Day: February 6, 2025

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, in some of her first moves on the job, is shifting the Justice Department’s national security priorities away from initiatives that have been a source of irritation for President Donald Trump and his allies.

Trump’s pick for budget chief was confirmed by the Senate after Democrats held the floor for a full day to speak in opposition to him.

DOGE has gained access to government employees’ sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week.

The Trump administration is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams, the Education Department said Thursday. The agency is opening reviews at San Jose State University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. It comes a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

Trump admin sues over ‘sanctuary’ laws for migrants

Unions representing many of the nation’s 2.3 million federal workers charge that the administration’s “unprecedented offer” violates the law.

The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit challenging sanctuary immigration laws in Illinois.