President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe ...

Presidential decrees have evolved into powerful tools that significantly impact American governance, shaping policy decisions ...

The first executive order was signed by George Washington in 1789 to direct federal agencies on how to handle official ...

President Donald Trump has signed 60 executive orders since taking office Jan. 20, including numerous that will shape healthcare policy at local, national and global levels.

The spotlight on the judiciary is brighter because the Republican-controlled Congress has essentially abdicated its role of ...

President Donald Trump has vowed to enact a sweeping agenda and reshape the federal government. CNN is tracking his executive actions posted by the White House.

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders.

The start of Trump’s second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders aimed at fundamentally reshaping the government and American life.

The lawsuit filed last week to halt the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

There are supposed to be two checks on Trump’s power, of course: the courts and Congress. But Congress, particularly in the Trump era and almost entirely through the indifference of Republicans, has ...

Keep tabs on the flurry of executive orders, memos and actions so far in President Trump’s second term.

Kavya Beheraj/Axios President Trump has signed more than 75 executive orders, memos and proclamations during his first few weeks in office at a pace that surpasses his most recent predecessors'. The ...