According to the document, Trump's executive order will also revoke the directive issued by former President Bill Clinton in August 2000, which required federal agencies and other recipients of government funds to provide services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
“The order will allow federal agencies to maintain the current policy and continue providing documents and services in other languages. However, as noted in the document, it also ‘encourages new Americans to learn the national language, which opens doors to greater opportunities,’” the material states.
The United States has never had an official national language in its nearly 250-year history. English is the de facto primary language in the country. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language, with over 65 million speakers (approximately 19% of the population). Chinese languages rank third.
Trump has extended sanctions against the Russian Federation for another year. These are the restrictions that were imposed in 2014, 2018, and 2022 in relation to the conflict with Ukraine. For more details, see the article “Kursiv.”