Trump Paralyzes Independent Rights Watchdog, Firing Members Selected by Democrats

The move removed three of the four sitting members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, leaving it unable to act as the Trump administration begins reshaping intelligence agencies.

Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty

The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while navigating a second Trump term.

Denmark and Other Nations Under Pressure Seek Lobbyists With Trump Ties

The president’s confrontational foreign policy has created opportunity for his allies on K Street who are willing to take on clients he has targeted.

Behind the Colombia Blowup: Mapping Trump’s Rapid-Escalation Tactics

There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many said they did not plan to increase production unless prices rose significantly.