Alex Isenstadt

6 days ago | axios.com | Alex Isenstadt

Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration on Friday will announce that it's moving ahead with a new rule, previously known as "Schedule F," that will make it easier to remove federal employees it believes are undercutting President Trump's agenda. Why it matters: By stripping civil service protections from about 50,000 people — roughly 2% of the federal work force — Trump is continuing his far-reaching effort to trim the federal bureaucracy and make it more answerable to him.

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Isenstadt

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Isenstadt

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Marc Caputo |Alex Isenstadt

President Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, slights Elon Musk's car company on TV. Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, then calls Navarro a "moron" on social media. At the White House, staffers shrug and chuckle. "Boys will be boys," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Alex Isenstadt |Hans Nichols |Stef W. Kight