Tulsi Gabard says she has evidence that Democrats manufactured a connection between Trump and Russia to steal the 2016 election as Trump tries to beat back more stories tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the week at the White House.

The White House is seeking fines from several universities it says failed to stop antisemitism on campus, including Harvard University, in exchange for restoring federal funding, a Trump administration official said on Friday.

According to a Thursday court declaration filed in the Northern District of California, the administration sought the go-ahead to lay people off at 17 agencies, including the departments of the Treasury, State, Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Commerce, Housing  and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s paved makeover of the White House’s Rose Garden appears to be nearly finished. The garden’s previously grassy lawn was fully covered by pavement as construction crews put the final touches on Trump’s project Friday. The last rows of pavers were put in place as workers taped off their edges.

A letter from the state's congressional Democrats comes as Republicans have asked and Democrats have sued over the matter.

Vapor emissions regulations were ordered after scientists noted the 80 million gas cans in the USA were a surprising source of air pollution.

The Education Department accused Virginia school districts of discrimination. The charges: The Trump administration said five Virginia school districts that allow transgender students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity violate the law.

On Thursday, one day before Alina Habba's tenure as the Interim United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey was set to expire, the White House withdrew her nomination for the post.