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In interviews from across the country, people expressed fear and wariness, and said that the country seemed to be spinning out of control.

The Trump administration had imposed conditions on grants awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that critics viewed as overtly political.

Already, a series of missteps by Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, in recent months have invited worries that he has eroded public confidence in the agency.

The ruling temporarily put back in effect a law banning Medicaid reimbursements to the organization, jeopardizing a large share of its revenue.

The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.

Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump's nominees, weakening Congress's vetting role.

The killing of the right-wing activist deepened lawmakers' fears of violence directed against them, and the toxic discourse that has fed such threats.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing, President Trump captured the raw sentiment of his conservative base. But he addressed only part of the alarming cycle of violence in America.

If the aggressive show of force had a deterrent effect on crime, it appears to have deterred some entirely normal aspects of city life, too.

The president's reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination shows how much the 31-year-old conservative activist had become a part of the Trump family.