US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, in Washington, USA.
President Donald Trump Highlights: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s third day in the Oval Office, the administration’s national security adviser leaves about 160 National Security Council aides and sends them home. I let it happen. The move reportedly comes as the administration attempts to review staffing levels and align with President Donald Trump’s policies. The council provides national security and foreign policy advice to the president.…read more
Brian McCormack, the chief of staff to National Security Adviser Mike Walz, broke the news in a two-minute phone call and said, “We will remain on standby and will only return to the office if contacted by NSC leadership.” “I have been instructed to report to work.”
President Trump suspends refugee resettlement program
President Trump also suspended the refugee resettlement program as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration.
Thousands of refugees fleeing war and persecution are currently stranded in various parts of the world, including more than 1,600 Afghans and relatives of active-duty U.S. military personnel who supported the U.S. war effort.
President Trump talks about California wildfires
US President Donald Trump, in his first interview after taking office for a second term, criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for failing to address the wildfire situation in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
“There’s one thing Gavin can do. He can release the water that’s coming from the north. There’s a lot of water there,” he told Fox News.
Donald Trump News Live | Key Points
President Donald Trump announced through an executive order that the Gulf of Mexico will now be referred to as the “Gulf of America.” The U.S. Congress has given final approval to the Laken-Reilly Act, the first bill President Donald Trump can sign. President Trump also suspended the refugee resettlement program as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the deployment of an additional 1,500 U.S. troops to the Mexican border. President Trump met with a small contingent of the most politically at-risk House Republicans on Wednesday. The party has struggled to agree on a strategy to implement tax cuts and other priorities it promised voters. At least 160 National Security Council aides have been sent home pending review of their compliance with President Trump’s policies. Trump signed the executive document. The White House on Wednesday announced an order designating Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels again as a “foreign terrorist organization.”
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January 23, 2025 5:47pm IST
Donald Trump live news updates: Trump takes center stage at Davos
Donald Trump Live News Updates: Donald Trump will make a much-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, ending the annual festivities just days before the US president’s second term. AFP reported that he is scheduled to address the world’s elites.
Davos will ultimately hear from Trump during a live video appearance, giving bank and oil industry CEOs a chance to ask him questions.
January 23, 2025 5:01pm IST
Donald Trump News Live Latest: White House shuts down Spanish page
Donald Trump’s live news updates: President Donald Trump’s administration has shut down the White House Spanish-language page, AFP reported. As of this week, visitors to the Spanish website began seeing an error message and the words “Page Not Found” below an image of the White House.
January 23, 2025 4:02 PM (IST)
Donald Trump live news updates: Bishops who listened to Trump speak out
Donald Trump News Live Updates: Washington Bishop Marian Edgar Budde, who asked US President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ children during a sermon, has not apologized for his comments. He said he would not.
“I’m not going to apologize for asking for mercy from others,” Budde said in an interview with Time magazine. read more.
January 23, 2025 3:11pm IST
Donald Trump News Latest: US President to send 10,000 troops to Mexico border
Donald Trump News Live Updates: Donald Trump’s administration may send up to 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a government memo seen by CBS News.
A Customs and Border Protection memo dated Jan. 21, the day after Trump took office, shows plans to send “10,000 troops” to support the agency.
January 23, 2025 2:46 PM IST
Donald Trump News Latest: China says it is ‘ready to cooperate with the US’ for stable relations
Donald Trump News Live Updates: China’s Ministry of Commerce reacts to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on Chinese goods starting February 1, saying these measures “will harm China, the United States, and the world.” It’s not good for the whole thing.”
Ministry spokesperson He Yadong asserted that China is ready to cooperate with the United States to “promote the stable and healthy development of economic and trade relations.” read more.
January 23, 2025 1:15 PM IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: Immigrant groups’ actions on President Trump’s emergency deportations
Immigration groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to expand expedited deportations under his pledge to deport millions of people in the country illegally, Reuters reported.
January 23, 2025 12:45 PM IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: President says FEMA is ‘getting in the way of everything’
Donald Trump is reshaping Washington’s traditional boundaries, issuing unprecedented executive orders, and no one is trying to stop him.
President Trump said he wanted to reform FEMA because it was “getting in the way of everything,” a claim echoed by the Associated Press.
January 23, 2025 12:04 PM IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: President warns Joe Biden: ‘He didn’t pardon himself’
Donald Trump on Thursday, in his first interview since being sworn in as his second US president, issued a warning to Joe Biden, saying his predecessor had granted him a preemptive pardon that shielded him from all presidential action. He said no. Current government. read more
January 23, 2025 10:34 AM (IST)
Donald Trump Live Updates: President Trump to virtually attend WEF in Davos
Donald Trump will make a long-awaited online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, where he will address the world’s elite, whose annual festivities have been largely wiped out during the US president’s second term. AFP news agency reported.
January 23, 2025 10:18 AM (IST)
Donald Trump Live Updates: Man pardoned for Capitol riot arrested on firearms charges
Just one day after being granted a full pardon for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot by President Donald Trump, Daniel Ball found himself in trouble again on Tuesday, this time facing federal gun charges. The Hill reported. .
January 23, 2025 9:44 AM (IST)
Donald Trump Live Update: President Trump threatens to withhold federal aid to Los Angeles unless California changes water policy
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach to water management.
In an interview with Fox News, President Trump repeatedly falsely claimed that fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state were to blame for the drying up of fire hydrants in urban areas.
“I don’t think we should give California anything until it runs out of water,” Trump said.
January 23, 2025 9:01 AM (IST)
Donald Trump Live Updates: Trump administration reportedly expands deportation powers to federal agencies
Citing an internal memo, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Trump administration is moving to strengthen deportation efforts by giving federal agents in various departments similar powers to immigration officials. .
January 23, 2025 8:51am IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: The President Who China Used Tiktok to Spy on American Citizens’ Concerns
President Donald Trump downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, days after he proposed a reprieve from a law that would force social video apps to shut down.
January 23, 2025 8:37am IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: Jaishankar talks about the future of US-India relations under the Trump administration
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar noted that the Trump administration is keen to have India attend the inauguration itself and is prioritizing bilateral relations, building on the strong foundations laid so far. said Wednesday that the relationship is building further.
January 23, 2025 8:22am IST
Donald Trump Live Updates: President Trump talks about California wildfires
President Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for failing to combat the state’s wildfires in an interview with Fox News.
“There’s one thing Gavin can do. He can release the water that’s coming from the north. There’s a lot of water there,” he told Fox News.
January 23, 2025 8:18am IST
Donald Trump Live Latest News: President Says “There Are Thousands of Terrorists in the United States”
In his first interview since taking office as president of the United States, Donald Trump addressed the immigration crisis in the United States, saying, “We have thousands of terrorists in our country. We’re going to deal with them.” .
January 23, 2025 8:01 AM (IST)
Donald Trump News Live: Meta users find themselves refollowing Trump, Vance and Melania without their consent
A strange glitch has been reported by Meta platform users across the United States who are automatically refollowing the profiles of US President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and First Lady Melania Trump after unfollowing them earlier in the week. He claimed to have noticed. . read more
January 23, 2025 7:37am IST
Donald Trump News Live: Who was appointed by President Trump to head the Secret Service?
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the Secret Service officer who rushed to the stage and protected him from a would-be gunman during a foiled assassination attempt at a campaign rally to be his next chief, according to AFP. .
January 23, 2025 7:14am IST
Donald Trump News Live: Israeli town renames planned area after Trump
The mayor of Ma’ale Adumim, an Israeli town in Judea, announced on Wednesday that a key area of city-owned land will be renamed “Trump One” (T1) after US President Donald Trump, ANI reports. .
January 23, 2025 6:58am IST
Donald Trump News Live: Oath Keepers’ Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after receiving presidential pardon
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers, visited the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a day after he was released following President Donald Trump’s pardon for the Jan. 6 riot attackers. . read more
January 23, 2025 6:47am IST
Donald Trump News Latest: President appoints former fast food CEO as special envoy to EU
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed former fast food executive Andrew Puzder as ambassador to the European Union, according to AFP news agency.
January 23, 2025 6:35am IST
Donald Trump News Live Latest: Congress passes immigration detention bill
Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would require the detention of illegal immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes, making it the first bill President Donald Trump can sign, according to the Associated Press.
January 23, 2025 6:30am IST
Donald Trump News Live Latest: Sends 160 National Security Advisors Home
According to the Associated Press, at least 160 National Security Council aides have been sent home pending review of whether they are in line with President Trump’s policies.
January 23, 2025 6:26am IST
Donald Trump News Latest: 1,500 additional US troops sent to Mexico border
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would deploy 1,500 additional U.S. troops to the Mexican border as he ramps up a crackdown on illegal immigration.