice system.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

HHS sends all employees a $25,000 voluntary buyout offer

Health and Human Services employees were offered voluntary buyouts to resign from their jobs on Friday night, according to a person who received the email and an administration official.

NBC News - Mar. 8

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts.

The New York Times - Mar. 9

Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development

ABC News - Mar. 10

Social Security payments scrutinized by DOGE amid search for fraud

DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.

ABC News - Mar. 10

Protests grow over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist's arrest

A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Portugal’s government looks set to lose a confidence vote, triggering an election

Portugal’s minority government is in danger of falling as parliament prepares to vote on a confidence motion, with an overwhelming majority of opposition lawmakers saying they will choose to oust ...

ABC News - Mar. 11

Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic

The president’s attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration’s industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

How consumers can protect their finances as federal safeguards crumble

As the Trump administration looks to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, advocates urge borrowers to step up their own defenses around their money.

NBC News - Mar. 11

FAA extends bar on U.S. flights to Port-au-Prince through Sept. 8

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was extending prohibitions barring U.S. flights to the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, through Sept.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Chips Grant Staff Asked ‘Demeaning’ IQ Questions Before Layoffs Hit

Asking an on-the-job employee whether they’re smart enough to do their work is bizarre. But it’s apparently another tactic in the administration’s quest to shrink the federal workforce.

Inc. - Mar. 11

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