Executive Orders

Finance

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the most executive orders of any U.S. president, issuing 3,721 orders during his four terms in office. His presidency spanned the Great Depression a...

governance-and-policy

The segregation executive order is a presidential directive that separates certain employees from the federal competitive service into a distinct management or personnel track....

environment

Executive orders on plastic straws are policy tools used by U.S. presidents to direct federal agencies on reducing single-use plastic waste, often focusing on procurement bans a...