Marshals Escort DOGE Team Into African Aid Agency
A day earlier, U.S. African Development Foundation workers had refused entry to Department of Government Efficiency workers and the State Department official in charge of foreign aid.
Appointments and Executive Changes
Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines
At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.
C.I.A. Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers
Some newer employees have been summoned to an off-site location and asked to surrender their credentials.
F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts
Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction on issues like vaccines.
Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official
The president’s lead criminal defense attorney takes the key role of running day-to-day operations of federal prosecutors.
‘Final Mission’ for Education Dept. Begins Now, McMahon Says
President Trump has said he wants to do away with the department, and in her first hours as education secretary, Linda McMahon indicated she would follow his lead.
He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.
Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases claiming the company had not warned of potential risks to very low-weight babies.
In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine
Tuesday night’s address will be a remarkable return to a chamber that President Trump last addressed five years ago, before voters ousted him from office.
Senate Confirms Linda McMahon as Education Secretary
Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause
A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful.