What’s Next for Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Department
by The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to shift key functions from the Education Department to other corners of the federal government, moving quickly to …
Senator Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for in Trump Policy Bill
Senator Josh Hawley introduced legislation on Tuesday that aims to roll back some of the major changes to Medicaid made in Republicans’ sweeping policy bill, …
Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
The Senate on Tuesday voted to take up legislation to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, signaling that the Republican-led Congress …
Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility
Across Fall River, Mass., questions lingered on Tuesday about the devastating fire that killed nine residents of an assisted living facility and injured many more …
A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
The Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night. In a Democratic primary election that pitted continuity and experience against generational …
Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why
In clearing the way for President Trump’s efforts to transform American government, the Supreme Court has issued a series of orders that often lacked a …
Three Universities Will Face Congress Over Antisemitism Allegations
The heads of three universities will appear before Congress on Tuesday, becoming the latest batch of leaders who Republicans have called to Washington over allegations …
Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
Getting fired once was painful. Getting rehired and then fired a second time was excruciating. But federal workers are learning that waiting for the government …
Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics After Losses of 2024
If there is one point of consensus in the deeply fractured Democratic Party, it’s that the old ways of doing business just aren’t cutting it. …
Dismissals at Justice Dept. Seek to Bypass Civil Service and Whistle-Blower Laws
The Justice Department is accelerating its efforts to undo decades of civil service protections intended to insulate the work of law enforcement officials from political …