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Opinion – In 230 Executive Orders, Trump Has Reshaped America – The New York Times
Opinion Drafting A New America Photographs and Textby Taryn Simon In his first year back in office, Mr. Trump put his signature on more presidential directives than he did in his entire first term. On the first day of his second term, at the Capitol and before a crowd of cheering supporters, he set the…
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UNC System details painstaking process to root out diversity, equity and inclusion – NC Newsline
UNC System details painstaking process to root out diversity, equity and inclusion By: Clayton Henkel – January 8, 2026 9:00 am The University of North Carolina System assured state legislators Wednesday that they are doing everything in their power to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion language and programs across the 17-campus system. The UNC Board…
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Autopens, Executive Orders, and the Rule of Law – A DWD Special Report
Autopens, Executive Orders, and the Rule of Law What really happens when one president tries to erase another’s signature? Donald Trump has announced that he is cancelling all executive orders and “anything else” from the Biden administration that were signed using an autopen, claiming those documents are invalid and even hinting at perjury charges if…
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Project 2025 Blueprint Versus The Second Trump Administration: A Narrative Comparison of Consequences
Editor’s Note: I struggled with Google’s NotebookLLM to get a decent comparison. I am learning its functions. It fails often. Anyway, here’s a comparison to real world events since Trump’s inauguration until now, and how any of those actions parallel the Project 2025 document from the Heritage Foundation (his Playbook). I made some edits, and…
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Voters broadly disapprove of Trump but remain divided on midterms, poll finds – The Washington Post
Voters broadly disapprove of Trump but remain divided on midterms, poll finds Most Americans disapprove President Trump’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers. November 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, Yesterday at 12:01 a.m. EDT, 11 min About nine months into his second term,…
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Presidential Power: Comparing Trump’s Use of
Executive Authority – PerplexitySince 1789, the United States has seen 45 men serve in 47presidencies—a count affected by the nonconsecutiveterms of Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th president) and DonaldTrump (45th and 47th president). One of the most visible ways to measure executive power isthrough executive orders, along with relateddirectives and memoranda. What Sets Trump Apart Historical Norms —…
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How A President Becomes A Dictator: By Executive Order – OpEd – Eurasia Review
How A President Becomes A Dictator: By Executive Order – OpEd April 24, 2025, By John and Nisha Whitehead 130 executive orders in under 100 days. Sweeping powers claimed in the name of “security” and “efficiency.” One president acting as lawmaker, enforcer, and judge. No debate. No oversight. No limits. This is how the Constitution dies—not…
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Trump to sign executive order designating English official language of U.S. – The Washington Post
Trump to sign executive order designating English official language of U.S. The order will rescind a mandate “that required agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide extensive language assistance to non-English speakers,” the White House said. February 28, 2025 at 12:32 p.m. EST Today at 12:32 p.m. EST,4 minBy Maegan Vazquez President Donald Trump…
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Trump issued his most terrifying executive order on Tuesday.
Source Links: Trump issued his most terrifying executive order on Tuesday.
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Trump order saying only he and attorney general can interpret laws is limited to executive branch | Snopes.com
The executive order gives the president more power over federal agencies that are part of the executive branch of government. Source Links: Trump order saying only he and attorney general can interpret laws is limited to executive branch | Snopes.com
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Trump signs executive order challenging independence of FCC, FTC and SEC – The Washington Post
Trump order challenges independence of FCC, FTC and financial regulatorsThe order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is confident the Supreme Court will bless his approach.February 18, 2025 at 10:32 p.m. ESTToday at 10:32 p.m. EST7 minPresident Donald Trump signs executive orders…
