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Trump's First Executive Orders, Medicare Coverage & Mississippi Lawmaker

Plus: MLK Once Said, 'We Need Leaders Not in Love With Money But in Love With Justice'

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Izz LaMagdeleine
January 25, 2025

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A Complete Rundown of Trump's First Executive Orders Back in Office

U.S. President Donald Trump started his second presidential term with a promise to reverse policies from former President Joe Biden's time in office, issuing more than two dozen executive orders on topics including immigration, gender identity and oil drilling.

From renaming the Gulf of Mexico to restoring the federal death penalty, reporter Taija PerryCook put together a running list of the executive orders Trump has issued so far.

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Trump Executive Order Didn't Say All Humans Are Female, But Its Sex Definitions Lack Clarity

The executive order's definitions of male and female left room for interpretation contrary to the spirit of the order.

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No Evidence RFK Jr. Wants To Eliminate Medicare Coverage for Hip and Knee Surgery

Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare.

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Trump Promised Mass Arrests of Undocumented Migrants 'on Day 1.' Here's What Has Happened

Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's inauguration — but that number was comparable to recent years.

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Yes, Mississippi Lawmaker Introduced 'Contraception Begins at Erection' Act

The bill would prohibit men from having sex or masturbating unless they intend to fertilize an embryo, with a couple of exceptions.

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MLK Once Said, 'We Need Leaders Not in Love With Money But in Love With Justice'

The civil rights leader expressed the sentiment in numerous speeches.