President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, including an order terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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The Environmental Protection Agency's science wing, the Office of Research and Development, faces major changes under the Trump administration. The office does research to understand how environmental contaminants affect human health. Its work feeds into regulations like the Clean Air Act. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
People vote at a polling booth at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mark Baker/AP hide caption
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Joseph Czuba stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County, Ill., courthouse on Oct. 30, 2023, in Joliet, Ill. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
The receptionist desk sits empty at Radio Free Asia, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Rod Lamkey/AP/FR172078 hide caption
Ed Martin, now the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2023. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images hide caption
Justice Department probes medical journals over partisanship
Tim Friede, pictured here with a water cobra, exposed himself to snake venom over decades. Scientists say they have now made a broadly effective antivenom with the help of his antibodies. Centivax hide caption
He let snakes bite him 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom
Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP Gerold Otten speaks to the media as co-leader of the far-right party Alice Weidel stands next to him on March 24, 2025, at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People walk down the street past banners commemorating fallen soldiers in Zaporizhzhia on March 29, 2025. Anton Shtuka/NPR hide caption
Erin Patterson speaks to media at her home in Leongatha, Victoria, in August 2023. Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty Images hide caption
The proposed White House budget calls for cutting Housing and Urban Development rental aid and sending that smaller pot of money to states "to design their own rental assistance programs based on their unique needs and preferences." The plan also would impose a two-year cap on rental assistance for able-bodied adults. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan stepped down last month amid major cuts to grant funding at the agency. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption
Russell Brand arrives at Westminster Magistrates' court in London, Friday, May 2, 2025, where he faces, rape and sexual assault charges involving four women. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption
People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard's tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday. Sophie Park/Getty Images hide caption
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health investigates possible dangerous situations and substances found in the workplace. Cravetiger/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
A 'we're hiring' pamphlet at the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fl., on April 30, 2025. Employers continued to add jobs in April, even as Trump's trade war took a toll on economic growth. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. job market cooled slightly as Trump's trade war heated up
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Rep. Jeff Hurd discusses movement by some Republicans to reject deep Medicaid cuts
The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, D.C. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Public Media Cuts, Waltz Out As National Security Advisor, Alien Enemies Act Ruling
From left: wild hair, sleek hair, dyed hair. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption
Bicycle commuters stop to grab a cup of coffee and a chat on their way into work as part of Portland's "Breakfast on the Bridges." Celeste Noche/for NPR hide caption
A 20-year-old Portland tradition serves coffee and doughnuts to bikers on bridges
Brittany McKewn, of Asheville, N.C., wears a hat shaped like a rose before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption