Tag: Executive Order

  • Trump issues executive order opposing state ESG policies

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    President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order last week directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and block enforcement of state laws promoting ESG policies. Trump argued such laws conflict with national security and economic interests. The order lays the groundwork for federal legal challenges against state ESG laws. It reverses the dynamic…

  • English as the Official Language: Where it already is, and the impact of Trump’s Executive Order

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    On this episode: In March 2025, Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring English the official language of the United States. Around the same time, Idaho lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment to do the same at the state level—setting the stage for a 2026 ballot measure. But this push for English-only laws has a much…

  • President Donald Trump (R) has issued most executive orders in the first 100 days of his presidency since Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)

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    As of March 23, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 98 executive orders so far in his second presidential term. This is the most executive orders issued by a president during the first 100 days of an administration since Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D), who issued 99 orders during that timeframe. Recent orders issued by…

  • President Donald Trump (R) has issued most executive orders of any 21st century president

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    Across his first and second term, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 301 executive orders. This is more than any other president in the 21st century. Looking at his second term in office, the number of executive orders Trump has issued following his swearing-in (81) is higher than Obama, Bush, Biden, and Trump’s first term…

  • Biden issued one executive order about New Jersey transit union dispute in November

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 143. The order he issued in Nov. was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, May 2024, August…

  • Summary of Trump’s first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

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    Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.  After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in…

  • Biden issued one executive order about supply chains in June

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued 1 executive order in June, bringing his total to 139. The one order he issued in June was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, and May…

  • President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in May, keeping his total at 138

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in May. This was the fourth month of his presidency where he issued no executive orders. The other three instances took place in November 2022, January 2023, and January 2024. Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency.  Biden…

  • Biden issued one executive order about public health in April

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in April, bringing his total to 138. The one order he issued in April was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, and January 2024. Biden…

  • Joe Biden issued three executive orders in February

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued three executive orders in February, bringing his total number to 133. The three orders he issued in February were: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, or January 2024.…