The Trump administration Monday ended use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.
A notice on the website of Customs and Border Protection on Monday just after Trump was sworn in let users know that the app that had been used to allow migrants to schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available. The notice said that existing appointments have been canceled.
Eye on Panama Canal
Trump did not express intentions to take back the Panama Canal during his campaign but began talking about wanting this vital waterway last month. During his inaugural address, Trump said the spirit of a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter that relinquished control of the canal in 1999 had been violated.
He said the waterway should have never been given away and said that “American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly,” and repeated that “China is operating the Panama Canal.” Earlier this month, he said he would not rule out military force to take control of it.
Musk celebrates Trump's victory
Musk pumped his fists as he spoke at the Inauguration Day viewing party at Capital One arena.
He celebrated Trump's victory, calling it “really important” and highlighting the new president's promise to plant the U.S. flag on Mars — a longtime goal of Musk's.
“I'm going to work my a— off for you guys,” Musk said in the short speech.
‘She almost blew away'
Trump is joking about his wife's large hat, saying that she nearly blew away earlier when the two stepped outside to see Biden off.
“She almost blew away,” Trump said with a laugh, joking that, “She was being elevated off the ground.”
First lady Melania Trump visibly struggled to keep the hat on her head amid wind gusts and the force of the military helicopter that carried Biden from the Capitol.
Acting defense secretary appointed
President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate.
Robert G. Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon's Washington Headquarters Service, will fill in, two defense officials said on the condition of anonymity to discuss an announcement that was not yet public.
The service includes all of the capitol region support services, including facilities management and the office of general counsel and others that support the military branches and Pentagon leadership. Salesses served as a Marine in the Gulf War, earning a Bronze Star.