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U.S. President Donald Trump signs executives orders at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Politics Sep 25

WATCH: Trump signs TikTok executive order on sale of social media company

By Associated Press

Politics May 23

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House in Washington
WATCH: Trump signs executive orders to speed development of U.S. nuclear power

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach.

By Matthew Daly, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Politics May 14

U.S. Supreme Court hears U.S. President Trump's bid to enforce birthright citizenship order, in Washington
LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to temporarily take effect in most of the country, even if they might ultimately be found unconstitutional.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics May 12

U.S. President Trump and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy attend a press conference, in Washington
WATCH: Trump says he’ll set 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug prices

If a deal is not reached, a new rule will kick in that will tie the price of what the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.

By Will Weissert, Amanda Seitz, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Politics May 05

Wind turbines spin during a winter storm near Palm Springs, California
States sue Trump for executive order blocking wind energy development

A coalition of state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy.

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Apr 08

WATCH: Trump signs executive order to bolster U.S. coal industry

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Under the orders, President Donald Trump uses his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet rising U.S. power demand amid growth in data centers, artificial intelligence and electric cars.

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Apr 08

WATCH: White House says Trump looking to strike ‘tailor-made trade deals’ with individual countries

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The administration has yet to articulate its goals for any talks with trading partners, other than to suggest that negotiations could take several months and that nations might also need to dramatically overhaul their tax systems and regulations to satisfy…

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Apr 02

Why no one is challenging Trump’s executive order that keeps TikTok online in the U.S.

By Sarah Parvini, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was…

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Apr 01

WATCH: Trump signs order on ticket scalping with Kid Rock in the Oval Office

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Designed to stop “price-gouging by middlemen,” the order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ensure that scalpers offering tickets at higher prices than their face value comply with all Internal Revenue Service rules.

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Mar 31

Election watchdog groups sue Trump administration over executive order, calling it unconstitutional

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Monday’s lawsuit marks the first major legal challenge to last week's executive order, which election lawyers have warned may violate the U.S. Constitution and asserts power they say the president does not have over an independent agency.

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