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The White House announced a new executive order signed by President Trump on Tuesday to "protect[] children from chemical and surgical mutilation."

The executive order, which has been challenged in 22 states, ends birthright citizenship for children born to people who are not citizens.

A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.

Trump signs executive order to cancel student visas of ‘Hamas sympathizers’ who protested Israel’s war in Gaza - Trump accuses Biden administration of ‘failure to fight anti-Semitism’ on campus

Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to capital punishment.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday focused on countering antisemitism, in what the White House described as an effort to “marshal all federal resources” to “combat the explosion of antisemitism on our campuses and in our streets since Oct. 7, 2023.”

Presidents Clinton, Biden issued orders aiming to correct environmental injustice. On Monday, President Trump issued orders revoking those efforts.

Trans people in federal custody are already feeling immediate impacts of the order, the ACLU’s Gillian Branstetter says.

The latest turn in the ongoing saga over TikTok in the United States has brought the balance of power among the three branches of government into the spotlight.

ICE has take a spotlight role in the wake of plans in Trump's administration for mass deportations. Here's what you need to know about the agency.