Key Events (10)
President Trump announced the revocation of former President Biden's security clearance and said he is cutting off Biden's access to intelligence materials. Trump stated the action was in retaliation for Biden's earlier revocation of Trump's clearance following the January 6 Capitol riot.
Trump announced plans to appoint himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and to fire board of trustees members. The Kennedy Center later stated Trump had not communicated with the board about these plans.
A federal judge temporarily froze Trump's order that put approximately 2,200 USAID employees on administrative leave in response to a lawsuit filed by a government workers union, which argued the action violated separation of powers.
The Trump administration announced plans to cut approximately $4 billion in medical research funding through the National Institutes of Health, with the reductions affecting indirect funding for research buildings, equipment, and staff.
Trump announced the U.S. is cutting aid to South Africa over what he characterized as racial discrimination against Afrikaners and offered asylum to Afrikaners, while criticizing South African land seizure laws.
Trump expressed frustration that deportation numbers have not been higher than current levels, signaling he wants more aggressive immigration enforcement action.
A federal judge denied an effort to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Department of Labor data, allowing Musk's cost-cutting initiative to proceed with data access.
Trump fired Colleen Shogan, the nation's archivist, as part of a broader personnel purge. The National Archives had been centrally involved in the classified documents case against Trump, though no official cause was cited.
Trump stated he will sign an executive order next week to reverse Biden's plan to phase out plastic straws across the U.S. government.
Jocelyn Samuels, former chief of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, condemned her dismissal by Trump as part of a broader strategy targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and rolling back rights for transgender employees.