House Speaker Mike Johnson Drops Major Announcement

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House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Thursday that congressional Republicans intend to codify President Donald Trump’s executive orders into law, ensuring that future administrations will be unable to dismantle his policies.

Trump has signed 108 executive actions within his first four weeks in office, which include 73 executive orders, 23 proclamations, and 12 memorandums. While addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference, Johnson disclosed that Congress would work on formalizing these orders into a structured legal framework to shield them from reversal by subsequent administrations.

The House speaker emphasized that the president had already issued 300 executive actions, which Republicans aim to cement into law, preventing future leadership from undoing them. His remarks were met with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Following his inauguration, Trump signed a series of executive orders addressing immigration, one of which declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Additional measures included the revocation of birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants, the reinstatement of the previously rescinded Remain in Mexico policy, and the termination of the catch-and-release program. Other executive directives required federal agencies to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, restricted official recognition to only two biological sexes, and removed the United States from the Paris Climate Accord.

A newly established agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, was created under an executive order to identify and eliminate unnecessary government spending. It was reported that $55 million had been saved, while the U.S. Agency for International Development was dismantled for diverting taxpayer funds to left-wing programs. In a separate investigation, the Federal Employment Management Agency faced scrutiny after it was found that $59 million had been allocated to house illegal immigrants in high-end hotels, leading to the dismissal of four employees.

A further executive order signed on February 5 prohibited male athletes from competing in women’s sports, overturning previous Title IX regulations that had expanded protections to include gender identity. While Trump’s policy agenda has been widely implemented, several legal challenges have emerged from left-wing organizations. Court rulings have thus far impeded efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship, freeze federal grants, and restructure federal agencies.

A recent decision by a federal judge temporarily prevented the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk, from accessing the Treasury Department’s extensive federal payment database, which contains sensitive financial records. The judge’s ruling prompted Musk to allege corruption and demand his removal.

Vice President JD Vance also criticized judicial intervention, warning that certain judges were exceeding their authority by obstructing the constitutional powers of the Executive Branch. He noted that judges were not permitted to interfere with military operations or prosecutorial discretion and that similar limits should apply to executive policymaking.

Trump, when questioned about these legal obstacles, expressed disappointment, asserting that a president must be able to investigate fraud and misuse of government funds without judicial interference. He stated that such rulings undermined the country’s governance and called them disgraceful.

Republican lawmakers have expressed support for the administration’s position, with Sen. Tom Cotton denouncing the judge who blocked the Treasury data access as lawless. Meanwhile, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan defended Musk’s actions, asserting that he was carrying out the directives of the president who had appointed him.

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