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The president removed all democrats from the Federal Trade Commission’s board.
What did (and didn’t) just happen with the war in Ukraine.
Trump claimed a wartime power for fast deportations — and ended up in conflict with the courts.
The administration demanded Columbia make sweeping policies and governance changes — or lose billions in federal funds.
The president’s team is going after the foundation of US climate rules.
Here’s what Trump’s latest move means for students and schools.
The US agreed to resume aid after Ukraine endorsed a proposed ceasefire in the war with Russia.
The administration is trying to deport a former Columbia University student who played a role in anti-Israel protests on campus.
This week’s rocky economic news is a reminder that Trump was never going to work the miracles he’d promised.
Trump said we’re in for “a little disturbance.” It may not be so little.
The president took the global economy for a ride on Tuesday.
The Justice Department on Friday quietly took revenge on prosecutors who’d worked to hold Trump’s allies accountable.
What the Oval Office confrontation tells us about Trump — and the future of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The administration aims to discharge transgender troops within 60 days.
Trump says Republicans won’t “touch” the program. But he left them a loophole.
The president can now replace the top echelon of military officials with his own people.
A new agreement has blocked a plan to give a DOGE staffer access to highly sensitive tax data.
The president is claiming total control over agencies that, by law, are independent.
Elon Musk’s group is pushing to access the IRS’ most sensitive information.
A vaccine skeptic is now running the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.
The courts keep pressing pause on the president’s grand designs.
The consumer watchdog’s fate is now with the courts.
It’s a wonky fight with big implications for democracy.
Trump made headlines by saying the US would invade Gaza. Then his team walked it back.
The courts are the biggest remaining impediment to Trump’s power grab.
The Trump administration is preparing a remarkable power grab over the federal law enforcement agency.
The Logoff explains what you need to know about Trump’s latest immigration move.
Why the exodus of government employees matters for everyone.
The Logoff explains Trump’s federal spending power grab.
Trump often promises instant results. Don’t fall for it.
The Trump administration is freezing the Justice Department’s work on police reform.