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Donald Trump highlights: US president to send 10,000 troops to Mexico border interview

Donald Trump highlights: The Republican-led US Congress on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detainment of unauthorised immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, US, on January 20, 2025.
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, US, on January 20, 2025.

Donald Trump highlights: Ahead of President Donald Trump's third day at the Oval Office, his administration's national security adviser sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides and sent them home. The move was reportedly taken as the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Donald Trump’s agenda. The council provides national security and foreign policy advice to the president....Read More

Brian McCormack, national security adviser Mike Waltz's chief of staff, delivered the news in a two-minute phone call, telling the detailees they “are directed to be on call and report to the office only if contacted by the NSC leadership.”

Trump pauses refugee resettlement program

President Trump also paused the refugee resettlement program as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration.

Thousands of refugees who fled war and persecution, including more than 1,600 Afghans who assisted America's war effort, as well as relatives of active-duty US military personnel, are now stranded at various locations worldwide.

President Trump on California wildfires

In his first interview after assuming the presidency for the second term, US President Donald Trump called out Gavin Newsom - Governor of California for failing to tackle the wildfires situation in Los Angeles and its surrounding region.

“Gavin's got one thing he can do. He can release the water that comes from the north. There is a massive amount of water there,” he told Fox News.

Donald Trump news LIVE | Key points

  • President Donald Trump declared through an executive order that the Gulf of Mexico will henceforth be called the "Gulf of America."
  • US Congress gave its final approval to the Laken Riley Act marking the first legislation that US President Donald Trump can sign.
  • President Trump also paused 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 extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration.
  • Trump met with a small contingent of the most politically endangered House Republicans on Wednesday. The party is struggling to agree on a strategy for implementing the tax cuts and other priorities it promised voters.
  • At least 160 aides at the National Security Council were sent home while they were reviewed to determine if they aligned with Trump's agenda.
  • Trump signed an executive order to once again designate Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels a "foreign terrorist organization," the White House announced Wednesday.

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Jan 23, 2025 5:47 PM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: Trump to take centre stage at Davos

Donald Trump news live updates: Donald Trump will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term, reports AFP.

Davos will finally hear from the man himself during a live video appearance, with banking and oil industry CEOs given the chance to lob questions at Trump.

Jan 23, 2025 5:01 PM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: White House shut Spanish language page

Donald Trump news live updates: President Donald Trump's administration has shut down the White House's Spanish language page, reports AFP. As of this week, visitors to spanish website now see an error message and the words "page not found" beneath an image of the White House.

Jan 23, 2025 4:02 PM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: Bishop who gave an earful to Trump speaks out

Donald Trump news live updates: Washington bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who had asked US President Donald Trump during a sermon to "have mercy" on migrants and LGBTQ children, has said that she will not apologise for her remarks.

“I am not going to apologise for asking for mercy for others,” Budde said in an interview with Time magazine. Read more.

Jan 23, 2025 3:11 PM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: US president to send 10,000 troops to Mexico border

Donald Trump news live updates: The Donald Trump administration may send upto 10,000 trops to the US-Mexico border, according to an government memo, seen by CBS news.

The Customs and Border Protection memo is dated 21 January - one day after Trump's inauguration - and shows a plan to dispatch "10,000 soldiers" to help the agency.

Jan 23, 2025 2:46 PM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: China says ‘willing to work with US’ for stable ties

Donald Trump news live updates: China's commerce ministry has reacted to US President Donald Trump's threat of imposing 10% tariff on Chinese goods from February 1, saying that these measures "are not good for China, US, and the entire world".

The ministry's spokesperson, He Yadong, has asserted China's willingness to work with Washington to “promote stable, healthy development of economic and trade ties”. Read more.

Jan 23, 2025 1:15 PM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: Immigrant group's action against Trump's fast-track deportations

An immigration group sued on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's move to expand fast-track deportations under his pledge to remove millions of people who are in the country illegally, Reuters reported.

Jan 23, 2025 12:45 PM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: President says FEMA is ‘getting in the way of everything’

Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders and daring anyone to stop him.

Trump says FEMA is ‘getting in the way of everything’ and he wants to reform it, AP reproted.

Jan 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 taking the oath as US President for the second time, issued a warning to Joe Biden, saying his predecessor had not given himself a pre-emptive pardon that would guard him against any actions taken by the current administration. READ MORE

Jan 23, 2025 10:34 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: President Trump to take part in WEF in Davos virtually

Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term, AFP reported

Jan 23, 2025 10:18 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: Man pardoned for Capitol riot arrested on gun charge

Just a day after receiving a full pardon for his charges for the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riots by US President Donald Trump, Daniel Ball managed to find himself in trouble again on Tuesday but this time for a federal gun charge, The Hill reported.

Jan 23, 2025 9:44 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: Trump threatens to withhold federal aid for LA if California doesn't change water policies

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state's approach to its management of water.

In a Fox News interview, Trump repeated false claims that the state's fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

“I don’t think we should give California anything until they let the water run down,” Trump said.

Jan 23, 2025 9:01 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: Trump administration expands deportation powers to federal agencies, says report

The Trump administration is moving to boost deportation efforts by granting federal agents across agencies powers similar to that of immigration officers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo.

Jan 23, 2025 8:51 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: President on Tiktoks used by China to spy on Americans concern

President Donald Trump downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down.

Jan 23, 2025 8:37 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: Jaishankar on future of US-India relations under Trump

Noting that the Trump administration was keen to have India present at the inaugural itself and is prioritising the bilateral relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that the ties are being built further on the strong foundation that has been laid.

Jan 23, 2025 8:22 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: President Trump on California wildfires

In an interview with Fox News, President Donald Trump calls out Gavin Newsom - Governor of California for failing to tackle the wildfires situation in California.

“Gavin's got one thing he can do. He can release the water that comes from the north. There is a massive amount of water there,” he told Fox News.

Jan 23, 2025 8:18 AM IST

Donald Trump Live Updates: President says ‘there are thousands of terrorists in US’

In his first interview after assuming US Presidency for the second term, Donald Trump addressed the immigrant crisis in the US and said, “ We have terrorists in our country by the thousands.. We’re going to take care of it.”

Jan 23, 2025 8:01 AM IST

Donald Trump news live: Meta users find themselves re-following Trump, Vance, and Melania without consent

A curious glitch was reported by Meta platform users across the United States who claimed that they found themselves automatically re-following the profiles of US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and First Lady Melania Trump, after having unfollowed them earlier in the week. READ MORE

Jan 23, 2025 7:37 AM IST

Donald Trump news live: Who has been appointed as Secret Service head by President Trump?

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a Secret Service agent who rushed onstage to protect him from a would-be gunman during a failed election rally assassination bid to become the agency's next director, AFP reported.

Jan 23, 2025 7:14 AM IST

Donald Trump news live: Israeli town renames planned neighbourhood after Trump

The mayor of Ma'ale Adumim, an Israeli town in Judea, announced on Wednesday the renaming of a significant tract of municipal land to "Trump One" (T1) in honor of US President Donald Trump, ANI reported.

Jan 23, 2025 6:58 AM IST

Donald Trump news live: Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers visits US Capitol after President's pardon

A day after being released from prison after Donald Trump's Presidential pardon to January 6 riot attackers, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers, visited the US Capitol Hill on Wednesday. READ MORE

Jan 23, 2025 6:47 AM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: President appoints ex-fast food CEO as EU envoy

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Andrew Puzder, a former fast food executive, as his ambassador to the European Union , reported AFP.

Jan 23, 2025 6:35 AM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: Congress passes immigrant detention bill

The US Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorised migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign, reported AP.

Jan 23, 2025 6:30 AM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: 160 security aides sent home

At least 160 aides at the National Security Council were sent home while they were reviewed to determine if they aligned with Trump's agenda, reported AP.

Jan 23, 2025 6:26 AM IST

Donald Trump news live updates: Extra 1500 US troops sent to Mexico border

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration.

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