Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions

A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”

Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access

The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.