Executive Orders and Memorandums

Defunded Aid Programs Are Asked by Trump Administration to Prove Their Value, on a Scale of 1 to 5

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A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest.

Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump

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Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision.

What to Know About the Supreme Court Ruling Against Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze

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The groups that sued insist the court’s ruling ought to force the Trump administration to restore all funding delivered via U.S.A.I.D. But the administration says it has the power to decimate the agency.

What 6 Americans Thought of Trump’s Speech

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For many reluctant Trump voters, there was a mixture of confidence, anxiety, hope and frustration — along with some anger directed at Congressional Democrats.

Trump Celebrates Disruption in Speech to Congress, and Avoids the Costs

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The president’s speech to Congress covered tariffs, Ukraine and cuts to the federal work force but did little to address the perils that accompany the abrupt shifts he has engineered.

Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress

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In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.

Trump and Congress — in Four Speeches

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On Tuesday, President Trump will address a deeply divided Congress, whose legislative authority is now being tested by his aggressive executive orders. We look back at his evolving relationship with Congress through the speeches he gave during his first term.