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Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions

4:23am May 02, 2025

by Carrie Johnson

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.

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President Trump Signs Executive Orders At The White House

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Law firm says Trump order targeting it specifically is attack on rule of law

5:56pm March 11, 2025

Perkins Coie's lawsuit is in response to President Trump's executive order that accused the firm of "dishonest and dangerous activity" that sought to overturn laws and elections and of allegedly discriminatory DEI policies.

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Trump's executive actions are getting challenged as 'arbitrary.' What does that mean?

5:00am February 08, 2025

At the center of legal challenges against Trump's executive actions is whether he's telling federal agencies to violate a key legal standard established nearly 80 years ago.

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With a new home for DOGE in the White House, here's what you need to know

5:00am January 29, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency, a post-election promise brought to life by President Trump via executive order, looks different than its original proposal to broadly cut federal spending.

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Trump is signing a flurry of executive orders. Here's how those work

2:03pm January 21, 2025

Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, proclamations and memorandums — and how they typically work.

On Iran, Health Care And Environment, Trump Turns To Executive Actions

8:04am October 15, 2017

by Renee Montagne

Last week was heavy on White House executive actions. Ken Cuccinelli, president of the Senate Conservatives Fund, says that with ineffective congressional leadership, it's the president's best option.

President Trump spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping late Friday, but according to the White House, the two didn't discuss Monday's planned executive action that will order a U.S. investigation into Chinese trade practices.

Trump Pressures China On Trade; Executive Action Expected Monday

2:35pm August 12, 2017

by Miles Parks

The president's staff insists the action, which calls for the consideration of an investigation into Chinese trade practices, is completely separate from national security risks posed by North Korea.

Three of the national monuments now under review by the Department of the Interior: (from left to right) Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands and Giant Sequoia in Northern California.

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

4:44pm April 28, 2017

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch faces his Senate confirmation hearing on Monday. A likely topic: regulation of federal agencies.

Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Skeptical Of Federal Agency Power

7:43am March 17, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Judge Neil Gorsuch has said deferring to agencies is an abdication of judicial responsibility. He is expected to be grilled on this at Monday's confirmation hearings.

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President Trump speaks during a news conference Thursday at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Trump Says He Will Issue 'New Executive Action' Related To Travel Ban

9:05pm February 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

On Thursday, the president said his administration will be appealing a decision that imposes a stay on his travel ban — and will also be issuing a new, "very comprehensive order" next week.