Trump and Musk appear together to defend the cost-cutting efforts of DOGE Elon Musk defended the controversial cost-cutting methods of his Department of Government Efficiency group in an unusual conversation from the Oval Office while President Trump sat at his desk. A Martínez
Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal. Jenna McLaughlin
White House blocks AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico' The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. David Folkenflik
Vice President Vance needs to 'go back to grade school,' Rep. Jayapal says Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal says that the Trump administration's defiance of judicial orders is another step toward the president's ultimate goal of "the destruction of our democracy and our Constitution." KUOW Staff
Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE President Trump and Musk stood by their cost-cutting efforts. They said "billions" in waste had already been discovered, but offered few specifics on how they were arriving at those estimates. Elena Moore
Elon Musk defends his work from Oval Office as Trump signs EO to boost DOGE efforts Elon Musk joined President Trump in the Oval Office for an unusual discussion of his work slashing government spending. Tamara Keith
Arizona's new Democratic Senator is Latino, but backs tough action on immigration Ruben Gallego was one of the few Democrats to win a US Senate seat in a state also won by Trump. He's now challenging the belief that Democrats can't give up an inch when it comes to immigration. Ben Giles
PBS shutters DEI office The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. Chloe Veltman
'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years. Elizabeth Blair
Trump's freeze on refugee programs is an issue for Republicans wanting to help Afghans Aid groups are suing the Trump Administration over it's freeze of refugee programs, but criticism is also coming from Republicans who want to help Afghan refugees who aided the U.S. military. Quil Lawrence
