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The Trump administration's posture was meant to hold the line against Democratic demands for Pete Hegseth’s firing at a time when the Pentagon is engulfed in turmoil.

Top of mind for many were the president’s efforts to reshape the federal government. Dean says Trump’s “lawless” actions are a “test of our democracy.”

The judge warned he could hold hearings and potentially refer the matter for prosecution if the administration does not take action to remedy the violation.

State Rep. Hensley avoided a harsher penalty because his other offense was more than 10 years ago. The legislator says he’s on a “recovery journey.”

Opponents of the proposal say Wilmington City Council should discuss policy issues in the open.

Lawyers for the Trump administration say they’re unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported.

Lobbyists attended and paid for the conferences. Attorney General Kathy Jennings got free flights, hotel rooms, meals, side trips and pampering, but didn’t disclose gifts.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’ order comes after the Supreme Court said the administration must work to bring back the Maryland man, who was sent to a prison in El Salvador.

The SAVE Act compels states to reject any voter registration application in which the applicant has not presented “documentary proof of United States citizenship."

It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.S. and most of the world to one between the U.S. and China.

The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health lost three COVID-19 era federal grants in what leadership described as a “fluid situation,” internal emails show.

The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago.

The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe, for its worst day since the pandemic crashed the economy in 2020.

For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s. On Wednesday, Trump detonated that arrangement.