News for February 7, 2025

The Justice Department told the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to follow President Donald Trump’s gender ideology order, prompting the group to remove transgender references from its public materials.

The Trump administration’s federal worker buyout plan is facing legal doubt and a court challenge over whether it is allowed without Congress’s approval.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting most USAID employees on leave, giving the agency a short pause in the fight over its planned cuts.

A federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plan to sharply cut USAID’s workforce, temporarily blocking major layoffs and return orders.

Trump said he may fire some FBI personnel tied to Jan. 6 cases, while the FBI won a court agreement blocking public release of agents’ names and tensions with the Justice Department stayed high.

Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech put a spotlight on how artists can end up uninsured and struggle to get basic health coverage.

Sangamon County has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sonya Massey’s family after she was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in her home.

The CDC says flu levels are now at their highest point since the 2009 pandemic, with a second winter wave pushing illness rates to very high levels nationwide.