Executive-Orders

Trump Executive Order Extends Hiring Freeze with Political Approval Requirements

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring’ on October 15, 2025, extending the federal hiring freeze and requiring all federal hiring decisions to be approved by ‘Strategic Hiring Committees’ consisting of senior …

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Trump Signs Pediatric Cancer AI Executive Order After Cutting Billions in Research Funding

| Importance: 6/10

President Trump signed an executive order on September 30, 2025, titled ‘Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer with Artificial Intelligence,’ committing an additional $50 million to explore AI applications in pediatric cancer research. The order directs the MAHA Commission to coordinate …

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Trump Grants Qatar Unprecedented NATO-Like Security Guarantee via Executive Order

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar’ on September 29, 2025, providing Qatar with an unprecedented security guarantee stating that ’the United States shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical …

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Trump Signs Executive Order Approving TikTok Deal with Oracle Partnership

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump signed Executive Order 14352 titled ‘Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security’ on September 25, 2025, approving a deal that allows TikTok to continue operating in the United States under majority U.S. ownership. The order extended the enforcement deadline by 120 …

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Trump Signs 'Gold Card' Visa Executive Order Requiring $1-2 Million Payments

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump signed Executive Order 14351 establishing the ‘Gold Card’ visa program, requiring foreign nationals to make ‘unrestricted gifts’ of $1 million to the Department of Commerce ($2 million if a corporation gives on behalf of an individual) to obtain residency. The …

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Trump Creates 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention' Designation via Executive Order

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump signed Executive Order 14348 on September 5, 2025, creating a new ‘State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention’ designation that empowers the Secretary of State to blacklist foreign countries determined to be involved in or supporting wrongful detentions of U.S. nationals. …

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Trump Executive Order Mandates Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings

| Importance: 6/10

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’ mandating that all new federal public buildings embrace classical architecture styles to ‘honor tradition, foster civic pride, and inspire the citizenry.’ The order represents an …

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Trump Signs Executive Orders Eliminating Cashless Bail, Threatening Federal Funds

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump signed two executive orders on August 25, 2025, aimed at eliminating cashless bail policies nationwide and specifically in Washington D.C. The nationwide order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify states and jurisdictions with cashless bail policies and authorizes …

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Trump Orders Prosecution of Flag Burning Despite Supreme Court Ruling

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag’ directing the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals for flag burning, despite the Supreme Court’s landmark 1989 decision in Texas v. Johnson establishing flag burning as protected …

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Trump Signs Executive Order Prohibiting 'Debanking' Based on Political Views

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans’ directing federal financial regulators to combat alleged ‘debanking’—the denial or termination of financial services based on political considerations. The order requires agencies …

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Trump Signs 186 Executive Orders - Two-Thirds Mirror Project 2025

| Importance: 10/10

By August 7, President Trump had signed 186 executive orders, with independent analysis finding approximately two-thirds mirror or partially mirror Project 2025 proposals. This systematic implementation demonstrates a coordinated effort to reshape federal governance through executive action, …

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Trump Issues 202 Executive Orders with Two-Thirds Matching Project 2025 Blueprint

| Importance: 10/10

By August 7, 2025, President Trump had signed 202 executive orders, with independent analyses confirming that approximately two-thirds mirror the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 proposals - an agenda Trump previously disavowed during his campaign. Key domains include civil rights …

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Trump Executive Order Places Federal Grants Under Political Appointee Control

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump signed Executive Order 14332 titled ‘Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,’ transforming the federal grantmaking process by giving presidential political appointees unprecedented power over billions of dollars in research and discretionary grants. The order requires …

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Trump Administration Pressures Law Firms into Pro Bono Settlements

| Importance: 7/10

Multiple law firms entered into controversial pro bono settlements with the Trump administration, agreeing to provide services after facing potential executive orders threatening their federal contracts and access. These settlements, totaling approximately $1 billion in pro bono work, raised …

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Trump signs 37 executive orders on first day, implementing Project 2025 priorities

| Importance: 6/10

President Trump signed numerous executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on inauguration day January 20, 2025, including withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement and WHO, establishing DOGE led by Elon Musk, and rescinding 78 Biden-era executive actions. The DOGE order temporarily renamed the …

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Trump Implements Unprecedented Wave of Project 2025 Executive Orders

| Importance: 10/10

On Inauguration Day, the Trump administration signed 37 executive orders implementing core Project 2025 priorities, systematically transforming federal governance. Orders targeted climate policy, international organizations, federal workforce, diversity programs, and national emergency declarations, …

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Initial Rescissions order revokes 78 Biden-era executive orders

| Importance: 6/10

Trump’s Executive Order 14148 “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” revoked 78 Biden-era orders issued between January 21, 2021 and January 19, 2025. Rescinded climate policies (EO 13990, 14008), equity initiatives (EO 13985, 13988), COVID response (EO …

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