Here’s What Trump’s Declaration of an Emergency at the Southern Border Means
Invoking presidential emergency powers gives the president the ability to go around Congress and unlock federal funding to crack down at the border.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Invoking presidential emergency powers gives the president the ability to go around Congress and unlock federal funding to crack down at the border.
The administration will take steps to roll back federal support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.
His ‘weaponization’ executive order begins with a list of misleading accusations against the Biden administration.
President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed with his predecessor’s decision to shield from retribution those who had sought to hold him to account.
“We’re not leaving the fight,” he told supporters and members of his staff as he prepared to leave Washington.
The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.
The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.
Frequently mentioned words in historic speeches from Donald J. Trump to George Washington.
Before Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in 2021, Donald J. Trump held the record for the country’s oldest commander in chief. He reclaimed the record on Monday.
Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J. Trump.