Over the past nine decades, only three U.S. presidents have issued executive orders on their first day in office. On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement several ...

Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders hours after being sworn in as the nation’s 47th president on Monday, in line with his repeated promises to enact sweeping changes once he ...

President Donald Trump issued a deluge of executive orders and directives on Monday evening, just hours after taking office. Using a Sharpie pen, Trump signed a hefty stack of executive orders ...

On Day 1 of his presidency, President Donald Trump signed an array of executive orders ranging from cracking down on immigration to withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. It was a stark ...

By Charlie Savage Reporting from Washington President Trump began issuing executive actions after taking the oath of office on Monday, unilaterally shifting federal policies across topics that ...

President Trump signed a sweeping executive order late Monday during his first hours in office recognizing only two sexes and preventing government dollars from being spent on what his ...

President-elect Trump has promised to commence his new term with an expansive array of executive actions, some of which could have immediate effects on U.S. foreign policy. President-elect Donald ...

President Woodrow Wilson issued more than 1,800 executive orders, which created a trend of legislative and judicial tolerance of expanded presidential power in times of national emergency.

President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to start his second term with a flurry of executive orders and actions. Trump will be sworn into office at noon today in Washington, D.C., in a ...

The president moved swiftly in his first hours in office, signing a slew of executive orders in front of a roaring crowd and then in the Oval Office. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Michael D. Shear and ...

The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most significantly by sweeping new executive actions that will have far-reaching consequences on swaths of the electorate. Here’s a look at Trump ...