The start of Trump’s second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders aimed at fundamentally reshaping the government and American life.

The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.

President Donald Trump signed over 20 executive orders and actions on Inauguration Day ‒ more than any previous U.S. president. The focus of the directives ranged from pardoning or commuting ...

Many of the orders would amount to major changes in current policy, leading VERIFY readers to ask exactly what power executive orders hold, and whether they are the same as laws passed by Congress.