Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, the chief election officer in the Grand Canyon State did not mince words in an interview with Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias when condemning Donald Trump’s unconstitutional “power grab” through Executive Order to wrest control of the 50 states ability to control who votes, when they can, how they can, … Read more
Once upon a time, before 2017, executive orders were used by presidents to direct the operations of government, within the limits of the law. You know, like memos. With a little presidential flair. But here we are in 2025, and Trump is back…with a vengeance. Only now, he’s fully abandoned the illusion that he’s constrained … Read more
On the twelfth anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the Obama Administration Executive Order that protected Dreamers from deportation, President Joe Biden unveiled another Executive Order designed to protect families where one spouse or child is an undocumented immigrant and keep them together. This Executive Order, according to the White House Briefing Room, … Read more
Flanked by advisors like Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and border law enforcement/ local representatives (including Arizona’s Senator Mark Kelly and Representative Greg Stanton,) President Joe Biden unveiled a new Executive Order to combat illegal immigration by denying asylum seekers who cross the border illegally in times when illegal entries reach a designated numerical threshold. According … Read more
In an official press release from her office, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs reported her signing an Executive Order for Protective Freedom and Health Care. This action, taken almost a year after the Supreme Court Decision overturning Roe v Wade, would, according to the order and press release summary: Yesterday, the Governor, along with Legislative District … Read more