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Trump to sign executive order making English the official US language
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to make English the official language of the United States, according to a White House official.ABC News - 5h -
Trump plans to sign executive order making English the official language
The U.S. has never had an official language, though many states have designated English.CBS News - 5h -
Trump to sign order to make English official language of US
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to make English the official language of the United States, rescinding policies that require federal agencies to provide language assistance ...The Hill - 6h -
Trump to sign order making English the official U.S. language
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States.CNBC - 4h -
Trump signs executive order giving Musk and DOGE more power
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Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’
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Trump to sign more executive orders today, despite legal pushback on several of his directives
Trump is slated to sign more executive orders this afternoon. Several of his directives have already faced pushback during his first month in office.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump signs executive order giving DOGE more power over federal government
President Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday empowering the White House's Department of Government Efficiency to implement cost-cutting measures across the federal government. Shelby ...CBS News - 1d -
Comparing Trump's executive orders with Project 2025 promises
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Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv
National security adviser says Ukraine is wrong to push back against Trump’s approach to peace talks with Russia. White House officials have told Ukraine to stop badmouthing Donald Trump and to ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’
National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiations. The White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new executive order from President Trump and the latest legal challenges to his administration's ...NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump DEI executive orders
A federal judge has temporarily blocked parts of President Trump’s executive orders that sought to end the federal government’s backing of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. U.S. ...The Hill - 6d -
Judge blocks Trump's executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
A federal judge has blocked a sweeping executive order from President Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.CBS News - 6d -
Paramount ends DEI policies, cites Trump executive order
Paramount Global announced it is ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies to comply with President Trump's executive order banning the practice.CNBC - 4h -
Trump signs order protecting American companies from ‘overseas extortion’
President Trump issued a memo on Friday that seeks to protect American companies and innovators from what he called "overseas extortion," adding to a bevy of actions proposed in his first month in ...The Hill - 6d -
Judge orders Trump officials must testify in union lawsuit against admin
A federal judge issued a Thursday order requiring four Trump administration officials to testify in a lawsuit seeking to expose the inner workings of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...The Hill - 17h -
Tense moments between Trump, Maine governor on transgender executive order, reporters say
Reporters covering President Trump's working session with U.S. governors are noting his tense exchange involving Maine Gov. Janet Mills regarding the executive order on transgender athletes. CBS ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump issues executive order reinforcing hospital price transparency rule from first term
President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order designed to reinforce an older executive order issued during his first term that requires hospital to publish their prices online, a rule that ...The Hill - 1d -
Democratic senators press Trump nominees on whether officials can ever ignore judges' orders
Several of President Donald Trump’s nominees for senior Justice Department positions faced questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday about whether it would ever be lawful for a president to defy ...NBC News - 2d -
Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language
Nvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language ...VentureBeat - Feb. 20 -
Trump says Putin will have to make concessions, US won't make guarantees to Ukraine
Trump said he will be signing the mineral deal with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday.ABC News - 1d -
Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.Politico - Feb. 20 -
US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0
Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications. US officials have missed recent international climate forums sparking concerns about a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Arizona governor signs order to fight Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at border
Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.CBS News - 2d -
Arizona governor signs order 'to combat the cartels' and 'stop drug smuggling'
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order requires ...The Hill - 2d -
'No immediate sign of foul play' in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife, officials say
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was “no immediate sign of foul play” in the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Officials said the couple had been dead for ...NBC News - 1d -
A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedom. It’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to ...The Guardian - 1h -
JJ Watt might come out of retirement to play for Bengals: How an English soccer star could make this happen
The former NFL star is already shopping for houses in CincinnatiCBS Sports - 1d -
Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US
Donald Trump says the deal would give Ukraine "the right to fight on" in its war with Russia.BBC News - 2d -
Ukraine is close to signing rare earth minerals deal with U.S., White House official says
Beneath the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine lies a hidden treasure -- rare earth minerals used to power the world's most advanced technologies. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz ...CBS News - 6d -
Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal ‘in the very short term’, US claims
National security adviser Mike Waltz tells conference that ‘economic partnership’ will be ‘good’ for KyivFinancial Times - 6d -
Russia says it is sending new US ambassador in latest sign of thaw
Russian officials appointed a new ambassador to the U.S. this week, announcing their intention to send Alexander Darchiev to Washington to help mend the troubled relationship between the two global ...The Hill - 1h -
Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal
President Trump says the pair are poised to sign a "very big agreement", which Zelensky described as a "framework".BBC News - 1d -
US orders probe into copper dumping, opening door to new tariffs
White House signals it will expedite measures despite investor concerns over how threats of levies will affect the economyFinancial Times - 2d -
Ohio Republican pushes for Congress to act on Trump's orders
Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) on Thursday urged Congress to act on President Trump's executive orders, saying the national legislature "must do its job." "It’s up to us on Capitol Hill to make ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Judge blocks Trump order that paused refugee admissions
U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead found President Donald Trump's day one order likely exceeded his authority.NBC News - 2d -
Trump orders agencies to record and justify all payments
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Trump administration fires key Pentagon officials
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration's decision to fire several high-ranking officials at the Pentagon. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes ...CBS News - 4d
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Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance unravels into an extraordinary clash
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