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The Trump State Department implemented a landmark "One Flag Policy" policy on Monday, barring US outposts at home and abroad from flying any other flag but the Stars and Stripes

The American flag is taking center stage again, according to a new policy announced by the Trump administration’s State Department on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a directive banning the display of any flags other than the Stars and Stripes at State Department facilities, both in
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Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to deliver emergency price relief for American families and defeat the cost-of-living crisis

Read it here: oday, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to deliver emergency price relief for American families and defeat the cost-of-living crisis. * The Presidential Memorandum recognizes a critical component of the crushing cost of everyday living. The Biden Administration imposed complex regulatory burdens and radical policies designed
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Ontario Conservative Premier Doug Ford said Canada is prepared to make electricity unaffordable for Americans by cutting off energy supplies to the US in response to Trump’s tariffs

Ford is calling for an expansion of Ontario’s power grid to facilitate increased energy exports to the United States. The premier is promoting Ontario’s nuclear energy expertise, aiming to build both large and small modular nuclear reactors in partnership with the U.S. “This won’t be easy
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President Donald Trump announces ‘Project Stargate’, $500 billion AI investment, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son at The White House

President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a groundbreaking joint venture, Stargate, which aims to invest up to $500 billion in infrastructure to support artificial intelligence. This partnership, formed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, will focus on building advanced data centers and the energy resources required for the rapid expansion of
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Trump on $TRUMP meme coin, says "I don't know much about it other than I launched it. I heard it was very successful, I haven't checked it. Where is it today?"

Incoming First Lady Melania Trump has introduced her own cryptocurrency just ahead of her husband Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president. The announcement follows the launch of the $Trump cryptocurrency by President-elect Donald Trump. Both digital coins have seen significant volatility and sharp rises in value since their
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Attorneys general from 18 states have sued President Trump to block an executive order that refuses to recognize the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants as citizens

The day after President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, 18 Democratic state attorneys general joined a legal effort to challenge the move, calling it unconstitutional. “What the president did yesterday is unlawful, unconstitutional, and it will not stand,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin
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