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President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.
Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'
Feb 02
  • Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to controllers
  • Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down
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    President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
    President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
    Mexico, Canada respond to tariffs: 'Difficult times in the coming days and weeks'
    Feb 02
  • Judge signals he will block Trump administration from freezing funding
  • Gabbard stands firm on Snowden, frustrating key senators
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    February 04

    How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr.

    The GOP senator spent a career pushing vaccines while Kennedy questioned them.
    February 04
    Sen. Bill Cassidy votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a roll call vote to approve the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, at the Capitol, Feb. 4, 2025.
    February 04

    Senate Republicans insist Elon Musk isn't in charge after whirlwind actions

    One Democrat said of Musk's efforts, "It's not disruptive, it is destructive.”
    February 04
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen stands behind the door of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, Feb. 3, 2025.
    February 03

    Trump order to dismantle the education department in the works, sources say

    The order is expected to ask for a plan to shutter the department.
    February 03
    President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.
    February 03

    Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'

    Trump says he doesn't think he needs Congress' approval to shut down the agency.
    February 03
    Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington.
    February 04

    Tulsi Gabbard clears key vote on nomination for director of national intelligence

    Gabbard gained support from three key Republican senators.
    February 04
    Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, attends to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.
    February 04

    Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts

    Congressional leaders rallied their troops outside the Treasury Department.
    February 04
    Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department after it was reported billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, has gained access to Treasury's federal payments system that sends out more than $6 trillion per year in payments on behalf of federal agencies and contains the personal information of millions of Americans, in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
    February 04

    Senate panel advances RFK Jr.'s nomination to be health secretary

    The panel voted along party lines.
    February 04
    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.
    February 04

    Trump to urge universities to 'monitor,' 'report' Israel-Hamas protesters

    The executive order about deporting students has legal experts concerned.
    February 04
    Protestors wave Palestinian flags on the West Lawn of Columbia University in New York City, April 29, 2024.
    February 04

    Trump to hold private dinner with Republican senators at Mar-A-Lago on Friday

    The GOP senators will be in town for the NRSC annual winter meeting.
    February 04
    President Donald Trump answers a question after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Jan. 31, 2025.
    February 04

    Lawsuit filed by transgender young adults, teens against Trump executive order

    The executive order restricts gender-affirming care for trans people under 19.
    February 04
    President Donald Trump speaks as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.
    February 04

    Trump says he’s opposed 'many' of Musk’s ideas, but praises effort to shut down USAID

    Questions have been raised about the unprecedented nature of Musk's role.
    February 04
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.
    February 03

    'This is a constitutional crisis': Democrats blast Musk and Trump over USAID

    Democrats say they'll go to court and place a hold on Trump nominees.
    February 03
    Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks outside the U.S. Agency for International Development building in Washington, Feb. 3, 2025.
    January 29

    DOD agency halts MLK Jr. Day plans after DEI order

    The pause comes after Trump targeted DEI initiatives in executive orders.
    January 29
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks with the media during his first official arrival at the Pentagon as Secretary in Washington, DC, Jan. 27, 2025.
    January 31

    Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge

    The judge said the order is a likely violation of the Constitution.
    January 31
    President Donald Trump answers a question after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Jan. 31, 2025.
    February 01

    DNC selects new leader after 2024 election disappointment

    Ken Martin secured 246.5 votes of the 428 members who voted.
    February 01
    Ken Martin, president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, discusses the 2024 Democratic National Convention during a news conference, April 18, 2024.
    February 02

    Black Hawk helicopter pilot in DC crash identified

    The pilot's family initially asked for her identity not to be revealed.
    February 02
    The Army has identified the third Soldier on the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the DC mid-air collision as Captain Rebecca M. Lobach.
    January 29

    Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants

    Base would house migrants waiting to be transported to their home countries.
    January 29
    The Naval Base of Guantanamo in Cuba, Sept. 11, 2002.
    January 31

    Federal workers assured the buyout offer is 'valid, lawful, and will be honored'

    Many federal workers wondered whether the memo was a phishing scam.
    January 31
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) headquarters building, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
    January 28

    Trump admin offers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Musk's memo at Twitter

    The emails sent to some federal employees offered buyouts if they resign.
    January 28
    Elon Musk, left, and President-elect Donald Trump embrace as they look at Musk's son X Æ A-Xii, at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington.
    February 04

    A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

    Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks
    February 04
    Andro Chichinadze, 28, a theater and film actor who was jailed for taking part in protests, attends a court session in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Natia Leverashvili)