The order relies on guidance from the US Supreme Court, which found Boston violated the First Amendment when it denied a Christian flag.

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