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John Bolton's Secret Service protection discontinued by Trump administration

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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In its first 24 hours in office, the Trump administration removed U.S. Secret Service protection from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who became a critic of the president after Bolton's ouster from the first Trump administration in 2019. Multiple sources told CBS News the decision was made in the past 24 hours.

Bolton, an outspoken critic of President Trump, was granted Secret Service protection by the Biden administration in December 2021 for the first time since he served in the Trump White House. That decision followed a...
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4 states sue to block illegal migrants from census count used to assign congressional seats, electoral votes

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The attorneys general of Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio and West Virginia are suing to block the U.S. Census Bureau from including illegal immigrants in the count used to apportion congressional seats and electoral votes.

The lawsuit filed in Louisiana federal court on Sunday – the day before President Donald Trump took office – alleges that the Biden administration decided to include illegal immigrants counted in the 2020 census as part of the population tally to apportion congressional seats and electoral votes. That allegedly resulted in Ohio and West...
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'Unlawful DEI-motivated' workplace discrimination to be rooted out by Trump's new acting EEOC chair

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump's pick to serve as acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) vowed to make rooting out illegal DEI practices in the workplace a priority, she said.

"Consistent with the President’s Executive Orders and priorities, my priorities will include rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination; protecting American workers from anti-American national origin discrimination; defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, including women’s rights to single-sex spaces at...
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Chip Roy leads House Republicans in effort to repeal law used by Biden administration to prosecute pro-lifers

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FIRST ON FOX: More than 20 House Republicans are backing a bill that would repeal the law used by former President Biden's administration to prosecute dozens of pro-life activists.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is leading the effort to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE Act, which Republicans argue has been selectively invoked to target pro-lifers who have protested outside of abortion clinics. He shared data his office obtained from the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland that showed 97% of FACE Act...
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DeSantis cites ‘Gulf of America’ in winter storm order after Trump rebranding

  • News source: FOX News
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On the same day President Donald Trump announced a plan to formally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," one fellow Republican took the cue in a winter weather emergency order on Monday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 25-13 in response to a historic 1,500-mile long meteorological system pushing rainy and blizzard conditions east along the gulf and the Interstate 10 corridor.

"Whereas, an area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America, interacting with Arctic air, will bring widespread impactful...
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Stefanik excoriates Dem for Elon Musk 'Nazi salute' accusation at UN ambassador hearing

  • News source: FOX News
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Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy pressed New York Rep. Elise Stefanik on claims Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump's inaugural parade when she appeared before Senate lawmakers as part of her confirmation process to serve as ambassador to the U.N.

"What do you think of Elon Musk, perhaps the president's most visible adviser, doing two heil Hitler salutes last night at the president's televised rally?" Murphy asked Stefanik on Tuesday morning as she appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

"No, Elon...
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Ukrainian chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The man owned several properties as well as four BMW luxury cars, the Ukrainian security service said.
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Fans rush for hotly anticipated 'romantasy' sequel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros is billed as one of the biggest publishing releases since Harry Potter.
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BBC Verify: Can Donald Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico?

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The new US President wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. How would that work?
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Deadly fire at Turkey ski resort hotel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least 66 people have died and 32 were injured in a fire at a ski resort hotel in the city of Bolu.
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Democratic attorneys general sue as Trump seeks to end birthright citizenship

  • News source: Lawrence Hurley | NBC News
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Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday filed lawsuits in Massachusetts and Washington state seeking to block President Donald Trump's attempt to revoke the right to automatic birthright citizenship.

Trump on Monday signed an executive order that purports to limit birthright citizenship to people who have at least one parent who is a United States citizen or a permanent resident.

The proposal faces an uphill battle and strong opposition not just from 23 Democratic attorneys general, including officials from New Jersey, California, New York...
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Leaders around the world react as Trump hits the ground running

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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London — In President Trump's speech after he was sworn into office for a second term Monday, he outlined a number of policies that would change the U.S.' relationship with the rest of the world. In addition to immediately clamping down on immigration across the southern border, Mr. Trump signed executive orders to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.

While some international leaders congratulated Mr. Trump, others were unhappy with his first actions as president. Below is a look at reactions from...
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'Loud and clear': Border state's legislature moves to back Trump's ICE on deportations

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FIRST ON FOX: Arizona’s legislature is considering significant legislation to ensure the key border state cooperates with the mass deportation push by the new Trump administration amid questions about the extent to which states will aid the government.

Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, is introducing the "AZ ICE Act," which would require sheriff’s departments and the Arizona Department of Corrections to enter into co-operative agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The agreements are based on 287(g) of the...
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Capitol riot leaders Tarrio and Rhodes released from prison

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two of the most high-profile defendents from the 2021 US Capitol riot were included in Trump's sweeping pardons.
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Deadly fire at Turkey ski resort hotel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least 66 people have died and 32 were injured in a fire at a ski resort hotel in the city of Bolu.
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