36 h. ago Is Trump keyboard mightier than the ‘autopen’? President declares ‘void’ all Biden orders and pardons not signed by hand

If implemented, Trump’s Truth Social decree would cancel longstanding sanctions on Russia and other adversarial states

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50 h. ago Donald Trump cancels all Joe Biden pardons as 'null and void' in another shot at former president

The 47th president of the United States has taken to his own social media platform to tell the he has nixed 'any and all Documents' signed by Biden with autopen.

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50 h. ago Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use

Presidents of both major parties have used the device and experts called into question legality of Trump’s move Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden signed using an autopen – an unprecedented attempt to rollback a previous president’s actions using what legal thinkers view as a flimsy pretext.The autopen is a device used to replicate a person’s signature with precision, typically for high-volume or ceremonial documents. It has been employed by presidents of both major parties to sign letters and proclamations. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Trump terminates all documents, including pardons, signed by Joe Biden

US president claims predecessor’s use of autopen, used by presidents of both major parties, invalidates his actions Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden signed using an autopen.The autopen is a device used to replicate a person’s signature with precision, typically for high-volume or ceremonial documents. It has been employed by presidents of both major parties to sign letters and proclamations. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’The Venezuelan government has responded defiantly to the heightened pressure by the US government, including Donald Trump’s recent statements on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.In a statement, the Venezuelan government said Trump’s comments are a “colonialist threat” against their sovereignty and violate international law. The government also said it demanded respect for its airspace and would not accept foreign orders or threats. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.Trump, in a Truth Social post said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump revokes every single Biden executive order signed by autopen... but his pardon of son Hunter will be exempt

Donald Trump is revoking all of Joe Biden's executive orders signed by autopen - escalating the battle over the legitimacy of the ailing ex-president's administration.

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8 d. ago Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses

Trump has suggested on at least 28 occasions over past eight years that a national TV network’s license be revoked – even though it doesn’t work that wayFacing aggressive questioning from Mary Bruce, an ABC News White House correspondent, about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Donald Trump last week suggested a form of punishment he thought would be appropriate for her “crappy company”: the Federal Communications Commission should revoke ABC’s license, the US president declared.It wasn’t the first time he has done so. As he has sought redress for what he has considered to be unfair reporting about him and his administration, Trump has suggested at least 28 times over the last eight years that a television network should lose its license, according to analysis by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

The Supreme Court is meeting in private with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens

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2 w. ago Questions arise over strikingly similar signatures by Trump on recent pardons

Seemingly identical signatures appeared on clemency orders, which White House blamed on technical errorThe Trump administration’s clemency drive is coming under scrutiny after the justice department this week replaced pardons posted online that bore strikingly similar copies of Trump’s signature with others that are distinctively variable.The corrections came after online commenters seized on the similarities in the president’s signature granting “full and unconditional” pardons to seven men, including to former New York Mets player Darryl Strawberry, former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and former New York police sergeant Michael McMahon, on 7 November. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Embattled BBC braces for Trump backlash after rejecting President's right to damages... as Corporation's boss declares: 'It's been a difficult week'

Mr Trump set a deadline of tonight for a full retraction, grovelling apology and offer of compensation - or he would sue for $1billion (£760million) over a misleading edit of his speech.

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3 w. ago Trump writes to Israeli president calling on him to pardon Netanyahu

The US president has repeatedly offered Netanyahu public declarations of support amid his ongoing corruption trial

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3 w. ago Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero

Suharto presided over a period marked by rampant corruption, nepotism, censorship and allegations of mass human rights abusesIndonesia has awarded former authoritarian leader Suharto the title of national hero, in a move that has sparked accusations of historical revisionism in the world’s third-largest democracy.The award has deepened fears about attempts to whitewash Suharto’s rise and decades-long rule, a period marked by rampant corruption, censorship and accusations of mass human rights violations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’

Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts centerThe Washington National Opera (WNO) is considering moving out of the Kennedy Center, the company’s home since the US’s national performing arts center opened in 1971.The possibility has been forced on the company as a result of the “takeover” of the center by Donald Trump, according to WNO’s artistic director, Francesca Zambello. The president declared himself chair of the institution in February, sacking and replacing its board and leadership. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Philippines declares state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi death toll passes 100

The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of CebuPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year.The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 114 dead as Typhoon Kalmaegi devastates Philippines and heads towards Vietnam

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr declares state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 241 people dead and missing

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4 w. ago Philippines declares a state of emergency after typhoon left at least 241 people dead and missing

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 241 people dead and missing in central provinces

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