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Federal Government Authorizes Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at Schools, Churches

By Zachary Stieber Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive on Monday that rescinds guidelines that barred federal officers from arresting illegal immigrants at so-called sensitive places, including schools, churches, and food banks. The guidelines were released in 2021 during the Biden administration. While churches and schools had been off-limits for immigration-related arrests…

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Trump Says He’s Open to Elon Musk, Larry Ellison Buying TikTok

By Katabella Roberts President Donald Trump said on Jan. 21 that he is open to the possibility of billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing the video-sharing app TikTok, telling reporters that he would like the platform to be partly owned by U.S. investors. Trump made the comments during a White…

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Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment to Build AI Infrastructure

By Emel Akan WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 announced $500 billion in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle will invest in the infrastructure through their joint venture, Stargate. Trump described it as the “largest AI infrastructure project by far in history.” Speaking during…

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Trump Issues Executive Order Designating Cartels as Terrorists

By Naveen Athrappully President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office designating cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated global terrorists, granting authorities greater power to crack down on these violent organizations. The Jan. 20 executive order states that cartels are flooding the United States with…

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Trump Suspends US Foreign Assistance for 90 Days Upon Further Review

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump on Monday evening suspended U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, pending further review to determine whether those programs align with American interests. “All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds,” said the…

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An Overview of Trump’s Dozens of Executive Actions

By Nathan Worcester, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Darlene McCormick Sanchez, Ryan Morgan, Savannah Hulsey Pointer, Andrew Moran President Donald Trump set a breakneck pace on the first day of his second term, taking numerous executive actions and rescinding 78 executive orders from his predecessor, while also pardoning roughly 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the…

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Trump to Declare National Energy Emergency, Sign Alaska Executive Order

By Andrew Moran President-elect Donald Trump will sign “close to 100” executive orders in the hours after taking office, including the declaration of “a national energy emergency” with an “Unleash American Energy” executive order and a corresponding slate of policy directives and actions designed to animate his “drill baby drill” energy agenda. During a call,…

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Trump Designates Acting Leaders of Federal Agencies, Takes First Executive Actions

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump issued a statement on Monday designating acting leaders of federal agencies and offices and took his first executive actions, including flying the flag full-staff at all government buildings until the end of Inauguration Day. The statement names officials to lead federal agencies in an acting capacity. The agencies include…

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