Feb 10 Trump administration takes USAID off its building lease By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The eviction comes as a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. Continue reading
Feb 10 How the Trump administration moved to shut down the consumer protection agency’s headquarters By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump already commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump unleashes chaos by distraction upon the international community By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction around the world with a blitz of executive orders and ideas. Continue reading
Feb 10 Judge says Trump hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge has found the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and has ordered the White House to release all money. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump orders U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost of producing the coin By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump says Palestinians would have no right to return under his plan for U.S. ‘ownership’ of Gaza By Zeke Miller, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Senate moves Gabbard a step closer to confirmation vote for director of national intelligence By David Klepper, Associated Press The Senate could hold its final vote on confirming Gabbard as soon as Wednesday following Monday's 52-46 procedural vote to end debate on her nomination, which fell along party lines. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump says he plans to impose steel and aluminum tariffs, with more import duties coming By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Continue reading
Feb 09 Vance and Musk attack judicial authority as Trump’s agenda gets pushback from courts By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Over the past 24 hours, billionaire Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have not only criticized a federal judge's decision that blocks Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury records, but have also attacked the legitimacy of judicial oversight, a fundamental… Continue reading