On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States. After taking the oath of office, President Trump began signing executive orders pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, implementing Schedule F to reclassify civil servants as political appointees, declaring a national emergency at the border, and more.
Executive actions related to national security and foreign policy can be found in the searchable table below, along with related documents, Lawfare analysis of the orders, and the legal challenges against them. We will continue to add to this page as events unfold.
Executive Orders
Lawfare Analysis
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Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
At 8pm ET watch Benjamin Wittes and Anna Bower discuss Bower's new article. -
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 17
Listen to the Oct. 17 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 17
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
Listen to the Friday livestream as a podcast. -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10
A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons.
Documents
This page was created by Anna Hickey.
