The Staggering Cost of the Illicit Opioid Epidemic in the United States

Summary Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, is cheaper to produce and easier to smuggle across borders, fueling the illicit opioid epidemic in the United States with devastating consequences. In 2023 alone, illicit opioids, primarily fentanyl, cost Americans an estimated $2.7 trillion (in December 2024 dollars), equivalent to 9.7 percent of

Executive Grant of Clemency for Devon Archer

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING: BE IT KNOWN, THAT THIS DAY, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, PURSUANT TO MY POWERS UNDER ARTICLE II, SECTION 2, CLAUSE 1, OF THE CONSTITUTION, HAVE GRANTED UNTO THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED BELOW A FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL PARDON For those offenses against the

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the Integrity of American Elections

RESTORING TRUST IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the integrity of American elections. This Order strengthens voter citizenship verification and bans foreign nationals from interfering in U.S. elections. The Election Assistance Commission will require documentary, government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on its voter registration forms. Agencies like

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Jenner & Block

SUSPENDING SECURITY CLEARENCES TO PROTECT THE NATIONAL INTEREST: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to suspend security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block LLP (Jenner) pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest. Security clearances held by Jenner employees will be immediately suspended, pending a

Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Background.  My Administration is committed to addressing the significant risks associated with law firms, particularly so-called “Big Law” firms, that engage in conduct detrimental to critical American interests.  Many

PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Despite pioneering self-government, the United States now fails to enforce basic and necessary election protections employed by modern, developed nations, as well as those still developing.