U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, told the court he could not remember in his more than 40 years on the bench seeing a case so "blatantly unconstitutional."

In just his first three days in office, President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive orders, with more expected to come. Two local political experts say the orders themselves are often straightforward— but their paths to becoming reality might not be.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

An executive order is a signed directive by a U.S. president on how they want the federal government to operate. Using the force of the law, these orders range from federal employee holidays to ...

In his first hours as president, Trump signed numerous executive orders to implement his administration's promises.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order that aims to restrict automatic citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” The order Mr. Trump signed on Monday was an effort to upend the nation’s immigration laws and reverse decades of precedent and would affect children born to undocumented or temporary immigrants.

President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. It didn’t fare well.

The legal battle comes as various organizations, from healthcare providers to educational institutions, brace for potential impacts on the communities they serve.

The ruling imposes a 14-day halt on the enforcement on the most controversial executive order signed by Donald Trump.

When Ronald Reagan was inaugurated ... Even Trump himself signed only a single executive order in 2017, which aimed to limit the Affordable Care Act. This trend shifted dramatically in 2021 ...

Trump is planning to sign a series of executive actions in his first days ... Enacted in 1984 by then US Republican president Ronald Reagan, the policy was rescinded by Democrat Bill Clinton ...