Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams  — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abruptly increased the amount of water flowing from two California dams.  — The federal agency made the decision after President Trump signed an order calling for increased water deliveries.

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say  —  Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees …

Watch live coverage: Plane crash in Philadelphia leaves multiple houses on fire, causes explosion  —  Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small medical jet crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadephia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia.

Trump tariffs will cost U.S. households $830 a year, study says … - That's on top of recent data showing that tariffs could threaten Americans' economic gains of recent years. … - The Tax Foundation's analysis suggests the first Trump administration imposed nearly $80 billion in new taxes via tariffs between 2018 and 2019.

The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn't Want You to Read  —  Editors note: As The New Republic reported on Friday, the Los Angeles Times—currently in a race to the bottom with The Washington Post to determine which of the two venerable institutions can sell out to Donald Trump the hardest …

Federal Judge Orders White House to Keep Money Flowing to 22 States  —  A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump's directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.”  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep taxpayer dollars flowing …

Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.  Chopra was one of the more important regulators …

Public health information pulled offline in response to Trump orders  —  Massive amounts of information about HIV, LGBTQ+ health were pulled from cdc.gov Friday night.  —  Large amounts of public information about HIV and the health of teens, transgender and LGBTQ+ people abruptly disappeared late Friday …

Pentagon to swap traditional media with pro-Trump outlets under new rotational program for Defense Department workspace  —  One America News Network would soon replace NBC News and Breitbart would swap with National Public Radio in coveted Pentagon press corps workspace under a plan shared with journalists Friday night.

Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended  —  A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services includes the names …

The GOP's Unreliable Cutter-in-chief  —  Donald Trump shows yet again he's not really interested in reining in government spending.  —  For all his bluster about “government efficiency” these days, President Donald Trump has never been comfortable as a scissor-happy, cost-cutting deficit warrior.

The Truth About Democrats, According to Amy Klobuchar  —  Let's skip the happy talk: Democrats are in a dark place.  It's not merely that Donald Trump has rolled back into Washington with an everything-everywhere-all-at- once approach to grabbing power.  The new president is buoyed by eager …

Trump Admin Emails Air Traffic Controllers: Quit Your Jobs  —  REALLY?!  —  Federal employees were told they could use their paid time off to explore “dream destinations” before quitting.

FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge  —  This afternoon, FBI personnel braced for a retaliatory purge of the nation's premiere law-enforcement agency, as President Donald Trump appeared ready to fire potentially hundreds of agents and officials who'd participated …

Trump's disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, legal experts say  —  Scholars warn of president's lawlessness in actions such as federal funding freeze and birthright citizenship order  —  Donald Trump's rapid-fire and controversial moves that have ranged …

Trump prepares to revoke legal status for many migrants who arrived under Biden  —  The Trump administration is preparing to revoke legal status for many migrants who entered the United States under a Biden-era program, according to a source familiar with the planning, expanding the pool of people who could be deported.

Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sexual Misconduct Rules  —  The new Title IX rules provide more protections for those accused of sexual misconduct and eliminate LGBT protections adopted under Biden.

D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probes  —  Ed Martin has fired Jan. 6 prosecutors, launched investigations of Capitol riot prosecutions and threatened the nation's top elected Democrat with an inquiry.  —  Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. …