The executive order, issued late Thursday, comes after months of criticism of the U.S. Postal Service for what the president claims is a money-losing deal to deliver packages for Amazon.
President Trump abruptly scrapped plans to attend a hemispheric summit meeting in South America this weekend. The White House says Vice President Pence will go in Trump's place.
Amid an uneasy tenure that saw the failure of an Obamacare repeal and the passing of tax cuts — as well as an uneven relationship with President Trump — Ryan is calling it quits.
President Trump has directed federal agencies to look for ways to strengthen work requirements for various aid programs, including Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance and cash welfare.
Tom Bossert, the White House adviser on homeland security and counterterrorism, has resigned. The move came a day after John Bolton took over as President Trump's national security adviser.
With a president keeping a Cabinet-level official on the job despite a raft of scandals, ethics officials are spelling out why that might be a problem.
Todd Brassner, 67, who died Saturday, reportedly told his friend that he wanted out of the building, which had become "an armed camp" since Trump's 2016 election.
If Pruitt's slavish devotion to deregulation has boosted his stock with Trump, it has also endeared him to an array of conservative activists and organizations who have been looking for heroes.
Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.