EO 14399 · Ballot-mail and citizenship verification
Supreme Court denied an emergency stay of the postal-rule injunction.
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EO 14280 · School discipline policies
Education issued guidance and announced investigations of two school districts.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Advancing Women’s Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life
Creates a women’s health research task force, directs a new NIH division within 90 days and revokes EO 14120 and the 2023 initiative memorandum.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Waives the Graham Act duties and specified sanctions while assigning monitoring and implementation; earlier Russia sanctions are not generally lifted.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
Directs conditional diesel excise-tax payment deferral, dyed-diesel penalty relief and fuel-access coordination; it does not grant permanent tax forgiveness.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
Directs executive agencies to use “Super Intelligence” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” in specified nonstatutory materials.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors
Directs federal agencies to plan tick and mosquito controls in Washington, D.C., and to examine new control methods and disease research.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov
Directs GSA to establish America.gov as an online entry point for covered federal services, with Login.gov sign-in and agency integration guidance.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
Directed immigration and labor agencies to coordinate H-1B reviews, consider sponsoring employers’ layoffs, and review earlier labor-condition applications.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation
Directed agencies to review recreational-fishing rules, modernize catch data and consider permit, artificial-reef and habitat measures.
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Issued by President Donald J. Trump · second term
Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage
Directed agencies to review hunting access on federal lands and expand related education, habitat and wild-game donation work, subject to existing law.
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Executive orders and the 2026 midterms
How orders and court rulings relate to federal election administration.
Birthright citizenship (EO 14160)
Signed January 20, 2025, EO 14160 sought to deny citizenship documents to some U.S.-born children based on their parents’ status. The Supreme Court struck it down on June 30, 2026.
Struck down by Supreme CourtTariffs and the Supreme Court (EO 14257)
Used emergency powers to impose a baseline tariff and higher country-specific rates on a broad range of imports.
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Landmark orders before 1993
EO 9066 · Authorizing Military Areas 1942EO 9981 · Equality in the Armed Services 1948EO 11246 · Equal Employment Opportunity 1965
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