by Washington Post staff (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Donald Trump began issuing executive actions Monday after being sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States, kicking off his second term in office at a signing desk inside Washington’s Capital One Arena with family members and allies behind him onstage, and […]
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Trump declares ‘liberation,’ claims mandate for emergency powers
By Isaac Arnsdorf · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump took office as the 47th president claiming an electoral and divine mandate to immediately invoke emergency powers on immigration and energy, pursue territorial expansion and reverse Joe Biden’s policies on car emissions and trans rights. Trump declared his inauguration “Liberation Day,” condemning the country’s past leaders […]
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Trump declares ‘liberation,’ claims mandate for emergency powers
By Isaac Arnsdorf · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump took office as the 47th president claiming an electoral and divine mandate to immediately invoke emergency powers on immigration and energy, pursue territorial expansion and reverse Joe Biden’s policies on car emissions and trans rights. Trump declared his inauguration “Liberation Day,” condemning the country’s past leaders […]
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Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings
By Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case had become a rallying cry for the Indigenous movement in the nearly 50 years since his conviction for killing two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, […]
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Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings
By Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case had become a rallying cry for the Indigenous movement in the nearly 50 years since his conviction for killing two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, […]
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Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
By Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an administration official told reporters. The official did not provide details on […]
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Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
By Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an administration official told reporters. The official did not provide details on […]
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made during his inaugural address
The Associated Press In his first address after being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal. Here’s a look at the facts. Trump repeats unfounded claim about immigrants CLAIM: Trump, […]
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made during his inaugural address
The Associated Press In his first address after being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal. Here’s a look at the facts. Trump repeats unfounded claim about immigrants CLAIM: Trump, […]
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Biden preemptively pardons Milley, Fauci, Jan. 6 panel — and his family
By Sabrina Rodriguez, Matt Viser · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons Monday to retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, Anthony S. Fauci, members and staff of the Jan. 6 congressional committee and police officers who testified before the panel, an extraordinary move just hours before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. He also pardoned […]