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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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Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists — Trump signed an executive order purporting to rewrite birthright citizenship. That's not how the Constitution works. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday declaring that the federal government would no longer recognize …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump order seeks end to birthright citizenship in US
Trump order seeks end to birthright citizenship in US
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship
ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship
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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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Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
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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 pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
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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 rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps — Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders that President Trump revoked on Monday was one that had reversed the first Trump administration's unprecedented policy of altering a key set of census results.

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 signs order to end ‘government censorship’ of social media
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Petty Trump Takes Down Mark Milley's Pentagon Portrait
Petty Trump Takes Down Mark Milley's Pentagon Portrait
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Trump: 'We don't need' Latin America
Trump: 'We don't need' Latin America
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Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration — The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday. — Neo-Nazis are celebrating Elon Musk making two Nazi …
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Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
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WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION — WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD — 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.
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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 …

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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Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms
Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms
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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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Ramaswamy won't serve on Trump's government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor
Ramaswamy won't serve on Trump's government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor
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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:
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Establishing And Implementing The President's “Department Of Government Efficiency” — 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. This Executive Order establishes the Department …
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Hiring Freeze — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws …
Hiring Freeze — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
President Trump signs exec order to make Musk's DOGE commission more official
President Trump signs exec order to make Musk's DOGE commission more official
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Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President — Personnel — Clearances for Executive Office of the President — The Executive Office of the President requires qualified and trusted personnel to execute its mandate on behalf of the American people.

Clarifying The Military's Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States — 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. (a) As Chief Executive and as Commander …
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Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis — Over the past 4 years, the Biden Administration's destructive policies inflicted an historic inflation crisis on the American people. The Biden Administration not only exploded Government spending …

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 …
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Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America? — President plans to sign an order to change the name within the US - but other countries would not have to follow suit — In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump repeated his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
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Fetterman rips rumors he'll switch to GOP: ‘Rocket sled to Palookaville’ — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) shot down rumors that he would switch to the Republican Party. — Speaking to Semafor, Fetterman dismissed such rumors as “amateur hour s***,” vowing to remain with the Democratic Party.
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Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety — 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. Capital punishment is an essential tool for deterring and punishing …