Jun 16 Read Trump's full executive order on policing By Courtney Vinopal The new order aims to incentivize police departments to better train their officers and share information about excessive force complaints with the federal government. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump signs executive order on police reform By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a package of policing changes as the GOP rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George… Continue reading
Jan 15 Judge halts Trump's order allowing states to block refugees By Michael Kunzelman, Julie Watson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration announced in November that resettlement agencies must get written consent from state and local officials in any jurisdiction where they want to help resettle refugees beyond June 2020. Continue reading
Jul 10 Trump's plan to combat kidney disease aims to save money and lives. Can it? By Gretchen Frazee Approximately 468,000 Americans are on dialysis, according to the National Institutes of Health, and Medicare spending on dialysis accounts for nearly 1 percent of the federal budget. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Trump considering executive order on census citizenship question President Donald Trump said issuing an executive order is among four or five options he's considering even though the government has already begun the process of printing the census questionnaire. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to make health care prices more transparent The idea is to give patients practical information that they can use to help save money. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 3:30 Despite Republican control, Trump relies on executive orders to push his agenda By PBS News Hour The tax reform law stands as President Trump's only major legislative accomplishment during his first year in office. Meanwhile, he has been creating executive orders to deliver on campaign promises and to enact his political priorities, signing 55 of them… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Trump signs executive orders on cybersecurity, voter fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed two executive orders. One aims to strengthen the government’s cybersecurity, while another establishes a bipartisan commission to review claims of voter fraud. Also, the city of New Orleans removed a statue of… Continue watching
Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Fact check: Immigration doesn't bring crime into U.S., data say By The Conversation Analysis suggests immigration has a crime-suppressing effect. In other words, more immigration equals less crime. Continue reading