Trump puts pin in plan to sign DC takeover executive order — for now
President Donald Trump has put aside an executive order that would have empowered the federal government to take over Washington, D.C. — for now. Trump’s decision coincides with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s apparent political moderation in recent weeks,
Trump admin delays order to eliminate Department of Education
What does the Department of Education do? What to know as Trump prepares order to eliminate it
‘Just do it’: Trump committed to dismantling Education Department as order looms
The decision of whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make," said Sen. Susan Collins, the chamber's top appropriator.
Top Dem governor issues order aiming to help fill ‘critical’ state jobs as DOGE cuts federal bureaucracy
Pennsylvania Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro announced an effort to fill hundreds of state job openings while DOGE is trimming federal bureaucracy, while also focusing on the private sector.
Editorial: Trump’s executive orders are nothing new. Neither are the court challenges.
At the Illinois Holocaust Museum, soon to undergo a major renovation, a heart-tugging special exhibit in Skokie explores the internment of Japanese Americans in U.S. prison camps during World War II.
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GOP lawmakers vote to overturn governor’s ban on conversion therapy
In September 2024, Beshear signed an executive order outlawing conversion therapy in the state. His order prohibits any practice of the discredited “therapy” for minors, prevents state or federal funds from being used to pay for it, and suggests that state licensing boards for counselors consider disciplinary actions against its practitioners.
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GOP state lawmakers urge ban on transgender females on girls teams
Republican lawmakers in Michigan last week called on the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt policies that comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to no longer allow athletes who are trangender girls on female sports teams.
Trump signs executive order to establish government bitcoin reserve
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a government reserve of bitcoin, a key marker in the cryptocurrency’s journey towards possible mainstream acceptance.
Trump Signs Executive Order Making English the Official Language of the United States
Immigrant rights groups say the move could impact how non-English speakers can become US citizens, vote, and access crucial federal services like healthcare.
Trump to sign executive order designating English official language of U.S.
The order will rescind a mandate “that required agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide extensive language assistance to non-English speakers,” the White House said.
The constitutional clash over Trump’s birthright citizenship order
After Trump signed the executive order, which would deny citizenship to children born to migrants temporarily or illegally in the United States, 18 Democratic attorneys general, and AGs from Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts opposing it. The federal judge agreed with them, and temporarily blocked Trump’s order.