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More Trump executive orders will put his mark on the military

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President Trump is expected to sign executive orders that would reverse several Biden initiatives related to the military.
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State AGs warn retail giant Costco for doubling down on 'discriminatory' DEI

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Attorneys general in 19 states are warning Costco "to end all unlawful discrimination imposed by the company through diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies to reflect President Donald Trump's recent executive order booting DEI out of federal agencies and warning private sectors to do the same.

"Racial discrimination is both immoral and illegal. Race-based employment hiring violates state and federal law, and as the chief law enforcement officer of Kansas, I intend to enforce the law vigorously," Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach told Fox News...
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ICE makes close to 1,200 arrests in one day

  • News source: Gabe Gutierrez and Nicole Acevedo | NBC News
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Immigration authorities made close to 1,200 arrests in just one day, and nearly half of those detained don't have criminal records, according to a senior Trump administration official.

Data first obtained by NBC News shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a total of 1,179 people on Sunday, which is more than the 956 arrests that the agency posted on X on Sunday night. But just 613 of those total arrests — nearly 52% — were considered “criminal arrests.” The rest appear to be nonviolent offenders or people who have not committed any...
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Trump seeks presidential immunity from any state court civil suit filed against him

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Donald Trump wants to stop a lawsuit against his Truth Social company by arguing that, while he's president, he should be immune from any civil suit filed in state court.
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How some Jan. 6 defendants are reacting to Trump's pardons

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There have been mixed emotions among those President Trump pardoned for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Nigerian man extradited to U.S. for alleged sextortion of South Carolina teen

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A Nigerian man was extradited to the U.S. after he was indicted in connection with the sextortion of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide, the Justice Department said Monday.

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him "compromising photos," the Justice Department said. Lawal then allegedly threatened to ruin Guffey's reputation by leaking the photos unless he sent Lawal money, the Justice Department said.

Guffey, the son of South Carolina state Rep. Brandon...
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CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Staff across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered Monday to cut off all communications with the World Health Organization, multiple federal health officials confirmed to CBS News, to comply with President Trump's executive order last week.

Beyond calling for the U.S. to begin the yearlong process to formally withdraw from funding the U.N. health agency, Mr. Trump's executive order had also instructed federal agencies to "recall and reassign" any U.S. government personnel from working with the WHO.

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Trump Justice Dept. fires employees tied to Jack Smith probes

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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About a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith on the investigation and prosecution of President Trump are being fired, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The federal prosecutors were informed of the decision to terminate their positions via a letter sent over email after Justice Department leadership determined they were unable to carry out Mr. Trump's agenda.

"Acting Attorney General James McHenry made this decision because he did not believe these officials could be trusted to...
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Person claiming to have Molotov cocktail, knife stopped outside Capitol

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A person claiming to have a Molotov cocktail and a knife was stopped on the East Plaza outside the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, according to the Capitol police.
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Florida educators, students speak out on curriculum changes

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Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system are speaking out against the recent removal of hundreds of general education courses.
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A victory for Trump's 'FAFO': How the White House strong-armed one-time close ally Colombia over immigration

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Colombia did an about-face at lightning-fast speed on accepting deportation flights in what President Donald Trump hailed as a victory for his "f--- around and find out" [FAFO]-style of governing.

One of the first diplomatic spats of the new administration, Colombia’s stunt put on full display a souring of relations with what was until recently one of the U.S.’ strongest allies in Latin America.

But the U.S. strong-arming has already had reverberations across the globe: China announced it would be accepting its own nationals who unlawfully...
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Trump White House rolls out social media account to hold 'fake news accountable'

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FIRST ON FOX: The White House on Monday afternoon rolled out a new social media account aimed to hold "fake news accountable."

"Welcome to the official Rapid Response account of the Trump 47 White House. We will be supporting President Donald J. Trump's America First agenda and holding the Fake News accountable for their lies. Let's Make America Great Again!" the newly formed X account, Rapid Response 47, posted in its first message.

President Donald Trump's first administration included labeling certain news outlets as "fake news" for reporting...
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Hegseth at the Helm

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.

Here's what's happening…

-Senate slated to vote on Trump’s Treasury Department nominee,
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Johnson considering Trump's call to condition California wildfire aid on voter ID crackdown

  • News source: FOX News
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DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., suggested Monday that he is open to conditioning California wildfire aid on forcing the state to embrace voter ID laws.

President Donald Trump floated the idea on Friday, the same day he visited flame-ravaged Los Angeles.

Johnson said he had not spoken with Trump personally about the issue yet but criticized the progressive stronghold's handling of elections and other policy decisions that led to the fire.

TRUMP'S FEDERAL DEI PURGE PUTS HUNDREDS ON LEAVE, NIXES $420M IN CONTRACTS

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‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced that he is deploying troops and helicopters to the southern border in order to help the Trump administration with its new ramped-up efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.

Abbott announced that he has ordered the deployment of the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley "to coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump administration to secure the border."

The force will send 400 additional soldiers, as well as C-130s and Chinook helicopters. That is in addition to the Texas...
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