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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is now the sole leader of President Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy stepped down from the commission just hours into Trump’s second term. DOGE, a cornerstone of Trump’s “Save America” agenda, is tasked with identifying ways to …

In an afternoon vote on Monday, the Senate unanimously confirmed Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, making him the first Hispanic American to hold the position. Rubio, a Republican from Florida, received unanimous support from all 99 voting senators, including his own vote, a rare occurrence in modern politics. …

A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts, seeking to block President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship. Trump’s order, signed Monday, proposes limiting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States who have at least one …

Among his first acts as president, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “revoke federal DEI requirements,” a move in line with his promise to “terminate federal staffers implementing DEI policies.” “This week I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into …

President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021. Behind the desk of the Oval Office, Trump told reporters he signed a pardon …

Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The swearing-in marked the culmination of a four-year journey for Trump, whom many Republicans distanced themselves from following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but nonetheless supported …

On the day of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact sweeping immigration reforms through executive orders, including the controversial elimination of birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. An incoming administration official stated that Trump will reinterpret the 14th Amendment, specifically the clause …

In a significant final act as president, Joe Biden issued a series of pardons Monday morning to protect high-profile public servants, including former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the January 6 Select Committee. The move comes in response to threats of criminal …

On the eve of his second inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump held a high-energy rally at the Capital One Arena, promising swift action to reverse “American decline” and usher in a new era of “strength and prosperity.” Addressing nearly 20,000 supporters, Trump vowed to make bold changes immediately after his swearing-in. …

The incoming Trump administration is planning an aggressive expansion of immigration enforcement, targeting sanctuary cities and jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal authorities. Beginning this week, after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to deploy deportation teams in cities with large immigrant populations, including …

On Saturday, TikTok users in the U.S. were met with a message announcing the app was no longer available, following a Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on the platform. The app’s removal comes after months of legal battles and growing political scrutiny over national security concerns tied to its …

In a bold Friday declaration, President Joe Biden announced that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” The statement, made during a speech at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, was hailed by ERA supporters but has no formal legal effect without certification by the national …

A panel of three federal judges Friday upheld a lower court’s decision to strike down the legality of a program that has shielded more than half a million people from deportation who entered the United States as children, but the judges are keeping the program in place ahead of a …

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that his inauguration ceremony will move indoors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously cold weather conditions forecasted for Washington, D.C., on Monday. The decision, revealed via Trump’s Truth Social account, prioritizes safety for attendees and law enforcement personnel amid an Arctic blast sweeping …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday left in place a law that would ban TikTok, the popular social media app that for years has raised national security concerns, unless its parent company sells it. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and …