The Trump executive orders and actions that are having immediate impacts
Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.
Tracking Trump’s executive actions
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.
Trump plans several executive orders and actions. What's the difference?
President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to start his second term with a flurry of executive orders and actions. Trump will be sworn into office at noon today in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony that was moved inside due to the threat of freezing temperatures.
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.
Executive actions Trump has taken so far
President Donald Trump has taken the first steps toward enacting his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that are expected to kickstart his promised transformation of the federal government.
What to know about the legal challenges to Trump’s executive actions
President Trump’s torrent of executive actions has spurred a flood of legal challenges seeking to thwart the president’s efforts to reshape U.S. policy in his first days back in the White
Trump begins slew of executive actions on immigration, economy, other programs
President Trump, starting his second term, began a slew of executive actions by rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, executive actions, and presidential memoranda.
What to know about Trump’s first executive actions on climate and environment
President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment.
President Trump has signed many executive orders. What is an executive order? What to know
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders. What is an executive order? Here's what you need to know.
Where do the legal cases against Trump's executive orders stand?
Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders has sparked lawsuits seeking to stymie the U.S. president's plans for cracking down on immigration, shaking up the federal bureaucracy and reversing protections for transgender people.
Trump said he hadn’t read Project 2025 – but most of his early executive actions overlap with its proposals
A CNN analysis of Trump’s first week in office found that two-thirds of his early executive orders and actions appear closely ...
Trump’s latest executive action made post-crash blame game even worse
The president's response to the American Eagle Flight 5342 crash was, by any fair measure, obscene — which he made worse with ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump takes executive action on aviation after crash
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Trump takes executive action on aviation DEI, appointing FAA lead in wake of plane crash
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the aviation sector ...
National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions
The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is ...
Trump approval rating slips after flurry of executive actions: Survey
President Trump's approval rating slipped after his first week back in the Oval Office, where he issued a slew of executive ...