Break It Down: Executive Orders

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President Donald Trump displays a signed Executive Order at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. / The White House

President Trump has signed more than 20 executive orders since his January inauguration. Still, many news organizations don’t always seem clear on what an executive order really is, or how it’s different from other documents a president signs. We break down what an executive order means.

We then chatted with University of Houston lecture Michelle Belco, who studies the history of executive orders.