#Executive-Power
Events indexed under #Executive-Power — 81 entries in the record.
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
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| 2026-04-02 | Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Installs Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche as Acting AG Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Lee Zeldin | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-11 | Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Deportation Protections for 350,000 Haitians Donald Trump · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Kristi Noem · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-09 | DOJ Releases Additional Epstein Files After NPR Investigation Exposes Withheld Trump-Related Documents U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Jeffrey Epstein · Donald Trump · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-05 | Trump Fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Replacement Donald Trump · Kristi Noem · Markwayne Mullin · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-04 | Treasury, State, and HHS Begin Phasing Out Anthropic Products Following Trump Executive Directive Donald Trump · U.S. Department of the Treasury · U.S. Department of State · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-21 | Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Presidential Removal Power in Trump v Cook U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · D. John Sauer · Brett Kavanaugh · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-21 | Supreme Court Hears Trump v. Cook, Justices Skeptical of Presidential Power to Fire Federal Reserve Governors Donald Trump · Lisa Cook · U.S. Supreme Court · Brett Kavanaugh · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-23 | Supreme Court Blocks Trump National Guard Deployment to Chicago, Ruling 'Regular Forces' Means Military U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · John Roberts · Brett Kavanaugh · +9 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-17 | Senate Passes $901 Billion Defense Bill with Unprecedented Oversight Provisions Targeting Hegseth Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump · Tim Kaine · Frank Bradley · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-08 | Supreme Court Signals Intent to Overturn 90-Year Precedent Protecting Independent Agency Leaders from Presidential Firing, Expanding Executive Power U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · Rebecca Slaughter · John Roberts · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Appeals Court Halts Removal of National Guard from Washington DC, Preserving Militarized Presence in Capital U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · Donald Trump · Judge Jia Cobb · U.S. District Court for D.C. · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-28 | Trump Announces 'Permanent Pause' on Immigration from 'Third World Countries' Using Racist Terminology Donald Trump · Joseph Edlow · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-11-04 | Trump Issues Executive Orders Modifying China Tariff Rates and Fentanyl-Related Duties Trump · White House | reported | |
| 2025-10-20 | Ninth Circuit Panel Allows Trump National Guard Deployment to Portland U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Donald Trump · Oregon National Guard · Karin Immergut · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-10-17 | Trump Commutes George Santos Prison Sentence After 3 Months Donald Trump · White House · George Santos | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-15 | Trump Executive Order Extends Hiring Freeze with Political Approval Requirements Donald Trump · White House · Office of Personnel Management | reported | |
| 2025-10-09 | Trump Authorizes Foreign Construction of Arctic Security Cutters via Presidential Memorandum Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Coast Guard · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | reported | |
| 2025-10-06 | Supreme Court Begins 2025-2026 Term with Focus on Executive Power and Voting Rights U.S. Supreme Court · John Roberts · Conservative Majority | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-30 | Trump Signs Pediatric Cancer AI Executive Order After Cutting Billions in Research Funding Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · MAHA Commission | reported | |
| 2025-09-29 | ProPublica Reveals Russell Vought as 'Shadow President' Orchestrating Government Dismantling Russell Vought · Donald Trump · Office of Management and Budget · Project 2025 | reported | |
| 2025-09-29 | Trump Grants Qatar Unprecedented NATO-Like Security Guarantee via Executive Order Donald Trump · White House · State of Qatar · Benjamin Netanyahu | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | Trump Signs Executive Order Approving TikTok Deal with Oracle Partnership Donald Trump · White House · Oracle · ByteDance · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-22 | Supreme Court Agrees to Reconsider Humphrey's Executor, Review Trump's Power to Fire Agency Heads U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · Rebecca Slaughter · Federal Trade Commission · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-19 | Trump Restricts H-1B Visas with $100,000 Per-Petition Fee Requirement Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | reported | |
| 2025-09-19 | Trump Signs 'Gold Card' Visa Executive Order Requiring $1-2 Million Payments Donald Trump · White House · U.S. Department of Commerce | reported | |
| 2025-09-05 | Trump Creates 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention' Designation via Executive Order Donald Trump · White House · Department of State | reported | |
| 2025-09-04 | Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court for Emergency Review of Tariffs Ruling Donald Trump · U.S. Supreme Court · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Department of Justice | reported | |
| 2025-09-01 | Mass Inspector General Firings Implement Project 2025 Plan Donald Trump · Chuck Grassley · Chuck Schumer · Elizabeth Warren · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-29 | Federal Circuit Court Rules Trump Tariffs Violated IEEPA, Exceeded Presidential Authority U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Donald Trump · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-28 | Trump Executive Order Mandates Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings Donald Trump · White House · General Services Administration | reported | |
| 2025-08-25 | Trump Orders Prosecution of Flag Burning Despite Supreme Court Ruling Donald Trump · White House · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-25 | Trump Signs Executive Orders Eliminating Cashless Bail, Threatening Federal Funds Donald Trump · White House · Department of Justice · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-07 | Trump Executive Order Places Federal Grants Under Political Appointee Control Donald Trump · White House · Office of Management and Budget | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-07 | Trump Signs Executive Order Prohibiting 'Debanking' Based on Political Views Donald Trump · White House · Federal Reserve · FDIC · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-17 | Mass Firing of Inspectors General Signals Systematic Government Oversight Erosion Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Paul Martin · Michael Missal | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-08 | Supreme Court lifts injunctions, enables mass firings at 19 federal agencies U.S. Supreme Court · Federal Agencies · General Services Administration · Department of Government Efficiency · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-27 | Supreme Court Restricts Nationwide Injunctions in Trump v. CASA, Expanding Executive Power U.S. Supreme Court · Trump Administration · CASA de Maryland | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-07 | Supreme Court Confronts Systemic Emoluments Violations U.S. Supreme Court · Department of Justice · Executive Branch | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-05 | Trump Administration Escalates Judicial Oversight Tensions Trump Administration · Federal Courts · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-29 | It was supposed to be a tax and border bill. It could also hand Trump vast new executive powers Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Elon Musk · House Judiciary Committee | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Federal Appeals Court Establishes Precedent on National Guard Federalization Federal Appeals Court · Gavin Newsom · U.S. Department of Defense · Charles Breyer · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-19 | Amazon and Meta are among the corporate sponsors of the White House Easter Egg Roll Donald Trump · Melania Trump · Amazon · Meta · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-16 | Trump Fires Democratic Board Members of the NCUA Donald Trump · Todd Harper · Tanya Otsuka · Kyle Hauptman · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Federal Judges Establish Precedent for Presidential Accountability Federal Judiciary · U.S. Supreme Court · Department of Justice · Rebecca Slaughter · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-10 | Trump White House Brokers Pro Bono Deals with Elite Law Firms Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Latham & Watkins · Simpson Thacher · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-02 | Two more law firms reach deals with Trump to avoid executive orders: 'they're all bending' Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Scott Edelman · Milbank LLP | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-28 | Trump gets $100M deal with Skadden law firm amid pressure campaign Donald Trump · Jeremy London · Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-27 | Trump EPA Creates Email Portal for Clean Air Act Exemption Requests Donald Trump · Trump Administration · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-22 | First Major Court Battle Over National Guard Deployment Authority Federal District Court · U.S. Department of Defense · State Governors · Donald Trump · +6 | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-22 | Trump's National Guard Federalization Triggers Constitutional Crisis in California Donald Trump · Gavin Newsom · Pete Hegseth · Charles Breyer · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-20 | Trump Invokes Defense Production Act for Critical Mineral Extraction on Federal Lands Donald Trump · Pete Hegseth · Scott Bessent · Doug Burgum | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-20 | Trump Rescinds Executive Order After Paul Weiss Agrees to $40M Pro Bono Services Donald Trump · Paul Weiss Law Firm · Mark Pomerantz | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-28 | Trump Misses Transition Donor Disclosure Deadline, Declines Federal Funding Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Susie Wiles · General Services Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-17 | Coins, watches and more: A look at Trump's crypto-related ventures, by the numbers Donald Trump · Eric Trump · Donald Trump Jr. · Barron Trump · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Federal Courts Grapple with Unprecedented Emoluments Enforcement Challenge U.S. Supreme Court · Federal District Courts · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Supreme Court Confronts Unprecedented National Guard Federalization Crisis U.S. Supreme Court · Trump Administration · State Governors · Brian Schwalb · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-13 | Trump Fires Top Ethics and Whistleblower Protection Officials Donald Trump · David Huitema · Hampton Dellinger · Colleen Shogan · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-11 | White House will not release visitor logs during Trump's second term Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Tom Blanton · National Security Archive | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-10 | Trump Executive Order Pauses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Donald Trump · Pamela Bondi · Department of Justice · Securities and Exchange Commission · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-10 | Trump pardons multiple financial criminals and white-collar offenders Donald Trump · Rod Blagojevich · Todd Chrisley · Julie Chrisley · +6 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-06 | Russell Vought implements Project 2025 chapter as OMB Director Russell Vought · Office of Management and Budget · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-01 | Schedule F Implementation Targets 50,000 Federal Workers Donald Trump · Russell Vought · Russell Pekala · Heritage Foundation | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-01 | Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Donald Trump · Rohit Chopra · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-21 | Russell Vought Becomes OMB Director - Project 2025 Chief Architect Russell Vought · Donald Trump · Office of Management and Budget · U.S. Senate · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-20 | Project 2025: Trump Administration Launches Massive Federal Civil Service Restructuring Donald Trump · Heritage Foundation · Kevin Roberts · Paul Dans · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2022-06-06 | Biden Invokes Defense Production Act for Solar Panels, Heat Pumps, and Grid Components Joe Biden · Department of Energy | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-21 | Biden Invokes Defense Production Act for Vaccine Production on First Full Day in Office Joe Biden · Jeff Zients | confirmed | |
| 2020-04-03 | Trump Uses DPA for PPE Export Ban While Allowing Domestic Profiteering and FEMA Supply Seizures Donald Trump · Peter Navarro · Jared Kushner · 3M · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2020-03-27 | Trump Orders General Motors to Produce Ventilators Under DPA After Nine-Day Delay Costs Lives Donald Trump · Peter Navarro · General Motors | confirmed | |
| 2020-03-18 | Trump Invokes Defense Production Act but Refuses to Compel PPE Production as Corporate Lobbying Blocks Emergency Powers Donald Trump · Peter Navarro · Jared Kushner · U.S. Chamber of Commerce | confirmed | |
| 2019-04-24 | Trump Declares Total War on Congressional Oversight: "We're Fighting All the Subpoenas" Donald Trump · White House · House Democrats · Congressional Investigators · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2019-04-09 | Trump Claims Absolute Immunity from Congressional Oversight Donald Trump · Pat Cipollone · Don McGahn · John Bolton · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2012-05-29 | New York Times Exposes Obama's Kill List and Terror Tuesday Assassination Meetings Barack Obama · John Brennan · Central Intelligence Agency · JSOC · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2006-07-24 | ABA Condemns Bush 800+ Signing Statements Nullifying Oversight George W. Bush · American Bar Association · Dick Cheney · David Addington · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2006-03-09 | Dubai Ports World Abandons US Port Takeover Under Congressional Pressure Dubai Ports World · House Appropriations Committee · Charles Schumer · Dennis Hastert · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2004-03-10 | Hospital Confrontation Over NSA Surveillance Program John Ashcroft · James Comey · Alberto Gonzales · Andy Card · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2002-10-16 | WHIG Achieves Systematic Bypass of Constitutional Separation of Powers Through Congressional Deception George W. Bush · White House Iraq Group · U.S. Congress · Constitutional Framework · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2002-08-01 | White House Iraq Group Formed to Coordinate WMD Propaganda Campaign Andrew Card · Karl Rove · Condoleezza Rice · Stephen Hadley · +4 | confirmed | |
| 1976-02-18 | Ford Executive Order 11905 Bans Political Assassination: Executive Self-Regulation Substitutes for Legislative Reform Gerald Ford · CIA · Church Committee | confirmed | |
| 1974-07-24 | Supreme Court Rules 8-0 in United States v. Nixon: President Must Surrender Tapes U.S. Supreme Court · Warren Burger · Richard Nixon · Leon Jaworski · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1803-10-20 | Louisiana Purchase Demonstrates Jefferson Constitutional Hypocrisy and Executive Power Expansion President Thomas Jefferson · Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin · U.S. Senate · Napoleon Bonaparte · +1 | confirmed |