executive action

Trump is signing a flurry of executive orders. Here's how those work

2:03pm January 21, 2025

Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, proclamations and memorandums — and how they typically work.

On Iran, Health Care And Environment, Trump Turns To Executive Actions

8:04am October 15, 2017

by Renee Montagne

Last week was heavy on White House executive actions. Ken Cuccinelli, president of the Senate Conservatives Fund, says that with ineffective congressional leadership, it's the president's best option.

President Trump spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping late Friday, but according to the White House, the two didn't discuss Monday's planned executive action that will order a U.S. investigation into Chinese trade practices.

Trump Pressures China On Trade; Executive Action Expected Monday

2:35pm August 12, 2017

by Miles Parks

The president's staff insists the action, which calls for the consideration of an investigation into Chinese trade practices, is completely separate from national security risks posed by North Korea.

Three of the national monuments now under review by the Department of the Interior: (from left to right) Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands and Giant Sequoia in Northern California.

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

4:44pm April 28, 2017

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch faces his Senate confirmation hearing on Monday. A likely topic: regulation of federal agencies.

Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Skeptical Of Federal Agency Power

7:43am March 17, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Judge Neil Gorsuch has said deferring to agencies is an abdication of judicial responsibility. He is expected to be grilled on this at Monday's confirmation hearings.

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President Trump speaks during a news conference Thursday at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Trump Says He Will Issue 'New Executive Action' Related To Travel Ban

9:05pm February 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

On Thursday, the president said his administration will be appealing a decision that imposes a stay on his travel ban — and will also be issuing a new, "very comprehensive order" next week.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on Friday in Arlington, Va.

Federal Judge Stays Deportations, Blocking Part Of Trump's Immigration Order

11:32pm January 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Less than a day after President Trump suspended immigration from seven countries, airports in the U.S. and abroad are seeing the effects. Several passengers have been held or blocked from entry.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a freeze on immigration from seven countries: Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq and Sudan.

How Does Trump's Immigration Freeze Square With His Business Interests?

10:43am January 28, 2017

The executive action targets seven majority-Muslim countries, but not six others where the president's private businesses are engaged.

Immigration activists rally in Miami ahead of the Supreme Court hearing arguments on President Obama's executive actions on immigration Monday.

Supreme Court Weighs Obama's Executive Action On Immigration

10:14am April 18, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Twenty-six states are challenging the action, which would grant temporary, quasi-legal status and work permits to as many as 4 million parents who entered the U.S. illegally before 2010.

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As 2016 Elections Loom, So Does A Possible End To DACA

2:20am January 04, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

The next president could end Obama's executive action on immigration — and many GOP candidates have vowed to do it. For almost 700,000 immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the clock may be ticking.

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