Democrats confront their powerlessness as Trump flexes authority  —  Amid Democrats' shock and bickering over how much to respond to President Donald Trump is a deeper question rippling through leaders across the Capitol and across the country: How much should they rely on the same institutional …

Trump's true enemy isn't China or Russia but liberal democracy  —  The new Cold War between Europe and America  —  Americans looking with some desperation for a reputable rationale behind the betrayal of Ukraine have reached for the comfort of realpolitik.  —  America's superpower rival is China, they say.

‘A particularly heinous villain’: a disdain for Musk has sparked protests across US  —  50501 group gained national force with Musk as a target and is now working globally to thwart Trump administration  —  Democracy and justice is supported by  —  When protesters showed up at state capitols around …

Congresswoman Tenney Moves to Make President Trump's Birthday a Federal Holiday  —  Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Trump's Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act to officially designate June 14 as a federal holiday to commemorate President Donald J. Trump's Birthday and Flag Day.

Trump Firings Impact ‘Front Line of Surveillance’ for Bird Flu Outbreak  —  While the virus continues to spread, the White House is cutting employees who coordinate testing for the virus … The news comes as the virus poses an increasing risk to humans and has caused egg shortages, leading to skyrocketing egg prices.

House GOP budget resolution in jeopardy amid concerns from moderates  —  The House GOP's budget resolution could be in jeopardy of not clearing the full chamber amid concerns from moderates over likely cuts to social safety net programs — particularly Medicaid — with a handful undecided on whether they will support the key measure.

Ed Department: DEI Violates Civil Rights Law  —  In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.  —  The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights declared …

Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff  —  Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.”  Yet in the month since the Trump administration took over the building …

US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests.

ICE struggles to boost arrest numbers despite infusion of resources  —  Trump has ordered a wartime effort to increase deportations, but ICE statistics show arrests have dipped so far this month.  —  Since taking office, President Donald Trump has launched an all-of-government immigration crackdown …

US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA  — Employees at CMS, FDA, CDC received notices in weekend cuts  —  The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …

DOGE Mismanagement Principles  —  Sam Rayburn, the Texan who served as House Speaker for 17 years was fond of saying: … Rayburn was talking about policymaking, but the point extends to more broadly to governing.  Trashing government agencies is easy.  Making them work is hard.

Appeals court rejects Trump in showdown over firing of ethics watchdog  —  The D.C. Circuit panel voted, 2-1, against the president's bid to immediately remove Hampton Dellinger.  —  A divided federal appeals court panel has again turned down President Donald Trump's request to follow through …

US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago  —  The US government is trying to rehire nuclear safety employees it had fired on Thursday, after concerns grew that their dismissal could jeopardise national security, US media reported.  —  The National Nuclear Security Administration …

This Is What the Courts Can Do if Trump Defies Them  —  Are we heading toward a full-blown constitutional crisis?  For the first time in decades, the country is wrestling with this question.  It was provoked by members of the Trump administration, including Russell Vought …

Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Before Peter Marocco was selected …

Trump administration fires more than a dozen immigration judges  —  Cuts come amid crisis at southern border  —  More than a dozen immigration judges were fired on Friday, coinciding with President Donald Trump's promise to trim the federal workforce.  —  A union official told …