Every executive action President Trump has taken (so far)
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order to advance construction of the Dakota Access pipeline Jan. 24 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters So far, President Trump has signed 18 executive actions with wide-ranging effects within and outside of U.S. borders. With his signature, Mr. Trump changed policies on healthcare, immigration, oil exploration, abortion, federal hiring and trade. Here is a look at each action the president took from Inauguration Day through midday Tuesday, Jan. 31, including links to the language of each. 18. Cutting regulations. In this order , federal agencies and departments that propose a new regulation must identify two existing regulations they plan to repeal. The order calls for the cost of all regulations in fiscal 2017 to be “no greater than zero.” The order also directs the Office of Management and Budget to set a cap on the cost of new and repealed regulations in fiscal 2018. ...