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Opinion & Analysis

Despite What You Heard, There Was No Peaceful Transition

Trump Set To Outdo Both Bush And Obama On Executive Orders

While the U.S. governmental system of checks and balances often finds executive and legislative interests at odds, the most successful administrations have found ways to work together with Congress. The breakdown of that process has led to sharply increased reliance on executive orders.

October 17th, 2017
Whitney Webb
October 17th, 2017
By Whitney Webb
President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order on Cuba policy, Friday, June 16, 2017, in Miami. From left are, Rep, Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Florida Gov. Rock Scott, Cary Roque, and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Despite portraying himself as a “master negotiator” throughout last year’s campaign, Donald Trump as president has come to rely increasingly on the issuance of executive orders instead of brokering deals -- whether bipartisan or within his own majority party -- to meet his policy goals. Many of these executive orders have been aimed at reversing

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