President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at revamping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the latest sign he's seeking to change how the agency handles disasters that hit the nation.
The big picture: Sunday's announcement of the order comes days after the president said he was considering "getting rid of" FEMA altogether, as he and others in the GOP have in recent months complained the agency's disaster response has beenbiased against Republicans.
President Trump on Sunday said he was imposing large tariffs and significant sanctions on Colombia after its government refused to accept two military cargo flights carrying deported Colombians.
The latest: Trump won't impose tariffs on Colombia after all — following the Latin American government's agreement to accept all of his terms, including receiving Colombians deported from the U.S., White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Sunday night.
Vice President Vance said in an interview aired Sunday that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has "not been a good partner in common-sense immigration enforcement" after the assembly condemned several of President Trump's executive orders.
Why it matters: A number of Christian organizations rebuked Trump's immigration executive orders in the days after his inauguration, noting how they violate core tenets of Christianity and endanger vulnerable populations.
President Trump is surprising — even frustrating — some longtime friends in his second administration's early days with fewer leaks, a lack of exploitable rivalries, and tighter restrictions on access to him.
Why it matters: No modern president has done more — across more areas of American policy, culture and life — than Trump in the past six days. This new operating style and system enabled a strategy of flooding the nation with so many huge moves that it's hard for critics to attack specific ones.
The debateover COVID's origins has included two main theories: that it came naturally from a market in Wuhan, China, or that it came from a lab leak there. In a new assessment, the CIA says it's more likely that COVID originated from a lab leak.
Why it matters: "John Ratcliffe, the new director of the CIA., ... has said it is a critical piece of intelligence that needs to be understood and that it has consequences for U.S.-Chinese relations," The New York Times' Julian E. Barnes reports.
Elon Musk told members of the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that "there's too much focus on past guilt," days after he gave what scholars and rights groups said was a Hitlergruß, or Nazi salute.
Why it matters: The world's richest man made the remarks Saturday, seemingly referring to the burden Germany carries for the Holocaust, two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum in Poland is preparing for the 80th anniversary of Soviet forces liberating the German Nazi camp in what many experts believe is the memorial's last major milestone with many survivors present.
Why it matters: Only a few dozen Holocaust survivors from Auschwitz remain — the youngest of the 7,000 who were liberated on January 27, 1945 — and advocates are racing to record their testimonies.
The Trump White House instructed the Pentagon to release the hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, three Israeli officials told Axios.
Why it matters: President Biden's decision to halt the delivery of one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs last May triggered one of the biggest crises the U.S-Israel relationship has faced during the 15-month war in Gaza.
President Trump fired at least 12 inspectors general across the federal government Friday night, multipleoutlets reported.
The big picture: The terminations, the latest in a slew of government shakeups since Trump's inauguration, appear to be in violation of federal law requiring 30-day congressional notice of intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
After touring war-zone-like wildfire devastation Friday, President Trump plans to act as soon as Monday to bring federal regulatory relief to help Angelenos clean up and rebuild.
Why it matters: Trump was moved by talking to people who aren't being allowed to even see the remnants of their houses. Aides are researching requirements the White House can waive, or California rules that can be overridden, to get homeowners back and rebuilt quicker.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth won confirmation Friday night with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Vance — who also gave crucial tactical advice when the nomination was in crisis.
Why it matters: Scandal doesn't stick to President Trump. The trait seems to be shared by at least the first of his most controversial Cabinet picks, who even Vance was counting out last month.
The Trump administration is working on securing more aircrafts to expedite deportations, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told reporters on Friday.
The big picture: President Trump has long vowed to crackdown on immigration and expel millions of undocumented people unauthorized to stay in the U.S., and in his first week in office he has already begun the process.
School leaders across the U.S. are working to reassure parents about potential immigration enforcement on campuses after the Trump administration reversed a long-standing policy discouraging enforcement in "sensitive" areas.
Why it matters: The mere possibility of immigration enforcement on campus could cause widespread fear, leading some students to skip school. This would disrupt their education and threaten school funding, which is often tied to attendance.
The U.S Secret Service says it was their agents, not Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that showed up at a Chicago Public School (CPS) on the city's South Side Friday.
Why it matters: These were the first reports of agents turning up at a school after the Trump administration announced this week that it would change immigration enforcement policies to allow arrests at schools, churches and hospitals.
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