Executive Order

President Donald Trump‘s sweeping executive order overhauling U.S. election procedures faces federal court challenges from 19 Democratic state attorneys general who argue the directive violates constitutional separation of powers and infringes on states’ election authority. What...

President Donald Trump has now been back in the White House for 100 days, with Tuesday marking the 100th day of his second term, following his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Here's a look at where Trump stands with his election promises, voter polls, signing of laws and executive orders and the...

President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders aim to transform government procurement by prioritizing commercial technology over custom-built solutions, potentially saving billions in taxpayer dollars while opening federal contracts to innovative companies, according to Palantir...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful" on Friday. In so doing, Trump established a task force to revitalize the nation's capital, which included a fact sheet that listed cannabis decriminalization as a failed policy that “...

Plans for a strategic reserve including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and possibly other cryptocurrencies have been one of the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency sector. Benzinga polled readers to ask which cryptocurrencies the White House administration should be most focused on for the strategic...

President Donald Trump's executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Reserve did not have the expected bullish impact on Thursday, as the leading cryptocurrency dropped on the announcement. What happened: The reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin already owned by the federal...

With the year 2023 almost at its end, the crypto, digital asset and AI space has seen some major changes in terms of regulations and operations. While the global crypto space is awaiting the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on...

President Joe Biden issued a landmark executive order today related to the rise of artificial intelligence technologies. The administration was working with 15 companies in the AI space in an effort to drive “safe, secure and trustworthy development of AI.” What Happened: AI...

President Biden signed a new executive order Thursday to address racial inequity, especially among underserved communities.  The order, dubbed “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” seeks to...

After six months of research into the cryptocurrency industry, the White House on Friday published its first-ever comprehensive framework for the responsible development of digital assets that outlined the findings and suggestions of multiple government departments. What Happened On...

Shortages in COVID-19-related equipment and vaccines have prompted an executive order from President Joe Biden to address urgent supply gaps by coordinating, monitoring and strengthening supply chains. The executive order, called A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain and signed on Thursday, was...

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order to emphasize the U.S. efforts on rare earth mining. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order to expand the production of rare earth minerals. Rare earth minerals are vital to many manufacturing sectors, including electric...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday that aims to lower prescription drug prices in the United States for certain drugs by linking them to those paid by other developed countries. What Happened: The executive order mandates that for Medicare Part B and Part D prescription...

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday evening that would effectively ban TikTok and WeChat operations in the United States, if China-based parent companies ByteDance and Tencent Holdings Ltd. (OTC: TCEHY) fail to make sales within 45 days from now. What Happened...

The Federal Trade and Communications Commissions are known buzzkills when it comes to blocking corporate mergers. But sometimes, in the face of extreme consequences, the role falls on a higher power. On recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the U.S. president...