Why Donald Trump’s Executive Order is Great News For Taylor Swift Fans
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting ticket scalping. Joined by musician Kid Rock in the Oval Office, Trump said the order is intended to protect fans from having to “pay crazy prices” for tickets—potentially affecting fans of major artists like Taylor Swift. Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Swift outside […]
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Donald Trump Targets Ticket Scalping with New Executive Order
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Trump Admin Handed Legal Loss Over Transgender Troops Ban in Stinging Order
The Trump administration’s motion to dissolve a court order blocking the president’s ban on transgender military troops was denied on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense (DOD) via email for comment Wednesday night. Why It Matters President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders and previously pushed policies aimed at rolling back […]
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Wartime-Law Venezuela Deportation Order
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using an 18th-century wartime law to accelerate the deportation of Venezuelan gang members, issuing an order to halt flights already carrying deportees out of the country. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg’s order halted deportations for at least 14 days and directed that flights already […]
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Trump’s Bitcoin Executive Order Explained—How Strategic Reserve Will Work
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, as well as a separate Digital Asset Stockpile. Why it matters The decision represents a significant shift in U.S. crypto policy, indicating that the decentralized digital currency has shed its past political stigma and, according to Thursday’s directive, will position […]
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Donald Trump Issues New Executive Order on DOGE: What We Know
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to give the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) more power to gut federal agencies and slash government spending. Newsweek reached out for comment to the White House via email on Wednesday night. Why It Matters Trump established DOGE by executive order on the first day of […]
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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Release $2 Billion In Aid
The Trump administration made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening to avoid having to release $2 billion in foreign aid. The Context The aid was blocked after President Donald Trump signed an executive order his first day in office ordering the funding freeze while his administration scoured the U.S.’s spending for […]
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Social Security Shuts ‘Wasteful’ Department After Trump Order
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced further closures to some of its operations as work to reduce the size of the federal government continues under the Donald Trump administration. Why It Matters Numerous federal government agencies are undergoing significant changes following Trump’s executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The order directs […]
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Rudy Giuliani Holds Luxury Watches, Mercedes Despite Court Order
Rudy Giuliani is still holding on to his Mercedes car and luxury watches despite a court order to hand them over, his lawyer has said. The former New York mayor is being forced to transfer his possessions to a receivership controlled by two Georgia election workers. In December, 2023, a Washington, D.C. jury awarded Ruby […]
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