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Trump names oil and gas advocate to lead agency that manages federal lands
Kathleen Sgamma to oversee Bureau of Land Management, agency that manages quarter-billion acres of public land. Donald Trump has nominated a longtime oil and gas industry representative to ...The Guardian - 1h -
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.NBC News - 2h -
Treasury fears UK watchdog will give it little credit for pro-growth reforms
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is braced for a steep downgrade by the Office for Budget Responsibility to its forecasts for outputFinancial Times - 4h -
Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order
Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential ...ABC News - 6h -
Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.CBS News - 7h -
Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them
A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.Politico - 8h -
Who Are the Acting Heads of Federal Health Agencies?
This is a MedPage Today story. As President Donald Trump's picks to lead federal health agencies await confirmation hearings, there are now acting directors in place at HHS and its key ...ABC News - 3d -
What eliminating the nation’s top consumer watchdog means for home buyers and renters. ‘It’s open season.’
The Trump administration appears to be shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency that has returned $21 billion to consumers who were defrauded or otherwise harmed.MarketWatch - 1h -
Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.CBS News - 4h -
Trump picks oil industry vets for key posts at energy, environment agencies
President Trump has selected people with significant ties to oil and other industries for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Interior Department, according to the ...The Hill - 5h -
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 - 6h -
Trump fires USAID watchdog who released report on impact of agency cuts
President Trump fired the USAID inspector general one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the administration's cuts to the agency.CBS News - 7h -
Murdered toddler was failed by multiple agencies, review finds
Agencies in four counties missed chances to save Isabella Jonas-Wheildon, a review finds.BBC News - 14h -
Trump reportedly fires watchdog who oversees USAid after damning report
Paul Martin, an independent inspector general and Biden appointee, warned of drastic effects of shuttering USAid. Donald Trump reportedly fired the federal watchdog responsible for overseeing the ...The Guardian - 21h -
Judge tells health agencies to restore website data
Presented by American Medical Association — A federal judge has directed health agencies to restore webpages and online datasets that were recently removed in response to an executive order from ...The Hill - 23h -
Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the actions it has taken.ABC News - 23h -
Trump empowers Musk by ordering agencies to cooperate with Doge
President’s order notes agency heads ‘will undertake plans for large-scale reductions in force’ with some exceptions. Donald Trump handed Elon Musk even more control over the federal government by ...The Guardian - 23h -
Judge orders health agencies to restore data scrubbed by Trump administration
A judge ordered federal health agencies Tuesday to restore online datasets taken down after President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting the government from promoting “gender ideology.” ...The Hill - 1d -
How to ensure Trump's new inspectors general are watchdogs, not lapdogs
It is critical that President Trump nominate qualified individuals to those positions — not just in the sense of technical competence, but also in their willingness to conduct fair, objective and ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge temporarily reinstates fired ethics watchdog
Hampton Dellinger filed a lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump illegally dismissed him last week.NBC News - 1d -
As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog
The agency is at a virtual standstill as Elon Musk's DOGE and the White House's Russell Vought take over.ABC News - 1d -
Trump administration ordered to lift payment block on health agency
Federal judge tells White House to unlock billions in funding for clean energy projects earmarked under Inflation Reduction ActFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump has paralyzed agency guarding worker rights, labor experts say
President Trump's firing of one of the National Labor Relations Board's five members has left the labor watchdog adrift, experts say.CBS News - 2d -
EU watchdog warns of resistance to Brussels’ bid to slash red tape
Esma chair says national pushback to harmonising rules risks undermining its push to become a European SECFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...The Guardian - 3d -
Confusion, tears and 'Hunger Games' at USAID as agency prepares to go dark
"We feel like it's closing time at the store and we're the ones left to turn off the lights," one career official told ABC News.ABC News - 4d -
President Trump continues attacks on government agencies as he prepares for funding bill
President Trump hosted a group of Republican senators on Friday night at his Florida resort, trying to build Congressional support for a massive funding bill. Meanwhile, he continues to attack the ...CBS News - 4d -
Chemical weapons watchdog delegation meets with Syria's new leaders
A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar AssadABC News - 4d -
USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn
Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International Development.NBC News - 4d -
Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference says it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia ...ABC News - 4d -
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Trump says Musk will review "just about" every federal agency
In a press conference with the Japanese prime minister, President Trump indicated Elon Musk has wide latitude to review nearly every federal agency.CBS News - 5d -
USAID signage stripped from D.C. headquarters amid agency dismantling
Letter by letter, crews removed the signage displaying “U.S. Agency for International Development” from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington where the agency's headquarters once was. The seal ...NBC News - 5d -
UK statistics agency to scrap one of main household surveys
Decision comes as ONS struggles with falling response rates to surveys behind headline economic statisticsFinancial Times - 5d -
Yankees free agency and trade buzz: NY among teams Cardinals reengaged with on Nolan Arenado
The latest Yankees free agency and trade buzz during the MLB offseason.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Government Agencies Cancel Politico Pro Subscriptions
The U.S.D.A. said Thursday that it had canceled its subscriptions to Politico Pro, a news and information service aimed at policy professionals.The New York Times - 5d -
USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.Wired - 6d -
Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data
This is a MedPage Today story. Physicians have launched a legal challenge against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and federal health agencies for removing webpages from health-related ...ABC News - Feb. 5