3 d. ago Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘The Trump Olympics’: president vows to host the ‘greatest games’ in LA, a city that’s felt his wrath

Trump sets his sights on 2028 games as critics worry about security, deportations and tensions with him and LA leadersDonald Trump has never conceded his 2020 election defeat. But after lobbying hard for Los Angeles to host the 2028 summer Olympic Games during his first term, the US president has found at least one silver lining to what he calls his “circuitous route” back to the White House.“I didn’t think I’d be here for the games in this capacity,” Trump mused, as he signed an executive order naming himself the chair of the White House’s LA Olympics taskforce. “But it worked out that way so I’m very happy about that.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal

MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bnTrump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US ownersThe Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok’s US business, as Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing the social media company at $14bn (£10.5bn).MGX, a fund chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take a 15% stake and gain a board seat when TikTok US is spun out. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Donald Trump signs order to bring death penalty back to Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bring the death penalty to Washington, D.C.

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9 d. ago Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law

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9 d. ago Trump signs TikTok deal to transfer ownership to US as China’s Xi ‘agrees to deal’ after ‘very good talk’

DONALD Trump has signed an executive order laying the groundwork for China to hand over TikTok to US owners following "very good talks" with Xi Jinping. Dealmaster Don said he had come to an agreement with the Chinese leader following years of speculation surrounding the fate of the beloved $14billion social media giant. In a...

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9 d. ago Trump signs executive order targeting ‘domestic terrorism networks’ after Texas ICE shooting

Administration officials repeatedly argue political opponents are fueling surge in threats against federal agents

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1 week ago Trump to sign executive order targeting ‘domestic terrorism networks’ after Texas ICE shooting

Administration officials repeatedly argue political opponents are fueling surge in threats against federal agents

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1 week ago Donald Trump's Antifa terrorist organisation move sparks online meltdown

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order branding the antifa movement as a "domestic terrorist organization," the White House announced on Monday

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1 week ago Trump signs order designating antifa as a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

Executive order revives controversial pledge from Trump’s first presidency in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killingDonald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that designates antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization”, reviving a controversial pledge from his first presidency in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing on 10 September and yesterday’s memorial service.“Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law,” the order reads. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Murdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the US’s TikTok deal

TikTok’s future in the US has been in limbo for over year, but the Trump administration has signaled a deal is comingFor a week, the White House has signaled that a deal to transfer ownership of TikTok to a US company is forthcoming. Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week that would create a structure for a group of investors to take over operations of the Chinese social media company in the US.On Monday, White House officials said that the US business software company Oracle would license a copy of TikTok’s recommendation algorithm as part of the deal. The partnership expands on Oracle’s existing management of TikTok’s trove of data collected about its US users. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction | Judith Levine

The agency celebrates the US and the president as aggressor, conqueror and unrestrained international lawbreakerOn Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the Department of Defense to its original name, the Department of War.That name “had a stronger sound”, Trump told reporters in August. “As Department of War we won everything,” he added, “and I think we’re going to have to go back to that.” In June, at the Nato summit, he called Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, his “secretary of war”.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn journalist and essayist, a contributing writer to the Intercept and the author of five books Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Donald Trump signs executive order to officially rename Department of Defence as the 'Department of War'

Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the federal government department

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4 w. ago Trump news live: President rebrands Pentagon to ‘Department of War’ as Hegseth promises ‘maximum lethality’

Trump called 1947 decision to use Department of Defense name, taken during Harry Truman’s presidency, ‘woke’

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last month Trump news live: President to announce Pentagon’s ‘Department of War’ rebranding to push ‘warrior ethos’

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order this afternoon officially changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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last month Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approvalDonald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...

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last month Pentagon expected to become ‘Department of War’ as US cities brace for Trump’s next national guard deployment – live

Move to rename Pentagon could cost tens of millions of dollars, with letterheads and signs needing to be changed; Chicago and Boston brace for troops after Trump’s threats this weekTrump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’Chicago gears up for Trump’s national guard deploymentTensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies, with reports now signaling the possibility of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.The friction came to a head last week when the Trump administration reportedly began preparing an “immigration enforcement blitz” for Boston in the coming weeks, according to Politico. Continue reading...

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last month Trump news live: President to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon as Department of War

Renaming Department of Defense latest move in ‘warrior ethos’ campaign lef by Secretary Pete Hegseth

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last month Trump to sign executive order renaming the Pentagon in historic move

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense on Friday to its former namesake.

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last month Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

Move is attempt to formalize name change without an act of Congress, as US president says: ‘We’re just going to do it’Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.The order will designate “department of war” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency. Continue reading...

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