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President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, ...

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Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The ...

Denmark's last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its ...

As Ukraine's line of defense grows thin, this unit is using a modernized Soviet-era vehicle to stop Russian forces from ...

Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy ...

The role of first lady is unelected, unpaid, and usually comes with zero preparation. But Melania Trump is back in the White ...

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President Trump has ended so-called humanitarian parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, jeopardizing the legal status of nearly 1.5 million immigrants in the U.S.

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