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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship

A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.
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Trump 'demands' that interest rates drop immediately

President Trump touted his economic plans and discussed domestic and international economic policies during a speech to the World Economic in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
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VIDEO: Trump 'demands' that interest rates drop immediately
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Trump says he will 'demand' lower interest rates

Trump made a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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President Donald Trump makes a special address remotely to the World Economic Forum attend the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025.
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Trump's definition of 'male,' 'female' criticized by medical and legal experts

President Trump issued an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize a person’s sex assigned at birth.
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President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for Jan. 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.
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President Donald Trump virtually addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke remotely Thursday to business and world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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VIDEO: President Donald Trump virtually addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos
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Trump's proposed mass deportation plan has Texas schools on high alert

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal visited a school in south Texas to meet students and faculty preparing for the potential impacts of Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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School districts prep students and families for possible mass deportations.
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Trump's order to end birthright citizenship faces 1st court test

Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom on Thursday.
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VIDEO: Trump's order to end birthright citizenship faces 1st court test
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Trump begins reshaping federal government

President Donald Trump has been taking unprecedented action aiming to reshape the federal government since taking office earlier this week.
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VIDEO: Trump begins reshaping federal government
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Timeline: Special counsel's probe into Trump's handling of classified documents

Here's a look at how special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has progressed.
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This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Trump advisers have discussed ousting watchdogs at several federal agencies: Sources

President Trump's top advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources tell ABC News.
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President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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Elon Musk criticizes new AI ‘Stargate’ deal backed by Trump

The $500 billion infrastructure investment with the leaders of OpenAI, Oracle, MGX and Softbank is said to help build new data centers to power the next generation of artificial intelligence.
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VIDEO: Elon Musk criticizes new AI ‘Stargate’ deal backed by Trump
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Trump speaking virtually to World Economic Forum in Davos

President Donald Trump will speak remotely Thursday to the World Economic Forum to an international audience in Davos, Switzerland with a speech and question-and-answer session.
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VIDEO: Trump speaking virtually to World Economic Forum in Davos
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Trump 'fulfilling what his promises were,' says Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern

Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern joined ABC News Live to discuss Donald Trump's Jan. 6 pardons of rioters as well as troops being deployed to the southern border of the U.S.
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VIDEO: Trump 'fulfilling what his promises were,' says Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern
January 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Trump sends 1,500 troops to Southern border after executive order

The first of 1,500 U.S. troops are arriving at the Southern border as President Donald Trump launches his long-promised crackdown on immigration.
January 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
VIDEO: Trump sends 1,500 troops to Southern border after executive order
January 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM

Russia 'very closely' monitoring Trump's sanctions threats, Kremlin says

"We carefully record all the nuances," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
January 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Kremlin and the Moscow River are seen before dawn in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
January 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Trump's pardons send a ‘horrible, horrible message’

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski stated that Donald Trump's blanket pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters send a "horrible, horrible message to our law enforcement officers."
January 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
VIDEO: GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Trump's pardons send a ‘horrible, horrible message’
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM

Trump’s executive order ends federal diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts

DEI labor attorney Jason Schwartz explains what will now likely happen to federal employees who had been working on DEI efforts, and how policies could influence private companies as well.
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Trump’s executive order ends federal diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
January 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM

Firms in Trump's Stargate venture have touted DEI programs, clashing with new order

President Trump has announced a major AI initiative called "Stargate" -- but the firms involved have DEI policies that go against his goal of eliminating such programs.
January 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO listen in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM

As Trump throws immigration into uncertainty, parents grapple potential statelessness

Five undocumented pregnant women sue President Donald Trump over birthright citizenship executive order.
January 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 22, 2024.
January 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM

Federal DEI staff directed to be put on leave

Plus, the latest on the fallout from President Donald Trump’s controversial pardons and immigration reform.
January 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
VIDEO: Federal DEI staff directed to be put on leave
January 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM

GOP lawmakers react to Trump's actions

Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett joins ABC News Live to discuss recent actions by President Donald Trump.
January 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
GOP lawmakers react to Trump's actions
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Democratic lawmakers react to Trump immigration policies

California Rep. Jim Costa reacts to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including the passing of the Laken Riley Act.
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Democratic lawmakers react to Trump immigration policies
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM

Trump pardons Silk Road founder

President Donald Trump has pardoned the founder of Silk Road, Ross William Ulbricht. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for an online drug scheme.
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump pardons Silk Road founder
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM

Trump moves to brand Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization again

President Donald Trump issued an executive order initiating a process to redesignate the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization.
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
President Donald Trump signs numerous executive orders, including pardons for defendants from the January 6th riots and a delay on the TikTok ban, on the first day of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Sen. John Fetterman on flurry of Trump executive actions

Sen. John Fetterman talks about Jan. 6 pardons, the Laken Riley Act and his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
January 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sen. John Fetterman arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, DC,  Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM

President meets GOP lawmakers to push legislative agenda

Rachel Bade discusses President Donald Trump’s meetings with GOP lawmakers as he aims to push his legislative agenda.
January 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
VIDEO: President meets GOP lawmakers to push legislative agenda
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM

DC judges slam Trump Jan. 6 pardons as 'revisionist myth'

Federal judges in the D.C. district court have remained essentially silent while signing off on the hundreds of now-dismissed cases that for years crowded their dockets.
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Heads of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys released from prison after Trump pardons

Four years after they raided the Capitol and assaulted police officers, a group of some of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters are now free men.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, poses for a portrait after being released last night after spending the past 3 years in Cumberland, Maryland at the Federal Correctional Institution on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Steve Bannon pushes for more 'aggressive' defense in court

Steve Bannon wants more aggressive lawyers to represent him in his trial on charges he defrauded donors to "We Build the Wall," he argued in a court hearing Wednesday.
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, arrives to court in New York, Jan. 22, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM

Trump criticizes sermon asking him to show 'mercy' toward LGBTQ people, immigrants

He's calling the Episcopal bishop a "Trump hater" and demanding an apology.
January 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance listen to the sermon by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at Washington National Cathedral, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.
January 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM

How Trump might change the world in his 2nd term

President Trump's first term and campaign promises may hint at his plans for America's relationships with Ukraine, Russia, China, Mexico and the Middle East.
January 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM

What the polls say about Trump's executive actions

Americans support Donald Trump’s immigration policies, but not much else.
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Welcome to Pollapalooza, 538's roundup of the latest polls.
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Son of Jan. 6 defendant reacts to Trump's pardon of his father

Jackson Reffitt tells ABC News Live about the reaction from his family following President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations of the Jan. 6 rioters, which included his father.
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Son of Jan. 6 defendant reacts to Trump's pardon of his father
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook

The @POTUS account switches owners when a new president assumes office.
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The @POTUS account switches owners when a new president assumes office.
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook

In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Donald Trump account on Instagram displayed on a phone screen and Instagram logo displayed on a screen, Jan. 26, 2023.
January 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Trump says Biden wrote ‘very nice’ resolute desk letter

President Donald Trump spoke highly of the letter former President Joe Biden left him on Monday.
January 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
President Donald Trump spoke highly of the letter former President Joe Biden left him on Monday.
January 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Elon Musk casts doubt on Trump’s AI infrastructure deal

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous reports on the latest headlines regarding the $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure.
January 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
VIDEO: Elon Musk casts doubt on Trump’s AI infrastructure deal
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM

Biden’s letter to Trump wished him 'all the best in the next four years,' Fox reports

Trump said the letter Biden left for him was "very nice." The letter was read aloud Wednesday on Fox News.
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
President Donald Trump holds up outgoing President Joe Biden's letter as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the WHite House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Trump demands Putin ‘make a deal’ now to end war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump indicated that if a deal isn't made quickly, he would place high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on Russia. ABC News’ Karen Travers reports.
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
President Donald Trump indicated that if a deal isn't made quickly, he would place high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on Russia. ABC News’ Karen Travers reports.
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Trump's record-breaking executive actions prompt lawsuits, outrage

President Donald Trump shattered the record for most executive orders signed on his first day in office.
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
President Donald Trump holds an executive order he just signed during the inaugural parade, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Immigration official fired by Trump: ‘It’s hard to sit back’

Lauren Alder Reid, former assistant director of the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review, talks about being removed by the Trump administration.
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
VIDEO: Immigration official fired by Trump: ‘It’s hard to sit back’
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Trump demands Putin ‘make a deal’ now to end war in Ukraine

“Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War!," he said in a social media post.
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Conflicting accounts on congressional Republicans' approach to Trump's agenda

Trump and Vance brainstormed with top congressional Republicans on a path to execute the president’s ambitious agenda amid narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Vice President J.D. Vance delivers remarks as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) look on in the viewing area in Emancipation Hall for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source

Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Department of Justice building in Washington D.C., July 12, 2024.
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump authorizes ICE to target courthouses, schools and churches

Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to target schools and churches after President Donald Trump revoked a directive barring arrests in “sensitive” areas.
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An ICE agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), watches as Guatemalan police investigate the scene after detaining a suspected human trafficker on May 29, 2019 in Guatemala City.
January 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Sen. John Fetterman on flurry of Trump executive actions

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Sen. John Fetterman about Jan. 6 pardons, the Lincoln Riley Act and his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
January 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sen. John Fetterman on flurry of Trump executive actions
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo

Trump's executive order freezing refugee programs could impact thousands of Afghans approved to resettle as refugees in the US.
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In this Oct. 31, 2009, file photo, a US Army Commanding Officer speaks to an elderly villager with help from an interpreter during an operation to secure the Korengal village in the Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
January 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Why Trump's order withdrawing US from WHO could have massive implications

Public health experts say there could be massive implications after President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
January 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
 President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the WHite House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Jan. 6 defendants emerge from custody after Trump issues pardons

Hundreds of rioters, including those who assaulted officers on Jan. 6, 2021, were released from prison.
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
VIDEO: Jan. 6 defendants emerge from custody after Trump issues pardons
January 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM

22 states challenge Trump's executive order cutting birthright citizenship

President Trump's bid to cut off birthright citizenship is "flagrantly unlawful," attorneys for 18 states said in a lawsuit challenging the president's executive order.
January 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
President Donald Trump next to Vice President J.D. Vance and First Lady Melania Trump, gives two thumb's up during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025.