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 ...

In the latest federal shakeup, the Trump administration ordered the heads of several agencies across the government to start firing employees who were still within their probationary period — or ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Office of the Special Counsel has found a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee’s directive to avoid houses ...