Trump orders a probe into the Biden administration and its alleged autopen use
Trump alleges the Biden administration used a machine to sign key documents, as many presidents do. Biden says he made policy decisions himself: “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
FBI Director Patel, a longtime bureau critic, begins to put his stamp on the agency
Since taking the helm more than 100 days ago, Patel has yet to shutter the FBI headquarters and reopen it as a museum as he once said he would, but he has begun trying to remake the bureau.
In hearings, McMahon faces questions about the shrinking federal role in schools and colleges
In separate hearings on Capitol Hill this week, the Education Secretary answered questions about a range of issues, from student loans to mental health programs.
Judge blocks deportation of Boulder attacker’s family
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, responding to what the judge called an urgent situation to ensure the protection of the family’s constitutional rights.
Pentagon orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon from ship
As part of its “warrior ethos,” the Pentagon has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, named after the pioneering gay rights icon.
The Trump administration is working on a plan for time limits on rental aid
A housing agency rule would also allow work requirements. Supporters say a time limit would help spread limited funds to more people, but critics warn it would leave some homeless.
Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce have been slowed by lawsuits
President Trump’s effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce has run into roadblocks in the courts. Although mass layoffs are largely on hold, thousands of people have voluntarily resigned.
Trump’s billion-dollar war on Harvard, explained
Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman says the attack represents an erosion of democratic values: “Ultimately, this is about Trump trying to impose his view of the world on everybody else.”
Some federal workers lost health coverage they had paid for. A Democrat wants answers
Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.
Making the case for housing as a human right
And Housing for All is an impressively comprehensive examination of homelessness in America by Maria Foscarinis, who has worked in homelessness advocacy for decades.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Trump rescission request is ‘bad on all accounts’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., warns President Trump’s cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting will negatively affect millions of people.
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