Trump's executive actions are getting challenged as 'arbitrary.' What does that mean?
At the center of legal challenges against Trump's executive actions is whether he's telling federal agencies to violate a key legal standard established nearly 80 years ago.
The legal resistance to Trump's barrage of executive actions has begun
Legal Newsletter readers. After the barrage of executive actions that kicked off Donald Trump’s second term, the legal resistance is taking shape. Lawsuits are being filed and trial courts are weighing in,
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.
Judges curb Trump’s sweeping executive actions
Federal judges are curbing President Trump’s sweeping directives to reshape the government, issuing a flurry of rulings blocking his agenda from charging forward. More than three
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.
Tracking Trump’s court wins and losses over executive orders, actions
We’re tracking fast-moving developments in key cases covering President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, transgender care and the federal workforce.
Trump considering executive action to dismantle Education Department, sources say
President Trump is considering executive action that would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, but sources familiar with the plans said such a move was not imminent.
Overview of Trump’s Executive Actions and Considerations for Potential Litigation
The Trump administration has taken, and continues to take, executive actions that have the potential to significantly affect the public and
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
On the first day of Donald Trump's presidency, Washington reporters Bill Barrow, Jill Colvin, and Colleen Long produced a detailed explainer breaking down
Trump's sweeping agenda is hitting legal roadblocks
The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump's efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government.
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What Does an Executive Action Add to the First Amendment?
It is too much to hope that one executive will change the constitutional awareness of the executive branch’s unelected actors. But change must begin somewhere.
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 Signs Executive Action to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US ...
How environmental groups are battling the 1st actions of the Trump administration
Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge the number of actions President Donald Trump has issued since he took ...
Trump signs executive order barring transgender athletes in women's sports
President Donald Trump continued his executive attacks on transgender people on Wednesday, signing an order that barred trans ...
Live updates: Trump signs executive order targeting transgender athletes; president’s remarks on Gaza spark backlash
Follow the latest news and live updates on Trump's Gaza comments, executive order on transgender sports, and meetings with ...
Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?
Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Aim to Create Jim Crow for Trans People
The Trump administration has dismissed public pleas for mercy for transgender youth and instead launched a full-scale attack ...