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Trump cannot legally issue an executive order to create a nationwide interest rate cap; such action requires legislation to be passed by Congress.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The mayor also appeared to reverse course on an executive order signed at the end of last week that directed police to investigate immigration agents, saying the decision to prosecute ICE and Border Patrol would be left to the Cook County state’s attorney.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
This is the guy, after all, who renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with one of his first executive orders in his second term and has punished news agencies that refuse to comply.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Mayor Mamdani on Friday sounded off against ICE and issued an executive order aimed at putting an exclamation on point on the city’s existing sanctuary policies.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The mayor also appeared to reverse course on an executive order signed at the end of last week that directed police to investigate immigration agents, saying the decision to prosecute ICE and Border Patrol would be left to the Cook County state’s attorney.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
This is the guy, after all, who renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with one of his first executive orders in his second term and has punished news agencies that refuse to comply.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Mayor Mamdani on Friday sounded off against ICE and issued an executive order aimed at putting an exclamation on point on the city’s existing sanctuary policies.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Executive order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20order. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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