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House Republicans are gearing up to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI, including their "ongoing criminal investigations," setting up a showdown with the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies over their criminal probes, particularly those into former President Donald Trump.
Despite an injection of funding, the agency still has not recovered from an exodus of scientists and policy experts, both insiders and critics say.
Move targeting power-plant emissions is part of a broader Biden administration push on environmental and climate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.
The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.
The proposal comes after the Trump administration weakened regulations that required coal plants to treat polluted wastewater with modern filtration methods.
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The Biden administration said on Tuesday it rescinded a land swap deal struck by former President Donald Trump's interior secretary that would have allowed a new road to cut through an Alaska wildlife refuge.
The US Federal Reserve's report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights the need for stronger banking oversight and regulation. The report also criticizes a Trump-era law that rolled back some banking regulations and calls for tougher rules around interest-rate risk, liquidity, and capital requirements.
The document is a key opening salvo as the Fed and other regulators consider how to improve their policing of financial risks.
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Former Goldman Sachs president and Trump adviser says FDIC likely to seize control of First Republic Bank before selling it
"I was not a big fan of Powell," said former President Donald Trump, who appointed Powell as Fed Chair in 2017.
The Republican plan to raise the nation’s borrowing authority by cutting federal spending would cap the EPA budget at a level that would devastate the agency’s efforts to rebuild after decades of eroding resources and the attacks of the Trump years. EPA spending in real dollars in 2020 was less than half what it had…
President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the National Archives was confirmed on Wednesday by the Senate after a months-long partisan battle over the agency’s role in the investigation into sensitive documents seized at Donald Trump’s Florida home.
U.S. taxpayer resources that were "misused" by former Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton were repaid to the federal government, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sending fewer immigration detainers to local law enforcement during the Biden administration, as compared to the Trump administration.
This overturns a decision by the Trump administration.
The former president's plan for a "spectacular" new HQ has come in for criticism from leading figures in the GOP.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is requesting a transcribed interview with a former Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) official for allegedly flagging consumer transactions that had the phrases “TRUMP” or “MAGA” in them. On behalf of the Judiciary Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Jordan sent a letter requesting testimony to Noah Bishoff, the…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) denounced a House committee’s vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a “sham” on Wednesday and said House Republicans are pushing it only to “appease” former President Trump. Schumer condemned the House impeachment proceedings as “absurd,” signaling that Senate Democrats will likely bury articles of impeachment against…
The panel will have 45 days to review the policies and procedures of the Secret Service before, during and after the July 13 rally.
The Director of the US Secret Service has admitted to Congress that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on 13 July.
Ms Cheatle says she takes full responsibility for the agency’s mis-steps related to the attack at Mr Trump’s Pennsylvania rally.
Kim Cheatle said that the roof from which the shooter fired had been identified as a potential vulnerability days before the rally
Mr Trump also promised to cut 10 government regulations for every new regulation implemented if he is elected in November.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday he would appoint billionaire Elon Musk to head a government efficiency commission if he wins the U
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts defended Project 2025 and said it has been mischaracterized by its critics.
The regulations at issue for Trump Tower were prompted by a Clean Water Act provision intended to help restore lakes and rivers by forcing polluters to reduce water withdrawals.
Donald Trump's wife Melania has made a dramatic claim that her personal rights were violated when FBI agents entered their Mar-a-Lago home over allegations that the former US president had kept classified documents
The back-and-forth during the debate shed light on how a Trump administration would treat publicly owned land.
Documents obtained by HuffPost show the agency spent several days accommodating the former president’s effort to take credit for COVID-era payments.
The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United Nations and choosing a leader of the Environmental Protection Agency. But the most important appointment President-elect Trump has made so far is his first — Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff.…
Lander gave the bleak assessment at a press conference announcing a report on the impacts of the 2024 elections — saying that if Trump cuts federal funding, key infrastructure projects, schools and housing could be imperiled.
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA chief testifies over agency skipping Trump homes The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) faced intense questioning from Republicans over a since-fired employee’s directive that staff avoid houses with Trump campaign signage after Hurricane…
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy vow their Department of Government Efficiency will end work-from-home for federal bureaucrats — but we don’t see why President-elect Trump should wait on DOGE to pull the plug.
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency partner Vivek Ramaswamy are compiling a list of Uncle Sam’s biggest boondoggles for Donald Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of new administration picks on Wednesday, including his choices to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, the IRS and NASA — as well as the first ever envoy for "hostage affairs."
Ferguson is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, which is currently made up of three Democrats and two Republicans.
The CWA feels that comments made by AT&T's CEO are similar to ones made before that the carrier lied about.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California withdrew requests Tuesday for the federal government to allow the state to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs in anticipation of the Trump administration rejecting them.
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to override California's water-management practices, criticizing the state's wildfire response. This move follows his visit to the fire-stricken Los Angeles area, reflecting an ongoing tension between federal and state approaches to environmental management.
Trump administration proposes ‘deferred resignation program’ which would allow federal employees to remain on the payroll through Sept. 30 but not have to work
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous
The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday.
Remaining workers would oversee the limited life-saving programs the Trump administration intends to continue for the time being.
A U.S. judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's controversial buyout plan for federal workers, offering hope to unions and opponents. The plan, which aims to reduce the federal workforce, has sparked legal challenges and protests. Over 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the buyout offer.
The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump's efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government.
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.
President Trump, with Elon Musk, aims to radically transform the U.S. government by downsizing the civil service and cutting spending. His plans, which include closing agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development, have sparked controversy and face legal challenges. The focus is on eliminating fraudulent payments.
A federal judge removed the hold he'd placed on President Trump's buyouts of federal workers on Wednesday, ruling that neither he nor the unions that sued to block it...
Trump has said he wants to use financial incentives to encourage government employees to quit
Trump wants to use financial incentives to encourage government employees to quit. According to the White House, tens of thousands of workers have taken the government up on its offer.
Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into federal crimes in the Southern District of New York, including the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams that the Trump administration has directed be dropped.
The Trump administration, with Elon Musk's support, is making sweeping changes across the U.S. federal government, impacting the judiciary system by challenging lease use and firing thousands of probationary staff. It halts crucial programs such as wildfire prevention and dismantles renowned disaster response teams, sparking both support and frustration.
Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.
President Donald Trump's administration has agreed not to fire additional staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following a court order, temporarily halting a feared mass layoff. This decision came amid allegations of plans to dismantle the agency, opposed by employee unions and advocacy groups.
Positions cut also appeared to focus on agency’s centers for tobacco products, including oversight of e-cigarettes
A quarter of the personnel working in nearly five dozen U.S. laboratories trying to solve the latest avian influenza outbreak have been laid off as the Trump administration reduces the size of the federal workforce.
A former FDA official said cutting recent hires could backfire, eliminating staffers who tend to be younger and have more up-to-date technical skills.
The order will direct all federal agencies and departments to identify taxpayer-funded benefits illegal immigrants benefi from and "take corrective action."
Here's a look at some of the broad and specific ways federal agencies and employees are being affected by the Trump administration and DOGE's reductions so far.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration is once again targeting California's controversial high-speed rail project, with federal transportation officials on Thursday announcing an investigation and possible withdrawal of about $4 billion in federal funding.
President Trump's initiative to reduce the federal workforce has led to the Pentagon announcing 5,400 job cuts. Legal challenges and public backlash persist, with criticism over the impact on government services. Amid this, prominent figures like Elon Musk are playing significant roles in reshaping federal employment landscapes.
Order by Trump-appointed judge setback for government employee unions who have filed lawsuit against firings
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, threatens to fire federal workers who fail to report their weekly accomplishments. This follows President Trump's call to downsize the federal workforce. The move has sparked union outrage and raised legal questions about authority and execution.
In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move targeting the federal workforce, employees began receiving emails Saturday afternoon asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
The billionaire working to strip the federal government of its workforce made the demand after President Donald Trump told him to "GET MORE AGGRESSIVE."
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has sacked a whopping 2,000 workers and put thousands more on leave in the latest USAID chaos.It comes a day after Tesla tycoon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave .
Current news highlights major domestic issues in the U.S., including government layoffs, Elon Musk’s influence, Giuliani's legal settlements, bipartisan support for Ukraine, challenges to EPA climate fund claw backs, U.S.-China trade tensions, New York City's congestion program, and broader federal policies under the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world.
Judge says office of personnel management lacks power to order firings, including those of probationary employees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, the White House and the agency said
When President Donald Trump addresses the nation from Capitol Hill on Tuesday, he’ll get the first opportunityto sell Americans and Congress on his new proposal unveiled Sunday in a pair of social media posts more than an hour apart, that the US needs to create a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency.
Google is urging President Trump’s Justice Department to abandon plans to break up its illegal monopoly over online search – and argued that doing so would jeopardize national security.
The recent lease cancellations come as the Department of Government Efficiency continues to slash the budgets of federal agencies under the direction of President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S.
Free training classes for firefighters and other first responders are provided through Fema at the Maryland site
There is a good chance that Google will be forced to sell off its Chrome browser, as the U.S. Department of Justice under Donald Trump is continuing...
Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development amid the Trump administration’s effort to significantly downsize the federal government.
France, already bristling at Trump’s moves to slap hefty tariffs on imports, hit back through the ministry of foreign trade.
The effort would reflect a fundamental restructuring of how formerly independent agencies implement and enforce federal laws.
Emails and testimonials from workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau document the administration’s efforts to lay off 90 percent of the employees.
The White House plans to reduce the workforce by 1,200 over several years and cut thousands of positions at other intelligence agencies
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency's independent scientific
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We need more
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new nominee for NASA administrator after withdrawing support for the initial choice, Jared Isaacman. The White House has emphasized the importance of the nominee aligning with President Trump's America First agenda, with further details to follow.
The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies
A federal judge granted an injunction blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing databases at the Office of Personnel Management ...
Jared Isaacman has opened up on why he believes his nomination to be NASA administrator was abruptly withdrawn by the White House.
Google is using a new AI model to forecast tropical cyclones and working with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) to test it out. Google DeepMind and Google Research launched a new website today called Weather Lab to share AI weather models that Google is…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: a name that's become near-synonymous with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown.<br><br>Abrego Garcia was arrested by ICE agents on March 12th, as he was leaving his job in Baltimore. In the days and months that followed, the …
Cities prepare for nationwide protests on Saturday.
Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has lost another senior leader: executive director Bridget Bean departed on Wednesday. Bean, who served as the de facto agency boss for five months …
Inflation isn't rising as expected, and Americans are feeling less anxious about it. But the fight to cut interest rates is heating up.
Customs and Border Patrol has confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the L.A. immigration demonstrations.
The deployment of troops to Los Angeles raises questions about what Trump can and can't do with the military on U.S. soil, and whether he's crossing the line.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency request to block expansion of what they called the Trump administration's "unlawful militarization."
Fascism. That's the only word for it.
The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution
The Department of Homeland Security sent termination notices to Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump...
Donald Trump wonders what masked protesters have to hide. The same could be said for masked ICE agents arresting people at court hearings.
Another one bites the dust at America's top cybersecurity agency The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has lost another senior leader: executive director Bridget Bean departed on Wednesday.…
We’ve noted many times that there are two major reasons the U.S. doesn’t have a functional privacy law for the modern internet era. One, we’re too corrupt and greedy to do the right thing, causing us to prioritize making money over literally everything else —…
The Justice Department argued that Trump’s public statements about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case didn’t reflect the government’s actual position.
Sen. Alex Padilla tried to ask questions of Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but was handcuffed and forced to the ground instead
Trump deployed federal troops to Los Angeles as ICE raids sparked protests and citywide unrest.
Democrats have reacted with outrage to Senator Alex Padilla's rough removal from a conference about the LA protests.
The US president signed resolutions to roll back California laws designed to promote the use of electric vehicles.
The US Department of Transportation wants to make it easier for automakers and tech companies to deploy self-driving cars without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. In a letter sent to stakeholders, the department said it would streamline r…
But Elon Musk still needs to deliver the Cybercab before any of that can happen.
A recent arrest is being used to bolster a popular MAGA conspiracy narrative.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration will continue to build up its deportation operation in Los Angeles. Nationwide protests are planned for this weekend.
The developer must also publish known failure modes, keep all documentation current, and push updates within 30 days of a version change.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who is pleading not guilty to charges over a clash with law enforcement at an ICE facility in New Jersey, joins Meet the Press...
President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week.
In April, DJI urged the US government to start the mandated security audit of its business -- an audit congress ordered as part of a structured approach for evaluating the security concerns of Chinese-owned companies. Now half a year has passed and DJI says t…
Editor’s Note: As I was getting this article ready to publish, a judge granted California a Temporary Restraining Order against the deployment of the National Guard. We’ll have a separate write up of that later. When the Secretary of Homeland Security announc…
Earlier this week, two new leaders of the US Food and Drug Administration published a list of priorities for the agency. Both Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad are controversial figures in the science community. They were generally highly respected academics unti…
Last year, Justin Sun was facing a federal investigation into his crypto empire, to the point that he avoided entering the US. Now, his company is going to be publicly listed on the American stock markets – and reportedly with the assistance of Eric Trump. Tr…
Moore did not publicly disclose a dozen stock trades that he made throughout April until Friday, which is well after a federal deadline for doing so.
Donald Trump ordered ICE officers to prioritize deportations in Democrat-run cities in a wild Truth Social rant Sunday night. The president issued the...
Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), has resigned just days after the Smithsonian Institution attempted to challenge President Trump's firing of her. [Read More]
When Andrew Ferguson made his pitch to Donald Trump to take over the organization, his one-page “pick me” plea talked about “ending” former FTC Chair Lina Khan’s “politically motivated investigations.” We pointed out at the time how hilarious it was that he t…
President Donald Trump promised his supporters “the largest deportation program in American history” — but he’s nowhere close. That distinction belongs to an early 20th-century program that likely saw 2 million people deported. When looking at more recent ti…
Federal judge on bench for 40 years lambasts grant terminations as 'racist' and anti-LGBTQ.
The Senate confirmed Republican Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, installing another nominee by President Donald Trump and ending the brief lack of quorum at the agency. The vote was 53-45, with Sen. John Fetter…
Jeremy Greenberg was in charge of coordinating federal help after hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other emergencies. He has resigned from leading FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.
They're taking the data from IRSengard, claim Dems; officials tell us that's not true A coalition of House and Senate Democrats has sent an aggressive letter to Palantir CEO Alex Karp questioning whether the controversial data intelligence biz is breaking fed…
Ted Johnson / Deadline: The US Senate confirms Olivia Trusty to the FCC, giving Republicans a 2-1 majority after the recent departures of two members — The Senate confirmed Olivia Trusty to the FCC, a move that gives Donald Trump and Republicans a 2-1 major…
President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.
Can recognition for outstanding work suddenly be a bad thing?
The current Federal Communications Commission has threatened to revoke licenses for broadcasters over their political coverage.
The US central bank held rates steady despite backlash from President Donald Trump.
Immigration enforcement speeds up in L.A. regardless of military presence
Buried in the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget is the near elimination of something called the Ecosystems Mission Area. It's a program that monitors living things and the health of the land and water they inhabit. NPR's Ari Daniel reports that care…
Experts say California is primed for a brutal fire season. Sweeping changes to federal emergency management agencies could make matters worse.
<p><span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The Trump administration has proposed to eliminate the U.S. Chemical Safety an…
Congress is considering a policy that would stop states from having their own regulations around artificial intelligence.
For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.
A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that a study in...
The agency that operates the bridge is concerned about a federal crackdown.
Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices
Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more.
“It’s just more salt in the wound on how incompetent all of this has been.”
National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.
So much for a "well-regulated" militia.
In a day full of terrible Supreme Court rulings there was one bit of good news: in their FCC v. Consumers’ Research ruling, the court rejected a bid by radical right wing Republicans to destroy a popular $8 billion FCC program that connects poor and rural sch…
Plus: US feds charge alleged masterminds behind infamous forum, Scattered Spider targets airlines, and hackers open a valve at a Norwegian dam.
The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.
The Federal Reserve has moved to boost bank participation in the bond market.
The Trump administration freezes funding that education officials estimated at $6.5 billion — as feds evaluate 'priorities and ... statutory requirements.'
DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations.
The Trump Administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal immigration enforcement officers.
The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Federal agencies could choose to fire workers en masse or offer options like buyouts. Here's what we know about how and when it could happen.
Republicans just gave US Immigration and Customs Enforcement a huge cash infusion, and President Donald Trump knows how he wants the agency to use it. During his first six months in office, the Trump administration was already using immigration enforcement t…
Business Insider spoke with 16 federal workers after the Supreme Court decision that will allow federal staff cuts to continue.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
Dan Bongino is considering resigning from the FBI over the handling of the Epstein files.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later this month, ...
Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday, saying he received information she had “pressured the FBI” to put more than 1,000 personnel “on 24-hour shifts to review approximately 100,000 Epst…
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is in talks to attend the visit as well, the report added, citing a person familiar with the plans. Trump has raised the...
Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
Supporters Of Appointment of Michael Boren Say He’s The Right Man To Reshape The US Forest Agency
“And yet, somehow, we’re going to go to Mars sooner.”
The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agen…
The push to rehire retired workers comes as the administration has also sought to downsize large swaths of the federal government through mass layoffs and other changes.
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor resigned on the same day.
Reports indicate that newly appointed officials are going ahead with plans to end two orbital carbon tracking missions.
The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.
A federal judge has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the FTC’s Andrew Ferguson, finding that his investigation into Media Matters was motivated by “retaliatory animus” rather than legitimate antitrust concerns. In a scathing ruling, Judge Sparkle L. Sookn…
This marks the first time in history that the FBI has had two deputy directors.
Ally of the president has accused the first Black woman to sit on the central bank’s board of mortgage fraud
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill might be her ticket to building ICE Airlines.
Cook, who has been accused of mortgage fraud, has said she will not be bullied by Trump into resigning.
Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands. For months, Powell has largely ignored President…
President Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, after a Trump ally accused Cook of making false statements on a mortgage applications. The president's authority to remove a Fed governor may be challenged in court.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been taken into custody and faces deportation again, this time to Uganda. And, Trump seeks to fire a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
President Donald Trump said he was firing Lisa Cook from her position on the Federal Reserve board, but it's unclear if he has the authority to do so.
If the Supreme Court lets Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the Federal Reserve.
Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed governor is illegal. Now we find out whether that matters.
Lisa Cook refuses to resign after Trump announces her dismissal from the Federal Reserve.
President Trump has said will fire Lisa Cook over alleged financial fraud, which could hand him more control of the Fed.
FEMA has suspended at least 30 employees after they warned that spending limits, staffing cuts, and gaps in leadership hurt the agency’s ability to respond to disasters. The employees received emails notifying them that they’d been put on administrative leave…
The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican U.S. senator on the finance committee on Sunday stressed the importance of an independent Federal Reserve, diverging from ...
The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health, alongside four more served removal notices
Investors have grown jittery at President Donald Trump's moves to undermine the Federal Reserve's independence.
A new executive order excludes NASA and other agencies from their collective bargaining rights, citing national security reasons.
The Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency has been in the midst of a particularly large crackdown on immigrants.
Agency wants a single private integrator to herd 74K bits of kit with only 40% of the funding so far Get ready to start flying American skies with a renewed sense of confidence, at least eventually, as the Federal Aviation Administration has finally decided t…
The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to suspend more than 100 staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s policies in...
A weak jobs report released Friday likely sealed an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting this month, as the Trump administration...
Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling Tuesday by a federal...
Trump administration wants Lisa Cook to be removed from the Fed Reserve board by Monday, ahead of interest rate meet.
Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.
Records confirm the Fed governor followed the rules, undermining the case used to justify her firing
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of ...
Fellow conservatives question FBI chief's qualification to head agency as he braces for Senate and House inquiry.
The White House is continuing its push to remove Federal Reserve Board of Governors' member Lisa Cook, filing a response in federal appeals court ahead of a 3 p.m. deadline on Sunday. The brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit…
Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account. They don't appear to be posted publicly anywhere else.
John Cassidy writes that some central-bank veterans are concerned about a scenario in which the President’s appointees gain effective control of the independent agency.
Well, they finally did it. A federal agency finally shattered the precarious base that upholds the edifice of prosecutions for child sex abuse material (CSAM) in America. That agency is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which just entered into a deeply prob…
A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - the first time a president has pursued such action...
Cook's claim that she was denied due process has a 'strong likelihood of success', court rules
Anthropic has declined requests from federal law enforcement contractors to use its Claude AI models for surveillance activities, deepening tensions with the Trump administration, Semafor reported Wednesday, citing two senior officials. The company's usage po…
Democratic lawmakers continued to grill FBI Director Kash Patel about the Jeffrey Epstein files. "Why don't you just release the entire file as you promised to do?" Rep. Jamie Raskin said.
The president is bent on consolidating his influence over the Federal Reserve.
The government insists the allegations that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud.
President Trump’s relentless attacks on the Fed risk triggering reflexive stubbornness among policymakers.
The FCC can do plenty of damage to free expression—even without revoking licenses.
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment against James Comey, the former director of the FBI who has long faced criticism from President Trump. Ed...
In a video posted following his two-count indictment by a federal grand jury, former FBI Director James Comey says he is innocent.
One of charges faced by ex-FBI Director James Comey focuses on his alleged role in the sharing of information about a probe related to Hillary Clinton, sources say.
The former director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations has been accused of lying to Congress.
In a report titled “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission,” Senate Democrats claim NASA is preemptively carrying out “devastating” cuts by order of the Trump administration.
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.
Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.
Hundreds of thousands federal employees to be furloughed while others, including FBI, CIA agents, will work without pay.
A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.
Will Patel be held accountable?
President Trump has directed his administration to review aid that could be cut in Portland, Oregon, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday. "We will not fund states that allow anarchy," she said. Last week, Trump ordered the military to be…
The White House says furloughed federal workers aren't automatically entitled to back pay, and Congress may have to pass a law to grant it to them.
Flight delays and cancellations are climbing as sick calls involving air traffic controllers leave a number of airport towers and control facilities without enough staff to handle all flights.
So let me get this straight. The same administration that claims fentanyl is such a dire threat that it justifies sweeping tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is simultaneously pulling federal agents off drug interdiction duties to chase undocumented la…
The federal government began sending layoff notices Friday to about 4,200 employees across multiple agencies.
They include officers from the FBI, US Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping "realignment" of its workforce.
El Paso officials are condemning a DHS video at the airport, citing political bias, Hatch Act concerns, and a lack of local input.
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree inquired about a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA.
J. Edgar Hoover built America's secret police to persecute immigrants and crush dissent. Maybe we needed a reminder
As the shutdown stretches into its 20th day, air traffic controllers, SNAP recipients, and federal employees are feeling the impact.
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying travel ...
On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is reportedly in a power struggle with Jared Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally, over who will lead NASA.
Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, the Justice Department said. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year.
America's 13,000 air traffic controllers will soon receive their first $0 paycheck. They hold a delicate power in Washington's government shutdown.
A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research.
This morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-0 to let itself retroactively ban gadgets and radio components that it previously approved for entry into the United States, if the company that makes them is deemed a national security risk. O…
Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman has re-emerged as the front runner for NASA Administrator, but it appears Acting Administrator Sean Duffy wants to secure the role for himself.
Al Jazeera's Linh Nguyen looks at how ICE is expanding its surveillance network.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings.
ICE plans to establish a "National Call Center" to help law enforcement track unaccompanied migrant children for potential removal.
Travelers can expect to see fewer flights to many major U.S. cities starting Friday morning, when the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce...
We’re officially in the longest government shutdown in history, and the FAA said they’ll be cutting air traffic by 10% beginning Friday.
The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.
Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to comply with the FAA's order. But there are still questions about the plan, which the agency says will keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.
Duffy said the FAA's decision to increase air traffic reductions to 10% is necessary as air traffic controllers call in sick while not receiving pay during the government shutdown.
"There's millions of people that are on the non-detained docket."
Thought flying during a government shutdown couldn’t get any worse? Think again. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to cut flight capacity by up to 10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports—a move that could ground thousands of flights per day…
An expert talks about the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its role in the wider regulatory landscape affecting commercial use of outer space.
The president sharply criticized air traffic controllers who took time off during the shutdown, saying he's "NOT HAPPY" with them.
Air travelers could face more frustration as busy U.S. airports need to meet a higher Federal Aviation Administration target for reducing flights Tuesday...
A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs.
The longest federal government shutdown in history is now history, and agencies and services are starting to slowly come back to normal.
The shutdown came at a bad time for air travel.
Jen Psaki shares new bombshell reporting from Pro Publica on the unseemly ties between Department of Homeland Security insiders and companies paid hundreds...
Eric Geller / Cybersecurity Dive: Internal memo: CISA will increase its hiring efforts in 2026 to rebuild after the Trump administration's cuts and prepare for a potential US conflict with China — The agency will also change some of its workforce policies t…
Richardson is the second official President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.
The mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, said that federal agents will be continuing their operations in the area Tuesday.
Regulator sides with telcos that claimed new cybersecurity duties were too ‘burdensome’ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote this week on whether to scrap Biden-era cybersecurity rules, enacted after the Salt Typhoon attacks came to light in …
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is working to meet the 30-day release deadline for the files.
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency says strict air quality standards were introduced without sufficient review.
A report from sources inside the FBI claims that the bureau is floundering under the Trump Cabinet pick.
The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Oct. 2, the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad. Sitting on horseb…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve's regional bank presidents live in their districts...
The move is another effort by the Trump administration to have more control over the US Federal Reserve.
The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines they could be fined $75,000 per flight if they didn't trim their schedules during the shutdown.
The Trump administration's elevation of a vaccine skeptic to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials, who told CBS News the appointment will harm the agency's reputation as a reli…
The EPA has revised its assessment of the health risks posed by the carcinogen, less than a year after the Biden administration issued its own verdict.
The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. One agency lost 95% of its staff, while others...
Months after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency were found in the Federal Communications Commission directory, the FCC is being accused of slow-walking demands for information about what they did there. On February 24th, advocacy group Freq…
More than a year after his initial nomination, the U.S. Senate has voted to confirm billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
The ghost of Elon continues to haunt the federal government.
The Goddard Space Flight Center Library in Greenbelt, Md. reportedly closed on Friday, Jan. 2
The USDA announced that the agency suspended federal financial awards to Minnesota and Minneapolis "effective immediately."
Nomination comes as Trump heaps pressure on Powell to cut interest rates; Warsh to face challenging Senate confirmation.
More than 10,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers are furloughed.
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday its contract with national security firm Peraton, the ...
Badged versions of TP-Link routers are supplied to US customers by more than 300 ISPs, making them the most widely used Wi-Fi routers in the country, found in millions of US homes. It therefore caused grave concern when security researchers at Microsoft fo…
Wants SLAs, revamped contracts for cloud ops The US Congress’ spending watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, has pressed the National Science Foundation’s CIO to improve how the agency plans, manages, and procures technology.…
CIO says sweeping reorg followed deep cuts as agency pushes cross-functional teams and AI Job cuts at the IRS's tech arm have gone faster and farther than expected, with 40 percent of IT staff and four-fifths of tech leaders gone, the agency's CIO revealed ye…
Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.
The EPA's sole function is to protect Americans from environmental health threats, and yet again and again it backs carcinogens instead.
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.
The partial shutdown — the rest of the federal government is being funded — hit a record 44th day on Sunday.
This announcement from the FBI came after President Donald Trump highlighted the recent deaths of several scientists and government workers who may have had access to sensitive information
Internal memo shows Trump appointee targeting EPA program that assesses toxic chemicals.
Admin set up an EPA address where companies could get compliance pause simply by sending an email.
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, joins Republicans to advance Warsh's confirmation.
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making.
Trump's USDA says employees of the bed bug-infested Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are expected to show up to their noxious, itchy office or spend vacation days to work from home.
Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today.
The scholarly class must cease their pretense about the impossibility of “Fed independence.” They want no such thing.