As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.
A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.
Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”
Judge John D. Bates previously ruled in the same case to allow members of Elon Musk’s government-overhaul team to continue accessing some sensitive federal records.
The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top adviser to President Trump, that referred to Nazi leaders.
Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.
The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective equipment for health workers, and helped prevent transmission by survivors of the disease, according to a former U.S.A.I.D. official.
Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the European Union.
Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.
President Trump’s first cabinet meeting was a display of deference to Elon Musk.