After His Jan. 6 Case Was Dropped, a Florida Man Is Arrested on a Gun Charge

Trump’s Agriculture Pick to Face Questioning from Lawmakers Brooke Rollins, the president’s nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, will appear before the Senate agriculture committee on Thursday.

Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program The program, which has functioned quietly for decades, is the latest target of Trump administration appointees who are eager to exert more control over who gets government jobs.

Hegseth’s Nomination Faces Test Vote The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.

Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others, Despite Threats From Iran The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump’s first term.

What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

Mexico’s Ambitious Plan to Prepare to Receive Its Citizens Deported From the US The plan, called “Mexico Embraces You,” seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.

Saudi Arabia Says It Will Increase U.S. Trade and Investment by $600 Billion Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Trump, who has warned of retaliation against governments he sees as acting against U.S. interests.

Trump Pardons 2 D.C. Officers Convicted in Fatal Chase and Cover-Up The death of a young Black man, Karon Hylton-Brown, led to days of protests in 2020, not long after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Trump Picks Conservative Activist to Lead U.S. Media Agency L. Brent Bozell III, once a critic of President Trump, now runs an organization that criticizes the media for perceived bias against Republicans, particularly Mr. Trump.

White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You. President Trump is taking dramatic steps in seeking to place his stamp on the federal bureaucracy.

Andrew Puzder Is Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to the European Union Mr. Puzder, a former fast food executive, was nominated in 2017 to be President Trump’s labor secretary, but he withdrew amid bipartisan scrutiny of his business record and character.

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

Why William McKinley, the 25th President, Is Trump’s New Hero William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

Trump Picks Sean Curran to Lead the Secret Service Mr. Curran, a current agent, will take the helm of an agency that has been the focus of several investigations since the July assassination attempt against President Trump.

Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown in Latest Threat to Federal Workers The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The Political Stories We’re Watching The nation’s politics are going to change in President Trump’s second term — though we don’t yet know how.

Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.

If You Work for the Federal Government, How Are You Feeling About D.E.I.? We want to know how workers are processing President Trump’s decision to end hiring practices meant to further diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal work force.