What is an executive order, and what orders did Trump sign on day 1?
2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order, and what orders did Trump sign on day 1?

Al Jazeera  

We take a look at some of the most significant executive actions signed by President Donald Trump. “Only a sitting US president may overturn an existing executive order by issuing another executive order to that effect,” the ABA said. ‘Securing our borders’ In his inaugural address, Trump promised that “all illegal entry will be halted” and that millions of “criminal aliens” will be deported. Trump also designated cartels and international gangs as “global terrorists,” expanding governmental powers to combat human trafficking and drug smuggling. “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,” Trump said during his inaugural address.

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Donald Trump continues to sign waves of executive orders. Here’s how that works, legally.
1 month ago

Donald Trump continues to sign waves of executive orders. Here’s how that works, legally.

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump signed a batch of executive orders on …

Tracking U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tracking U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders

The Hindu  

U.S. President Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025 and as of February 10, he has signed 61 executive orders, which is more than those signed by any recent President in their first one hundred days in office, even surpassing the number of executive orders he signed during his first term. Mr. Trump’s executive orders cover a wide range of …

Trump’s 3rd week saw more executive orders, a trade war that wasn’t and a Mideast jolt
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s 3rd week saw more executive orders, a trade war that wasn’t and a Mideast jolt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce. White House aides say that tariffs, and Chinese retaliations, are not the start of a trade war because Trump’s executive orders said the taxes were meant to force countries …

Donald Trump’s first 10 days, nearly 40 ground-breaking executive orders — full list here
2 months ago

Donald Trump’s first 10 days, nearly 40 ground-breaking executive orders — full list here

Live Mint  

Donald Trump, who took oath as the 47th US President, will complete 10 days in office on Thursday, January 30. The executive actions taken by Donald Trump involve securing the border, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, unleashing American prosperity, lowering costs, increasing government transparency, and reinstituting merit-based hiring in the federal government. Here are top executive orders signed by Donald Trump …

What pen is Trump using to sign executive orders? It is sharp, elegant and expensive
2 months, 1 week ago

What pen is Trump using to sign executive orders? It is sharp, elegant and expensive

Firstpost  

Since becoming President of the United States, Donald Trump has been on a signing spree. Reuters Since taking office as President of the United States, Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. Trump’s pen: A black Sharpie marker Observers have seen that Trump uses a black Sharpie marker to sign executive orders. And then I started using just a Sharpie, …

A flurry of orders
2 months, 1 week ago

A flurry of orders

China Daily  

US President Donald Trump on Monday issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to criminal pardons and keeping TikTok open in the US. Here's a look at some of Trump's initial actions and upcoming plans: ・ Government efficiency Trump signed an executive action …

Key moments from Donald Trump's first full day back: A pointed sermon, a letter and lots of lawsuits
2 months, 1 week ago

Key moments from Donald Trump's first full day back: A pointed sermon, a letter and lots of lawsuits

ABC  

Donald Trump promised to act with "historic speed and strength" when he entered the oval office and by the time he completed his first 24 hours in the job, he delivered on that pledge. Along with the flurry of executive actions, Trump's first full day in office featured a pointed sermon, a "nice" letter from Biden and the release of …

How Trump’s executive orders will roll out — if courts allow them
2 months, 1 week ago

How Trump’s executive orders will roll out — if courts allow them

Al Jazeera  

From Mount Denali to EVs, we break down 26 executive orders that US President Donald Trump signed on his inauguration day. The complications it might face: Trump could face criticism from immigrant rights groups over this order. The complications it might face: Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment: “All persons born or naturalized in the United …

Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts

Raw Story  

Before his inauguration, Donald Trump promised to issue a total of 100 or so executive orders once he regained the presidency. In March of 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized President Obama’s use of executive orders. Executive orders have been used for everything from routine federal workplace policies like ethics pledges to the controversial 2017 travel ban restricting entry into …

A rundown of Trump’s executive actions, from tariffs to immigration
2 months, 1 week ago

A rundown of Trump’s executive actions, from tariffs to immigration

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump wasted no time announcing steps to implement many of his campaign pledges, including on immigration, energy, the military and federal workforce, casting many as reversing the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden. A White House summary of plans said that Trump “will unleash American energy by ending Biden’s policies of climate extremism, streamlining permitting” and reviewing for …

Trump's executive orders: Do they hold more power than Congressional laws?
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's executive orders: Do they hold more power than Congressional laws?

Firstpost  

Executive orders allow US presidents like Trump, Biden, and Obama to bypass Congress for swift policy changes. From Trump’s immigration bans to Biden’s climate orders, these directives have reshaped America but have limitations US President Donald Trump holds a document on the day he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White …

President Donald Trump signs executive order recognising ‘only two sexes’ in US
2 months, 1 week ago

President Donald Trump signs executive order recognising ‘only two sexes’ in US

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump ordered on Monday that the United States will recognise only two sexes, male and female. US President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington. Donald Trump repeals orders promoting LGBTQ equality Donald Trump repealed numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality and issued …

All the executive orders Trump signed on Day One
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2 months, 1 week ago

All the executive orders Trump signed on Day One

Daily Mail  

President Donald J Trump kept busy on his first official day in office, signing a host of executive orders. The 'Initial rescissions of harmful executive orders and actions' memo included a reversal on sanctions against the International Criminal Court Trump, 78, started off signing the executive orders into effect in front of an adoring crowd at Capital One Arena Monday …

Donald Trump starts 2nd term with blitz of executive orders: Full list
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2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump starts 2nd term with blitz of executive orders: Full list

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders aimed at undoing many of the policies implemented by the Biden administration. President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena in Washington. Other notable orders include a Regulatory Freeze, which prevents bureaucrats from issuing new regulations until the …

TikTok to Paris climate agreement: Here's list of executive orders President Trump signed on day one
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2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok to Paris climate agreement: Here's list of executive orders President Trump signed on day one

India TV News  

Trump inauguration: On the first day of his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders to reverse many policies put in place by the Biden administration. The executive orders cover a broad array of issues, including the Rescission of 78 Biden-era Executive Actions, which effectively overturns many of the policies established by the previous …

Donald Trump inauguration: What is an executive order and how common is it in US history | Explained
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump inauguration: What is an executive order and how common is it in US history | Explained

India TV News  

Trump inauguration: Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday for his second term as the President of the United States and made bold proclamations about America's future in his fiery inaugural address. Signing executive orders on the first day in office is a common practice for incoming presidents that enables them to enact immediate changes without congressional approval. This power …

US's exit from Paris Agreement, hiring freeze: Trump signs 1st executive orders
2 months, 1 week ago

US's exit from Paris Agreement, hiring freeze: Trump signs 1st executive orders

India Today  

US President Donald Trump has begun his second stint at the White House by signing his first executive orders, including Washington's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, an immediate freeze on government hirings and revoking 78-Biden era actions. Just hours after he took oath as the 47th President of the US, Trump signed the orders on Monday in front of …

Here are all the changes Donald Trump signed off on during his first day as US president
2 months, 1 week ago

Here are all the changes Donald Trump signed off on during his first day as US president

ABC  

Donald Trump has signed his first tranche of executive orders on the first day of his second term as president of the United States. Donald Trump signed 220 executive orders during his first term. Mr Trump has signed a wide-ranging number of executive orders, with some aimed at walking back from climate action and others focused on "restoring free speech" …

What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government
2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

New Indian Express  

What are executive orders? For example, President Joe Biden signed an order to create a structure for establishing regulations on artificial intelligence. But executive orders — and their policy-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — are also used by presidents to pursue agendas they can’t get through Congress. On his first day, Trump rescinded 78 orders and actions signed …

Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. America First President Donald Trump throws pens …

Donald Trump inauguration: What is an executive order and how will it allow the US President to bypass Congress?
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump inauguration: What is an executive order and how will it allow the US President to bypass Congress?

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign up to 200 executive orders after taking oath on Monday. An official with the incoming White House team told Reuters that President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring a national energy emergency aimed at “unleashing affordable and reliable American energy”. Update shared on X by a Fox reporter also confirmed …

Trump can sign 100 executive orders on his first day as President. But what does it mean?
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump can sign 100 executive orders on his first day as President. But what does it mean?

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders on his Day 1 as US president. But there’s a limitation Donald Trump will sign a flurry of executive orders on his Day 1 as president, allowing him to wield power without action from Congress. AP File Executive orders are often about political messaging Trump forecasted signing as …

What is an executive order? Trump's tool to reshape US policy without action from Congress
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2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order? Trump's tool to reshape US policy without action from Congress

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump is returning to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order. Executive orders allow a president to wield power without action from Congress. But executive orders — and their policy sausage-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — also are used by presidents to pursue agendas they …

What is an executive order? A look at Trump’s tool for quickly reshaping government
2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order? A look at Trump’s tool for quickly reshaping government

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — Donald Trump returned to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order. But executive orders — and their policy sausage-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — also are used by presidents to pursue agendas they …

Immigration, Border Security, Energy And Governance: Trump To Sign These Key Orders After Taking Oath
2 months, 1 week ago

Immigration, Border Security, Energy And Governance: Trump To Sign These Key Orders After Taking Oath

ABP News  

Washington, Jan 20 Soon after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump is likely to sign a barrage of executive orders, including those related to immigration, border security, energy and governance, his close aide revealed on Sunday. "The breadth of the orders, which would make major changes to immigration, energy and government hiring policies, …

Trump to sign more than 200 executive orders on first day in office, report says
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump to sign more than 200 executive orders on first day in office, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on …

Trump to sign barrage of executive orders on immigration, border security, energy
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump to sign barrage of executive orders on immigration, border security, energy

The Hindu  

Soon after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump is likely to sign a barrage of executive orders, including those related to immigration, border security, energy and governance, his close aide revealed on Sunday. In a briefing with senior Republican leaders, Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy, revealed …

US news: Donald Trump to declare border emergency to bring ‘major changes’ to immigration
2 months, 1 week ago

US news: Donald Trump to declare border emergency to bring ‘major changes’ to immigration

Live Mint  

Soon after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump is expected to sign a series of executive orders addressing crucial issues such as immigration, border security, energy policies, and governance, according to a close aide who revealed the plans on Sunday, as reported by PTI. In a briefing with senior Republican leaders, Stephen Miller, …

What is an executive order? Inside Donald Trump's tool for reshaping government
2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order? Inside Donald Trump's tool for reshaping government

India Today  

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is returning to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order. But executive orders — and their policy sausage-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — also are used by presidents to pursue agendas they can’t get through Congress. Throughout U.S. history, there have been several …

Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders

Politico  

Back at the White House, he spent 45 minutes taking dozens of questions from reporters in the Oval as he pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters — including those convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers and seditious conspiracy — and signed another swath of orders overhauling the federal government’s treatment of immigrants and withdrawing …

Trump immediately flexes presidential powers: 1,500 pardons and a raft of executive orders
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump immediately flexes presidential powers: 1,500 pardons and a raft of executive orders

LA Times  

President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. He also pardoned or commuted the sentences of all of his loyalists — more than 1,500 people — who stormed the same Capitol building in a failed attempt to illegitimately keep him in power four years prior, repeatedly referring to them as …

Here’s a closer look at the executive orders Trump has signed so far
2 months, 1 week ago

Here’s a closer look at the executive orders Trump has signed so far

LA Times  

President Trump displays an executive order he signed at the inauguration event at Capital One Arena. With his first batch of memoranda and orders, Trump repealed dozens of President Biden’s actions, withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate accords, put a temporary freeze on new federal regulations and commanded federal law enforcement to end all cases and investigations of any …

What is an executive order? A look at Trump’s tool for quickly reshaping government
2 months, 1 week ago

What is an executive order? A look at Trump’s tool for quickly reshaping government

LA Times  

President Trump returns to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order. Executive orders allow a president to wield power without action from Congress. But executive orders — and their policy sausage-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — also are used by presidents to pursue agendas they can’t …

How do Donald Trump’s executive orders compare to all other US presidents?
2 months, 1 week ago

How do Donald Trump’s executive orders compare to all other US presidents?

Al Jazeera  

Recent US presidents have issued fewer executive orders. In this explainer, Al Jazeera visualises 236 years of US presidential executive orders and looks at what Trump is likely to push through on his first day in office. Over the span of 236 years – from 1789 to 2025 – 46 US presidents issued at least 15,902 executive orders, averaging 67 …

Trump signs executive order aimed at weakening federal employee protections
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump signs executive order aimed at weakening federal employee protections

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump wasted no time signing an executive order Monday that aims to give him more control over the federal workforce – whom he has long vilified as the “deep state.” The order, in a highly unusual move, seeks to wipe away a rule former President Joe Biden put in place last year and is expected to …

REVEALED: Donald Trump's assertive executive actions the day he takes office
2 months, 1 week ago

REVEALED: Donald Trump's assertive executive actions the day he takes office

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump is set to take sweeping executive actions after assuming office on Monday. Trump confirmed his immediate priorities are border security and rebuilding American energy production via 100 executive orders in a meeting with Republicans in the Senate last week. Here are some of President Trump's top executive action priorities: President Donald Trump is set to take sweeping …

Trump likely to sign 100 executive orders on day one
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump likely to sign 100 executive orders on day one

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: When Donald Trump walks into the White House Monday afternoon soon after his swearing-in, 100 plus executive orders would be waiting for him on his Oval Office Desk, which his team has prepared for him to kickoff his second term without wasting any minute.These executive orders are mainly aimed at fulfilling his poll promises. In an interview to NBC …

Trump likely to sign 100 executive orders on day one
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump likely to sign 100 executive orders on day one

ABP News  

Washington, Jan 19 : When Donald Trump walks into the White House Monday afternoon soon after his swearing-in, 100 plus executive orders would be waiting for him on his Oval Office Desk, which his team has prepared for him to kickoff his second term without wasting any minute. “Well, at least in that category,” Trump said when asked if these …

Trump’s team outlines suite of executive orders to top lawmakers ahead of his first day as president
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s team outlines suite of executive orders to top lawmakers ahead of his first day as president

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities. Trump will also move to designate a series of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and direct his administration to reinstate his first-term Migrant Protection Protocol policy, which is more commonly referred to as …

Trump prepares over 100 executive orders on first day of office
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump prepares over 100 executive orders on first day of office

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who led negotiations on border security and immigration during the last Congress, said he expects the Trump team to focus …

Donald Trump's 100 executive orders to reshape US policies starting Day One
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's 100 executive orders to reshape US policies starting Day One

India Today  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who led negotiations on border security and immigration during the last Congress, said he expects the Trump team to …

Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who led negotiations on border security and …

Biden’s first 50 days: All the executive orders the president has signed so far
4 years ago

Biden’s first 50 days: All the executive orders the president has signed so far

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government To Provide a Unified and Effective Response …

Trump increasingly turning to executive orders, more to come
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump increasingly turning to executive orders, more to come

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is setting a brisk pace lately in issuing executive orders and he’s just getting started as he tries to position himself as a man of action on everything from foreign policy to racial justice in an election year. I’d love if the Republicans did stuff, too.” Trump’s attack line is the “Do-Nothing Democrats.” An executive …

What Does Trump's Executive Order Mean For Health Care?
7 years, 5 months ago

What Does Trump's Executive Order Mean For Health Care?

NPR  

What Does Trump's Executive Order Mean For Health Care? The president signed an executive order that says he will allow consumers and small businesses to band together and use to their combined market power to negotiate better deals for health insurance. There are a whole bunch of people - health care analysts, lawyers - that are saying essentially there are …

Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to upgrade cyber defences of the US government
7 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to upgrade cyber defences of the US government

Firstpost  

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bolster the government’s cyber security and protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks, marking his first significant action to address what he has called a top priority. The order seeks to improve the often-maligned network security of U.S. government agencies, from which foreign governments and other hackers have pilfered millions …

Donald Trump says he will sign new 'Muslim ban' order next week
8 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump says he will sign new 'Muslim ban' order next week

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Justice Department will …

Trump has already signed 25 executive actions - here is what each one does
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump has already signed 25 executive actions - here is what each one does

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The action directs law enforcement to apprehend and …

The Surprisingly Contentious History Of Executive Orders
8 years, 2 months ago

The Surprisingly Contentious History Of Executive Orders

Huff Post  

Despite howls that Presidents Trump and Obama both issued “unprecedented” executive orders, presidents have embraced executive actions to enact controversial policies since the dawn of the Republic. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images Recently, USA Today savaged President Trump’s executive orders since taking office, from encouraging Keystone XL approval to altering immigration policy, as an “unprecedented blizzard.” In 2014, the Washington Post raked …

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