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By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. The Federal …

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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of orders within hours of his inauguration on Monday intended to boost the nation’s already record-high oil and gas production and unwind former President Joe Biden’s climate agenda. Here are some of the actions Trump took on his first day: ENERGY EMERGENCY Trump …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate tapped by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to help lead a government efficiency advisory group, plans to run for Ohio governor, a source familiar with his thinking said on Friday. (Reporting by Nathan Layne and Susan Heavey; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Scott Malone)

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, on Wednesday vowed not to fire or force out employees for their political views or their opinions about the incoming U.S. leader, who frequently has attacked the agency and its assessments. Ratcliffe is all but certain to win the Republican-run …

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By Steve Holland, Gram Slattery and Tim Reid WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is serious about trying to acquire Greenland, both to expand America’s sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere and as a way to cement his legacy, according to three sources familiar with his thinking. The Republican said …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a court order showed on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the now-dismissed …

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By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory on Monday during a session presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the November contest. The quadrennial ritual, clearing the way for Trump’s inauguration in two weeks, went like clockwork and …

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