Trump fires inspectors general: What to know

The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies.

CIA says lab leak favored as likely COVID origin

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab. Here’s what to know about the declassified document released Saturday

Secret Service mistaken for ICE during visit to Chicago elementary school

After Chicago Public Schools initially claimed ICE agents visited a Southwest Side elementary school Friday morning, it was later confirmed that this was not the case.

Declassified JFK files: When will they be released, what we know about them

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump is ordering the release of classified documents surrounding the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Laken Riley Act will be first bill Trump signs

The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal officials to detain any unauthorized immigrant arrested or charged with a violent crime.

King family responds to Trump's order to declassify assassination files

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reacting to an executive order issued on Thursday to declassify documents associated with his assassination.

Trump signs order declassifying files on JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr. assassinations

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump says Canada can become a US state to avoid tariffs

On Thursday, President Donald Trump promised tax cuts for U.S.-based manufacturing and threatened tariffs on those who didn’t comply.

Presidential pardons: The history behind them and how they are used today

The recent flurry of presidential pardons from both former President Biden and President Trump has put a renewed focus on what the Constitution allows a president to do. 

What is DEI and what do the employees do? Here's why Trump placed federal staff on leave

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered that all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off—part of his administration's goal to eliminate affirmative action efforts within the federal government. 

Trump administration orders all federal DEI staff be put on leave

President Donald Trump's administration directed that all federal DEI staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off. Here's what to know.

What is a Roman salute? Term trends after Elon Musk's gesture at Trump Inauguration Parade

A gesture made by Elon Musk while he was speaking at President Donald Trump's Inauguration Parade Monday evening caused a stir online, with some people noting that the tech billionaire's straight-arm movement looked like a Nazi salute. 

California, immigrant rights group take aim at Trump over birthright citizenship order

The state of California and immigrants’ rights advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Law Caucus, are all taking aim at the Trump administration over Monday's executive presidential order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their birthright citizenship.

Trump reinstalls Oval Office Diet Coke button upon White House return

President Trump reinstalls the famous Diet Coke button on the Oval Office desk, along with other personalized changes marking his return to the White House.