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Trump moves to suspend clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop

Trump moves to suspend clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to suspend the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmar
Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here's what may happen next

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here's what may happen next

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S .
Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump's inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy

Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump's inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy

All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare of a brass band.
Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actions

Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments , criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S.
Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges

Trump rolls out his blueprint on border security, but his orders will face challenges

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out a blueprint to beef up security at the southern border in a series of executive orders that began taking effect soon after his inauguration Monday, making good on his defining political promise to c
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs

Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out e
Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration

Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world’s richest men.
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley

Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d floated years ago and drawing a rebuke from Alaska’s Repub
Finance minister says Trump's Feb. 1 tariff comments are 'nothing new'

Finance minister says Trump's Feb. 1 tariff comments are 'nothing new'

MONTEBELLO, Que. — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump's suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is "nothing new," and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios.
Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

EDMONTON — Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It's a move critics say means the province has declared open season on renewed coal mining.