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Trump touts political firings and retribution as he begins a government overhaul in his image

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s political retribution tour began this week with firings of his perceived enemies inside the federal government, the targeting of former intelligence and national security officials and a directive to investigate actions by the Biden administration. Trump and his team wasted

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Trump says ICE can arrest people at churches and schools, directs agency to use ‘common sense’

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to arrest people and carry out enforcement actions in and near places such as churches and schools, marking a departure from long-standing policy to avoid so-called sensitive areas. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced the end of two directives in a

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Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency

By Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has warned

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Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency

CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20 in Washington

24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship

CNN By Devan Cole, Kara Scannell, Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen Democratic-led states and cities are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed Monday violates

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24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship

By Devan Cole, Kara Scannell, Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen Democratic-led states and cities are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed Monday violates the

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Trump admin removes commandant of Coast Guard, citing border failures and focus on DEI

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. In a list of reasons “supporting her immediate removal,” the official cited Adm. Linda Fagan’s “failure to address border

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Trump administration looking at ending case against Trump employees in documents case without pardon, sources say

By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case, his employees Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, are not expected to receive presidential pardons as discussions continue about possibly ending the prosecution, according to multiple people familiar with the case and the Trump administration’s approach

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Judge Aileen Cannon says Justice Department can’t share Trump classified documents report with Congress

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday extended the hold she has placed blocking the Justice Department from sharing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents with members of Congress. Her order took some jabs at the prosecutors representing to the position

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Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6

They assaulted cops and tried to overturn an election. What to know about Trump’s mass pardons for January 6 rioters

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — With the stroke of a pen on Monday, President Donald Trump completely upended the Justice Department’s four-year effort to arrest, prosecute and punish the people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. It was the largest criminal probe in American history, those who heeded Trump’s call

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They assaulted cops and tried to overturn an election. What to know about Trump’s mass pardons for January 6 rioters

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — With the stroke of a pen on Monday, President Donald Trump completely upended the Justice Department’s four-year effort to arrest, prosecute and punish the people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. It was the largest criminal probe in American history, those who heeded Trump’s call in

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