President Donald J. Trump signed several executive orders on January 20, 2025, which was his first full day back in office:

Pardons and Commutations: Trump signed an executive order pardoning approximately 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, and commuting the sentences of 14 others, including members of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.

Rescinding Biden-Era Executive Orders: He revoked 78 executive orders from the Biden administration, including those related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and protections for the LGBTQ+ community.

Climate and Energy Policy: Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, declared a "national energy emergency," and took steps to ease regulations on oil and gas drilling.

Immigration and Border Security: He declared a national emergency at the southern border and directed the military to work with the Department of Homeland Security to secure it.

Federal Workforce: Trump implemented a hiring freeze for federal government employees and required federal workers to return to in-person work at their duty stations.

TikTok Ban: He signed an executive order delaying the implementation of the TikTok ban for 75 days.

Gender and Biological Reality: An executive order was signed to define "male" and "female" as biological realities, aiming to protect women from what he described as "radical gender ideologies."

Economic Measures: He ordered actions aimed at providing emergency price relief for American families and to address the cost-of-living crisis.

Renaming Geographic Features: Trump signed orders to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" and to revert the name of North America's highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley.

Spot #Bitcoin ETFs have faced significant turmoil due to a persistent streak of outflows, continuing for seven days, with no new inflows throughout the week. This has heightened uncertainty in the Bitcoin community, especially as today's Bitcoin's price has dropped to $54,550, by 10:45am EST marking about a 5% decline over the past week and losing support around the $60,000 level. Major ETF providers like Grayscale, BlackRock, and Fidelity have reported substantial outflows, totaling $211 million on September 5, reflecting growing bearish sentiment among institutional investors. Despite Bitcoin spot ETFs having a total net asset value of about $50 billion since their inception in January, recent stagnation and negative market sentiment have contributed to increased volatility. Additionally, $39.53 million in Bitcoin liquidations over the past 24 hours, primarily from long positions, underscores the challenging market conditions and the dim outlook for a trend reversal in the near term.

A Manassas, Virginia judge upheld the decision to keep Naresh Bhatt in custody, continuing the investigation into his missing wife, #Mamta. The judge agreed with prosecutors that Bhatt, detained on Thursday, is a flight risk and a community threat based on courtroom evidence.

Sometimes #NEWS are biased. Sometimes they carry propaganda. Sometimes they invoke things difficult to fathom. Hope we do our due diligence in seeking and seeing what's right and wrong. And we hope, media are unbiased. We hope NEWS are neutral. That's a good direction to human civilization as we're heading towards futuristic future not towards the barbarism, back to stone-age.

Community note: The story below is not what we favor nor what we oppose.

Apply for the #US Congressional App Challenge!

The Congressional App Challenge is a prestigious, nationwide STEM competition hosted by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. High school and middle school students from all over NY-14 submit their computer applications aimed to solve a community issue or a problem, and our panel of judges will select the winning entry.

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The Challenge is now open, and students have until October 24th, 2024 to submit their applications. More information about the rules and where to register can be found here: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/

After #Bitcoin halving event triggered rewards cut by half: The miners community collected more than $100 million in revenue for the halving on April 20, the highest total ever recorded in a single day. But now miners face a drop in mining rewards that could reshape the industry. Yet to see if post-halving rally awaits and the rewards increase along with the price of Bitcoin.