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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Among the first executive orders set to be signed by President Donald Trump will be an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America.""A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," he said during his inaugural address at the Capitol Rotunda on […]

(WASHINGTON) -- On a call with reporters on Inauguration Day morning, incoming White House officials previewed a series of executive orders and other actions they said the incoming Trump administration plans to take to address immigration and U.S. border issues."We will protect the American people against invasion," one of the incoming officials said during the call. "This is about national security. This is about public safety. And this is about […]

Jason Ryan/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) -- Two people from Oregon were arrested for posing as firefighters in the Pacific Palisades area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.A Los Angeles Police Department unit was patrolling through the evacuation zones on Saturday, when they discovered a fire truck that "did not appear to be legitimate," according to the sheriff's department. They approached the vehicle and questioned the two […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will order a "national energy emergency" and issue a "presidential memorandum on inflation" as part of a slew of executive actions on his first day in office, incoming White House officials told reporters Monday morning.Among the actions described by the official includes orders related to transgender Americans, as well as orders aimed at the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across federal agencies.Trump and […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least 27 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area.Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. About 82,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders and another 90,000 are under evacuation warnings."Good Morning America" kicked off its "SoCal Strong" (#SoCalStrong) coverage on Friday, highlighting the impacted […]

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will order a "national energy emergency" and issue a "presidential memorandum on inflation" as part of a slew of executive actions meant to boost the U.S. economy on his first day in office, incoming White House officials told reporters Monday morning.As part of these actions, which are expected to be signed "as soon as possible," the officials said, Trump will […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The coldest air of the season is moving into the Northeast and a huge part of the U.S., including the Gulf Coast, after a snowstorm.At least 40 states, from Oregon to Florida and up to Maine, are on cold alerts on Monday morning.The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington will be a cold one, the coldest since President Ronald Reagan's 1985 inauguration.That one also […]

(WASHINGTON) -- As part of President-elect Donald Trump's strategy to secure the border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will carry out post-inauguration raids as early as Tuesday, sources briefed on the plans told ABC News.ICE will likely start in Chicago and could move on to other big cities, according to sources, who noted the plans could change.Trump called the raids a "big priority" when asked by ABC News' Rachel Scott whether […]

Via ABC News. (NEW YORK) -- Over 85 million Americans are under cold weather alerts over the next few days as arctic air plunges south across the country.Portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have an extreme cold warning in effect as wind chills may reach as low as -50°F.While it won’t be quite that cold farther south, wind chills may be dropping into the teens in cities like Houston […]