The White House executive orders direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license new reactor designs quickly and gives the departments of Energy and Defense power to develop projects.

The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston covers 21 federal agencies and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency and prevents them from implementing reductions-in-force, placing employees on administrative leave and proceeding with job cuts that are already in motion.

President Trump on Thursday claimed his recent “most favored nation” executive order could cause U.S. drug prices to “drop like a rock” in just a matter of weeks, saying

A Cold War-era statute could soon return to the forefront of American energy policy, as President Donald Trump prepares to sign a series of executive orders—possibly as soon as Friday—designed to jumpstart the domestic nuclear energy industry.

Judge Myong Joun, a Biden appointee, blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its reduction-in-force at the Education Department, which was announced on March 11.