The White House expects 5% to 10% of federal employees to accept buyouts. Trump has issued a return-to-office mandate, which could be a deciding factor for employees who resign. The offering also coincides with efforts to unravel diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and make it easier to fire civil servants.

Associated Press reports that President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants and loans. The move comes less than two days after the freeze caused widespread confusion and legal challenges.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes. ATLANTA - Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant on Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting, assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. But not before the sprawling plan had unleashed a wave of confusion — and some panic — among public and private organizations that rely on the money to fund programs aimed at everything from Meals on Wheels to solar power to cancer research.

WASHINGTON — For the first time since returning to the White House a little over a week ago, President Donald Trump will sign a bill into law. And this first measure, named for a murdered Georgia nursing student, will give the government more power to detain and deport immigrants in the country without legal permission.

The Trump administration’s abrupt pause on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans could cause widespread program disruption in GA.

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she is considering running in Georgia's 2026 gubernatorial election. She last served in the Biden administration.

President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to the White House after he campaigned on immigration and the border

The Laken Riley Act was named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed in 2024 while out for a run by a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally.

In addition, two members of crime organization Tren de Aragua were arrested Monday in Atlanta by ICE agents, according to social media posts by the White House. The two, from Venezuela, were referred to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) for deportation proceedings, according to the social media post.

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered into the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.