News on Cabinet/Administration

April 19th - April 25th, 2025

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Saturday/Sunday - April 19th - 20th

• Trump officials say Harvard letter sparking legal battle was sent by mistake

• Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks’

• Ousted Pentagon officials question leak investigation claims

• Iran, US ‘make some progress’ towards a nuclear deal in Rome

• Vatican holds 'cordial' talks with Vance after criticisms of Trump policies

• Vance meets Pope Francis amid row over Trump’s migrant plans

• Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

• Vance and Modi are likely to discuss a potential US-India trade deal. Here’s what to know

• Russia-Ukraine war: US says it would welcome extension of ceasefire

• Amazon and Meta are among the corporate sponsors of the White House Easter Egg Roll

• ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets

 

Monday - April 21st

• JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis

• White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil

• Pentagon chief ‘had another Signal chat’ sharing Yemen strike details: reports

• Pentagon chief Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat

• Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike

• 'Disruptor' Hegseth's unsettled Pentagon starts turning against him

• Pete Hegseth Is Running Out of Excuses

• The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

• National Gallery of Art Director Meets with Elon Musk’s DOGE

• Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders

• US may withhold environmental approvals for NY City projects if state does not end congestion pricing

• Can Vance’s visit help India fast-track trade deal, avert Trump tariff threat?

• Pentagon faces ‘meltdown’ as Trump backs Hegseth amid second Signal chat storm

• US imposes travel ban on former Argentine president over corruption charges

• Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

• Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

• More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection

• DOJ backs off from plan to spread its tax division across US

• The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools

• Paul Atkins sworn in as US SEC chair

• US Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default

 

Tuesday - April 22nd

• US Vice President JD Vance warns of 'dark time' without close bilateral relations with India

• Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid US tariffs

• Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks

• Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts

• Pentagon says leak probe may lead to U.S. prosecutions

• Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign

• Hegseth allegedly pulled airstrike info shared on second Signal post from secure military channel

• White House looks for new defense secretary. And, remembering Pope Francis' legacy

• Hegseth is in hot water again over sharing attack plans. But this time it may be worse

• Bondi launches taskforce on ‘anti-Christian policies’ in government and regulations

• Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

• State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency, 15 percent staff reduction

• Trump administration proposes major shake-up of US State Department

• US Justice Department drops lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania city of diluting power of Hispanic voters

• EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

• US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members

• Rubio will not attend Ukraine peace talks in London

• US proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian, Washington Post reports

• Trump envoy heads to Moscow for more Ukraine peace talks with Putin

• US targets Iranian LPG magnate with sanctions, Treasury says

• US finalises tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

• US homeland security chief loses cash, passport, bank cards to eatery thief

• US says internet’s ‘future at stake’, urges court to break up Google

• ‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo

• US could offer Argentina credit line if 'external shock' hit, Bessent says in remarks

• Thailand-US tariff talks delayed – but hopes for a ‘good outcome’ remain

• What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program

• NYC mayor and Trump border czar tout charges against 27 people in Tren de Aragua case

• What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program

• EPA begins layoffs of environmental justice staff

• US disburses part of loan to Michigan nuclear power plant for restart

• US FAA takes action to prevent helicopter incidents near Las Vegas airport

 

Wednesday - April 23rd

• US Treasury head calls tariff war with China unsustainable and says it will ease

• Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China

• Vance plays down political differences with Pope, calls it "lucky" they met

• NIH autism study will pull from private medical records

• US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup, say sources

• US cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims, Justice Dept documents show

• Trump administration announces major overhaul of US State Department

• Trump administration opens national security probe into imported commercial trucks

• US Justice Department directs investigations over gender-affirming care

• US brings first terrorism charges against alleged Venezuelan gang member

• US will aim for UK to cut its automotive tariff to 2.5% from 10%, WSJ reports

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy moving in wrong direction on peace talks, White House says

• Trump administration opens national security probe into imported commercial trucks

• White House says not taking aim at green group tax status

• DOJ probing Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns, Bloomberg News reports

• World leader claims US cancelled his visa

• Elon Musk to cut back work with Trump and Doge after Tesla sales skid

• Musk says he'll leave DOGE role in May

• DOGE shuttering Millennium Challenge Corp aid agency, staff told

• Trump's cabinet ready to reassert power as Musk steps back

• After 3 months of Doge chaos, Musk’s political rocket ship may be losing steam

• Hegseth defiant over new Signal chat saga, furious at Pentagon leakers

• Former Pentagon official on Hegseth turmoil: 'It looks like they actually broke the law'

• Department of Homeland Security points to another agency when asked about court-barred deportations

• Rubio says Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with the US

• Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high-ranking TdA gang member

• Orders to leave the country — some for US citizens — sow confusion among immigrants

• IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups’ tax-exempt status roil agency

• A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump’s executive order to overhaul US elections

• Army suspends Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after Trump portrait flipped to wall

• Veterans Affairs asks employees to report ‘anti-Christian bias’ for investigation by new task force

• ‘She knew’: Melania detail stuns internet

• FBI says cybercrime costs rose to at least $16 billion in 2024

• Complaints about ransomware attacks on US infrastructure rise 9%, FBI says

• As Trump's EPA ends 'environmental justice,' minority communities may pay a price

• Cops Are Using AI Bots to Surveil People

 

Thursday - April 24th

• Venezuelan moved to Texas for possible deportation despite judge’s order

• Hegseth had 'dirty' internet line in his office to use Signal, sources say

• US defence chief Hegseth asked for make-up studio in Pentagon, report says

• Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say

• Donald Trump Jr to meet Hungary's foreign minister in Budapest on Friday

• US deports Iraqi man at centre of debate on refugee policy

• US National Security Council thinned by recent firings, sources say

• US warns states they could lose transportation funding over immigration, DEI policies

• Trump Organization to fire legal adviser after Trump criticizes lawyer for Harvard work

• State Department's director of policy planning to head technical delegation for talks with Iran

• Pentagon chief removes service members of panels subjected to a recent review

• Trump administration says it is complying with order barring FEMA funding freeze

• US Justice Dept grant cuts valued at $811 million, people and records say

• Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations

• Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water

• How the US is reinforcing the ‘first island chain’ to deter China

• 100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency

• Musk, Tesla smashed by China ‘military’ ban

• Elon Musk twist nobody saw coming

• What is Musk's DOGE, the secretive unit operating in the public eye?

• Ex-Tesla DEI officials offer advice for DOGE-ed federal workers: Stand up to Musk

• US soldier Korbein Schultz jailed for selling defence secrets to China

• US states sue Trump administration to stop ‘insane’ tariffs

• Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump’s policies on immigration, elections and DEI

• US election officials question agency about Trump’s order overhauling election operations

• Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

• Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

• US says no warrant was needed to arrest Columbia student activist because they feared he’d flee

• US nuclear force costs projected to soar to $946 billion through 2034, CBO says

• US emergency agency plan requires nearly all staff to be deployed, draft memo shows

• State Department nixes climate office, revamps energy bureau

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Friday - April 25th

• US charges Milwaukee judge with obstructing immigration arrest in Trump crackdown

• Trump administration lays out roadmap to streamline tariff talks, WSJ reports

• Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff, Interfax says

• DOGE orders AmeriCorps to cancel $400 million in grants, Washington Post reports

• In reversal, US Justice Department says media records can be seized in leak probes

• New senior staff announced as White House looks to 'right the ship' at the Pentagon

• Donald Trump’s former envoy to China says US tariff cuts could come soon

• The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals

• Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

• Trump administration to investigate New York’s funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

• US farm agency withdraws proposal aimed at lowering Salmonella risks in poultry

• Trump administration replaces lawyers in NYC congestion pricing challenge

• Rubio replaces top US diplomat for Europe with former Senate staffer, consultant

• White House wants to defund independent Social Security board, sources say

• Social Security may lose thousands more staff under new Trump rule

• As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America’s oldest detention center in Miami

• Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding

• Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters’ records in leak inquiries

• The U.S. takes a step toward allowing mining on the ocean floor, a fragile ecosystem

• Federal agencies are reeling from Trump administration cuts to government

• Trump administration sues upstate New York city over “sanctuary” policies

• Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s nuclear program return to secluded Oman

• Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say

• US visit by far-right Israeli minister draws tense protests and ‘big fissures’ in Jewish community

• Documents expose differences over U.S. peace drive for Ukraine

• US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51 billion annually, report finds

• Ex-CISA boss says Trump actions risk 'dangerously degrading' US cyber defenses

• US Education Dept investigates UC Berkeley's foreign funding disclosures

• Trump administration to restore foreign students' legal status, for now