Presidential executive orders can direct executive-branch officials to pursue actions such as entering information-sharing agreements with state officials or seeking to condition federal funding on state compliance with federal policies.
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procedural
Typical scope and instruments available through executive orders directing the executive branch.
Federal courts have the authority to issue preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions that block enforcement of executive orders or other executive-branch actions.
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Judicial remedies available in lawsuits challenging executive-branch actions.
U.S. presidents can use executive orders to modify tariff policy on imported goods.
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process
Executive orders are a mechanism available to the U.S. executive branch to adjust trade policy, including tariffs.
Federal executive actions can direct federal agencies on AI procurement and principles, including requirements to avoid procuring AI systems that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological agendas, to adopt unbiased AI principles, and to support measures addressing AI-generated deepfakes.
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descriptive
Executive orders and similar federal directives are tools for setting government-wide standards for use and procurement of AI by federal agencies.