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Executive Branch

The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the President, Vice President, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions, and committees.

President - The president is the head of state, leader of the federal government, and Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.
Vice President - The vice president supports the president. If the president is unable to serve, the vice president becomes president. The vice president also presides over the U.S. Senate and breaks ties in Senate votes.
The Cabinet - Cabinet members serve as advisors to the president. They include the vice president, heads of executive departments, and other high-ranking government officials. Cabinet members are nominated by the president and must be approved by the Senate.

Presidential Actions

Presidential Actions
White House website listing up to date Presidential actions, included memorandum, nominations and executive orders.
Federal Register - Presidential Documents
Includes published executive orders, proclamations, and other presidential documents. There can be a delay of several days between when a document is signed and when it appears in the Federal Register.
CRS Report - Executive Orders: An Introduction
Tracking Trump's executive actions - CNN
Executive Order Tracker - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation,
Presidential Documents, Compilation of, 1993 to Present
The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary. The Compilation of Presidential Documents is published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Executive Branch Documents

Federal Register
The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Code of Federal Regulations
The collection of all regulations from all departments and agencies of the federal government, as published in the Federal Register.

Presidential Signing Statements and Remarks
Presidential signing statements from Govinfo.gov's Compilation of Presidential Documents Collection, 1993 - present.
State of the Union Addresses, 1994 to Present
Presidential Address before the Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union
Public Papers of the President
Budget of the United States Government
Economic Report of the President

HeinOnline
HeinOnline's U.S. Presidential Library holds more than 2,300 titles consisting of more than 1.1 million pages. The database includes messages and papers of the presidents, daily and weekly compilations of presidential documents, public papers of the presidents, documents relating to impeachment and the electoral college, Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and a host of other related works. HeinOnline also contains many other relevant libraries, like the Federal Register Library.
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