Trump executive order strips protections for key federal workers, drawing backlash. Unions and Democrats were quick to criticize the move as a bid to inject politics into the public sector workforce.

Executive orders can be rescinded or amended by an act of Congress, ... or as significant as drawing up new regulations on wage and hour laws, firearms or coal power plants.

How Executive Orders Work (and Where Trump's Do Not) ... Drawing the Line in the Sand. In the absence of congressional action, courts can step in to protect fundamental rights, ...

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.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, drawing fire from critics who ...

In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to the heads of state departments.