Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where it is difficult to guarantee patient privacy.

Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.

Nashville Police Release Details on Covenant School Shooting and Close Case

A summary of the police investigation, released two years after the attack, found that the shooter had spent years planning the violence and covering up mental health problems.

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

Horticulturalists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.

5 Takeaways from Hochul’s State of the State Address

Child care, housing costs and public safety were the New York governor’s top issues as she outlined her policy plans for the year and for a re-election fight in 2026.