Trump's order fulfills another campaign pledge to declassify government files related to John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Jack Schlossberg said there is "nothing heroic" about the president's order to release classified documents about the 1963 assassination.

But Trump has indicated that he may use the trip to stoke grievances against Democratic rivals. He has complained that his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden did not do enough to help western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene,

The Republican-led Senate is poised Thursday to advance more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, including John Ratcliffe, his choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe’s confirmation is expected by the end of the day.

The Republican-controlled Senate plans to work overtime to approve President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including “nights, weekends, recesses,” according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Senate Democrats plan to slow down the process as much as possible – their only choice to disrupt the proceedings because it takes only a majority vote to approve nominees.

"As you know, I just signed a pardon and, in the pardon, we released 23 people that were unjustly put in having to do with pro-life," Trump said in remarks to reporters outside the White House Friday.