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Paul Abbate, the acting FBI director, announced his unexpected retirement on Monday, just minutes before President Donald Trump was sworn into office. Abbate had been deputy director under Christopher Wray, who recently stepped down after more than seven years as FBI director. Abbate’s sudden departure comes after just one day at the helm of the agency, leaving questions about interim leadership.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday aimed at deporting foreigners who express support for designated terrorist organizations.

President Donald Trump unveiled a groundbreaking initiative Tuesday to build colossal artificial intelligence (AI) data centers across the United States.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday the formation of a task force to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Inauguration Day targeting the Biden administration’s electric vehicle (EV) initiatives.

On January 21, 2025, a coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.

A Republican and a Democrat have introduced a bill to move federal agencies to other parts of the country.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that authorizes the Attorney General to "pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use."

Vivek Ramaswamy will not move forward with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a spokesperson said.

President Donald Trump wasted no time dismantling key policies from the Biden administration, rescinding 78 of Biden’s executive actions on Monday night. The sweeping order reverses a range of initiatives on diversity, border policy, and climate regulations that defined Biden’s presidency.