Executive Orders by Administration

Trump is testing the limits of presidential power

List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president

President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda. Here’s the rundown of the actions Trump took in his first hours,

ABC News · 7d

Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power

All told, Trump has signed 54 executive orders in just over two weeks back in office, which is already more than any president has signed in their first 100 days since President Harry Truman (57).

Chicago Sun-Times · 1d

As Trump pushes limits of presidential power, courts push back

The spotlight on the judiciary is brighter because the Republican-controlled Congress has essentially abdicated its role of serving as a check on the presidency. That leaves only the courts as a potential guardrail on the president's ambitions.

Judge orders Trump admin to lift foreign aid freeze

NBC News on MSN · 17h

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily reinstate foreign aid funding

The Trump administration must temporarily allow the disbursement of foreign aid, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing the latest blow to the administration's sweeping efforts to halt international aid. The court order came in response to a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups that work on international aid projects,

The New York Times · 16h

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending

The judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.”

CBS News on MSN · 17h

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily restore funding for foreign assistance programs

Organizations that receive funding from USAID and other agencies sued after they were cut off from federal funding for foreign assistance programs.

14hon MSN

NYC mayor preps executive order allowing ICE agents into Rikers Island after meeting border czar

Border czar Tom Homan met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday in a sign of how the Trump administration has its ...

18mon MSN

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming ...

1hon MSN

Washington AG granted restraining order over Trump’s order on gender-affirming care

"His actions are harming Washington’s youth, parents and health care providers," Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown ...

23hon MSN

Fourth judge blocks Trump’s birthright executive order

A fourth federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., yet another ...

2don MSN

Trump Directs DOGE to Shrink Federal Workforce: Read Full Executive Order

Trump's order, backed by Musk, limits federal hiring and calls for workforce cuts, agency restructuring and efficiency improvements.

21hon MSN

Trump's executive orders cause ‘chaos' at the VA, some staffers say

Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs say President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders and policy changes have already chipped away at staff morale, and now they fear the impact will ...

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