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President Donald Trump pledged to issue an executive order aimed at eliminating mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on flag burning, NewsNation reported, a move that aims to crack down on burning the American flag without running afoul of a 1989 Supreme Court decision that ruled doing so was protected speech.
The Justice Department would review cases involving flag burning to see if charges could be brought. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Financial adviser talks about executive order on alternative investments for 401(k) investors
An executive order that President Donald Trump signed is called “Democratizing Access to Alternative Investments for 401(k) Investors.”
SpaceX and Elon Musk just notched a significant win with President Donald Trump's latest executive order regarding commercial rocket launches.
An empty reserve undermines national preparedness for health crises like pandemics and bioterrorism where rapid access to critical medicines is essential.
In Florida's national parks, exhibits that detail slavery, U.S. invasions and the environmental toll of industrialization have been flagged by National Park Service staff for review under a presidential directive called "Restore Truth and Sanity to American History.
An Aug. 7 executive order requires agencies to ensure that all federal grants permit immediate termination for convenience if the award no longer aligns with agency priorities. This must be incorporated into existing awards to the extent permitted by law.
President Trump’s three new AI executive orders highlight key priorities—boosting infrastructure, promoting exports, and ensuring ideological neutrality—suggesting these areas will dominate efforts.
RI homeless advocates are worried about impacts to programs that help them house people experiencing homelessness.
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturned the longstanding Chevron deference doctrine, which had required courts to defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.