Watching the government
Four ways to watch the Administration
Tracking Executive Orders.
The orders the President signs, in plain language, and what they change.
The securities the President, Vice President, and cabinet disclose buying and selling.
The money behind the President's campaigns and the outside spending around them.
Every named clemency grant since 1989: who was pardoned, what was forgiven, and the process and money behind it.
When the President signs an order, we read it and say what it actually directs, which agency it directs to act, and under what authority. We also track what earlier policy each order rewrites, and whether a later order has revoked it. Every claim here is tied to the order itself or to the court’s ruling. In Effect means no later order revoked it; a court block shows on the order’s row.
The record so far
Every order we've read.
- 289
- orders decoded
- 14%
- revoke or amend a prior order
- 288
- in effect
- 1
- later revoked
The pace of the pen
Cumulative orders decoded on this page over each presidency, on one shared timeline. The axis runs the full length of the longest term, so an eight year presidency spans the whole width and a term still in office simply stops where the record does.
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289
What each term used the pen for
The policy areas each presidency reached for, on a shared set of topics. Share of a term's own orders, so a longer presidency is compared fairly with a shorter one.
Government
Foreign Affairs
Armed Forces
Foreign Trade
Labor
Health
Science and Tech
Crime
Undoing the last term
How many of each presidency's orders the NEXT president revoked or superseded. Counts the orders overturned, and the share of that term's own orders they represent. A directional read along the line of presidencies.
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946 decoded orders
- EO PendingOct 6, 2026Taxation · diesel fuel excise tax deferralJust signed
Directs Treasury to Defer Certain Diesel Fuel Taxes
Official title: Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14435Oct 5, 2026Taxation · diesel fuel excise tax deferralIn Effect
Directs Treasury to Defer Certain Diesel Fuel Taxes If Authorized
Official title: Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14434Sep 29, 2026Science & Tech · federal terminology for artificial intelligenceIn Effect
Directs Agencies to Use 'Super Intelligence' in Place of 'Artificial Intelligence'
Official title: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14433Sep 29, 2026Health · vector-borne disease and pest controlIn Effect
Directs a Federal Campaign to Reduce Tick and Invasive Mosquito Populations
Official title: Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14432Sep 29, 2026Government · unified federal services portalIn Effect
Directs Creation of America.gov as a Unified Federal Services Portal
Official title: Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14431Sep 18, 2026Immigration · h-1b visa programIn Effect
Directs Agencies to Coordinate and Weigh Employer Layoffs in H-1B Visa Processing
Official title: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14430Sep 17, 2026Public Lands · recreational fisheries managementIn Effect
Directs Agencies to Ease Recreational Fishing Restrictions and Modernize Catch Data
Official title: Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14429Sep 17, 2026Public Lands · hunting access on federal landsIn Effect
Directs Agencies to Expand Hunting Access on Federal Lands
Official title: Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14428Sep 16, 2026Environment · Chesapeake BayIn Effect
Revokes the 2009 Chesapeake Bay Order and Redirects Federal Bay Funding
Official title: Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration and Oversight of Federal Support
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14427Sep 8, 2026Government · Defense Production Act energy delegationsIn Effect
Adjusting Certain Delegations under the Defense Production Act
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14426Sep 8, 2026Armed Forces · veterans benefits and records sharingIn Effect
Directs Records Sharing and Job Placement for Departing Service Members
Official title: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14425Sep 4, 2026Agriculture · ranching support and wolf delisting reviewIn Effect
Directs Reviews of Ranching Regulations, Wolf Delisting, and Beef Labeling
Official title: Supporting America's Ranchers
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14424Sep 4, 2026Agriculture · livestock markets and meat processingIn Effect
Directs USDA to Strengthen Livestock Market Enforcement and Expand Interstate Meat Access
Official title: Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14423Aug 28, 2026Education · space workforce academyIn Effect
Creates a Commission to Plan a Proposed Space Academy
Official title: Establishing the United States Space Academy
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14422Aug 27, 2026Civil Rights · Place namesIn Effect
Renames Lake Ontario as Lake America
Official title: Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14421Aug 26, 2026Energy · bulk-power system equipmentIn Effect
Declares Emergency, Authorizes Curbs on Some Foreign Grid Equipment
Official title: Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14420Aug 10, 2026Health · childhood vaccine recommendationsIn Effect
Sets New Federal Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Directs Agencies to Advance Them
Official title: Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14419Aug 6, 2026Immigration · nonimmigrant visas and giving birth in the USIn Effect
Directs State and Homeland Security to Restrict Nonimmigrant Visas Used for Giving Birth in the US
Official title: Ending Birth Tourism
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14417Aug 3, 2026Armed Forces · DefenseIn Effect
Establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission
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Read the full order on federalregister.gov ↗ - EO 14416Jul 24, 2026Arts & Culture · CultureIn Effect
Directs Signage and Funding Levers Regarding the Smithsonian
Official title: Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution
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