Timeline: Executive Orders Signed by Trump in His First Month in White House
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February 20, 2025 Hour: 7:51 am
As of Feb. 19, he has signed over 60 executive orders, spanning issues such as tariffs, immigration and government efficiency.
The start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders, underscoring his ambitious agenda to overhaul the federal government and redefine key policies.
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As of Feb. 19, Trump has signed over 60 executive orders, spanning issues such as tariffs, immigration and government efficiency. Critics argue that Trump’s move may have exceeded constitutional limits. Below is a categorized breakdown of the executive orders Trump has signed since his inauguration.
ON GOVERNMENT REFORMS
Jan. 20, Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government, an order “sets forth a process to ensure accountability for the previous administration’s weaponization of the Federal Government against the American people.”
Jan. 20, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, which revokes dozens of executive orders signed by his predecessor Joe Biden.
Jan. 20, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, which declares that the country recognizes “two sexes, male and female,” and directs federal agencies to refer to individuals by their “sex” instead of their gender identity.
Jan. 20, Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.
Jan. 20, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, which aims to terminate the program launched in the Biden-era by the name of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Jan. 20, Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information, which revokes the security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who had signed a letter suggesting that allegations related to the laptop of Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, could have been linked to Russia.
Jan. 20, Establishing and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” which establishes an advisory committee led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to “maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.”
Jan. 20, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service.
Jan. 20, Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce.
Jan. 21, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, which aims at ending “illegal preferences and discrimination” and enforcing U.S. civil-rights laws.
Jan. 21, Revocation of Certain Executive Orders, which nullifies several of Biden’s directives, including those mandating COVID-19-related measures for federal employees and contractors.
Jan. 24, Council To Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aims to “drastically improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efficacy, priorities and competence.”
Jan. 29, Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday.
Feb. 7, Establishment of the White House Faith Office.
Feb. 10, Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute.
Feb. 11, Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative.
Feb. 13, Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Feb. 14, Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council.
Feb. 18, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, which requires all federal agencies to “submit draft regulations for White House review — with no carve-out for so-called independent agencies, except for the monetary policy functions of the Federal Reserve.”
ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Jan. 20, America First Policy Directive to the Secretary of State, which emphasizes that U.S. foreign policy should champion core American interests, and put America and American citizens first.
Jan. 20, Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization.
Jan. 20, Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements, which orders the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Jan. 20, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, which orders a 90-day pause in U.S. “foreign development assistance.”
Jan. 20, Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness, which changes the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
Jan. 22, Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, which re-designates the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization.
Feb. 4, Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations, which orders the withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, the cessation of funding for the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees, and a reassessment of U.S. involvement in the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization.
Feb. 6, Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Feb. 7, Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa.
Feb. 10, Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement To Further American Economic and National Security.
Feb. 12, One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations.
ON CRIME AND IMMIGRATION
Jan. 20, Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Jan. 20, Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.
Jan. 20, Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety.
Jan. 20, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, which orders the immediate removal of undocumented immigrants from the United States.
Jan. 20, Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship, which denies citizenship to certain children born in the United States whose parents are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
Jan. 20, Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program.
Jan. 20, Securing Our Borders, which orders the construction of “a physical wall and other barriers” to curb immigration along the southern border with Mexico.
Jan. 20, Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States.
ON TECH AND ECONOMY
Jan. 20, Application of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok, which delays the Biden administration’s TikTok ban by 75 days “to permit my Administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok.”
Jan. 23, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which establishes such a council.
Jan. 23, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.
Jan. 23, Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology, which aims to “support the responsible growth and use of digital assets, blockchain technology, and related technologies across all sectors of the economy.”
Jan. 31, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation, which declares that “each new regulation issued, at least 10 prior regulations be identified for elimination.”
Feb. 1, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border, and Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China, in which the United States sets to impose tariffs of 25 percent on goods from Mexico and Canada, along with a 10 percent tariff on Chinese products.
Feb. 3, Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border and Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border, which pauses the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month to allow negotiations till Mar. 4.
Feb. 3, A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund.
ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Jan. 24, Enforcing the Hyde Amendment, which revokes two of Biden’s executive orders on abortion access.
Jan. 28, Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.
Jan. 29, Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.
Jan. 29, Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families.
Feb. 14, Keeping Education Accessible and Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates In Schools.
Feb. 18, Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization.
ON MILITARY AND GUN CONTROL
Jan. 27, Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness.
Jan. 27, Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate.
Jan. 27, Restoring America’s Fighting Force.
Jan. 27, The Iron Dome for America, which requires the defense secretary to submit a plan for a “next-generation missile defense shield.”
Feb. 7, Protecting Second Amendment Rights.
ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Jan. 20, Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.
Jan. 20, Unleashing American Energy.
Jan. 20, Declaring a National Energy Emergency.
Jan. 24, Emergency Measures To Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 23, Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan. 29, Additional Measures To Combat Anti-Semitism.
Feb. 5, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.
Feb. 6, Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.
Feb. 10, Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws.
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