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

A Post analysis identified at least two dozen presidential directives with some text that closely resembled the language or ...

Trump actions against federal employees pushed them to the forefront of resistance against his aggressive moves to shrink ...

Amid the Trump administration's flurry of executive orders in the first month of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term ...

President Donald Trump's executive orders can only be restricted if U.S. Supreme Court rules he exceeded his authority ...

All told, Trump has signed 54 executive orders in just over two weeks back in office, which is already more than any ...

A court can impose sanctions, fines or enact other penalties if the Trump administration refuses to comply with Judge McConnell's orders.

Trump's presidential actions by topic Chart: Annetta Stogniew and Carol Chen As promised throughout his campaign, Trump ...

Key differences with other directives Though all three types of presidential directives—executive orders, political memoranda, and proclamations—are tools for managing federal operations ...

A proclamation is a form of presidential directive that calls for a specific action from citizens or government officials. Similar to executive orders, proclamations are also published in the ...

Trump issued 26 executive orders, 12 memoranda, and 4 proclamations on his first day back in the Oval Office. Here’s what to ...