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 Daily: Analyzing the Administration's New Counterdrug Approach
Discussing the Trump adminsitration's lethal strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 18
Listen to the Sept. 18 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 18
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: The Litigation Challenging Pres. Trump's Alien Enemies Act, with Lee Gelernt
Discussing the ACLU's recent victory in Fifth Circuit. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 12
Listen to the Sept. 12 livestream as a podcast. -
L.G.M.L. v. Noem: A Hearing Diary
A play-by-play of the preliminary injunction hearing in the suit to prevent the removal of hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala.
Documents
This page was created by Anna Hickey.
