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executive orders

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• Originally published 04/25/2017

  Is Trump right that he's signed more executive orders than FDR in his first 100 days?

  The answer is no. 

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• Originally published 03/13/2017

  The Paradoxes of Presidential Power: A Brief History of Executive Orders

  Dane Kennedy

  While we can take some comfort in the fact that some EOs have proved beneficial and others have been fleeting and ineffectual, the history of this practice also gives us cause for concern.

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• Originally published 02/07/2017

  9 Executive Orders That Changed American History

  Over the years the executive order has become a more controversial tool.

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• Originally published 02/19/2015

  The history of executive orders (Video)

  The executive order goes all the way back to Article II of the Constitution and every president has used them. Here's a rundown on the use and history of the executive order.

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• Originally published 10/02/2013

  A short history of government shutdowns, with Julian Zelizer

  Government shutdowns used to be pretty common until the 1990s, but they were skirmishes, not battles -- certainly not wars.

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• Originally published 08/12/2014

  National monuments, about land or territory?

  Liberty and Power

  The Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (H.R. 1459) passed the House on March 26 by a vote of 222 to 201. It is currently before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 2608's purpose is "to provide for congressional approval of national monuments" and of restrictions on their use. It would limit President Obama's ability to designate national monuments at his own discretion through executive orders.  But why are they trying to limit the president discretion?  What lies at the root of this proposed law?