Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
As President Donald Trump works at a breakneck speed to implement his second-term agenda , including wholesale firings and ...
Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show ...
Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
Rubio says he's acting director of USAID as Trump, Musk move to shut agency down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort ...
Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, ...
Yes, the Defense Intelligence Agency memo announcing a pause to cultural holiday observances is real
The DIA has paused observances of Black History Month and Pride Month in accordance with President Trump’s ban on DEI ...
Trump accuses USAID of being 'corrupt'; implies the agency's days are numbered
USAID, a federal humanitarian agency, has been in turmoil as the Trump administration considers folding it into the State ...
Wisconsin has thousands of federal employees. Which agencies do they work for?
More than 18,000 federal employees were in Wisconsin as of March 2024, federal data shows. Here's a breakdown of where they ...
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What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... paid for by those who can afford it. With a trio of executive orders, President Donald Trump has almost instantly thrown the world economy ...