Analysts, and congressional Republicans, said a successful agreement increased the chances that members of the party, who control both the House and Senate, would be willing to approve more aid for Ukraine. Read more
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the power to order federal agencies to fire any workers, including probationary employees Read more
The move, which goes further than restrictions President Donald Trump placed on transgender service members during his first administration, was described as unprecedented by advocates. Read more
Patel has rattled the bureau since he was sworn in last week. One of his first acts was to call for some 1,500 FBI employees to be transferred from Washington to field offices around the country and an FBI office in Huntsville, Alabama. Read more
Musk admitted that he made a mistake when he said Verizon operated the Federal Aviation Administration’s communications system. Read more
The statement confirms a report by Reuters that the U.S. FDA’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting, which was scheduled to take place on March 13, had been canceled. Read more
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The productivity email appears to have exposed the deepest fault lines to date between the Tesla CEO and senior White House staffers since Musk and his associates began dismantling programs and cutting the workforce. Read more
There were no signs yet that mass layoffs of federal government employees were boosting claims, though that could change in the coming weeks as more workers are fired. Read more
Meanwhile, Canadian and Mexican officials were due to meet with Trump administration counterparts in Washington today and Friday to try to forestall the tariffs, which could deal a serious blow to a highly integrated North American economy. Read more
“We’ve made it easier for other countries to do business with us, strengthening trade relationships beyond the U.S.,” Zong said. Read more
A statement from the sheriff said deputies had found the 95-year-old actor and Arakawa, 64, deceased on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m. Read more
Chief Justice John Roberts asked for a response from the plaintiffs — organizations that contract with or receive grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department — by noon on Friday. Read more
Trump said the immigration program, which he said was legal, could start in about two weeks. Read more
Trump revealed the potential EPA staff reduction at the first meeting of his cabinet, where his downsizing czar Elon Musk pledged that he would move quickly to slash federal spending. Read more
Overall, the government spent about $710 billion between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20, Treasury daily spending data shows, up from the roughly $630 billion during a comparable period last year. Read more
The child, who was not vaccinated against the disease, died overnight in a children’s hospital, the Texas health department said in a statement. Read more
The memo calls for a “significant reduction” in headcount but does not specify how many workers should be laid off, beyond the 100,000 who have already taken a buyout or been fired. Read more
Karoline Leavitt, President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman, said that while traditional media organizations would still be allowed to cover the president, the administration plans to change who participates. Read more
Around 8:50 a.m. CT (4:50 a.m. Hawaii time), Southwest Flight 2504, a Boeing 737-800 arriving from Omaha, Nebraska, abruptly pulled up and flew over a FlexJet Challenger on the runway. Read more
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both notched their fourth consecutive sessions in the red, while the Dow ended the day modestly higher. Read more
The judge, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said for those reasons she agreed with groups representing nonprofits and small businesses that a preliminary injunction was necessary to block a further funding freeze. Read more
