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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, a move that directly challenges decades of Supreme Court precedent protecting the act as free speech. The order, signed in the Oval Office, acknowledges the landmark 1989 …

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration executive order that sought to penalize WilmerHale, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, delivering the third judicial rebuke this month to former President Donald Trump’s campaign against legal institutions. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon permanently blocked the executive …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a high-stakes case involving former President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship, while also weighing the broader question of whether federal judges have the power to issue nationwide injunctions. The justices did not rule on the core constitutional issue of …

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday directing the shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education, according to a White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity. The order is part of Trump’s broader push to return education authority to the states, a long-standing goal among …

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, a landmark decision that would mark the first federally recognized national language in nearly 250 years of U.S. history. According to a draft White House fact sheet obtained by The …

The White House is preparing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-standing Republican goal, according to two sources familiar with the plans. While President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without congressional approval, the move signals his administration’s commitment to drastically reshaping the …

On the day of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact sweeping immigration reforms through executive orders, including the controversial elimination of birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. An incoming administration official stated that Trump will reinterpret the 14th Amendment, specifically the clause …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive action on Tuesday that would temporarily close the southern border when daily migrant crossings between legal ports of entry exceed 2,500. The border would reopen when the number falls below 1,500, according to sources familiar with the discussions. This …

Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order directing the most comprehensive set of actions ever taken by the president’s office to expand and improve research on women’s health. In a statement, the president and First Lady Jill Biden also announced more …

Chabeli Carrazana, Sara Luterman Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden is using an executive order to direct federal agencies to work to lower the cost of child care and improve long-term care for older adults and people with disabilities — a move that signaled the administration’s commitment to …

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, the new executive order will reinforce the U.S. government’s efforts to support families of Americans …

by Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to a widely expected U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the nationwide right to an abortion, signed an executive order Friday that could preserve some access to abortion in states where the procedure …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday designed to expand access to medication abortion and education about legally available abortion options, as well as provide legal backing for people seeking or providing abortions. The president is expected to speak in more …

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reform federal policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd‘s murder. Before signing the order, Biden spoke about the reform, saying it would promote accountability, raise standards and modernize policing. Among the changes are all federal agents will adopt and publicly …

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday focused on improving customer experience within government and building on its ongoing work to improve the equity of public-facing services. During the signing ceremony, Biden said his executive order will “make government work more effectively” so that it’s “not as confusing and …