Civic term
Executive Order
What it means
A written directive from the President to officers and agencies of the executive branch. It carries the force of law only where the President already holds constitutional or statutory authority to act, and a later President can revoke or replace one.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-17
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How it's being covered
777 stories in Sift's index, from 61 outlets.
Filed 2026-02-25 — 2026-09-26.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left212 stories
- Center260 stories
- Right217 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 88 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- The HillCenter 141
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 91
- CBS NewsLean Left 73
- The GuardianLean Left 52
- Fox NewsLean Right 50
- PBS NewsHourCenter 35
- AxiosCenter 33
- The New York TimesLean Left 24
- The Daily WireRight 21
- NPRCenter 20
- New York PostRight 19
- ReasonLean Right 19
- The Washington PostLean Left 17
- CNBCCenter 15
- ABC NewsLean Left 12
- The Daily CallerRight 10
- Ars Technica8
- STAT8
- The Washington TimesLean Right 7
- VoxLeft 7
- WIRED7
- Yahoo Sports7
- Deadline6
- ForbesCenter 6
- PoliticoLean Left 6
- The VergeLean Left 6
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 5
- The AtlanticLean Left 5
- Rolling Stone4
- SlateLeft 4
- Al JazeeraLean Left 3
- CBS Sports3
- Fortune3
- RealClearPolitics3
- Roll Call3
- TechMeme3
- The Dispatch3
- Yahoo Finance3
- ESPN2
- Financial TimesCenter 2
- France 242
- Japan Times2
- MIT Tech Review2
- MarketWatch2
- Quartz2
- South China Morning Post2
- The Athletic2
- The InterceptLeft 2
- Times of India2
- Undark2
- Ballot Access News1
- Business InsiderLean Left 1
- Canary Media1
- Decrypt1
- Engadget1
- Inside Climate News1
- ProPublicaCenter 1
- The Conversation1
- The Hollywood Reporter1
- Tom's Hardware1
- Variety1
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