California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.

Ed Martin, Trump Loyalist, Is Nominated as U.S. Attorney in Washington The nomination of Mr. Martin, who stood in the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, is a full reversal for an office that formed the core of one of the Justice Department’s most complex investigations.

Trump Pushes Business Interests in Golf, Mideast and New York as Conflicts Abound Norms recognized for decades in Washington by both parties no longer appear to apply to the Trump White House, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.

When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators? Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.

Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.

Moves by Trump and Bondi Raise Hopes of Those Accused of Foreign Corruption Lawyers for defendants in foreign lobbying and bribery cases are rushing to take advantage of new guidance restricting enforcement of those laws.

FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.

Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D. For at least another week, a judge will keep a hold on a directive placing more than 2,000 employees on administrative leave and forcing the return of overseas workers.

Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk’s Government Initiative Joe Gebbia is a board member at Tesla and is close to Elon Musk, the company’s C.E.O.

Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation Workers across the federal government were terminated on Thursday after the federal government’s human resources division advised agencies to lay off most probationary employees.

Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a retribution-minded president and his appointees.

State Dept. Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Vehicles From Elon Musk’s Tesla Vehicles made by Elon Musk’s company were on a purchase list issued before Donald Trump was inaugurated, and before Mr. Musk became one of the president’s top advisers.

Senator Tina Smith Won’t Run in 2026 as Democrats Face a Brutal Map Ms. Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, will leave open another seat for her party to defend next year as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate.

Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming Leave Kennedy Center After Trump’s Takeover Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts at the Kennedy Center after President Trump became chairman and its longtime leaders were fired.

‘The Boss of Everyone and Everything’: Trump Seeks to Influence Many Spheres No paper straws or local bike lanes. President Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on areas like the arts, sports, news, private companies and college campuses.

Kash Patel Passes Senate Panel Vote Amid FBI Turmoil The vote moved Mr. Patel, a Trump loyalist, one step closer to leading the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.

Taiwan Prepares for Trump’s Tariffs, and a Changed Washington Taiwanese officials, facing a more transactional U.S. relationship, have traveled to Washington to float energy deals and defend the island’s semiconductors.

Liberal Vets Group Gives Spanberger Boost in Virginia Governor’s Race The $500,000 donation to the campaign of Abigail Spanberger, a former representative and C.I.A. officer, is the largest direct contribution in VoteVets’ 20-year history.

Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing out Federal Employees President Trump and Elon Musk, who is leading the administration’s downsizing efforts, are pushing for quick and widespread layoffs. But the blitz has run into a complicated set of restrictions.

State Department Revises Plan to Buy Armored Teslas The name of the carmaker led by Elon Musk was removed from a list of planned purchases after news outlets raised conflict-of-interest concerns.