All articles tagged with #executive order
Trump directed that TSA agents be paid during the Homeland Security shutdown, with back pay covered by funds linked to last year’s reconciliation package. The move temporarily eases long security lines, but its legality is unclear and it doesn’t fix the underlying funding problem, which will require Congress to provide continuing DHS funding (risking another lapse).
Trump’s administration argues, citing the 1884 Elk v. Wilkins ruling, that birthright citizenship is not automatic for everyone born in U.S. territory and seeks an executive order to limit it to children of U.S. citizens or permanent residents; the plan is paused by courts and faces challenges from the ACLU, with experts noting Elk’s narrow scope and Wong Kim Ark providing competing precedent.
President Trump signed an executive order directing DHS to pay TSA officers immediately to relieve long security lines during spring travel; officials say pay could come as soon as Monday, but relief depends on workers returning after weeks without pay, with nationwide staffing gaps and variable wait times, and travelers urged to arrive four hours early while monitoring official updates and noting that third‑party wait estimates may be unreliable during the shutdown.
President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting racially discriminatory DEI practices by federal contractors and their subcontractors, requiring a DEI-discrimination clause in contracts under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, directing the OMB to issue compliance guidance and identify risky sectors, and allowing contract termination, suspension, or debarment for noncompliance. The order also directs the Attorney General to pursue False Claims Act actions and to align Federal Acquisition Regulations to enforce the ban, framing DEI as costly and counter to merit-based, efficient government contracting; it forms part of a broader effort to end DEI across the federal government.
Bayer warned the White House it could pull Roundup from the U.S. market if regulators didn’t reassure MAHA and farmers; after the MAHA report spotlighted glyphosate as a health concern, the White House signaled support for keeping the product by backing an executive order to boost domestic glyphosate production and approving Bayer’s phosphorus mining permit, a move praised as national‑security‑driven but criticized by MAHA and activists who fear profits over safety.
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at preserving an exclusive December viewing window for the Army-Navy football game to shield it from potential College Football Playoff expansion, though enforceability is uncertain and likely to face lawsuits.
President Trump issued an executive order to reserve an exclusive December window for the Army-Navy Game, directing the Commerce Department and the FCC to coordinate with the CFP Committee, NCAA, and media partners to prevent CFP/postseason broadcasts from airing during the game, and to consider public-interest status for the event, with costs borne by the Department of War.
Trump issued an executive order creating a cross‑agency task force spanning nearly a dozen federal agencies to identify and prevent fraud in federal benefit programs, with 30‑day reviews, possible proactive funding pauses, and expanded data sharing to boost enforcement. The effort aims to recover funds, potentially alleviate the deficit, and is led by VP J.D. Vance (chair) with FTC chief Andrew Ferguson (vice chair); Minnesota Medicare payments have already been paused as a real‑world example.
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud to coordinate across federal agencies in order to curb fraud, waste, and abuse in federal benefit programs. Chaired by the Vice President with the FTC Chair as Vice Chair, the task force will strengthen eligibility verification, implement pre‑payment controls, detect high‑risk fraud trends, and develop minimum anti‑fraud requirements, while providing regular updates to the President. The release frames recent fraud as a concern across states and benefits programs and cites actions the Administration is taking to safeguard taxpayer resources.
President Trump signed an Executive Order to reduce mortgage-regulatory burdens, directing the CFPB to tailor rules for smaller banks, modernize HMDA, ease appraisal requirements, and expand digital mortgage tools to lower costs and expand access for rural, first-time, and low-/moderate-income borrowers, while boosting competition in the mortgage market and citing ongoing deregulation initiatives.
At a White House roundtable, Trump warned the college‑sports system could collapse without rapid NIL and funding reforms, pledged an executive order to spur Congress, and noted potential lawsuits, as leaders discussed the SCORE Act and pooling TV rights to raise billions while debating funding and antitrust issues.
Trump announced plans to sign a broader executive order on college sports within a week, acknowledging a likely lawsuit and aiming to address NIL and pay-for-play issues, with a roundtable of top college-sports figures and discussion of protecting non-revenue sports and the SCORE Act, despite uncertain Senate support.
President Trump said he will sign an all-encompassing executive order within a week to “save college sports,” signaling a potential nationwide shift that would likely prompt lawsuits. The piece argues the NCAA has long violated antitrust laws, benefits schools over athletes, and calls for a nationwide union and multi-employer bargaining to give athletes a voice, while criticizing unilateral solutions that sidestep players’ rights.
President Trump signed an Executive Order to combat cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes targeting Americans, directing a comprehensive review of tools and an action plan to confront transnational criminal organizations. The order establishes a dedicated NCC cell, prioritizes prosecutions of cyber-enabled fraud, and requires DHS and State to strengthen training, international pressure, and victim restitution. It follows earlier measures like the TAKE IT DOWN Act and other cybersecurity actions, aiming to reduce losses from online scams and protect vulnerable populations.
Top Democrats and voting-rights advocates decry a White House draft emergency order that would allegedly let Trump unilaterally take control of U.S. elections, ban mail-in ballots and voting machines, and justify it as an emergency; experts call the premise baseless and unconstitutional, while Republicans and voting-rights groups warn the move would undermine state authority and democracy and face swift legal rejection.