The White House fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent body that reviews design and preservation in Washington, D.C., as President Trump rushes sweeping building plans. A White House official said new members aligned with Trump’s policies will be named. The move follows the razing...
President Donald Trump is redirecting the USS Gerald R. Ford to South America for an expanded campaign against drug cartels, pulling the carrier from the Mediterranean as a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire strains amid new Gaza strikes. The move leaves the U.S. with one carrier at sea and none off Europe...
The Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear, en banc, a ruling that had cleared the way for deploying National Guard troops in Portland, vacating a decision by two Trump-appointed judges and restoring Judge Karin Immergut’s restraining orders. For now, 200 Oregon Guard members remain federalized but idle as legal arguments continue...
The White House dismissed all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts by email, according to a source, removing Biden-appointed advisers as President Donald Trump pursues sweeping aesthetic changes in Washington. The move comes amid a planned East Wing overhaul featuring a proposed 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom, estimated by Trump at...
In Tokyo, President Donald Trump cast his visit as a victory lap, bonding with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and touting Japanese investment in the U.S. His administration reported up to $490 billion in commitments toward a $550 billion goal, including $100 billion each for Westinghouse and GE Vernova nuclear...
The Trump administration is moving to override state consumer protections on credit reporting, with the CFPB drafting an interpretative rule under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to preempt state bans on reporting debt to Experian, Equifax and Trans Union. The move would undo Biden-era measures that let states like New...
A federal judge in San Francisco indefinitely halted the Trump administration’s shutdown‑tied reductions‑in‑force, extending an earlier pause on thousands of layoffs at union-represented agencies. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said unions are likely to prove the actions unlawful and set another hearing to decide whether some RIFs, including at Interior...
Nearly a month into the federal shutdown, vital supports are fraying. SNAP funds for 42 million Americans are set to run out Friday after the administration declined to tap contingency money, and WIC could follow next week. Active-duty troops may miss pay despite earlier fund shifts and even a $130...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is deeply concerned by President Donald Trump and allies floating a third term in 2028, telling ABC News' Jonathan Karl, 'They're not screwing around.' Trump has mused about running again despite the Constitution, and last week Steve Bannon claimed 'there's a plan' for a...
Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw warned Trump officials of sanctions for inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could taint his trial. He ordered prosecutors to circulate his opinion to all DOJ and DHS staff, naming Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and criticized exaggerated or inaccurate claims—including...
