President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe ...

The first executive order was signed by George Washington in 1789 to direct federal agencies on how to handle official ...

President Donald Trump has signed 60 executive orders since taking office Jan. 20, including numerous that will shape healthcare policy at local, national and global levels.

The spotlight on the judiciary is brighter because the Republican-controlled Congress has essentially abdicated its role of ...

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.

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in ...

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders.

A constitutional law professor weighs in on the legal battles sparked by President Donald Trump’s controversial executive ...

During the first days of his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump issued multiple executive orders on immigration. However, the Trump administration has yet to ...

Some are thrilled by the number of executive actions. Others see it as executive overreach. What is a U.S. president really ...

Among the targets of executive orders issued this week by President Donald Trump upon his return to the White House were actions taken by Presidents Clinton and Biden to ensure federal attention ...

OTTAWA — To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald ...