Trump News for Friday, February 14, 2025
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Donald Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance,’ boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling
Chicago Tribune
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:55 PM
Trump's Radical Overhaul: A Domestic Shake-Up
Devdiscourse
The Trump administration, with Elon Musk's support, is making sweeping changes across the U.S. federal government, impacting the judiciary system by challenging lease use and firing thousands of probationary staff. It halts crucial programs such as wildfire prevention and dismantles renowned disaster response teams, sparking both support and frustration.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:55 PM
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
CBS News
Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:55 PM
Modi, Trump agree to seal early trade deal after US calls India’s tariffs ‘unfair’
The Indian Express
Trump said he was “thrilled to welcome... my friend” Modi back to the White House: “There is truly a special bond between the United States and India, the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy.”
Feb 14, 2025, 11:46 PM
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:44 PM
Trump administration may turn Dublin ‘rape club’ prison into immigrant detention center
The Mercury News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were spotted conducting an assessment at the shuttered facility both Thursday and Friday, according to a federal prison union leader.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:43 PM
Feds formally move to toss Adams corruption charges after wave of resignations protesting Trump DOJ order to drop case
New York Post
Federal prosecutors formally moved to toss the historic corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams Friday following a wave of resignations in protest of the Justice Department's orders for the case to be killed.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:36 PM
Trump Administration Puts CFPB Purge on Hold Following Court Order
Devdiscourse
President Donald Trump's administration has agreed not to fire additional staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following a court order, temporarily halting a feared mass layoff. This decision came amid allegations of plans to dismantle the agency, opposed by employee unions and advocacy groups.
Feb 14, 2025, 11:36 PM