UpdatedJan 21

Trump Kicks Off Administration With Jan. 6 Pardons, Sweeping Orders

Trump capped off Day 1 in office with a raft of executive actions, including on the border, energy, economy, and the federal workforce.

By Epoch Times Staff

| Published Jan 20, 2025 | Updated Jan 21, 2025

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Trump Kicks Off Administration With Jan. 6 Pardons, Sweeping Orders — President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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In Oval Office, Trump Signs Suite of Executive Orders

By T.J. Muscaro

Jan 20

Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment to Build AI Infrastructure

By Emel Akan

Jan 21

Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment to Build AI Infrastructure — President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room flanked by Masayoshi Son (2R), chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., Larry Ellison (2L), executive chairman of Oracle and Sam Altman (R), CEO of Open AI at the White House on Jan. 21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 announced $500 billion in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States.

OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle will invest in the infrastructure through their joint venture, Stargate.

Trump described it as the “largest AI infrastructure project by far in history.”

Oath Keepers Founder Celebrates Release From Prison

By Nathan Worcester and Jackson Richman

Jan 21