The order affects several federal departments and is aimed at freeing up government funding to expand school choice programs.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that aims to cut federal funding to schools that teach certain lessons about race, sex, gender or politics.

Trump's executive order could expand school choice. Critics warn it could divert funds from public schools and worsen inequality.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders cracking down on campus antisemitism and stripping federal funds from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory.

Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order called “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” As its name implies, the directive aims to loosen wilderness protections that regulate mining,

President Donald Trump signed several sweeping executive orders on Wednesday to overhaul the American education system, primarily by removing so-called progressive ideologies from school hallways and classrooms.

The president signed an executive order that targets those who took part in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses last year.

The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to face legal challenges.

Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order from President Joe Biden that sought to lower the price of drugs.

Trump stopped a program that had been in the works and was intended to give Medicare recipients access to more than 100 generic drugs for $2 a month, according to another executive order signed on Trump's first day in his new term.

Ilyse Hogue explains the connection between Trump's executive order on gender and Republican's anti-abortion agenda.