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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working -- and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.

A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn't linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state's most prominent conservative group says it should be.

Court documents reveal that Nikita Casap's alleged manifesto calling for Trump's assassination cited multiple Terrorgram publications and urged people to read the writings of a network member who murdered two people outside an LGTBQ+ bar in 2022.

A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system -- and its hundreds of millions in fees. "This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards," one expert said.

A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked transgender rights.

The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs -- like safe drinking water and hospital access -- aren't being met.

FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs. Another medication made there has been tied to deaths of U.S. patients.

After the Trump administration cut its funding, a Nashville nonprofit is fighting to provide refugees with the support it promised, despite contending with depleted resources, layoffs and disillusionment.

Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration's immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. None has received a reply.

Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump's freeze on oversight activities leaves many reform efforts in the hands of local leaders.