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

▶ 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 can’t get through Congress. Executive orders are often about political messaging Trump signed numerous executive orders tied to his campaign promises. But it’s entirely possible that Trump could also roll out many planned executive orders over time.

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