Murkowski introduces bill to rename mountain Denali — countering Trump's executive order

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Murkowski introduces bill to reverse Trump's Mount McKinley name change

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation on Thursday to rename North America’s highest mountain “Denali,” after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office ...
The Hill - 5d
Republican introduces bill to make Trump's birthday a federal holiday

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Friday that would establish President Trump’s birthday, June 14, as a public holiday. The Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act ...
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The legal blowback to Trump's executive orders

The judicial branch is reviewing legal challenges to President Trump's sweeping executive actions, which could lead to rulings against some of his decisions. CBS News legal contributor Jessica ...
CBS News - Feb. 10
Legal challenges to Trump executive orders

President Trump is pressing forward with his efforts to set his agenda in motion, despite several legal challenges to his flurry of executive orders. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.
CBS News - 4d
Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed

The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
The New York Times - Feb. 7
How environmental groups are responding to Trump's executive orders

Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge the number of actions President Donald Trump has issued since he took office.
ABC News - Feb. 8
A Guide to the Lawsuits Against the Trump Executive Orders

Dozens of suits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
The New York Times - Feb. 9
Fourth judge blocks Trump’s birthright executive order

A fourth federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., yet another blow to the president’s controversial idea. In a pair of lawsuits, U.S. ...
The Hill - 5d
Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders

With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a flurry of legal actions. But can the courts keep up?
The New York Times - Feb. 9
Third judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship executive order

A third federal judge indefinitely blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, dealing another stark blow to the controversial directive. U.S. District Judge ...
The Hill - Feb. 10
Third federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship executive order

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante agreed to grant a preliminary injunction sought by immigrant-rights groups.
CBS News - Feb. 10
Trump signs executive order restoring plastic straw use in government

President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to return to using plastic straws. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” he said, adding that paper straws “don’t work.” ...
The Hill - Feb. 10
Trump signs executive order empowering DOGE; what's next for the Middle East

President Trump welcomed the king of Jordan to the White House on Tuesday, just one day after threatening to withhold aid to the Middle Eastern nation if it does not take in Palestinian refugees. ...
CBS News - Feb. 11
Fears of potential constitutional crisis amid challenges to Trump executive orders

President Trump has signed a barrage of executive orders since taking office for his second term, but many have been blocked in federal courts. That's causing some critics to wonder if his orders ...
CBS News - 6d
High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire

A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.
The New York Times - 6d
What to know about Trump's executive order on foreign bribery practices

President Trump is pausing a federal law that criminalized foreign bribery practices among U.S. citizens and businesses. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd has more.
CBS News - 6d
Trump counselor Alina Habba warns of "repercussions" for defying executive orders

As President Trump signs executive order after executive order, the number of lawsuits the administration faces is also ticking up. Alina Habba, senior counselor to the president, warns that those ...
CBS News - 6d
Trump signs executive order to impose reciprocal tariffs – US politics live

US president says ‘whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them’ in long-trailed announcement. Donald Trump said he plans to unveil reciprocal tariffs on Thursday ...
The Guardian - 5d
Judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care executive orders nationwide

BALTIMORE — A federal judge Thursday blocked parts of two executive orders issued by President Trump that collectively seek to restrict gender-affirming care. U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson at ...
The Hill - 5d
Trump's executive orders cause 'chaos' at the VA, some staffers say

President Donald Trump has implemented a flurry of executive orders and policies that have touched nearly every corner of the federal government, and the Department of Veterans Affair has not been ...
NBC News - 5d
4th federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship executive order

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin is the fourth federal judge to block President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
CBS News - 5d
Watch: Trump signs executive order at Mar-a-Lago expanding IVF

President Trump gave a press briefing Tuesday afternoon while in Florida. The president was slated to sign an executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). "The Order directs ...
The Hill - 12h
Trump signs executive order asking for recommendations on lowering IVF costs

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to reduce the high cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The order directs the Domestic ...
The Hill - 10h
Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing IVF costs

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that directs his administration to find ways to reduce the high costs of in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
CBS News - 11h
Trump signs executive order on IVF, takes questions on Ukraine and more

President Trump spoke from Florida after signing multiple executive orders Tuesday afternoon focusing on expanding access to in vitro fertilization, "radical transparency" for government agencies ...
CBS News - 11h
Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here's what to know

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to help families hoping to expand their families through in vitro fertilization by reducing costs for the procedure
ABC News - 9h
Trump Executive Order Halts Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of Afrikaner Landowners

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.
The New York Times - Feb. 8
Trump signs executive order giving DOGE more power, Elon Musk takes questions in Oval Office

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to give DOGE more power while tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke with reporters in the Oval Office. “We post our actions to the DOGE handle on X and ...
NBC News - Feb. 11
New York doctor says he'll continue providing transition care despite Trump executive order

As legal battles are fought over an executive order restricting transgender care for patients younger than 19, some clinics are continuing to provide the care while others are backing off.
NBC News - Feb. 12
Trump signs executive order stripping funds from schools requiring COVID-19 vaccines

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to defund schools and other education agencies that require COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. ...
The Hill - 4d
Bipartisan bill would rename street near Russian envoy's residence after Navalny

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday introduced a bill proposing to rename part of the street near the Russian ambassador’s residence in Washington, ...
The Hill - 8h
Murkowski: Trump’s mass firings ‘do more harm than good’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argued that while she agrees with President Trump’s administration goal to downsize the federal government, the current mass firings of workers across several ...
The Hill - 3d
Texas GOP lawmakers introduce bills to display Ten Commandments, read Bible in schools

Republicans in the Texas Senate introduced a bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and have time set aside in the day for students to read the Bible. The ...
The Hill - Feb. 11
Democrats in Congress see potential shutdown as leverage to counter Trump

Republicans will need Democrats’ help to pass funding bill by 14 March as hard-right lawmakers push to cut costs. With the US federal government expected to shut down in one month unless ...
The Guardian - 3d
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump's call to depopulate the territory

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over
ABC News - 1d
Trump introduces plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on foreign goods

President Trump has ramped up his global trade war, introducing a plan to increase tariffs on foreign goods to match the tax rates that other countries put on American goods. Kelly O'Grady visited ...
CBS News - 5d
A legal look at Trump's executive sprint

As President Trump tests the traditional limits of presidential power, Georgetown University legal scholar and constitutional expert Stephen Vladeck discusses what's legal, what's unprecedented, ...
CBS News - 2d
The messy reality of biological sex can’t be defined by executive order

Classification in biology is messy, and there are always exceptions to human-made rules.
The Hill - 17h
Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Tuesday the United States is a “nation of laws” and President Trump and his administration need to comply with federal court orders halting his executive ...
The Hill - Feb. 11

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