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​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 18, 2025.
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GZERO Explains: Trump tries to tighten grip on independent agencies

The Trump administration is moving to expand presidential authority over key independent regulatory agencies that were set up to be guarded from the executive’s influence.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025.
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GZERO Explains: Why is Trump fighting South Africa over its land policy?

President Donald Trump has said that he will cut all US funding to South Africa, accusing the government there of confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly,” an allegation South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denies.

Elon Musk departs the office of Senate Minority Whip and incoming Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD) after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024.
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GZERO Explains: How will DOGE work?

What is it? Donald Trump used an executive order to turn the little-known US Digital Service, a unit created within the Executive Office of the President under the Obama administration to enhance government technology, into the Department of Government Efficiency – or DOGE.