Executive Orders and Memorandums

Trump Administration Puts Dozens of U.S.A.I.D. Officials on Paid Leave

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An email to the aid agency’s employees cited actions “that appear to be designed to circumvent” an executive order by President Trump.

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

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Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many said they did not plan to increase production unless prices rose significantly.

Is Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship ‘Dred Scott II’?

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The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history.

Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water

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The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.

Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency

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Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.

Trump Takes Victory Lap in Las Vegas With Speech on Ending Taxes on Tips

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The president reiterated a pledge to end taxes on tips, but the message was an afterthought as the president celebrated his blitz of orders in his first week in office.

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.