A judge has denied a request from USAID contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.

A draft of the executive order called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate a department closure by taking all necessary steps "permitted by law," sources had earlier told ABC News.

ABC News' Alex Presha and Jennifer Jenkins, founder and chair of Educated We Stand, discuss the potential impact of dismantling the Department of Education.

A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funding without going through Congress.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., about President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, as well as the looming tariffs and Elon Musk’s work on Capitol Hill.

Led by Vice President JD Vance, officials from the Trump administration visited the southern border in Texas to talk about the crackdown on illegal immigration.

Newly installed Attorney General Pam Bondi has established a "Weaponization Working Group" to review the "politicized" actions of those who investigated President Trump.

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright discusses the Trump administration's energy policies and vision to "drill, baby, drill" as Trump outlined during his speech to Congress on Tuesday.

Rep. Gary Palmer discussed Elon Musk's influence on the Trump administration as well as defended the federal spending cuts being made by DOGE.

Rep. Mike Levin joined ABC News Live with a reaction to President Trump's joint address to Congress as well as the federal spending being cut by DOGE.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an interview with ABC News Live that President Trump's tariffs against Canada are the "craziest idea someone could ever come up with."

Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, credits Elon Musk with helping the federal government and lawmakers be “stewards of the taxpayer.”

A federal judge is weighing whether to compel the Trump administration to unfreeze millions of dollars in previously allocated FEMA funds.

Longer lines, limited visitor center hours, fewer EMTs, and trash piling up — what four former rangers predict for understaffed National Parks after the Trump admin laid off roughly 1,000 employees.

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders breaks down the latest ruling from the Supreme Court and other legal challenges against the Trump administration.

A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.

Ending surprise medical bills used to be a Trump priority, but he just slashed the federal office working on that.

Emily Conner, a former federal worker with the Federal Transit Administration, shares how her life has been the past few weeks after she was laid off as DOGE slashed through the government.

Over the past two weeks, the Trump administration has fired thousands of federal workers across the country, in an effort, it claims, to cut down on government waste.

How will tariffs affect Canada-U.S. relations?

Secretary Linda McMahon has released what she calls the “final mission” for the Department of Education.

The theme of Trump's Tuesday address is "Renewal of the American Dream," but he's also expected to remark on what his second-term agenda may mean for the world.

As layoffs of federal employees continue across the country, five former federal employees discuss the wide-ranging impacts of their terminations.

AG Pam Bondi's decision to trumpet the release of Jeffrey Epstein files that contained little new information has ruffled feathers in the White House, sources say.

Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., says the “whole playbook” for the Trump administration is to “have tax cuts for the billionaire class.”

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., encouraged House Republicans to do more virtual events over in-person town halls, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.

McMahon will be tasked with shutting down the federal agency she was confirmed to lead.

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.

The DOGE website is now updated to claim cost-cutting savings of $105 billion -- though it deleted several contracts that it previously claimed saved billions of dollars.

ABC News’ Juju Chang spoke with Zachary Labe, formerly of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about how the agency's 600 layoffs could impact access to critical weather predictions.

The recently announced U.S. tariffs on steel imports mean that countries like China, which export to the U.S., will need to find new markets — and that could lead to steel dumping in places like India

Former senior tuberculosis and HIV medical advisor with USAID, Peter Kerndt, reacts to his firing from USAID and the mass layoffs being carried out across the federal government.

The Senate is voting on whether to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief.

President Donald Trump's flurry of executive actions may foreshadow fewer congressional requests in his address to a joint session of Congress.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency updated its website overnight with new figures, now claiming to have saved $105 billion.

Rep. Val Hoyle joined ABC News Live to discuss resigning from congressional DOGE caucus due to the actions of Elon Musk.

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation

Over 2 million federal workers have until Monday to list five things they achieved last week in response to an email from the Department of Government Efficiency. The emails will now be sent weekly.

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang reports on Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration and possible conflicts of interest.

Rachel Scott and Julie Pace break down the latest political news on “This Week.”

Federal workers, some of whom are veterans, were filled with despair and frustration as they searched for jobs after Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to the workforce.

Federal workers brace for more layoffs as they receive a second wave of emails demanding they list by Monday night five tasks they completed at work last week.

Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, of Indiana, weighs in on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.

The Pentagon is sending 3,000 additional troops to the southern border as part of the Trump administration immigration crackdown.  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to England to meet with British Prime Minister Starmer at Downing Street on Saturday.

The start of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started with optimism, a tone that shifted as the event went on.

Concerns grow at America's national parks after federal job cuts and how they could impact upcoming vacations, especially during the busy spring break and summer seasons.

Some federal workers are expected to receive a second email as early as Saturday asking them for bullet points on what they did in the past week, three sources familiar with the plans told ABC News.

With Ukraine's future in the balance, the high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match.

The new online portal went live on Thursday for the community to submit discrimination-focused complaints. ABC News’ Alex Presha reports.