U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia Court rose to prominence as a legal foe of President Donald Trump's and is now in charge of a pivotal case involving Elon Musk's DOGE.

The Trump administration's push to abolish or reduce the federal education department raises questions about checks and balances and the impact on student rights and education.

Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared at his first meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, telling allies that the liberation of all Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory "is an unrealistic objective.