Articles filed under Political Figures
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States sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenshipJan 21, 2025 12:59 pm - Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.
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Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by BidenJan 21, 2025 11:17 am - A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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Trump signs order to end birthright citizenship. Legal experts say it won’t work.Jan 21, 2025 9:12 am - President Donald Trump on Monday tried to use executive authority to end birthright citizenship for children born to people who are in the country without authorization o...
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A rundown of Trump’s executive actions, from tariffs to immigrationJan 21, 2025 8:06 am - President Donald Trump wasted no time announcing steps to implement many of his campaign pledges, including on immigration, energy, the military and federal workforce, ca...
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Bitcoin soars past $109,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by TrumpJan 20, 2025 6:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency ind...
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Photo gallery: Donald Trump sworn in as the 47th presidentJan 20, 2025 4:06 pm -
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made during his inaugural addressJan 20, 2025 2:25 pm - In his first address after being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal. Here’s a look at the facts.
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From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shiftJan 20, 2025 1:41 pm - NEW YORK — During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed a threat to U.S. national se...
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Just minutes before leaving the presidency, Biden pardons his siblings and their spousesJan 20, 2025 11:38 am - President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.”
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FBI acting chief says he’s retiring as Trump’s pick to lead the bureau awaits Senate confirmationJan 20, 2025 11:20 am - Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior executives and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.