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Immigration, energy, trans rights and tariffs: These are the executive orders and directives President Donald Trump has revealed he will enact within hours.
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All the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1

Donald Trump has long vowed to dismantle federal regulations, exact revenge on his political enemies, uproot the federal bureaucracy he’s referred to as the ‘deep state’ and eliminate government waste.

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President Donald Trump is cracking down on immigration and birth rights.
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Immigration crackdown as Trump strengthens border

The US government will not recognise citizenship of children born in the US to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related orders President Trump plans to sign Monday.

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A trade war between the US and China has been delayed.
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Trump delays China tariffs, USD down in reaction

President-elect Donald Trump will not unveil China-specific tariffs on his first day in office, as the incoming administration starts with potential engagement with Beijing rather than another trade war.

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Washington insides have revealed what the first orders of official business are expected to be for Donald Trump after he is sworn into office.
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What’s at the top of Trump’s agenda after being sworn in?

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign ‘dozens and dozens’ of orders that will launch some 200 executive actions after being sworn in, showing his commitment to swiftly enacting his campaign promises.

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President-elect Donald Trump listens as Steve Witkoff speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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The unlikely US team that secured hostages’ freedom

Donald Trump claims full credit for the ceasefire and hostage release agreement that - after 14 months of negotiations since the last pause in fighting - with an unlikely team securing the deal.

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Donald Trump is preparing, or at least he says, to get as many illegal aliens out of the United States.
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Trump goes ‘light speed’ on deporting illegal aliens

President-elect Donald Trump intends to launch a ‘light speed’ mass deportation campaign as soon as he ‘puts his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office’. Here is how that might happen.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: President-elect Donald Trump made a lot of promises for his first term, quickly breaking many, so this is what to look out for in his crucial first days and weeks in office.
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Will Trump keep his huge early promises? A scorecard

THE WASHINGTON POST: President-elect Donald Trump made a lot of promises for his first term, quickly breaking many, so this is what to look out for in his crucial first days and weeks in office.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is one of three tech leaders who will be on the dais with President-elect Donald Trump during his swearing-in ceremony.
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The billionaires rolling in to Trump’s inauguration

Tech moguls Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

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US President Joe Biden has warned of the dangers of an 'oligarchy' of the rich and powerful.
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What’s an oligarchy? The warning Biden issued in farewell

THE WASHINGTON POST: President Joe Biden, in his farewell address to the nation Wednesday, warned that American democracy is being threatened by a burgeoning oligarchy. Let us explain that for you.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: Donald Trump’s expansionist designs prompt worried responses from foreign leaders.
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Trump’s expansionist designs prompt worried responses

Donald Trump’s fixation on expanding the nation’s territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada has foreign leaders weighing a familiar, but difficult, question: Should they take him seriously?

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A car drives past homes and vehicles destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
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New health warning issued after deadly LA fires

Authorities in Los Angeles have issued a new warning to residents in the wake of the fatal wildfires, holding concern over the risk of cancer, anemia, damage to the reproductive system and fetal development.

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Why do President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both want to claim US credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
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Why Biden, Trump want to claim Israel-Hamas ceasefire credit

Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have jockeyed for credit following a Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement, but credit really only belongs to one.

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FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 18, 2023. More than two weeks after Hamas' attack, many Israelis are furious at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, not just for failing to prevent the initial attack, but for failing to come to their aid afterward. While the military is bombing Gaza and preparing a possible invasion, Israeli government infighting and the erosion of the civil service have left traumatized survivors to mourn on their own. (Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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What we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal following more than 15 months of bloodshed. Here is what we know.

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The Middle East looms large as an issue for Donald Trump when he takes office in January. (AP PHOTO)
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Trump claims credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement

President-elect Donald Trump, who warned of ‘hell to pay’ if hostages were not released before he took office, has swiftly claimed credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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Businesses and homes burned along the Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Thursday.
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Even after LA’s fires burn out, toxic threats will linger

As people in Los Angeles return to their devastated neighbourhoods, now marked with burn scars and ruins, toxic hazards will persist long after the fires have been put out and the smoke has settled.

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