The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically. Read full article

The agency plans, for now, to use attrition, including retirements and voluntary resignations, to reduce the size of the C.I.A. instead of more mass firings. Read full article

The Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the agency was “shifting its scientific expertise.” Read full article

Thomas Homan, the border czar, had said, “Wait to see what’s coming,” when asked about guidance sent to state workers about interacting with ICE agents. Read full article

The state’s attorney general said the federal dollars paid for food for schoolchildren and other essential services. Read full article

A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws. Read full article

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with error” that it might end an innocent life. Read full article

The director of the agency’s Center for Global Health Services was dismissed a month short of qualifying for full federal retirement benefits, according to a lawsuit. Read full article

What Elon Musk’s retreat from Washington means for his government-slashing project. Read full article