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February 11

Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle

Democrats and unions are fighting DOGE's actions in court.
February 11
A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.
2 hours ago

Appeals court denies Trump's request to lift order blocking funding freeze

The Trump administration and its opponents have gone back and forth in court.
2 hours ago
President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 10, 2025.
February 11

FEMA officials fired after Musk claims they paid to house migrants in 'luxury' hotels

The agency's chief financial officer was among those terminated.
February 11
Recently arrived migrants board a bus back to their temporary tent shelters at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn, on January 04, 2024 in New York City.
February 11

Trump says he could withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they reject his Gaza plan

It comes as Jordan's King Abdullah visited the White House on Tuesday.
February 11
President Donald Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
February 11

Judge orders FBI to release some information in Trump documents case

Judge Beryl Howell issued a memorandum opinion on Monday.
February 11
A person passes by the FBI seal on the wall of the FBI headquarters, days after the Trump administration launched a sweeping round of cuts at the Justice Department, in Washington, Feb. 3, 2025.
February 10

US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave

Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country
February 10
A spot that had been reserved for a representative of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency sits vacant at a meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors in Washington, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christina A. Cassidy)
February 11

Some Republicans defend courts against Trump administration attacks

Trump lashes out against "activists and highly political judges."
February 11
Vice President JD Vance arrives for a meeting with international investors in IA at the Elysee Palace as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, France, Feb. 10, 2025.
February 11

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

The FBI says it's discovered 2,400 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to release thousands of classified files
February 11
FILE - President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade in Dallas, with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, second from left, and her husband, Texas Gov. John Connally, far left, Nov. 22, 1963. (AP Photo/Jim Altgens, File)
February 10

Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda

"I think this battle will define Trump’s presidency," one legal expert said.
February 10
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Feb. 7, 2025.
February 09

What would happen if Musk tries to defy court orders?

A constitutional law expert says the fines would pile up pretty quickly.
February 09
Elon Musk joins President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Penn., Oct. 5, 2024.
February 11

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work
February 11
En esta imagen de archivo, el entonces candidato republicano a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump (izquierda), aplaude al director general de Tesla y SpaceX, Elon Musk, tras un discurso en un acto electoral en Butler Farm Show, el 5 de octubre de 2024, en Butler, Pensilvania. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, archivo)
February 10

Another Republican senator goes against Trump's 'poorly conceived' NIH funding cuts

Collins endorsed HHS nominee RFK Jr., who said he would "reexamine" the cuts
February 10
Sen. Susan Collins questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings for her confirmation at the Capitol in Washington, DC, Jan. 30, 2025.
February 11

Trump pardons former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Blagojevich was released from prison in 2020 after Trump commuted his sentence.
February 11
Former Illinois governor and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich speaks to the press outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Aug. 2, 2021 in Chicago.
February 06

Vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director delayed after Democrats object

Democrats say they want to know why he previously invoked the Fifth Amendment.
February 06
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.
February 06

Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work

Melania and Ivanka Trump toured Africa to promote USAID programs.
February 06
US First Lady Melania Trump visits Chipala Primary School in Lilongwe on Oct. 4, 2018 during a 1-day visit in Malawi, part of her week long trip to Africa to promote her 'Be Best' campaign.
February 11

1st lawsuits targeting foreign aid freeze bemoan 'chaos' in Trump order

The lawsuits alleged the freeze exceeds Trump's authority as president.
February 11
President Donald Trump waits for Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
February 03

Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'

Trump says he doesn't think he needs Congress' approval to shut down the agency.
February 03
Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington.
February 10

Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members

The directive came in a memo addressed to senior Pentagon, military leadership.
February 10
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the press during a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
February 08

Judge blocks DOGE team from accessing Treasury data on taxpayers

The judge said allowing DOGE access would cause "irreparable harm."
February 08
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington.
2 hours ago

Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death
2 hours ago
FILE- Alabama's lethal injection chamber is seen Oct. 7, 2002, at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)