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The administration puts 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. New York wants newly fired federal workers for state service and the GAO's High Risk report finds ways to make the government more efficient.

Speaker Johnson calls out Ukrainian President Zelensky, while also calling Putin "dangerous." Voting rights advocates are concerned about the SAVE Act's impact on Civil Rights and some Democrats call for prioritizing rural and working class people.

Senate Republicans say they'll change the House's budget resolution. Trump questions whether he called the Ukrainian President a dictator ahead of his White House visit and environmentalists question Lee Zeldin's call for deregulation.

The House passed a budget outline. Elon Musk attends first Trump cabinet meeting and federal workers leave jobs despite litigation to let them stay.  

Trump faces backlash for restricting press access. The Defense Secretary's ties to a controversial church spark debate, Speaker Johnson struggles with votes for a budget that includes healthcare cuts. Arkansas expands school meals and Western voters push back against cuts to wilderness agencies.

Federal employee performance reviews face a confusing moment, Congress debates voting rights, consumer advocates push to reinstate the CFPB, Canadian and Mexican import tariffs raise economic concerns and environmental groups fight offshore drilling.

Today is the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Some federal workers return to the office after telework agreements are terminated and environmental groups sue the Trump administration over its offshore drilling policy.

Trump wants to eliminate local governance in Washington, D.C., election denier Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director, and federal cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program hurt ailing first responders.

State legislators chip away at early voting laws, the North Carolina Supreme Court election saga continues, and universal private school voucher programs expand nationwide – putting public school funding at risk.

The SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote, is moving in the U.S. House. Environmentalists want the Senate to kill a bill falsely claiming to slow climate change and the agriculture industry is concerned about mass migrant deportations.

On a Middle East visit, Senator Richard Blumenthal rejects a takeover of Gaza. President's Day protests erupt around the county against White House moves and another aviation accident is drawing attention to recent FAA cuts.

Top Trump officials set to meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia over the Ukraine war. The GOP budget resolution is at risk as moderates weigh out consequences. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's "going nowhere."

Federal workers tasked with securing elections from foreign interference are placed on leave, parents' organizations reject dismantling the Department of Education and the Congressional Black Caucus presses discussions on slavery reparations.

Deregulation raises environmental and public health concerns, national monuments face potential risks, political neutrality in education sparks protests and Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation fuels controversy.

A court weighs the right of New York City noncitizens to vote in local elections, Vice President Vance suggests courts can't overrule a president and states increasingly challenge the validity of student IDs at the ballot box. 

President Donald Trump approves 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Democrats who oppose dismantling the agency have been denied access to the Department of Education and some places buck policy trends on sex education and immigration.

The head of the new White House Faith Office draws scrutiny, Trump moves to fire the chair of the Federal Elections Commission and a North Carolina judge won't toss tens of thousands of ballots in a State Supreme Court race.

Attorney General Pam Bondi strikes a Trump tone at the Justice Department, federal workers get more time to consider buyouts and an unclassified email request from the White House worries CIA vets.

Nationwide protests erupt against federal policies, Indiana's EV infrastructure expansion stalls due to a funding freeze and Washington state pushes for rent stabilization to combat rising housing costs.

Trump moves towards dismantling the Department of Education. Observers call relocation of displaced Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan a non-starter and Idaho lawmakers look to raise barriers to voter initiatives.

Democrats protest Elon Musk's meddling in federal payment systems, Trump directs Cabinet secretaries to funnel federal dollars to private and religious schools and Virginia  lawmakers aim to restore felon voting rights.

President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Legal experts question Trump's use of executive orders and mass deportations may start to take a toll in the southwest.

President Trump's latest executive actions on aviation safety, education, and birthright citizenship are sparking debates – with critics saying they threaten civil rights, while supporters say they support competency.

President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act. The administration ends temporary protected status for Venezuelan migrants and the White House rescinds a memo freezing federal aid, but causes confusion and chaos.

Democrats say Trump's order to freeze federal loans and grants puts American lives at risk, Republicans support conditioning California disaster aid to voter ID and critics say tax credits for private school donations undermine public education.