The Supreme Court reshaped federal power this week, backing Trump’s use of an 18th-century law to deport alleged gang members and blocking reinstatement of 16,000 fired federal employees. The rulings expand executive reach in immigration, labor, and education, sparking legal concern and political fallout across Washington.
House Republicans surged forward with a bold budget blueprint to extend Trump’s tax cuts, intensifying partisan clashes over spending and civil rights. Democrats fired back with calls for an insider trading probe tied to sudden tariff shifts. The legislative push reshapes 2025’s fiscal trajectory and stokes fierce political and economic crossfire in Washington.
Senators accelerate confirmations, challenge trade chaos, and reignite bipartisan battles over tariffs, budgets, and surveillance. From confirming a new top military chief to pushing urgent reforms on daylight saving time and weather forecasting, today’s activity reveals intensifying divisions—and fragile cooperation—within the upper chamber of Congress.
President Trump unleashes sweeping policy shifts across federal agencies—deploying troops to the border, gutting climate research, and warning Iran of catastrophic consequences. The White House accelerates civil rights restructuring and intensifies trade and religious policies, signaling a radical reshaping of U.S. domestic and foreign strategy.
President Trump intensified executive actions on April 11, 2025, authorizing military control of borderlands, mandating immigrant registration, and confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions. As China retaliated with new tariffs, markets recoiled. Meanwhile, Trump’s health results, civil rights shakeups, and calls to end daylight saving stirred public reaction and political debate.