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Trump pardons founder of Silk Road website
President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.
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Trump checks off major Day 1 campaign promises — leaving some on the to-do list
Trump followed through on several of his Day 1 promises with a flurry of executive orders, but he left some on the table.
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Trump defends pardons of violent criminals
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended pardoning violent criminals who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 2021. “Their lives have been ruined.”
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Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the pardons and commutations of roughly 1,500 defendants charged in crimes connected to the Jan. 6 attack, including some convicted of assaulting police officers.
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How Trump's plans for mass deportations and ICE raids are playing out
Here’s what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders signed by Trump.
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Trump says he's considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump floated a 10% duty on China, with an expected start date of Feb. 1.
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Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare
As President Donald Trump’s health care agenda for a second term takes shape, it’s becoming clear that many Joe Biden-era policies won’t make the cut.
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WATCH: Trump announces $500 billion AI infrastructure project
On his first full day back in office, President Donald Trump invited the leaders of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle to announce the creation of a new company called Stargate.
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Trump fired four top immigration court officials hours after taking office
The firings targeted civil servants who were not politically appointed and came without cause or warning, one of those fired said.
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As Trump signs executive order on gender identity, LGBTQ+ community prepares for impact
As President Donald Trump signed an executive order on gender identity during his first day in office, the country’s LGBTQ+ community is preparing for its impact. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.
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Trump administration says ICE can operate inside churches, schools
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be permitted to operate inside sensitive locations such as churches and schools, the Trump administration announced. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Michelle Obama wasn't at the inauguration, but she shared a message on social media
Many were quick to notice Michelle Obama’s absence on Inauguration Day, but the former first lady had a message to share on social media as questions over why didn’t attend swirl.
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Bishop at inaugural prayer service urges Trump to ‘have mercy' on LGBTQ children and immigrants
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday, urged President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on his constituents, including LGBTQ people and immigrants.
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What's next for electric vehicles under President Trump?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden.
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Fact checking Trump's inaugural address
Echoing false and misleading claims he has previously made, Trump misleadingly suggested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had taken little or no action following Hurricane Helene’s devastation.
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If Trump pulls US out of World Health Organization, here's what may happen next
President Donald Trump used one of the executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years.
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Senators react to Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Senators reacted to an executive order by President Trump that pardoned over 1,500 people charged with crimes in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims
The former sister-in-law of Trump’s defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
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Orders, memorandums and proclamations: What's the difference, and what to know
On his first day back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump issued 51 executive orders, 12 memorandums and four proclamations, according to the White House website.
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Democratic attorneys general sue to halt Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
A group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts Tuesday seeking to halt President Donald Trump’s attempt to revoke the right to automatic birthright citizenship.