Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity ...

Trump on Thursday criticized hiring practices of his predecessor that promoted diversity, equity and inclusion.

Swooning Patrick Swayze fans still flock to the Virginia lodge where the movie was shot. Legislators are asked to take note ...

Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation's environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the ...

More recent efforts can be traced to the landmark Civil Rights Act signed in 1964 by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson, which ...

President Donald Trump issued a memo directing the Federal Aviation Administration to review hiring decisions and changes to ...

Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff immediately until sundown on ...

Can ICE arrest asylum seekers? What happens in the Tacoma detention center? We answer those and other questions to help understand Trump's many orders.

The judge agreed Thursday to the prosecution’s request that Teresa Youngblut be detained while her case proceeds because the evidence appeared “to be strong.” ...

Trump blamed recent Democratic administrations and DEI, ordering top transit and aviation officials to review hiring decisions made during Biden's years.

Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates ...