Vivek Ramaswamy Opens Run for Ohio Governor The former presidential candidate is seeking the top office in his home state after a brief stint on President Trump’s cost-cutting task force alongside Elon Musk.

Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, recommended pausing the mass firings of some probationary federal employees.

Judge Declines to Intervene in AP Lawsuit Over Trump Access But the judge hinted that future rulings in the suit could go differently, cautioning the White House to “think about whether what they’re doing is really appropriate.”

Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary The response to Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?” email to federal employees suggests that there may be limits to how far he can push the government’s work force.

Trump Calls Musk’s Email to Federal Workers ‘Ingenious.’ Some Agencies Are Pushing Back. President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Allowing ICE Raids in Certain Places of Worship Religious organizations are challenging a Trump administration policy that allows ICE to conduct operations in sensitive locations. The judge declined to pause the policy more broadly.

Stefanik’s Confirmation Is on Ice as Republicans Guard Their Scant Majority The congresswoman from New York is in line to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But first, her colleagues need her vote to pass their embattled budget plan.

Two Members of Privacy Watchdog, Summarily Fired by Trump, File Lawsuit The case joins a rising number of legal challenges to President Trump’s firing spree that has violated limits on his power.

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and vitamins, leading experts and lawmakers to doubt he could make impartial decisions.

How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?

Greenpeace Is Going to Trial in $300 Million Suit That Poses Bankruptcy Risk In a closely watched case, the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline is claiming the environmental group masterminded protests that hurt the company’s business.

Hegseth Defends Trump’s Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the moment” and praised President Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine.

Trump’s Frustration With Generals Led to Picking Dan Caine for Joint Chiefs Chairman Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star Air Force officer, quickly moved up the list of candidates to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Trump Appointees Fire Hundreds at U.S.A.I.D. Working on Urgent Aid The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.

The Death of Competition in American Elections A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.

Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump The second-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.

U.S.A.I.D. Appointees Fire Hundreds Working on Urgent Humanitarian Aid The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.

At CPAC, Trump Revels in Political Payback Speaking to a crowd of supporters that included pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, the president gleefully recounted his efforts to purge the government of his political enemies.

What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump The state’s first female governor and first female district attorney, the longtime Democratic politician has a history of supporting law enforcement.