On Politics

Mon Jan 27 2025

Rebecca Morin | Senior National News Reporter

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Hi all! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. It's the 30th anniversary since one of my all time favorite films, Before Sunrise , was released in theaters.

Trump revives push to denaturalize US citizens

Fewer than a dozen immigrants per year used to get their U.S. citizenship taken away — typically only if they hid their Nazi past, had ties to terrorists, or lied on their application. But President Donald Trump is rebooting an effort from his first term to denaturalize thousands of immigrant U.S. citizens. It's part of a directive that was in the deluge of executive orders he signed last week – and an indication that denaturalization will be part of his crackdown on immigration. Read more.

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Immigration will likely be front and center at a retreat that Republican House lawmakers and Trump are having at his golf club in Miami on Monday. Follow along for updates here.

The retreat comes a day after a trade war between the United States and Colombia *almost* broke out. Trump on Sunday said he was holding off on imposing tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after the country's president, Gustavo Petro, agreed to accept U.S. military aircraft deporting Colombian migrants. Read more.

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A view of the U.S. Capitol, seen from the National Mall on Sunday.

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5 takeaways from Trump's first week in office

During the first week of his second term in office, Donald Trump took on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and rolled back decades-old federal labor policy that took steps toward ending discriminatory hiring practices.

Civil rights leaders warn the president's actions could turn back the clock on race relations. Here's what Trump's actions mean going forward.

Lindsey Graham: Trump made 'a mistake' by pardoning some Jan. 6 defendants

After Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he thinks it was a "mistake" for the president to pardon those who committed violence against law enforcement officials in the attack. Graham said he feared the move could inspire "more violence" in the country. Read more.

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Eggs predicted to become pricier throughout 2025 due to bird flu spread

A sign indicates that, 'due to supply shortages, availability may be limited in the coming weeks', in the egg section of a grocery store on January 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Grocery stores across the nation are running short on eggs, and the situation may not improve for months. The avian influenza has killed as many as 17.2 million egg-laying hens, causing an egg shortage.

The price of eggs is expected to rise throughout 2025 due to the bird flu outbreak that killed 17.2 million egg-laying hens in November and December alone.

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