executive orders

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed three executive orders to overhaul U.S. immigration policies. The president also addressed criticism for the number of executive orders he has signed, saying, “I want to make it clear: there’s a lot of talk, for good reason, about the number of executive orders that I’ve signed. I’m not making new law. I’m eliminating bad...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki outlined the three immigration executive orders President Joe Biden will sign on Tuesday, including an order to reunite families separated at the border.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden for issuing over two dozen executive orders since being sworn in as president, saying, “[Biden ran] on a commitment to take steps immediately to address the pain and suffering the American people were feeling.”

While all three forms of directives have the power of the executive branch, their differences are subtle and subjective and the U.S. constitution doesn’t contain any provisions referring to these terms or spell out how to use them.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed executive orders aimed at combatting the climate crisis. They include suspending new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and creating a commission focused on green jobs. “We can’t wait any longer,” Biden said. “We see it with our own eyes, we know it. We feel it in our bones.”

With the sweeping stroke of a pen President Joe Biden moved quickly to dismantle former President Trump’s legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s new, more stringent coronavirus restrictions and advisories take effect at midnight Friday in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus. Baker announced a series of executive orders Monday amid a spike in cases of COVID-19 in the state. The goal is to slow the rise in cases and keep from having to revert to...

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday defended his new measures aimed at stemming the rising number of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, which include earlier closing times for restaurants and some other businesses. The alternative, he said, is an overwhelmed health care system. “We have a 300% increase in daily positive case rate since Labor Day, a 150% increase in daily…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of executive orders and advisories Monday in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state. In a press conference, Baker said key health metrics were pointing to a “clear need” to take action now, adding many residents had become too “complacent” as the pandemic…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a stay-at-home advisory and mask order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Gov. Charlie Baker issued new guidance Monday including a new stay-at-home advisory, curfews for some businesses and an update to Massachusetts’ mandatory mask order.

On Friday, Massachusetts will enter a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic, one with stricter rules aimed at stopping the virus’ spread. COVID-19 has been resurgent in Massachusetts since summer, the Baker administration said Monday as it announced several orders. They urge people to stay home at night, require restaurants and other businesses to close by 9:30 p.m., require face…

Due to the rising coronavirus cases in Mass., Gov. Charlie Baker announces a new stay-at-home order, mask enforcement and restaurant restrictions.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a new stay-at-home advisory and mask order along with what amounts to a restaurant curfew on Monday in response to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Massachusetts. “The data points to a clear need to do something about these trends now. What we should not do to deal with these trends is shut…

Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts highest court is poised to decide whether Gov. Charlie Baker’s string of executive orders were a legally appropriate response to contain the highly infectious virus or if he overstepped the authority outlined in the law. An attorney representing business owners and religious leaders who sued the Baker administration argued in court...