Skadden, a Top Law Firm, Is in Talks to Avert an Executive Order  —  The discussions come as other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.  —  The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump's advisers about a deal …

A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email  —  The episode, which has not been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration.  —  A federal worker accidentally includes …

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance “divisive narratives” …

ICE Makes Another Student Disappear—and No One Knows Why  —  The Trump administration has detained another international student, but this time has not provided any justification.  —  University of Alabama doctoral student Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian citizen, was picked up at his home on 5 …

Trump Pulls Stefanik's UN Nomination to Protect GOP Majority  —  President Donald Trump says he will withdraw Representative Elise Stefanik's nomination to serve as the US ambassador to the United Nations, citing Republicans' narrow hold on the House.  —  “With a very tight Majority …

Trump Warned U.S. Automakers Not to Raise Prices in Response to Tariffs  —  Threat came in a call earlier this month, in which carmakers feared punishment if prices go up  —  When President Trump convened CEOs of some of the country's top automakers for a call earlier this month …

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements  —  PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 …

How Kristi Noem's $50,000 Rolex in a Salvadoran prison became a political flashpoint  —  The high-end Swiss watch lent a striking contrast to her tour of a notoriously overcrowded mega-prison in one of Latin America's poorest countries.  —  Just now  —  When Homeland Security Secretary …

Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stance  —  A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention.

Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies  —  While officials stressed the estimates were subject to change, the snapshot suggests how agencies are working to meet Trump's mandate to shrink government.  —  Just now  —  Federal officials are preparing for agencies …

ADL Shutters Flagship Anti-Bias Program … IN DECEMBER 2023, during a monthly call with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) education team, Clara Hess, the vice president of education for the nonprofit, announced a major change: The organization would be phasing out its flagship anti-bias education program, A World of Difference (AWOD).

RFK Jr.'s massive cuts stun staff, leave senior employees scrambling  —  The cuts sent shockwaves through the department's sprawling workforce, prompting a scramble among senior agency officials to figure out which employees and policy priorities were affected.

Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending  —  Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.  —  A top Senate Republican …

Trump assembles task force to crack down on D.C. crime  —  President Trump is setting up a task force of federal officials directed to crack down on crime and “maximize immigration enforcement” in D.C.  —  Why it matters: After months of will-he or won't-he, Trump followed through …