President Trump took office on Monday, marking the beginning of a new era in Washington. The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most significantly by sweeping new executive actions that will have far-reaching consequences on swaths of the elector
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country. "It is the policy of the United States...
Trump signed an executive order delaying implementation of the TikTok ban, saying the order will give him the right to "either sell it or close it." Specifically, the order instructed the attorney general not to "take any action" for 75 days to enforce the ban until his administration can ...
Trump tried to project a sense of progress through his executive order, which encourages better police practices as Republicans and Democrats remain in a standoff. “It’s tangible action. And it’s solutions,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said. ...
For example, Congress in 1992 revoked an executive order by then-President George H.W. Bush that would establish a human fetal tissue bank for scientific research by passing a measure that the order “shall not have any legal effect.” Congress can also deny funding to agencies and hamstring...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that aims to find ways to cut federal funding to schools that teach certain topics related to race, sex, gender or politics. The order calls for the incoming secretary of Education to "provide a strategy to the President" to end ...
Trump signed an executive order halting offshore wind lease sales and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for onshore and offshore wind projects. Trump’s order says the interior secretary will review federal wind leasing and permitting practices. The assessment will consider the ...
In addition, he signed an order exiting the Paris climate accords as expected, and one directing all federal departments and agencies to address the cost-of-living crisis. Trump also signed more executive orders Monday night at the White House’s Oval Office while taking questions from reporters...
Trump’s team is also weighing an executive order to reauthorize a permit for the Keystone Pipeline, which is currently seen as a largely symbolic move considering the construction on the pipeline has been halted indefinitely after years of legal and political uncertainty. Trump is ...
Friday that a law banning the app was constitutional, Trump said that he would extend the implementation of the law by 90 days, which would be allowed under the law. Trump in his first timeunsuccessfully tried to ban the appwith an executive order, but has since changed his tune on the ...