executive

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Trump signed an executive order last year establishing his own task force "to provide a grand celebration worthy of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

When the project was finished, a Gates Ventures executive was listed as a producer on the project, to the surprise and dismay of members of the documentary team, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Haynes Foundation and author of “Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles,” said sweeping generational changes are happening in L.A. politics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The abundance of E. coli, Coprococcus comes, and Eubacterium hallii was negatively associated with activity in the brain's left orbital inferior frontal gyrus, a region involved in executive function and willpower during weight loss.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

As for the constitutional question, he regarded federal jurisdiction over the western territories as a clear precedent that had been established, irony of ironies, by Jefferson’s executive action in the Louisiana Purchase.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis