This proclamation is an important step towards protecting American manufacturing and national security by imposing duties on certain imported aluminum articles. It recognizes that foreign nations are taking advantage of trade imbalances to undercut domestic producers, which threatens the economic health of the United States. By targeting specific countries for these tariffs, the proclamation also…
The Executive Order signed by President Trump is titled “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending”. In this document, he highlights that the US government spends too much money on programs, contracts and grants that do not promote the interests of Americans. He further notes that taxpayers have been subsidizing ideological projects overseas and domestic organizations engaged…
(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by sending a rule to the Office of the Federal Register (the “OFR”), until a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President after noon on January 20, 2025, reviews and approves the rule. The department or agency head may delegate…
The Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 19, 2025, honors the memory of those who fought in defense of their sacred right to self-government during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. It acknowledges that after years of friction and escalating hostility between the British Crown and the American Colonies, war was inevitable. The…
The executive order issued by President Trump on April 19, 2025 extended the enforcement delay for TikTok until June 19, 2025. The extension was made to allow more time for the development of a domestic version of the app that would not pose national security threats to the United States. Read the full text of…
This executive order was signed by President Trump in 2025 as a response to increasing concerns over climate change and environmental degradation caused by human activities, particularly those related to energy production. The order seeks to remove all “illegitimate impediments” to the identification, development, siting, production, investment in, or use of domestic energy resources by…
The executive order designates certain international cartels and organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) or Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), citing them as a national-security threat beyond traditional organized crime. The Cartels have been accused of engaging in a campaign of violence, terror, rape, and brute force to control the flow of illicit drugs across…
This executive order aims to reduce government waste and inefficiencies by freezing spending on travel, real estate, credit cards, and more. It also requires agencies to submit plans for disposing of unnecessary assets such as equipment or real estate holdings. The order provides some exemptions, including for law enforcement activities, classified information systems, and certain…
The executive order directs the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, along with other relevant agencies, to restart work on routing more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to southern California for use by its residents, who desperately need a reliable water supply. The order is in response to California’s lawsuit filed during President Trump’s…
Michael Boren, of Idaho, has been nominated as the new Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, succeeding Homer L. Wilkes who resigned. Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, has been nominated as the new Deputy Secretary of Transportation, replacing Polly Ellen Trottenberg who also resigned. Other nominations include William Briggs to be the Deputy…