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What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

An incoming president signing a flurry of executive orders is standard practice. Executive orders allow a president to wield power without action from Congress. But there are also limits to what orders can achieve.
by The Associated Press

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Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

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Trump reinforces use of his 'Remain in Mexico' policy

Trump reinforces use of his 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The policy, which was created and implemented during the first Trump administration in 2019, resulted in tens of thousands of migrants waiting for extended periods in Mexico.
by Ximena Bustillo and Jasmine Garsd

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Just minutes before leaving the presidency, Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses

Just minutes before leaving the presidency, Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses

The pardons, announced just minutes before Biden left office, capped a slew of unprecedented presidential action by the Democrat, who has been known as an intuitionalist during his half-century in politics.
by The Associated Press

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