Among the most notable were a temporary hiring freeze on federal employees, ending birthright citizenship, and granting TikTok more time to broker a deal with the federal government to stay operational in the United States.
Trump also rescinded 78 of former President Joe Biden’s executive orders and actions, some of which were made by Biden to undo policies from Trump’s first administration.
FROM IMMIGRATION TO TIKTOK: THE TRUMP ACTIONS ALREADY FACING LEGAL THREATS
Presidents have the power to make executive orders, executive memoranda, and executive proclamations, which allow them to shape how they want their policies to be fulfilled.
Here is a breakdown of how to distinguish the three.
What is an executive order?
Executive orders allow the president to make decisions about how federal
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