Summarizing Trump’s Second Term Moves—Bigly!

March 13, 2025

Day of Trump's Second Term

CNN  —  Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump – but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his second term. The pressure point arises over a temporary government funding bill that could provide cover for the
President Donald Trump has spent the first two months of his administration dramatically overhauling the federal workforce, with more yet to come. Before receiving mass layoff plans due March 12 from federal agencies, Trump has instituted new rules and personnel changes that would give the president more control over agency employees − including both his
The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power Four different inspectors general appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on April 19, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Four different inspectors general appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on April 19, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty
President Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office on March 6, including the order against the law firm Perkins Coie. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked parts of President Trump's executive order targeting a prominent law firm for its representation
President Donald Trump's mass firings of permanent federal employees have already begun and are expected to accelerate over the next few weeks with tens of thousands more employees terminated. But the layoffs didn't come out of nowhere. This week, federal agencies face a deadline to provide Trump administration officials with plans for a reduction in
CNN  —  Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy could not: Walk the plank on one of Washington’s dreaded short-term spending bills. Even with the House GOP’s own whip operation in overdrive, it was Trump who landed the final votes for a funding
WASHINGTON — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent visit to the region by Adam
A federal judge on Wednesday said she will temporarily halt President Donald Trump's new restrictions on law firm Perkins Coie, which represented Hillary Clinton during her failed 2016 bid for the presidency. In a March 6 executive order, Trump directed federal agencies to terminate contracts with Perkins Coie "to the extent permitted by law," to
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