The Latest Breaking News from Executive Order

Trump cedes hiring power to Musk

An executive order signed by Trump on Tuesday purports to grant DOGE the power to veto new government hires

Salon · Feb 12, 2025

Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order

Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential executive order

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?

American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the South African government’s plan to “seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation”. Afrikaners are an ethnic and linguistic community of white South Africans whose home…

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025

Trump accused of violating First Amendment after AP reporter barred from event over ‘Gulf of America’ renaming

The news agency said it was given an ultimatum over its editorial decision to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Military And Intelligence Personnel Halt Recruitment At Prestigious Engineering Conference

Military and intelligence recruiters withdraw from BEYA conference, impacting STEM student recruitment due to executive order ending diversity initiatives.

Top News · Feb 12, 2025

President Trump Signs Order To Reduce Federal Government Workforce

President Trump's executive order aims to reduce federal workforce and improve efficiency in government operations.

Top News · Feb 11, 2025

Mystery solved? FBI admits it found 2,400 new pages of documents to release about JFK assassination

A search carried out in January this year following Trump’s executive order unearthed new records relating to Kennedy’s assassination

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

AP Reporter Barred From White House Event Over 'Gulf Of America'

The Associated Press said Tuesday that its White House reporter was barred from an event with President Donald Trump over the top US news agency's refusal to follow his order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025

Donald Trump Goes to War Against Universally Hated Paper Straws

The White House's new executive order halts federal purchases of paper straws and calls for the creation of a national anti–paper straw strategy.

Reason · Feb 11, 2025

Trump White House Blocks Reporter From Oval Office Until Outlet Aligns With His 'Gulf of America' Renaming

An AP reporter was barred from attending scheduled events in the Oval Office after the news organization refused to adopt "Gulf of America" in its style guide.

Latin Times · Feb 11, 2025