After a DOGE employee was beaten in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump threatened to “federalize” the district. What does it mean to federalize, and can he do that?

Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking a late-night slice or falafel. A robust but not unusual contingent of city police cruisers lingered around the edges of the crowds.

Michael Steele blasts Trump’s threats to federalize Washington, D.C., after the president claimed crime in the city was “out of control.”

Biden appointee Adriana Kugler hasn’t said why she is leaving. Her departure comes at a precarious time for the central bank.

Trump nominated Miran on Thursday to complete Kugler’s term, which expires on Jan. 31. Trump has been demanding that Chair Jerome Powell and his Fed colleagues lower rates. He has said the Fed’s policy rate should be at 1%,

President Trump recently nominated Stephen Miran, head of the Council of Economic Advisers, to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve, bringing a loyalist into the central bank. The opportunity arose unexpectedly when Fed governor Adriana Kugler resigned six months ahead of her term's end.

An order signed by President Trump aims to give political appointees power over billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies.

Trump's executive order erects unparalleled hurdles that may undermine the importance of independent setting of research priorities and peer review by scientific experts.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to tighten federal grant approvals, with grant award decisions to now undergo evaluation by Trump’s political appointees, the White House said.