India, Nov. 4 -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday, November 3, signed a proclamation declaring outer space the "province of all humans" and separately designated November 1-7 as Anti-Communism Week, issuing the announcements as Americans voted in the 2026 US midterm elections.

The anti-communism proclamation, published by the White House, describes communist and socialist ideologies as threats to individual freedom, economic opportunity and political expression. Trump said the United States would never become a communist country and called on Americans to defend the principles underpinning the Republic.

The separate space declaration outlines the administration's ambitions to expand American exploration and development beyond Earth, in...