Eight inspectors general allege their recent terminations were illegal. Eight inspectors general fired by the Trump administration are suing to have their jobs restored. A lawsuit filed on Feb. 12 in Washington asks a federal judge to recognize the dismissals as unlawful and reinstate the independent watchdogs to their respective offices. The plaintiffs are the
The agency cannot see or use information from more than a dozen internal databases related to student finance until next Monday. A federal judge has temporarily barred Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing federal student loan and financial aid information stored at the U.S. Department of Education. In an order issued Tuesday evening, Judge
Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the Senate to the position of director of national intelligence. Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed by the Senate to the position of director of national intelligence. Gabbard was confirmed in a 52–48 vote on Feb. 12 and will move immediately to assume her responsibilities in the nation’s
The resolution’s text does not achieve deficit neutrality on its own; instead, it assumes that economic growth will increase and thus lead to more tax revenue. The House Budget Committee released on Feb. 12 a budget blueprint to start the process of passing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda looking at securing the border, cutting taxes,
Mike Johnson’s comments run counter to claims made by some Democratic lawmakers who accuse the organization of illegally proposing cuts to federal agencies. The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has found a “shocking” number of federal government expenditures that Congress did not approve, House Speaker Mike Johnston (R-La.) said this past week. Republicans
Hegseth reiterated Trump’s calls for negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war and signaled U.S. focus will shift to other security concerns beyond Europe. Meeting with Ukraine’s network of international backers in Belgium on Feb. 12, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that retaking all territory that Ukraine has lost to Russia since 2014 is an
The White House is attempting to shake up the federal workforce. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is telling agencies to continue to use the probationary period for federal workers after the Trump administration issued a directive last month for agency heads to review workers under probation for possible dismissal. “The Trump Administration is encouraging