Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Secretary, Steps Down Amid Internal Investigation
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was facing multiple scandals and an internal inquiry into charges of misconduct.
Appointments and Executive Changes
Four Cabinet and other senior officials have now stepped down from Trump’s Cabinet.
When President Trump unveiled his sprawling global tariffs last spring, he boasted that they would generate windfall profits and “make America wealthy again.” The Trump administration on Monday took its first steps toward returning more than $166 billion collected from tariffs that were struck down in February. Just over a year after imposing many of … Read more
For Trump, the Artemis II Moon Mission Offers a Shot to Cement His Legacy
No president since the Apollo era has pushed harder to return to the moon than President Trump. But he wants a space achievement that is about “more than getting rocks this time.”
The Man Expanding Trump’s Presidential Powers
Coral Davenport, a New York Times reporter, explains how Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, plans to circumvent Congress’s budgetary powers to advance the Trump administration’s agenda.
Party Politics Is Said to Have Played a Role in Kennedy’s Firing of Vaccine Advisers
The health secretary cited financial conflicts, but a White House official and someone familiar with his thinking said he was also concerned about ties to Democrats.
CFPB Official Quits With Fiery Email
The Trump administration has frozen the agency’s work and abandoned most of its lawsuits against banks and lenders.
Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?
Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.
In Trump’s ‘Patriotic’ Hiring Plan, Experts See a Politicized Federal Work Force
Political appointments inherently take into consideration loyalty to the president or the party. But expanding those types of questions to the career civil service is a significant departure.
Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm Made $198 Million Selling Stock as Profit Fell
Robyn Denholm sold Tesla stock in recent months while Elon Musk, the chief executive she oversees, worked for President Trump and alienated many car buyers.
At Trump’s Justice Dept., Bondi Embraces Role of TV Messenger
Attorney General Pam Bondi has adopted a conspicuously performative approach, willing to execute White House directives with little fuss.