Trump's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk faced resistance while attempting to reduce federal workforce and address the $37 trillion national debt.

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took off work Friday following a clash with attorney general Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.Two sources told Axios that Bongino was increasingly unhappy of Bondi's handling of the matter because he felt she had overpromised and underdelivered

President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s, government, which operates independently under home rule. In recent days, Trump has cited perceived high crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser,

Trump cited the large inflow of fentanyl as one reason for raising tariff rates on Canadian goods. However, according to Customs and Border Protection, of the nearly 22,000 pounds of the drug seized last year, just 43 pounds was seized at the northern border.

A Supreme Court ruling allows the Trump administration to proceed with federal staff cuts.BI spoke with 16 government workers who said they fear job losses and impacts on essential services.It's not clear how or when government agencies will proceed with layoffs.

Suspected Chinese hackers have broken into the email accounts of attorneys and advisers at a powerful Washington, DC, law firm in an apparent intelligence-gathering operation, the firm, Wiley Rein, told clients this week in a memo reviewed by CNN.

Tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies have cooled off since most of the alliance's member states agreed to increase their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent by 2035, which many Trump supporters say is proof that his hard-charging negotiating tactics, even among friends, produces results.

A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship.