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Donald Trump says Tuesday morning’s prayer service at National Cathedral was “not too exciting” after the Bishop of Washington urged him to show mercy towards migrants and LGBT+ children. Her sermon has enraged the right, with one lawmaker saying the New Jersey native should be deported.
Relatedly, 22 states are now challenging the president’s executive order to end birthright citizenship as unconstitutional.
After being sworn into office, Trump has already signed a deluge of such orders, promising a new “golden age of America.”
On immigration alone — in addition to undermining birthright citizenship — Trump moved to declare a national emergency at the southern border, designate cartels as terrorist organizations, reinstate his “Remain in Mexico” policy, and end “catch and release” practices.
He also pardoned 1,500 “J6 hostages,” withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accord, affirmed that the government recognizes only two genders, renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali, froze federal hiring and postponed the implementation of the TikTok ban for 75 days.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk has responded after being accused of performing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration celebrations on Monday, dismissing the accusations as “tired” and “dirty tricks”.
President Donald Trump used his predecessor’s decision to grant preemptive pardons to his family members and other critics of the 47th to deflect criticism for releasing thousands of violent January 6 rioters, including some who assaulted police officers at the Capitol four years ago.
Speaking at a media availability with a trio of technology executives who were announcing a half-billion dollar investment in AI data centers, Trump was asked about the release from custody of DJ Rodriguez, who during the January 6, 2021 riot drove a stun gun into the neck of Washington, DC police officer Michael Fanone.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, D.C.
Trump also suggested the former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had been sentenced unfairly for his seditious conspiracy conviction
On Sunday, the 170 million Americans who use TikTok saw the same message when they opened the app.
“As a result of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.”
But can Trump really save the app?
Katie Hawkinson investigates.
Trump could ultimately choose not to enforce the law that would end TikTok’s operations in the U.S., one expert explains
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President Donald Trump is announcing investments worth up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank
The Pentagon removed a portrait of General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from its walls on Monday just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn into office.
Milley, who was appointed to the position by Trump in 2018 and retired under President Joe Biden last year, had his portrait unveiled and hung in the hallway alongside other former Joint Chiefs of Staff less than two weeks ago.
But roughly two hours after Trump was inaugurated, the White House ordered its removal, according to
Ariana Baio has the story.
Trump appointed Milley to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2018 but the two’s relationship soured by the end of his first term
President Donald Trump signed a batch of executive orders on inauguration day to begin implementing his conservative agenda but some of his most ambitious – revoking birthright citizenship and denying the identity of transgender people – are likely to face legal challenges.
Executive orders are mandatory declarations from the president to federal agencies or the military about how they should use resources given to them by Congress or operate within the limits of the U.S. Constitution. It is typical for presidents to sign executive orders upon taking office to display an eagerness to begin working.
But Trump has made it clear, he plans to utilize his presidential authority to carry out his agenda to the fullest extent possible. Already, he has set the record for most executive orders signed on the first day in office.
However, some of his executive orders face legal challenges with lawmakers disputing Trump’s scope of authority. Now, many are left wondering if there is any way to stop or challenge an executive order.
Read on…
President is expected to issue swaths of more executive orders in the coming days as his administration takes shape
The Bureau of Prisons released the following statement:
On Monday, Jan 20, 2025, President Trump directed a pardon for more than 200 individuals who were convicted defendants associated with the activities of January 6, 2021. The Federal Bureau of Prisons received the release order for those individuals at roughly 9:30 p.m. on January 20. Upon formal notification, FBOP reviewed and verified the individual’s information and conveyed the updated status to the impacted facility where they were housed, and as of approximately 10:30 p.m. the first individuals began being released. Effective 9:30 a.m. on January 21, 2025, all individuals who had their sentence pardoned or commuted, and were under BOP custody, were released. The entire process for those individuals under BOP custody took approximately 12 hours and resulted in the release of 211 individuals.
According to the Department of Justice, 667 of the 1,100 defendants who had been sentenced were jailed
JD Vance’s three young children stole the show with their antics during Donald Trump’s inauguration parade at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on Monday, 20 January. The vice president and Second Lady Usha Vance are parents to sons Ewan Blaine, seven, and Vivek, four, as well as daughter Mirabel Rose, three. As musicians paraded in front of the balcony, the youngsters could be seen slumped over the edge and running in front of the president and his wife Melania.
Stephen Colbert has reacted to Donald Trump’s return to the White House, mocking the president for his last-minute decision to relocate the inauguration indoors due to winter temperatures.
Days before the Monday (January 20) ceremony, the transition team announced that for the first time in decades, the elaborate event, which commonly takes place outside on the steps of the Capitol, would be held inside the Capitol Rotunda.
Hours after the ceremony, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert host teased Trump for the last-minute location change in his opening monologue.
Inga Parkel has the story.
The late-night host also called out Americans for ‘unknow[ing] what they definitely knew about Donald Trump’
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