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    US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One as he arrives in Las Vegas on January 24, 2025. © Mandel Ngan, AFP

    Donald Trump fires at least 17 independent federal inspectors

    The Trump administration sacked more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies overnight on Friday, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress say violates federal law. Internal government watchdogs are charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse of power.

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    Trump revokes security for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

    (Jonathan Drake, Brian Snyder/Reuters)

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

    A Seattle judge issued a 14-day restraining order in response to a lawsuit from states calling the president’s effort unconstitutional.

    President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, DC, on January 20. Carlos Barria/Reuters

    What is an oligarchy and is Biden right to call it a threat to US democracy?

    Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google and Elon Musk of Tesla/SpaceX/X attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Photograph: Shawn Thew/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

    In first days, Trump deals ‘death blow’ to DEI and affirmative action

     

    President Donald Trump moved quickly to eviscerate the surviving remnants of affirmative action, upending decades of policy — actions that observers say are sure to touch every aspect of American life.

    President Donald Trump has directed the federal government to end dozens of programs that give preference to minorities and women, some of which have been operating for decades. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)

    Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings

    Right Rev. Mariann Budde had appealed to Trump to have mercy and compassion during an interfaith service.

    Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty Images

    DOGE gets major shakeup as key player b

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Kristi Noem applaud during U.S. President Donald Trump's presidential inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS, Pool)

    Trump wields huge power to kick start his new ‘Golden Age’

    US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday, January 20, 2025. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images

    Tech Elites Take Center Stage at Trump Inauguration

    The CEOs of the world’s largest companies sat alongside Trump’s family and cabinet

    Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood at Monday’s inauguration event. PHOTO: SHAWN THEW/PRESS POOL

    Trump’s comeback will begin with a blast of executive power

    Donald Trump stands onstage at a forum in Nashville on February 22, 2024. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

    Trump Begins Term at 'Apex of Power

    U.S. Vice President-elect former Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrive to inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images

    Donald Trump Sworn in as President During Second Inauguration

    With temperatures reaching a high of 24 in Washington, D.C., the event is now happening inside and with a reduced audience as Trump's political comeback is made official.

    Pool Photo By Morry Gash Via AP

    Trump executive order will effectively end gender X on passports

    Snow falls at the U.S. Capitol the night before the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, which will take place indoors due to inclement weather. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY

    LIVE: Trump arrives at Capitol to be sworn in as 47th US president

    LIVE: Trump arrives at Capitol to be sworn in as 47th US president

    Trump’s AG pick Bondi tells Schiff what he ‘should be worried about’ in hearing clash

    Gloves come off

    Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

    Trump transition team reportedly asks 3 State Department officials to resign

    'There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse,' a US official told Reuters

    The exterior of the State Department complex in Washington, D.C., is seen on March 14, 2023. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    Melania Trump’s telling Obama confession: ‘Challenging’

    Melania Trump has let slip a detail about the Obamas when they moved out of the White House.

    Melania Trump, President-Elect Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the US Capitol after Mr Trump’s inauguration in 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON
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