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Middle East Tensions Highlights: Trump Officials Try to Walk Back Gaza Takeover Plan
Amid global alarm, top administration officials sought to soften elements of President Trump’s proposal to force Palestinians out of the territory and take it over. Experts said the plan would ...The New York Times - 40m -
Trump officials try to walk back president’s comments on Gaza ‘takeover’ – live
Marco Rubio and press secretary appear to backtrack on president’s proposal to permanently relocate Palestinians in Gaza. UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ after Trump’s Gaza proposal ...The Guardian - 3h -
Top FBI officials brace for Trump shake-up
Top officials at the FBI are facing a shake-up by the Trump administration. According to House Judiciary Committee Democrats, the five executive assistant directors of the bureau were notified they ...The Hill - 5d -
Vladimir Putin is trying to pull a snow job on Trump
Putin is attempting to use the prospect of negotiations to buy time and gain an upper hand in the war in Ukraine, even as he slyly appeals to President Trump's ego. Trump must not let himself be ...The Hill - 6d -
White House revokes memo freezing federal aid. Trump will try to block spending in other ways.
Democrats said the move was an unconstitutional seizure of power over the federal budget and warned of disruptions in funding to local police, domestic violence shelters, food programs and more.MarketWatch - Jan. 29 -
Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans
The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Chicago officials react to Trump's mass deportation raids
Federal officials detained more than 100 immigrants with apparent criminal convictions in Chicago, city officials say. CBS News' Ian Lee has more on what's known about the raids.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
McCabe: Trump trying to return DOJ to 'pre-1970s days'
Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), said President Trump is aiming to have the Department of Justice (DOJ) return to “pre-1970s days” after the ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump’s Colombia Tariff Threat Startled Companies Trying to Rely Less on China
By declaring he’d put tariffs on goods from the South American country, the president imperiled a growing influx of foreign investment there.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
Public schools try to protect undocumented students from Trump immigration raids
Large school districts across the U.S. have vowed to try to protect undocumented immigrant students and their families from Trump's mass deportation push.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Melania Trump's official portrait released by White House
The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump was released by the White House on Monday.ABC News - Jan. 27 -
Border officials told to comply with Trump's asylum orders
A government memo obtained by CBS News calls for border officials to comply with the Trump administration's orders on deportations without asylum hearings. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
How Republicans Will Try to Pay for Trump’s Agenda, and a New A.D.H.D. Study
Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump officials revoke policy that barred ICE arrests near schools, churches
The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other "sensitive locations."CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump Executive Order Creates DOGE, Trying to Dodge Lawsuits Challenging It
The Musk-led panel looking for trillions in budget cuts and eliminating as many as a million federal jobs gets off to an evasive, rocky start.Inc. - Jan. 21 -
Trump moves to revoke clearances for officials who signed Hunter Biden letter
The action was part of a slew of measures signed by President Trump hours after he was sworn in.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump admin to acknowledge only a person’s gender assigned at birth, officials say
President Donald Trump is set to issue a slew of executives actions on his first day in office Monday that would affect transgender Americans.ABC News - Jan. 21 -
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source
Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Rubio unanimously confirmed as secretary of State, becoming Trump's first Cabinet official
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as America's 72nd secretary of State, putting in place the first member of President Trump's Cabinet on the day of his ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump officials shut down CBP One app
Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By shutting down the CBP One ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Try as he might, Trump can’t kill clean energy
Trump is fighting against market forces, technological innovation and pork-barrel politics.The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Trump launches first official cryptocurrency
President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend. “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait
Photographers describe the photo as "serious", "ominous" and a "message picture".BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Official portraits of President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance released
Trump and Vance are each wearing blue suits and blue ties, standing in front of an American flag.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Trump team unveils official portrait ahead of inauguration
Donald Trump is days away from being sworn in for the second time as president, and his transition team unveiled his official portrait and that of incoming Vice President JD Vance. NBC’s Peter ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Donald Trump's and JD Vance's official portraits released
The portraits of the president-elect and the incoming vice-president "go hard" their press team said.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released
Not waiting until after his inauguration, on Thursday President-elect Trump gave the country a look at what he says are the official portraits of himself and Vice President JD Vance.The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Trump, Vance official portraits released
President-elect Donald Trump's expression and head angle closely mirror the stone-faced look he wore when his mugshot was taken in the Fulton County Jail.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Officials trying to determine cause of Southern California fires
As dangerous conditions persist, investigators are focused on finding out what caused the Palisades Fire to erupt in Southern California. Officials are probing whether embers from another fire that ...CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Newsom concerned Trump will try to withhold California aid
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) raised concerns about the possibility of President-elect Trump withholding federal disaster aid to the state amid the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’
Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County authorities have invited President-elect Donald J. Trump to tour the devastation, but he has not publicly responded.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
Trump blasts 'incompetent' officials as wildfires rage on
President-elect Trump slammed officials in charge of handling the raging wildfires in the Los Angeles area, calling them "incompetent." "The fires are still raging in L.A.," Trump wrote on Truth ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
'Daily Show' on Trump-Obama exchange: 'Someone's trying to make Elon jealous'
“The Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic weighed in on the seemingly friendly interaction between President-elect Trump and former President Obama at the funeral service for former President ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Canadian official on Trump 51st state remarks: 'The joke is over'
Canadian official Dominic LeBlanc criticized President-elect Trump’s “51st state” remarks Wednesday, saying they were no longer funny. “The joke is over,” said LeBlanc, Canada’s finance and ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Morning Report — Trump, Senate GOP try to get on the same page
In today’s issue: Republicans’ 2025 legislative playbook is taking shape. President-elect Trump on Wednesday met with Senate Republicans in the Capitol, after he and Melania Trump paid their ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Gingrich: Trump 'trying to project' strength with Greenland talk
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) says President-elect Trump is attempting to project strength with his recent remarks about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, comments that have not ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Biden’s new Social Security law is official — but implementing it under Trump will be a challenge
The Social Security Administration will now begin issuing large back payments to millions of individuals; however, it is unlikely the agency has the bandwidth to implement the new benefit structure ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Trump: 'We're going to try to have a policy where no windmills are being built'
President-elect Trump signaled Tuesday that he would oppose all new wind energy production in his second term in remarks to reporters. “We're going to try and have a policy where no windmills are ...The Hill - Jan. 7