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Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship — The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement. — The U.S. government will no longer recognize …
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Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The previous administration has embedded deeply unpopular …
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Trump Administration Fires Immigration Court Officials as Crackdown Begins — Four immigration court officials were removed from their positions on Monday. It's unclear who is in charge at this point. — The acting head of the U.S. immigration court system and three other top officials …


Senate Passes Border Crackdown Bill, Teeing Up Final House Vote — The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump's desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear Congress.
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All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events
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Trump Inauguration Day live updates: Trump signs flurry of executive orders after Capital One Arena rally
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Live Updates: Trump Plans to Sign ‘Close to 100’ Executive Orders
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Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — The sweeping pardons would mark the beginning of the end of one of the largest investigations in FBI history. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was issuing roughly 1,500 pardons …
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Trump issues sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters — The action laid waste to the Justice Department's four-year drive to punish the first disruption of the transfer of power in American history.
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Trump preparing sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, with commutations for violent offenders: Sources

Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences
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Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
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Statement from President Joe Biden — I am issuing pardons to Gerald G. Lundergan and Ernest William Cromartie. I am also commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. — My family has been subjected …
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Biden said his pardon of family was meant to shield them from Trump. That's not the full story.
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Biden pardons his family in final minutes in office
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Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals
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Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump
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Get out of DOGE: How Musk helped eject Ramaswamy — Ramaswamy is leaving the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and plans to run for Ohio governor. — Elon Musk has already achieved his first cut at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Elon Musk's DOGE to be sued within minutes of Trump inauguration
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GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon …
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Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute — “Incredible things are happening already lmao,” wrote Gab founder and Hitlerbot innovator Andrew Torba — Right-wing extremists, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis are celebrating an alarming gesture made by the world's richest man.
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Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture — Speaking at a celebratory rally in Washington, Mr. Musk twice extended his arm out with his palm facing down, drawing comparisons to the Nazi salute. — Elon Musk ignited speculation and chatter online …
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Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon — The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses. — The Pentagon on Monday removed a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley …
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Trump's pledge to rename Denali rankles Alaskan lawmakers — President Donald Trump's pledge to rename the highest mountain in North America put Alaska's all-Republican congressional delegation in varying states of dismay after he reiterated plans to change Denali back to Mount McKinley in his inaugural address Monday.
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Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali
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Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization — Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation's standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. — President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States …
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APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Policy. The Protecting Americans …
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Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project — The world's richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump. — Elon Musk, the world's richest man …
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Elon Musk already has a White House email address
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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died — Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67. — Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer, her family confirmed in a statement.
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Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
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DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:


Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate — Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled …


Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier — The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency …
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Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in — Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. — Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration …
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PROTECTING THE MEANING AND VALUE OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. The privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and profound gift.
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