Trump selects Sean Curran to lead Secret Service

Sean Curran previously served as the special agent in charge of President Trump's security detail and sprung to cover him on stage during the assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

• Jan 22, 2025

Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick to divest, step down as CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald

Lutnick is stepping down as head of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as he prepares to head the Commerce Department.

• Jan 22, 2025

Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

• Jan 22, 2025

Here's what to know about Trump's Stargate AI deal with OpenAI

The $500 billion Stargate project is projected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Here's what's known so far.

• Jan 22, 2025

Seat switching, oversold tickets cause drama at pre-inauguration Trump dinner

"I didn't want to get out of my seat because I didn't want to lose it," said one guest at President Trump's pre-inauguration Candlelight Dinner.

• Jan 22, 2025

DHS terminates all its advisory committees, ends "Salt Typhoon" investigation

Among the committees was the Cyber Safety Review Board that was conducting an investigation into the hack of American telecom companies by Beijing actors dubbed "Salt Typhoon."

• Jan 22, 2025

Judges lambast Trump's pardons and dismissal of Jan. 6 cases

Federal prosecutors have asked federal judges in Washington to dismiss pending indictments against defendants charged as a result of conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.

• Jan 22, 2025

House approves Laken Riley Act, sending first bill to Trump's desk

The legislation expands the federal government's mandate to detain undocumented immigrants.

• Jan 22, 2025

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers leader freed by Trump, seen on Capitol Hill

Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy when he was freed by President Trump.

• Jan 22, 2025

Trump administration weighs sending 10,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation.

• Jan 22, 2025

Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments

No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the White House," one source said.

• Jan 22, 2025

DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump's immigration agenda

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

• Jan 22, 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE has a new cost-cutting target: the U.S. penny

Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.

• Jan 22, 2025

U.S. border agents told to summarily deport migrants without asylum hearings

U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally without allowing them to request legal protection.

• Jan 22, 2025

Trump calls National Cathedral bishop's sermon "nasty in tone"

In the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington asked President Trump to "have mercy upon the people in our country."

• Jan 22, 2025

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