JUST IN: Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders

President Donald Trump signed three new executive actions Tuesday, furthering his administration’s push for expanded access to fertility treatments, government transparency, and stricter oversight of independent agencies.

Trump briefly addressed the media before handing the floor to Will Scharf, the White House Staff Secretary, to provide details on the newly implemented policies.

The first executive order focuses on the affordability and accessibility of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments. The directive instructs the Domestic Policy Council to explore ways to reduce the financial burden of these treatments, which many Americans struggle to afford.

“A short while ago, President Trump signed three items. The first is an executive order relating to the affordability and availability of in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments,” Scharf said. “These are treatments that have become unaffordable for many Americans, or have been unaffordable for many Americans.”

“The executive order is a directive to the Domestic Policy Council to examine ways to make IVF and other fertility treatments more affordable for more Americans,” Scharf continued. The move comes amid growing political debates over reproductive health and medical costs, with the administration signaling its commitment to easing financial barriers for families looking to conceive.

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The second executive action is a presidential memorandum imposing new transparency requirements on federal agencies, ensuring that taxpayers are informed about how government funds are used.

“In keeping with President Trump and the administration’s broader commitment to governmental transparency, what this presidential memorandum would do is require, as waste, fraud, and abuse is uncovered, as programs are canceled, and ultimately as taxpayer dollars are saved, this presidential memorandum would require departments and agencies to make all of the details of that freely available to the public,” Scharf explained.

“The United States Government spends too much money on programs, contracts, and grants that do not promote the interests of the American people,” the mandate states. “For too long, taxpayers have subsidized ideological projects overseas and domestic organizations engaged in actions that undermine the national interest.”

“The American people have seen their tax dollars used to fund the passion projects of unelected bureaucrats rather than to advance the national interest. The American people have a right to see how the Federal Government has wasted their hard-earned wages.”

The final executive order establishes new oversight functions within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and its subsidiary, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), ensuring stricter supervision of independent agencies.

Additionally, the order reaffirms the longstanding legal norm that only the President or the Attorney General can officially speak for the United States on matters of legal interpretation.

The directive appears aimed at preventing unelected bureaucrats or agency officials from issuing conflicting legal opinions or statements that do not reflect the position of the administration. It is expected to limit independent agencies from making broad regulatory moves without White House approval.

The orders mark another round of sweeping policy moves from a president who has never shied away from taking bold executive action.