He has frozen federal hiring and signed an order allowing career civil servants to be fired at will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or ...

THE director of one of Southend’s biggest businesses claims he has been forced to freeze investment, reduce employee numbers and hike prices ...

Israel 's top general has resigned, citing the security failures that allowed Hamas ' 7 October, 2023, attack as at least nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank.

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President Trump made major policy moves immediately after taking office, withdrawing from major international agreements, ...

Halt to pending federal regulations a standard move for transfer of presidential power dating back to at least Carter. Read ...

New administration targets illegal migration, ending birthright citizenship and diversity programmes, and Joe Biden’s TikTok ...

Donald Trump began signing the first of possibly more than 100 executive orders after his inauguration on Monday, before ...

Mr Trump also announced “immediate” executive actions to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the US ...