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“DOGE has no authority”: Attorneys general plan to sue to block Musk’s data access

Griffin Eckstein
Representatives of more than a dozen states said they hope to DOGE's "unacceptable" federal rampage

Judge halts Trump admin’s “Fork in the Road” federal worker buyout deadline

Griffin Eckstein
District Court Judge George O’Toole Jr. stayed a Thursday night deadline for federal workers to take a buyout

Judge rejects Trump’s claims about birthright citizenship, says “no court” has ever endorsed them

Russell Payne
A federal judge Wednesday issued a national injunction barring Trump from denying citizenship to immigrant children

Musk’s buyout scheme for federal employees is an “illegal scam,” Democrats charge

Russell Payne
“Federal employees are right to be skeptical of the resignation offer," according to congressional Democrats

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shakeup: Chopra out, Bessent in charge

Quinn Sental
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has begun freezing work at the federal agency

“Deep state puppet”: Musk causes federal chaos with oversight agency, social media callouts

Alex Galbraith
The world's richest man has run roughshod over the federal government in the early days of Trump's second term

Musk pushes out top Treasury official over effort to access US government payment system: report

Griffin Eckstein
Musk reportedly sought to access the system responsible for paying Social Security benefits and federal contracts

MAGA’s revenge of the mediocre: Trump’s war on federal workers targets the meritorious

Amanda Marcotte
"I will not be pushed out by two billionaire trust fund babies"

Federal court could let North Carolina decide whether to overturn a Democrat’s November win

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Two recounts have confirmed Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory, but her GOP opponent has refused to concede

Trump administration rescinds OMB memo that imposed illegal freeze on federal spending

Nicholas Liu
A memo ordering federal agencies to suspend most federal grants was already temporarily blocked by a judge

Trump, challenging federal law, tries to fire labor board leaders who backed worker rights

Nicholas Liu
Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel and one of its Democratic members

“Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”: Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

Nicholas Liu
The portal shutdown comes as Trump's budget office ordered a suspension of most federal spending

“Five-alarm fire”: Trump OMB tries to freeze federal spending in unconstitutional power grab

Nicholas Liu
A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress

As bird flu rises, federal health agencies are halting external communications. Are we flying blind?

Nicole Karlis
Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges

“FEMA is not good”: Trump looking into ending federal disaster aid agency

Griffin Eckstein
Trump suggested some states were more deserving of aid than others, and that the feds could step out of relief role

“Blatantly unconstitutional”: Judge blocks Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship

Griffin Eckstein
A federal judge said the Trump admin's reasoning "boggles the mind" before issuing a restraining order against them

“Uncertainy, fear and panic”: Trump abruptly cancels NIH meetings, upending scientific research

Nicholas Liu
Federal science agencies were directed to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants

Trump ends diversity efforts in federal government. Is the private sector next?

Daria Solovieva
Some corporations began scaling back DEI programs before his executive orders, while others are holding firm

How Merrick Garland stymied one of Donald Trump’s day one executive orders before leaving office

Austin Sarat
Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder

Elon Musk’s DOGE immediately sued for allegedly violating federal transparency rules

Nicholas Liu
Musk is working on building an advisory office with broad powers over shredding government down to size

Trump “will be in charge of the border,” Kristi Noem says at Senate confirmation hearing

Russell Payne
Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security insisted she wouldn't play politics with federal aid

Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support

Tatyana Tandanpolie
The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

Cash advance apps: Financial relief, or “loan shark in your pocket”?

Cara Michelle Smith
The Federal Trade Commission has cracked down on the apps, saying they mislead consumers

Supreme Court upholds federal law leading to TikTok ban

Melanie Lockert
The unanimous ruling allows the U.S. to ban the app unless it is sold by Sunday
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