On his inauguration day, President Donald Trump implemented a range of presidential actions, including several executive orders, memorandums, and proclamations. The first actions included staffing announcements for his Cabinet and leadership roles. A significant number of these actions are anticipated to face legal challenges. The distinction between executive orders, memoranda, and proclamations is mainly formal, correlating with their publication requirements. Traditionally, executive orders address controversial issues, while memoranda focus on routine internal directives within agencies, reflecting the administrative decisions impacting federal governance.
Within hours of his Inauguration, President Donald Trump set out to fulfill a number of his campaign promises, issuing a spate of presidential actions on everything from the border to federal building architecture.
Constitutionally, the President can't create laws, but he does have broad authority to direct how the federal agencies enforce the law.
The distinction between these instruments seems to be more a matter of form than of substance. Executive orders and proclamations must be published in the Federal Register.
Historically, executive orders have dealt with more controversial topics, while memoranda often cover more routine directives to federal agencies.
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