Category: Biden executive order

Biden Terminates the Southern Border National Emergency Declaration

President Joe Biden in a letter to Congressional leaders said the emergency declaration for the southern border was unwarranted so he will terminate Trump’s proclamation, and deauthorize any further construction of the border wall. “I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted. I have also announced that…


Biden Cancels Trump Emergency Order to Fund Border Wall

President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he’s rescinded the emergency declaration made by former President Donald Trump to fund construction of the wall on the southern U.S. border. “I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted,” Biden said in a Feb. 10 statement. “I have also announced…


6 State Attorneys General Warn Biden Over Potential Presidential Overreach

A coalition of state attorneys general on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden reminding him that any potentially unconstitutional executive actions or federal overreach will not go unchallenged. The letter, signed by six attorneys general (AGs), puts the Biden administration on notice that any actions that might exceed their statutory authority, are inconsistent…


Widespread Concern in New Mexico as Biden Halts New Oil, Gas Leases

President Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil or natural gas leases and drilling permits on federal land is prompting widespread anxiety in New Mexico—one of the nation’s top energy producers—as a broad coalition argues it forces the entire country to be more reliant on foreign energy, while also impeding environmental progress. New Mexico business leaders,…


Biden Reverses Transgender Ban in Military With Executive Order

The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden has reversed a Trump executive order which barred transgender people from serving in the military. The White House press announcement states: “President Biden signed today an Executive Order that sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the…