Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship

The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.

Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police

The president used his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history.

Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises

Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to end it immediately. On Monday, he declared that the country’s “decline” will end immediately, ushering in “the golden age of America.”

Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America.’ Can he do that?

His intention to rename the body of water was made in his inaugural address, but he had initially brought it up earlier this month during a news conference.

Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee hours before Trump takes office

The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Elon Musk’s DOGE sued minutes after Trump inauguration

In a 30-page complaint obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its filing, the public interest law firm National Security Counselors says that the nongovernmental DOGE panel is breaking a 1972 law that requires advisory committees to the executive branch to follow certain rules on disclosure, hiring and other practices.

Ramaswamy won’t serve on Trump’s government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor

Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the commission that President Donald Trump championed, officials confirmed hours after the Republican took office Monday, and that leaves billionaire Elon Musk to run the cost-cutting operation alone.

Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings

The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Trump halts TikTok ban, giving app extra time to find a buyer

TikTok’s lifeline came via an executive order signed by Trump on Monday in one of his first acts after taking office.

MLK Day at King’s Atlanta congregation features daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric

The Rev. Bernice King, King’s daughter, said anti-woke rhetoric is being used to divide and distract people from real issues of injustice.

Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game

Instead of crying over another collapse, Ohio State can celebrate another national title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid Monday night to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish.

Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe named Gatorade Alaska Girls’ Cross Country Player of the Year

Sophomore Hailee Giacobbe became the first female runner in program history not only to win an individual state title but also to be named Gatorade Alaska Cross Country Player of the Year.