Lincoln’s proclamation did not permanently end slavery — that required the 13th Amendment, which was ratified in 1865 — but it was still one of the greatest executive orders in U.S. history.

Executive orders are all over the news of late, as President Trump uses his presidential authority to undo many of President Biden’s EOs and to establish a slew of new ones.

Executive orders have shaped U.S. history, from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to FDR's New Deal. Recent presidents, like Trump and Biden, continue to wield this powerful tool to influence ...

Executive orders, like other unilateral actions, allow presidents to make policy outside of the regular lawmaking process.This leaves Congress, notoriously polarized and gridlocked, to respond.

On Day 1 of his presidency, President Donald Trump signed an array of executive orders ranging from cracking down on immigration to withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. It was a stark ...

President Donald Trump has signed 53 executive orders since assuming office on Jan. 20, more than any recent president has in their first 100 days. With this flurry of directives, we wanted to ...