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In Oval Office, Trump Signs Suite of Executive Orders
- A full pardon for around 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants and six commutations for prisoners.
- Proclamation guaranteeing states' protection against invasion, invoking executive powers related to the ongoing "invasion" at the southern border.
- A declaration of a national emergency at the southern border.
- A realignment of the United States Refugee Admission Program “to better align with American principles and American interests.”
- An order to reevaluate and realign U.S. foreign aid.
- Protections from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats regarding the southern border.
- An executive order entitled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” in response to “the unprecedented admission of illegal aliens” at the southern border.
- An executive order ending birthright citizenship.
- An executive order reforming hiring in the federal government that notes, “Our country is going to be based on merit again.”
- Clarification of the military's role in protecting U.S. territorial integrity.
- Creation of the presidential advisory commission Department of Government Efficiency.
- An executive order unleashing Alaska’s potential as a resource reservoir for the nation.
- Protections for Americans from foreign adversary-controlled applications such as TikTok.
- Reforms to the federal workforce.
- A memorandum resolving a backlog of security clearances left over from the Biden administration.
- Holding former government officials accountable for election interference and unlawful disclosure of sensitive information.
- A declaration of a national energy emergency.
- An order unleashing energy production, easing the permitting processes and other regulatory systems to ensure efficient energy production.
- The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization.
- Protections for women against “radical gender ideologies.”
- A Martin Luther King, Jr. Day proclamation.
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