Where things stand Special counsel firings: The acting attorney general, James McHenry, fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked with Special Counsel Jack Smith on the two federal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, saying they could no longer be trusted to do their jobs. Other top officials have been reassigned as the administration asserts more direct control over the Justice Department. Read more › Executive orders: President Trump told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One that he had signed four executive orders focused on the military. Two were aimed at eliminating diversity and equity practices, and ending any formal recognition of transgender or nonbinary people. Another reinstated service members who refused Covid-19 vaccines, and the fourth directed the military to develop a missile defense system like Israel’s Iron Dome. World Bank deportations: Several Colombian staff members of the World Bank were among those deported after Trump administration took a number of steps, including revoking visas, over Colombia’s refusal to accept military deportation flights. The South American nation, long a U.S. ally, backed down after Mr. Trump said he would impose heavy tariffs and other measures, but the visa restrictions remain in place. Pinned