Taking stock of President Trump's busy first week in office In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump took action on things from immigration and the economy to health, foreign policy and many pardons. Jason Fuller
Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration. NPR Staff
Week in politics: Hegseth confirmation, January 6 pardons, Trump's executive orders The new Trump administration hits the ground running with a bunch of executive actions, pardons for more than 1,500 January 6th rioters, and the firing of at least 12 inspector generals. Ron Elving
Trump travels to North Carolina and California President Trump took the first trip of his presidency to tour storm damage in North Carolina and fire damage in Los Angeles. Asma Khalid
Her brother was supposed to enter the U.S. as a refugee. That's on hold now. This week the Trump administration suspended the country's refugee resettlement program, leaving thousands of people – who had been cleared and scheduled to come to the U.S. – in a limbo. Patrick Jarenwattananon
What's behind a White House order ending 'federal censorship' One of President Trump's first executive orders claims the Biden Administration was censoring Americans and promises to roll back those actions, potentially by investigating federal workers. Lisa Hagen
Trump wants to label drug cartels terrorist organizations. Here's what that means in practice The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through. Ryan Lucas
Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters. Asma Khalid
Trump has tossed a lot of Biden policies. But there's one AI measure he wants to keep President Trump says he likes Biden's idea to open up federal lands for AI data centers. His White House is looking for ways to ensure U.S. dominance in the sector. Deepa Shivaram
Experts warn about the 'crumbling infrastructure' of federal government data Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That's before any cuts by President Trump and Congress. Hansi Lo Wang