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President-elect Donald Trump said he’s planning to sign a “record-setting” number of executive actions when he takes office.

The state’s Operation Lone Star inflicted harsh treatment on people crossing the border from Mexico Immigration policy in the United States may be on the verge of a seismic shift, as two new chapters begin: not only is Donald Trump about to start his second term as president but the Texas legislature is convening for … Read more

The old alliances have been swept away, and foreign policy needs to reflect this new reality Friday 20 January 2017, Washington DC: ­overcast skies with the threat of rain for the inauguration of the new president, Donald J Trump. All of Washington was there: former presidents, ­senior ­politicians, supreme court ­justices and, in the seats furthest … Read more

GoFundMe is now the backbone of American comeback stories. But the people with better connections get lifted up first I love my landlord. I don’t mean that I find him charming, though I do. I mean I moved on to a swath of dirt in Los Angeles county with three ancient cabins on it, and … Read more

Voters in swing-state Michigan unimpressed with party’s election critique and say fundamental shift is needed The meeting was billed as an opportunity for the voters of Saginaw, Michigan to ask elected Democrats difficult questions about why Donald Trump, and not Kamala Harris, is moving into the White House on Monday. Vincent Oriedo, a biotechnology scientist, … Read more

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) debarred EcoHealth Alliance Inc. and its former President Dr. Peter Daszak, formally blocking both the firm and the doctor from receiving federal funds for five years. EcoHealth allegedly failed to report dangerous gain-of-function experiments to the government, which eventually led to the debarment. In the notice … Read more

The Meta boss has embraced masculinity and abandoned fact-checking and decorum. Is this the future of the tech industry? Years ago the Economist magazine had a striking cover in which Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was portrayed as a languid clone of the Roman emperor Augustus. This was inspired by stories that Zuck was … Read more

Environmentalists are braced for new construction on the president’s signature border wall – and the damage that would wreak During Donald Trump’s first presidential term, he began an ambitious and costly border militarization program, including the construction of over 450 miles of wall that severed wildlife corridors and fragmented ecosystems in some of the country’s … Read more

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that the government will reach its debt limit on Tuesday and will need to take “extraordinary measures” to avoid risking a potentially catastrophic default.

WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow The World Health Organization (WHO) could see lean years ahead if the US withdraws membership under the new Trump administration. Such a withdrawal, promised on the first day of Donald Trump’s new administration, … Read more