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
Mar 18 WATCH: Biden hosts Women's History Month event for advancing the study of women's health By Colleen Long, Associated Press During a reception at the White House on Monday, he also chided Republicans for having “no clue about the power of women” and said they were “about to find out” come November’s election. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Biden gives remarks and signs executive order on environmental justice By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice. Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden signed series of executive orders By Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders from the Oval Office hours after his inauguration. Biden wore a mask while seated behind the Resolute Desk with a stack of orders early Wednesday evening. He said there was… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:30 Why this career civil servant resigned over a Trump executive order President Trump has promised to dismantle the federal government’s administrative state -- and made moves in that direction. Now, one of his political appointees has resigned in protest over an executive order that could strip protections from federal employees. Ron… Continue watching