2 h. ago Trump gives federal workers two new days off around Christmas after using Juneteenth to denounce ‘nonworking holidays’

Trump signed an executive order that will see federal agencies close and employees excused from work on Christmas Eve and December 26

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3 d. ago Trump signs executive order to classify fentanyl as a 'weapon of mass destruction'

Donald Trump put fentanyl in the same category as nuclear and chemical weapons in an executive order that blamed it for killing 200-300,000 Americans per year.

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7 d. ago Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes’

Exclusive: Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ groupUS politics live – latest updatesThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, instructed law enforcement officials on Thursday to investigate antifa and other supposed domestic terror groups, and specifically directed them to search for “tax crimes” the groups may have committed, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian.The document signals how the Trump administration and Bondi are ramping up efforts to crack down on leftwing groups. Antifa, short for antifascist, is not a clearly defined organization, but rather a loose network of activists. Trump signed an executive order in September declaring it a domestic terrorism organization – something legal experts say he does not have the authority to do. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Trump revokes every single Biden executive order... but the ailing ex

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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2 w. ago Trump says he will cancel all Biden executive orders signed by autopen – live

US president’s social media post escalates longstanding campaign to portray his predecessor as addled and not in charge by end of his termWest Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey reaffirmed his support for the state’s National Guard members deployed in Washington, DC.“When you have these terrorists, when you have these evildoers, you’re not going to back down when they go after our servicemen and women,” Morrisey, a Republican, told CNN.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. She was only twenty years old.As families across the nation come together today to celebrate Thanksgiving, let us take a moment to think of those in West Virginia who have been plunged into unimaginable grief. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups

President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and JordanDonald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements.Trump signed an executive order directing secretary of state Marco Rubio and treasury secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as those in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, according to a White House fact sheet. It orders the secretaries to move forward with any designations within 45 days of the report. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More legal losses for Trump as cases against ‘enemies’ James Comey and Letitia James tossed: live

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order pertaining to artificial intelligence, The Independent understands

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3 w. ago Trump uses Pentagon to escalate attack on Dems as report claims more GOP resignations coming: Live

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order pertaining to artificial intelligence, The Independent understands

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3 w. ago Trump administration escalates attack on Democrats as Pentagon launches investigation into Senator Mark Kelly: Live updates

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump will sign an executive order

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