President Donald Trump (R) issued seven executive order in Nov., bringing his total to 217 in his second term. This was the second-lowest monthly total of his second term thus far. Trump issued orders on tariffs, artificial intelligence, foster care, and terrorism. Click here to read more about each order.

Trump issued six more orders this month than he did in Oct., when he issued only 1 executive order. Trump issued 46 executive orders in Jan. 2025, more than in any other month of his presidency. Oct. 2025 was the month when Trump issued the fewest executive orders during his second term.

Among all U.S. presidents, Trump has issued the 10th-most executive orders with 430 orders across his two terms in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) issued the most of all U.S. presidents with a total of 3,721 executive orders during his time in office. William Henry Harrison (Whig) issued the fewest, having issued none during his one month in office. Three presidents issued only one executive order each: James Madison (Democratic-Republican), James Monroe (Democratic-Republican), and John Adams (Federalist).