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Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a 鈥榮anctuary鈥� state are torn.In Colorado, some sheriffs are pushing for closer cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Others are telling immigrant populations their departments 鈥渁re always here for you.鈥�
First LookAndrew Cuomo announces New York City mayoral bidAndrew Cuomo has formally entered the race to be New York City鈥檚 mayor. The former governor seeks to make a comeback after resigning in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.聽
Could DOGE backfire on Republicans? Virginia election is a test case.With a governor鈥檚 race underway and a high percentage of federal government employees, Virginia offers clues on how the Department of Government Efficiency is affecting politics at the state level.
As Mayor Adams dodges removal, New York eyes a Cuomo in race to replace himNew York鈥檚 Mayor Eric Adams鈥� reelection hopes may be fading, given his recent legal tangles. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads a pack in the hunt to replace him.
The ExplainerDOGE administrator is named 鈥� and it鈥檚 not Musk. How this 鈥榙epartment鈥� works.As the Department of Government Efficiency upends decades of tradition in Washington, more scrutiny is being cast on the structure and authority of the initiative.聽
How Trump skirts checks and balances unlike any modern-day US presidentPresident Trump is using his reelection as a green light to bypass what America鈥檚 founders envisioned as the other co-equal branches of government: Congress and the courts. So far, only some courts have checked his power.
Trump and Musk cite fraud, but what does a government audit really look like?Each year, the U.S. government may be losing $233 billion or more聽to fraud. One way to address the problem: better up-front tracking of payments.
A gulf widens between Trump and the press, with high stakes for free speechA White House rebuff to The Associated Press 鈥� over the name 鈥淕ulf of America鈥� 鈥� comes on top of Trump lawsuits against major TV news networks. Some see rising pressure for news media conformity.
In Musk, an unprecedented blend of political and financial powerPresident Trump credits Elon Musk with leading efforts to disrupt, shrink, and overhaul the federal bureacuracy. Mr. Musk has major business interests聽intertwined with the very government he is remaking.
Here鈥檚 how Trump has remade US immigration policy in just 1 monthOne month after inauguration, President Trump鈥檚 flurry of executive action on immigration has dramatically changed U.S. policy. Critics say justice is at risk.
He鈥檚 鈥榠n charge鈥� of mass deportations. Why Trump listens to Tom Homan.President Trump has tasked his new 鈥渂order czar鈥� with significant responsibilities. The country鈥檚 next immigration chapter may well be shaped by his aggressive plans.
First LookVice President Vance tells Europe's leaders: Stop building a 'firewall' to block far rightAt the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Vance said German political coalitions that refuse to work with far right parties violate democracy.
As Trump steamrolls Washington, Democrats search for a strategy 鈥� and a voiceShut out of power in Washington, the Democratic Party is struggling to find a comprehensive message. The biggest challenge may be getting voters鈥� attention.
Farmers cast their votes for Trump. Now Musk鈥檚 cuts are hitting them.Many voters don鈥檛 object to the Trump administration shuttering agencies in Washington, but political winds may shift if local communities feel the effects of cuts, frozen funding, and stalled loan guarantees.聽
Risk of a trade war rises as Trump boosts tariffs globallyPresident Trump is hiking tariffs on steel and aluminum, and pledging to impose more.聽The question is whether this leads to a widening conflict聽or not.
As judges say 鈥榮top,鈥� the question is whether Trump will complyCongress and the courts are a check on presidential power. But what if the executive branch, charged with enforcing laws and rulings, doesn鈥檛 heed them?
鈥榃e are ... being demonized鈥�: Federal workers grapple with a demoralizing assaultAs Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency pushes to cut jobs and bureaucracy, many who chose careers in public service say it鈥檚 an intensely difficult time.
Federal return-to-work deadlines are here. Who is coming back to the office?Part of President Trump鈥檚 remolding of the federal workforce is an in-person work requirement. Already most federal employees aren鈥檛 eligible for remote work.
Musk aims to slash deficits. Trump has put key solutions out of reach.The hard math of fiscal responsibility:聽Elon Musk鈥檚 disruption of entire federal agencies, even if it works,聽would leave the biggest drivers of聽federal deficits untouched.
But is it legal? Musk鈥檚 DOGE is stripping agencies before judges can rule.F鈥媟om accessing computers to halting spending and firing workers, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are testing the legal limits of executive branch power.
