32 Environmental Protection Agency to suspend, revise or abolish the Clean Power Plan. • Press Secretary Sean Spicer denies allegations that the White House at- tempted to prevent former acting Attorney General Sally Yates from testifying to the House Intelligence Committee. March 29 – • President Trump signs Executive Order 13784 to combat drug addiction and the opioid crisis.[298] Trump also hosts a meeting in the Cabinet Room, concerning opioids and drug abuse. • President Trump issues a presidential notice continuing Executive Order 13694, which “[blocks] the property of certain persons engaging in signifi- cant malicious cyber-enabled activities”. • Federal Judge Derrick Watson converts the temporary restraining order on President Trump’s travel ban into an indefinite preliminary injunction, citing evidence of a religious objective in violation of the Establishment Clause. • The White House verifies that Ivanka Trump is to become an unpaid employ- ee in the West Wing. • Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivers her first extended policy ad- dress at the Brookings Institution, stating an interest in implementing choice policies and criticizing the Obama administration’s policies. • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt denies the administrative petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Pesticide Action Network North America to ban Chlorpyrifos. March 30 – • President Trump meets with Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, at the White House. • The US Department of Justice issues a statement that it disagrees with Judge Watson’s March 29 ruling against the revised travel ban, and that it will continue its legal contest to reactivate the ban. • Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn seeks immunity from the FBI in exchange for testimony on White House links to Russia. • Vice President Pence casts his second tie-breaking vote, voting to advance a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. • United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley states that the priority of the United States policy concerning Syrian President Bashar Assad is to no longer force him out of power. March 31 – • President Trump issues a tweet describing as a “witch hunt” allegations of links between Russia and his associates, and recommending that Michael Flynn request immunity in return for testimony to the intelligence authorities. • President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at preventing foreign trade abuses. The signing occurred behind closed doors after Trump walked out of a public signing without signing the orders. • President Trump and Vice President Pence meet with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the White House. • The Treasury Department announces new sanctions against North Korea in response to Kim Jong Un’s continuing nuclear missile program. • District Judge David J. Hale rules against a freedom of speech defense by President Trump’s lawyers, permitting to proceed a lawsuit in which three plaintiffs allege that Trump incited violence at a presidential campaign rally in 2016. Executive Orders Date Signed Executive Order Titles & Descriptions Number 20-Jan-17 Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal 13765 24-Jan-17 Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects 13766 25-Jan-17 Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements 13767 25-Jan-17 Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States 13768 27-Jan-17 Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States 13769 28-Jan-17 Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees 13770 30-Jan-17 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs 13771 3-Feb-17 Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System 13772 9-Feb-17 Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking 13773 9-Feb-17 Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers 13774 9-Feb-17 Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice 13775 9-Feb-17 Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety 13776 24-Feb-17 Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda 13777 28-Feb-17 Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the United States” Rule 13778 28-Feb-17 Presidential Executive Order on The White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities 13779 6-Mar-17 Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States 13780 13-Mar-17 Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch 13781 27-Mar-17 Presidential Executive Order on the Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders 13782 28-Mar-17 Presidential Executive Order Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth 13783 32