Changes to hiring and retention practices grew the department by 19,000 people in four years. But former officials warn that's still not enough for Trump's ambitious policy goals.
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.
Over 2 million federal workers have until Thursday to accept an offer from the government to resign. NPR speaks with Randy Erwin, national president of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
The Trump administration says it has already arrested thousands of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. Officials say some have committed heinous crimes, but many don't have criminal records.
The National Cryptologic Museum taped sheets of paper over plaques that celebrate women and people of color who had served the National Security Agency.