Key Events (10)
President Trump's administration is dismantling the Department of Education by moving oversight of special education and civil rights enforcement to other agencies, including the Department of Justice. This marks the most aggressive move yet to dismantle the Education Department.
Trump administration reaches a preliminary peace deal with Iran that includes an agreement for Iran not to obtain nuclear weapons. A memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed on Friday in Geneva, followed by a 60-day negotiating window for broader talks.
At the G7 summit in France, European leaders urge Trump to host talks between Zelenskyy and Putin to advance peace in Ukraine. Trump states the U.S. has 'nothing to do' with the Ukraine war, prompting concerns about America's security commitments to European allies.
The U.S. Justice Department announces charges against five men for an alleged plot to attack a UFC event held at the White House for Trump's 80th birthday. Officials say the plotters discussed sending explosive-laden drones and shooting people who fled.
The European Parliament finally approves a trade deal with the Trump administration nearly 12 months after it was proposed and just days before a U.S. deadline threatening to raise tariffs. The deal had faced prolonged negotiations.
Experts warn that Trump administration policies on voting rules are raising concerns about voting rights, with election denialists installed in key positions and a series of measures being used to change voting rules.
The Trump administration ends the Biden-era SAVE student debt repayment plan, replacing it with a stricter system that imposes tighter payment timelines on borrowers, marking a significant overhaul of the U.S. student debt repayment system.
A UFC fighter's disparaging comments about Michelle Obama made at an event at the White House have drawn widespread condemnation, but Trump has not publicly condemned the remarks, drawing criticism and calls for the president to respond.
Fifteen people are charged over alleged interference in a Minnesota immigration crackdown, with prosecutors claiming defendants were part of Minneapolis-based 'antifa' groups that violently opposed law enforcement actions.
The Trump administration's Justice Department intervenes in a lawsuit to back Elon Musk's xAI company against a pollution suit brought by the NAACP over methane-gas turbines at a Mississippi datacenter, urging a judge to throw out the case.