Executive Orders and Memorandums

• Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations - The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.
• Zohran Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Executive Orders - Trying to protect consumers by going after deceptive business practices has been an early focus of the new mayor’s administration.
• Mamdani Names Dina Levy as NYC Housing Leader and Pledges ‘Rental Rip-off’ Hearings - Mayor Zohran Mamdani named a housing commissioner and announced that the city would hold public hearings where frustrated renters could voice their complaints.
• White House Invitees Are Asked About Donations to Trump’s Ballroom - Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.
• Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast - The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
• The White House Is Just ‘Trying to Keep Grandpa Busy’ - Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.
• Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana - Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws - The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
• This Nebraska Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants. - Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention.
• Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship - The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.