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Trump Introduces New Executive Orders and Sanctions

Updated 2026-08-06 19:55 UTC 2 sources Neutral

President Trump is set to sign two executive orders targeting birth tourism and citizenship, while also sanctioning Cuban entities. Additionally, he is paying an energy company $1.22 billion to abandon offshore wind rights.

Coverage timeline — 5 articles
The Hill
The Trump administration is paying yet another company more than $1 billion to give up the rights to produce wind off the U.S. coast, the firm announced Thursday. RWE U.S. Offshore, a subsidiary of German energy company RWE, issued a press release saying it will receive $1.22 billion in settlement f
2026-08-06 19:23 UTC
The Hill
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday sanctioned five Cuban entities and eight individuals with ties to Havana’s military procurement as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to rearrange the country’s communist government system. “The Cuban Communist regime is a state sponsor of terrorism
2026-08-06 19:25 UTC
The Hill
Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (Md.) on Thursday will introduce legislation to exempt school supplies from President Trump’s tariffs, as families nationwide prepare for the start of a new academic year. The bill, titled the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, proposes shielding school supp
2026-08-06 19:27 UTC
The Hill
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is fending off mounting calls for his resignation over allegations of domestic violence against his ex-wife and daughter. Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), has made accusations that Miller held a gun to her head and broke their two-year-old daughter’
2026-08-06 19:31 UTC
Axios
President Trump plans to sign two executive orders Thursday aimed at denying citizenship to children born in the U.S. because of the commercial "birth tourism" industry, Axios has learned. Trump also is s
2026-08-06 19:39 UTC
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