Jan 21 Watch 4:35 Trump unleashes wave of executive orders in promised overhaul of U.S. policies By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde In less than 24 hours, President Trump unleashed a wave of executive actions, some that take effect immediately, some that will be challenged in court and some whose potential impacts are more vague. He promises more executive actions as his… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 6:18 How the Trump administration is setting the groundwork for mass deportations By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Sam Weber President Trump signed executive orders to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents and declare cartels terrorist organizations. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest. Continue watching
Jan 21 22 states sue to stop Trump’s block on birthright citizenship By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Trump signs 8 executive orders onstage after inaugural parade By Hannah Grabenstein The orders included withdrawing once again from the Paris climate accord, freezing most federal hiring and requiring federal workers to return to in-person work full-time. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 4:29 The power of presidential executive orders and their limits By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris President Trump promised a record number of executive orders on his first day in office. For a closer look at the power of these orders and their limits, Amna Nawaz spoke with Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College… Continue watching
Jan 20 Trump is set to sign a slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities? By Colleen Long, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Incoming President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. There are executive orders already prepared for Trump's signature that will end diversity, equity and inclusion funding, crack down on border crossings and ease regulations… Continue reading
Jan 20 What is an executive order? Here’s what the tool can and can’t do By Josh Boak, Associated Press An incoming president signing a flurry of executive orders is standard practice. But there are limits to what orders can achieve. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Biden announces order prioritizing grants for projects that offer better wages and benefits By Josh Boak, Matt Brown, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards, and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs… Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: White House holds briefing ahead of Biden announcement on relief for some undocumented immigrants By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden is taking an election year step to offer relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 13 Exclusive: Biden expected to announce protections for certain undocumented immigrants By Laura Barrón-López, Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett The executive action is expected to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation and allow them to work legally in the country. An announcement could come as early as next week. Continue reading