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Trump to revoke clearances of ex-officials linked to Hunter's laptop letter

The action is an early indication of Trump's determination to exact retribution on perceived adversaries and is the latest point of tension between Trump and an intelligence community

Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1, what are his priorities?

With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown

Migrants stranded as thousands of US entry appointments cancelled by Trump

US Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that the CBP One app that worked as recently as that morning would no longer be used to admit migrants

After taking office, Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan 6 defendants

The pardons were expected after Trump's yearslong campaign to rewrite the history of the January 6 attack that left more than 100 police officers injured and threatened the peaceful transfer of power

Trump inauguration highlights: Encounters, awkward moments among rivals

The day's pomp and unusual circumstances made for a lot of close-up encounters between political combatants, some awkward, some not

Ready to respond if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Feb 1, says Canada

Trump has been threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other trading partners

Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects

The interior secretary will review wind leasing and permitting practices for federal waters and lands

Trump suspends foreign assistance programmes for 90 days pending reviews

It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the order as funding for many programmes has already been appropriated by Congress

Donald Trump issues executive order to suspend TikTok ban; can it stick?

TikTok's China-based parent ByteDance was supposed to find a US buyer or be banned on January 19. Trump's order could give ByteDance more time to find a buyer

All you need to know about executive order a Trump tool to reshape govt

Executive orders allow a president to wield power without action from Congress. But there are also limits to what the orders can achieve

A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural event

They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal

Senate passes immigrant detention bill, likely to be Trump's 1st signed law

Trump has made a broad crackdown on illegal immigration his top priority, and Congress, with Republicans in control and some Democrats willing to go along

Wake up, spend more on defence, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office

Macron referred to expected changes in Washington's foreign policy, especially regarding the war in Ukraine, saying it was an opportunity for a European strategic wake-up call

Trump vows to change name of N America's tallest peak to Mount McKinley

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley

Trump signs first round of orders, ends federal work from home rule

The move followed the new president's pledge to end the work from home culture that became common during the Covid-19 pandemic

Palestinian govt tells UNSC it's ready to run Gaza Strip, West Bank

Palestinian minister of state for foreign affairs, Varsen Aghabekian, told a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on Gaza that government welcomes any assistance to train Palestinian police

Wave of Trump-demanded departures hits leadership at State Department

Personnel changes in the senior ranks of the department, like those at all federal agencies, are not uncommon after a presidential election

Minutes before leaving presidency, Biden pardons siblings, their spouses

Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end, he said as his presidential term was ending

Will topple govt if war doesn't resume after ceasefire: Israel minister

Bezalel Smotrich made the threat on Monday, a day after the ceasefire went into effect. "If, God forbid, the war is not resumed, I will bring the government down," Smotrich told reporters.

Magnitude 6 earthquake in Taiwan leaves 15 people with minor injuries

The quake hit at 12:17 am local time (1600 GMT Monday), with its epicentre 12 kilometres north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometres, USGS said