Here’s a look at what made news on March 28, 2025.

• A federal judge has temporarily halted parts of President Trump’s executive order against the law firm Jenner & Block, which is linked to the Robert Mueller investigation.
• Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond, Va., was removed in September 2021, part of a trend of Confederate monuments being removed or relocated in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
• A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
• The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed President Trump to dismiss two Democratic board members of independent agencies.
• A crisis in the White House has exposed nearly everyone in the Trump administration’s top tier, leading to a significant leadership breakdown.
• A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop dismantling the CFPB, setting up a potential legal battle over spending priorities.
• President Trump has won a court case allowing him to temporarily remove the chair of a crucial federal firings review board and a member of the National Labor Relations Board.
• The potential effects of President Trump’s executive order on the Smithsonian Institution are being evaluated.
• President Trump has pardoned Trevor Milton, the CEO of the now-defunct Nikola Corporation, who was previously convicted on charges of securities fraud and wire fraud.
• President Trump has pardoned three BitMEX founders who were convicted of money laundering.
• President Trump’s 25% auto import tariffs could potentially raise the average cost of owning a car.
• The Trump administration’s influence on the Smithsonian Institution is sparking controversy, following an executive order that put Vice President JD Vance in charge.
• The Trump administration plans to eliminate all non-mandatory positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Controversy has arisen over President Trump’s demand for increased US control over Greenland due to alleged Danish neglect.
• Dana White, UFC president, is defying convention by launching a new boxing promotion and striking a YouTube deal for Power Slap.
• President Trump has declared April 2nd as “Liberation Day,” coinciding with the imposition of reciprocal taxes.
• President Trump had an “extremely productive” first phone call with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, with talks on a new relationship set to begin after the Canadian election.