The first executive order was signed by George Washington in 1789 to direct federal agencies on how to handle official ...

In the short term, it’s brilliant. That’s a different story. Trump’s tally of approximately 60 executive orders in his first ...

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders.

Executive orders have shaped U.S. history, from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to FDR's New Deal. Recent presidents, ...

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump wasted no time signing more than 40 executive orders just hours after he was sworn in. Among those orders were pardons for more than 1,500 Jan ...

Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders addressing several topics including government censorship, TikTok, immigration and climate policies. This marks ...

Before Monday’s inauguration of President Donald Trump, Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming promised an incoming “shock and awe with executive orders.” “A blizzard of executive orders on the ...

President Donald Trump signed over 20 executive orders and actions on Inauguration Day ‒ more than any previous U.S. president. The focus of the directives ranged from pardoning or commuting ...