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The order expands presidential oversight of agencies and asserts “authoritative interpretation” of executive branch law by the president.
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Manhattan’s top prosecutor resigned after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
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The order directs the secretary of state to reform recruiting, performance, evaluation, retention, and other diplomatic service standards.
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The order directs agencies to prepare for workforce reductions and hire one worker for every four that depart.
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Two federal employee unions seek to reverse actions dismantling USAID and halt further attempts to do so.
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Bondi signed 14 memos on topics ranging from internal personnel matters to potential investigations into current and former civil servants.
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A coalition of unions seek to block DOGE from gaining access to the Labor Department.
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The president directs the secretaries of defense and homeland security to expand the migrant operations center to “full capacity.”
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The order reverses a 2021 Biden administration directive allowing transgender troops to serve openly—which itself had overturned an earlier ban from the first Trump administration.
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The memorandum directs agencies to pause funding and conduct a review of programs implicated by executive orders.
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The action grants the highest level security clearance to certain individuals immediately, without full investigations.
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The restraining order is to remain in effect for 14 days.