Politics ❯ U.S. Politics ❯ Trump Administration

Policy Changes

Immigration Policy Federal Workforce Government Restructuring Foreign Aid Policy Diversity and Inclusion Consumer Protection Foreign Aid Freeze Tariffs Agency Management Government Efficiency

Forest Service to Relocate HQ to Salt Lake City, Close 57 of 77 Research Facilities

The overhaul concentrates work in a few hubs, prompting fears of staff losses.

DOJ Asks Court to Let CFPB Cut Staff to About 556

Appeals Court Keeps Block on HUD’s Homelessness Grant Overhaul

Commerce Department Pulls Planned AI Chip Export Rule

20 States Sue to Block Trump’s $100,000 H‑1B Fee

DOGE’s Status Disputed After Reuters Says Unit Was Dissolved

Trump Administration Adds 50,000 Federal Workers, Concentrates Growth at ICE

Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Passport Sex-at-Birth Rule in 6–3 Order

Trump Imposes Tight Federal Hiring Limits, Puts Appointees Over Approvals

CISA Hit With Shutdown Layoffs Across Key Divisions as Swalwell Demands Answers

Roger Ver Reaches Tentative $48 Million Deferred-Prosecution Deal in U.S. Tax Case

Justice Department Sues Rhode Island Education Agencies Over Race-Based Teacher Loan Forgiveness

Global Report Finds 50-Year Low for Press Freedom as 94 Countries See Democratic Decline

Judge Voids Trump-Era Religious and Moral Exemptions to Contraceptive Mandate

Revised U.S. Human Rights Report Flags European Backsliding, Softens Criticism of Allies

Darren Beattie Installed as Acting President of U.S. Institute of Peace

Rubio Begins First Phase of State Department Reorganization

Rubio’s State Department Sends Layoff Notices to Over 1,300 Staff

Noem Seeks to Oust DHS Staff Who Reject Trump’s Deportation Agenda

Harvard and U of T Formalize Contingency Plan for HKS International Students