"Driving the news: The president has now signed 221 orders, surpassing the 220 he inked between 2017 and 2021, as recorded in the Federal Register. Both numbers exceed decades of presidents. Former President Biden, for example, signed 162 over four years, per the Register. The latest: Trump on Monday signed an order designating illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction."
"Friction point: But with the president's early tsunami of orders came an onslaught of lawsuits challenging his far-reaching agenda. And just this month, the House of Representatives handed down a rare rebuke of his executive action, voting in favor of a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers - and nullify Trump's executive order stripping unionprotections."
The president has signed 221 executive orders, surpassing the 220 he signed between 2017 and 2021, per the Federal Register. Both totals exceed those of presidents in decades. Former President Biden signed 162 orders over four years, as recorded in the Register. The most recent order designates illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The rapid issuance of orders has prompted an onslaught of lawsuits challenging the administration's agenda. The House approved a bill to restore collective bargaining rights and nullify an order that stripped union protections. If the current pace continues, the president could outpace predecessors by the end of four years.
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