Executive Order Monthly Report - November
by KafkaEsquire
This report is only a summary and editorial regarding the executive orders (“EOs”) signed by the Trump Administration during the last month. EOs are not legislation or court opinions. They do not carry the weight of law, and are merely statements of policy within the executive branch. That is not to say they cannot be cited in court or legal pleadings, or aren’t relevant to the application of law, only that they are almost never controlling outside of internal executive branch administration.
The goal will be to give you an easy access to the EOs and a general understanding of what is contained within. Important or especially impactful EOs will likely have a longer summary.
While I am a licensed attorney, this is not paid legal advice. Nothing in this communication is intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing contained in this article should be construed as a digital or electronic signature, nor is it intended to reflect an intention to make an agreement by electronic means.
Signed: November 4, 2025
Published: November 7, 2025
Summary: This EO reduces the tariff on some Chinese goods from 20% to 10%. Trump claims that this is on the back of a commitment of China taking stronger measures to prevent the shipment of Fentanyl and other illicit drugs to America. Trump has also claimed that this agreement is the basis of a much-needed resumption of Chinese purchase of American soybeans. China is committed to purchasing roughly 12 million tons of soybeans for the rest of 2025, and a further 25 million per year through 2028. However, since this announcement, Chinese purchasing has not kept up with these claims.
In the ten months since the start of this administration, the Chinese-US trade relationship has continued to degrade. American farmers rely on exports to China, and they are the ones suffering the most. While this agreement may provide a resumption of trade of soybeans in the next few years, it is clearly not sufficient to heal the damage. Now the Trump administration is looking to make a $12 billion welfare payment to farmers affected by this disastrous policy.
Signed: November 4, 2025
Published: November 7, 2025
Summary: As with previous EOs of this category, this EO extends the suspension of tariffs on Chinese imports laid out in EO 14257. This EO extends these suspensions until November 10, 2026. The Trump administration is clearly trying to make the most of the, frankly, inconsequential "deal" described in the previous EO. The Chinese tariffs are extreme, and have been suspended for the most part, as even the Trump administration realizes the danger of implementing them. Previously, the suspensions were for a few weeks or months; this is the longest extension we have seen so far. It is likely that the Trump administration is putting it so far out so as to find a discrete time to remove them. It's also of note that the expiration is immediately after the upcoming midterms. Trump might be hoping to use these tariffs as a threat to Democrats in case of a potential loss of the legislature.
Executive Order 14359 - Fostering the Future for American Children and Families
Signed: November 13, 2025
Published: November 19, 2025
Summary: This EO aims to help modernize and improve the foster care system in America. While facially this sounds great, there is obviously much to be suspicious of. First, the EO appears to create a greater level of intrusiveness by the government into the homes of foster carers, and state information about them. It also aims to relocate unallocated funds, often a term that results in friends of the administration profiting.
It also orders more coordination with “faith-based organizations and houses of worship.” While religious institutions have always worked to help facilitate and support foster care systems, the current administration's uncomfortable and likely unconstitutional relationship with religion rightfully makes this line suspicious. Some claim that this will open up religious discrimination in foster care programs. This EO is a great example of the simple positive messages that the Trump administration will use to Trojan-horse their malfeasance and corruption into every part of the government.
Signed: November 14, 2025
Published: November 25, 2025
Summary: This EO modifies the scope of products that have been subjected to the tariffs under EO 14346. The adjustment mostly had to do with agricultural products, especially tropical products.
Executive Order 14361 - Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
Signed: November 20, 2025
Published: November 26, 2025
Summary: Because of Trump’s friend and fellow authoritarian’s conviction and subsequent imprisonment in Brazil, Trump signed EO 14323 in July of 2025. This placed heavy tariffs on Brazil. Recently, after speaking with the Brazilian government and seeing the harm to the American economy with no real point, the Trump administration has begun relaxing these tariffs. This EO removes a significant amount of agricultural tariff imports to the US.
Signed: November 24, 2025
Published: November 28, 2025
Summary: This EO is pretty straightforward and directs the AG and DNI to assign the Muslim Brotherhood, especially those found in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Executive Order 14363 - Launching the Genesis Mission
Signed: November 24, 2025
Published: November 28, 2025
Summary: This EO initiates the “Genesis Mission,” a very generic and unclear scientific endeavor for the Trump administration. It will use Federal scientific datasets to solve the most challenging problems of the century— whatever that means. More likely, it will be an avenue to channel funds and other forms of graft to AI companies, while also compromising significant amounts of government-held data.