Executive Orders and Memorandums

How Trump Shifted Policy in Week 1, on Immigration, DEI and More

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Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.

U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala

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The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.

Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians

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The pause on several initiatives that allowed immigrants to enter the country temporarily will block the entrance of people fleeing some of the most unstable and desperate places in the world.

Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed, With Some Willing to Work With Republicans

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Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.

White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You.

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President Trump is taking dramatic steps in seeking to place his stamp on the federal bureaucracy.

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work

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It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel

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The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.