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Executive Orders

Proposals in Project 2025 that can be implemented by executive order.

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Jan 29, 2026
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What are the main legal foundations and Supreme Court precedents affecting sanctuary city policies?

sits at the intersection of federal plenary power over immigration and constitutional limits on federal coercion of the states, producing a body of doctrine anchored in the Supremacy Clause, the Spend...

Feb 6, 2026

Which Project 2025 proposals still require Congressional action and which are implementable by executive order?

is a 900‑page blueprint that mixes items that an incoming president can enact by executive order, hiring and regulatory moves with more sweeping proposals that would need new statutes, congressional a...

Feb 3, 2026

Which tech executives have hosted or met with the Trump administration to discuss AI policy, and what were the outcomes?

Top executives — including ’s Satya Nadella, ’s Sundar Pichai, ’s Sam Altman, ’s Mark Zuckerberg, ’s Tim Cook, ’s Lisa Su, ’s Andy Jassy and others — have been hosted by or met with as part of a publi...

Jan 30, 2026

How do scholars define a presidential constitutional violation versus controversial policy decisions?

Scholars draw a firm line between acts that are constitutionally violative—those that exceed or usurp constitutional limits or seek personal ends inconsistent with the public trust—and controversial p...

Jan 30, 2026

How do the number and types of federal lawsuits against the Obama administration compare to other administrations (e.g., Bush, Trump)?

The Obama administration faced a significant but not unprecedented volume of , including dozens of and a rising wave of that began during his term; by contrast, the administrations generated a markedl...

Jan 8, 2026

What legislation did the President propose to Congress as opposed to executive orders?

The clearest example in the available record of legislation the President proposed to Congress—distinct from actions taken unilaterally by executive order—is a set of special messages recommending res...

Jan 8, 2026

How many laws did the President present to Congress as opposed to executive orders?

The Constitution vests lawmaking power in Congress; presidents do not “present laws” to Congress but may propose legislation while using executive orders to set policy unilaterally, and presidents rou...

Jan 7, 2026

What legal authority does the FBI have to define terrorist organizations?

The FBI does not have statutory authority to formally designate organizations as “terrorist organizations” in the way the Secretary of State designates Foreign Terrorist Organizations under 8 U.S.C. §...