The Fantastical Showerhead Executive Order A simple and quite symbolic presidential decree that symbolizes quite a bit, but accomplishes very little. Reason · Apr 11, 2025
‘Make showers great again’: Why Trump is fighting bathroom water pressure Trump’s new executive order declares showerheads will not be ‘weak and worthless’ any more. But what about water bills? Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2025
Trump targets Dominion lawyers on same day judge finds Newsmax defamed voting software company Susman Godfrey, which is representing Dominion in its election defamation case against Newsmax, helped the voting software firm obtain a record-setting $787.5m settlement from Fox News in a similar lawsuit The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025
Race isn’t a ‘biological reality,’ contrary to recent political claims − here’s how scientific consensus on race developed in the 20th century In the recent flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump, one warned of “a distorted narrative” about race “driven by ideology rather than truth.” It singled out a current exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum titled “The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture” as an… The Conversation · Apr 10, 2025
Supreme court orders Trump to return Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador to US – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2025
Trump declares war on showers to ‘take care of my beautiful hair’ Donald Trump declared a “war on showers” on Wednesday, 9 April, signing an executive order to lift restrictions on water pressure in showers saying he wanted to "take care of my beautiful hair." The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025
Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ‘restore shower freedom’ White House says order will ‘make America’s showers great again’ and ‘end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure’ The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
‘Dissent isn’t unlawful’ says former White House official Miles Taylor, now targeted by Trump President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting a former official in his first administration by stripping him of security clearances and ordering the Department of Justice to investigate his conduct, an unprecedented step that erodes decades of separation between the president and the exercise of criminal investigatory… The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Trump takes aim at city and state climate laws in executive order President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
Justice Department suggests federal agencies are free to blacklist law firm despite judge's order The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies they're free to blacklist a law firm targeted by President Donald Trump despite a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of an executive order meant to punish it The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Trump administration’s new AI policies require federal agencies to prioritize American companies first These memos offer the first policy guidance from the Trump Administration since his executive order requiring federal agencies to take a second look at their AI policies. Fortune · Apr 9, 2025
Trump news at a glance: US president doubles down on tariffs and tries to revive coal President claims ‘many’ countries were seeking a deal with Washington and signs four executive orders on coal – key US politics stories from 8 April The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
Trump executive order on coal aims to boost mining, retain plants - Roll Call President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that attempts to revive the declining domestic coal industry. Roll Call · Apr 8, 2025
The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2, 2025 – upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin – he presented the move as a response to a crisis. In an executive order released the same day, the White House said the… The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025
Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2025 More than 500 firms sign brief in support of Trump-targeted law office The law firm Perkins Coie is fighting an executive order from Donald Trump limiting its access to federal buildings.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025 About 500 law firms sign brief challenging Trump's executive orders targeting the legal community President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal community pose “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself."
Reason · Apr 4, 2025 Trump Is Making Affordable Goods Expensive Eliminating the tariff exemption on low-value Chinese imports is bad news.
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025 Q&A: Will TikTok be banned in the US this weekend? The video-sharing app is facing a US ban unless it can find a non-Chinese buyer for its US operations by April 5.
Fortune · Apr 4, 2025 The tariff loophole that drove Shein and Temu to fast-fashion dominance is closing in a month An executive order imposes tariffs on small-value shipments from China that were previously exempt from duties.
International Business Times UK · Apr 4, 2025 Was Trump's Tariff Plan Written By AI? Shocking Claims Surface After Executive Order Scandal Allegations are surfacing that artificial intelligence may have played a role in crafting Donald Trump's controversial tariff plan.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 4, 2025 TikTok ban delayed again — live updates on deadline extension and what's happening right now Following a 75-day delay from President Trump's executive order, Trump extended the ban again.
The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over ‘illegal’ voting order President accused of overstepping authority with order requiring new proof-of-citizenship and mail-ballot rules
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025 Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology A federal judge has denied a motion to block the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing that
The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025 How a lone judge can block a Trump order nationwide – and why, from DACA to DOGE, this judicial check on presidents’ power is shaping how the government works When presidents try to make big changes through executive orders, they often hit a roadblock: A single federal judge, whether located in Seattle or Miami or anywhere in between, can stop these policies across the entire country.
Reason · Apr 3, 2025 Law Professors' Amicus Brief Supporting the Perkins Coie Law Firm in Challenge to Executive Order The brief, just filed yesterday in district court is here; I was pleased to be one of the very many… The post Law Professors' Amicus Brief Supporting the Perkins Coie Law Firm in Challenge to Executive Order appeared first on Reason.com.