Amid signs that Donald Trump began his presidency with the same chaotic operation that marked his campaign, a report has claimed he was not even aware he was elevating Steve Bannon to a senior security post when he signed one of several executive orders.
Since Mr Trump’s inauguration on January 20, reports have emerged of a White House West Wing marked by confusion and unpreparedness - alongside intense turf battles being fought by his top officials.
Source: Independent
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New FCC chair blocks 9 companies from providing affordable Internet to the poor
Regulators are telling nine companies they won't be allowed to participate in a federal program meant to help them provide affordable Internet access to low-income consumers - weeks after those companies had been given the green light.
The move, announced Friday by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, reverses a decision by his Democratic predecessor, Tom Wheeler, and undercuts the companies' ability to provide low-cost Internet access to poorer Americans. In a statement, Pai called the initial decisions a form of "midnight regulation."
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Justice Dept. lawyer says 100,000 visas revoked under travel ban; State Dept. says about 60,000
More than 100,000 visas have been revoked as a result of President Trump’s ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an attorney for the government asserted Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
Source: Washington Post
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President Trump orders stronger immigration enforcement and begins construction of border wall with Mexico
President Trump signed a pair of executive actions Wednesday to begin ramping up immigration enforcement, including a new border wall with Mexico, vowing that construction on his chief campaign pledge would begin in months.
Source: Washington Post
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USDA science researchers ordered to stop publishing news releases, other documents
Employees of the scientific research arm at the Agriculture Department were ordered Monday to cease publication of “outward facing” documents and news releases.
Source: Washington Post
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Executive Order streamlines permitting and reduces regulatory burdens for domestic manufacturing
This memorandum directs executive departments and agencies to support the expansion of manufacturing in the United States through expedited reviews of and approvals for proposals to construct or expand manufacturing facilities and through reductions in regulatory burdens affecting domestic manufacturing.
Source: Washington Examiner
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Executive order to resume Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline
President Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday effectively reviving the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines
Source: Fox News
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Executive order to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership
President Trump signs an executive order formally ending the United States’ participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Source: Washington Post
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President Trump reinstates anti-abortion policy for foreign groups
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Monday to reinstate a policy that prevents federal funds from going to foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform abortions.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Executive Order to begin repeal of Affordable Care Act
President Trump issues an executive order instructing federal agencies to "take all actions consistent with law to minimize" the economic burdens of the Affordable Care Act.
Source: White House
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