Donald Trump returns to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order.
Read full article: A wintry mix is on the way. Are you ready?Red Cross gives tips to protect your home, family during freezing temperaturesFreeze Watch for Monday and wintry mix remains likelyFILE - President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, April 25, 2017. is returning to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has — the executive order.is standard practice.
Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off. They can also lay out major policies. For example, President Joe Biden signed an order to create a structure for establishing regulations on artificial intelligence. But executive orders — and their policy sausage-making siblings, the proclamation and political memorandum — also are used by presidents to pursue agendas they can’t get through Congress.
For example, Congress in 1992 revoked an executive order by then-President George H.W. Bush that would establish a human fetal tissue bank for scientific research by passing a measure that the order “shall not have any legal effect.” Congress can also deny funding to agencies and hamstring the enforcement of an order.
There are also legal challenges based on the argument that a president exceeded his legal authorities. When President Harry Truman tried to seize steel mills during the Korean War, the U.S. Supreme Court said he lacked the authority to take private property without authorization from Congress. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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