Feb 22 WATCH: Trump celebrates mass federal firings in his speech to supporters at CPAC By Will Weissert, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody has ever seen anything" like his administration's sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.”… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:34 The potential consequences of Trump’s unprecedented Pentagon shakeup By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz Trump’s shakeup of Washington reached the Pentagon on Friday as he fired several top military leaders, including Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump selected retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Trump touts his administration’s achievements at CPAC In our news wrap Saturday, Trump spoke at the final day of CPAC, new FBI director Kash Patel is shifting agents away from the D.C. area, Hamas released the last six living hostages promised in the first phase of its… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:52 The Project 2025 policies the Trump administration is already implementing By William Brangham, Harry Zahn In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligned with Project 2025, a conservative policy… Continue watching
Feb 22 Fact-checking the Trump White House’s claims about illegal immigration dropping sharply By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. … Continue reading
Feb 21 Trump fires Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support… Continue reading
Feb 21 Judge blocks Trump’s order to withdraw federal funding for DEI programs as lawsuit plays out By Lea Skene, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: ‘See you in court,’ Maine’s governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban By Michelle L. Price, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We'll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to… Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: Trump discusses USPS plans after Howard Lutnick sworn in as commerce secretary By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive branch takeover of the agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970. Continue reading
Feb 21 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Continue reading