Published on Nov 21, 2016 
 
 The President-elect shares an update on the Presidential Transition, an outline of some of his policy plans for the first 100 days, and his day one executive actions. ||||| President elect Donald Trump, in a new video covering the transition and policy for the first 100 days, promises to get rid of regulation on the books, which isn’t easy to do. 
 
 Trump has instructed his transition team to "develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.” 
 
 On regulation in particular, the president-elect said, “I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated.” 
 
 “So important," he emphasized. 
 
 (Credit: Transition 2017 Youtube site) 
 
 We're known in theory and are discovering in practice that President Barack Obama's controversial executive actions, which depended entirely on a Hillary Clinton victory, are vulnerable to Trump’s newer version of the pen and phone. 
 
 The same will be true for Mr. Trump’s executive actions; to work, executive actions need to be paired with legislative strategies. Both barrels are required. 
 
 Still, a lot can happen by executive action, such as the major declines in rule counts under President Reagan. But any executive actions limiting the federal government require shoring up with congressional statute. That’s also “So important.” 
 
 While the certainty of an Obama veto loomed, the 114th Congress (the Senate, not so much) passed substantial regulatory reform measures, notably the Regulatory Accountability Act. The RAA would have beefed up the 1946 Administrative Procedure Act governing public notice-and-comment for federal regulations, and boosted regulatory oversight. 
 
 Also passed was the REINS Act (which stands for “Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny”), to require Congress to approve, to expressly affirm, substantial agency regulations. 
 
 These two bills, and others, address the wholesale delegation of legislative power by Congress to unelected agencies. REINS remains the leading measure, in principle, restoring separation of powers and Article I congressional authority. 
 
 We have a two-decade-old, unworkable mirror-image of REINS in place now, called the Congressional Review Act (CRA). With it, Congress can theoretically issue a resolution of disapproval of an agency regulation (and agency guidance and memoranda too, which is forgotten). 
 
 Sitting presidents tend to veto disapproval resolutions of their own executive agencies' rules (and independent agency rules, for that matter), and only a Clinton repetitive-motion-injury rule was ever nixed. Disapproval of rules like the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rule failed in the 114th Congress. 
 
 The atmosphere feels different now. Last week, the House passed an important measure to allow the bundling of CRA disapproval resolutions for rules rushed out the door by an exiting president (you-know-who). 
 
 Called the Midnight Rule Relief Act, count on the effort featuring prominently in the incoming Trump administration, likely as part of a First 100 Minutes Agenda, let alone 100 Days. Rules subject to the disapproval resolutions are those issued within the prior 60 legislative days (which actually goes back around six months). I gather over 140 such rules here: “Significant” Federal Rules Since May 2016: Containing Potential Candidates for Trump Administration Congressional Review Act Resolutions of Disapproval.) 
 
 On the one-in, two-out executive initiative stressed by Mr. Trump, he should work with Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska), whose RED Tape Act (S. 1944) already puts the “one-for-one” idea into needed legislative language, and includes agency guidance and memoranda besides. Agencies are known to use the latter to affect private behavior and regulate without actually issuing a regulation, a problem highlighted most by Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). 
 
 Incidentally the “RED” stands for “Regulations Endanger Democracy.” 
 
 The RED Tape Act, and Mr. Trump’s call for the same principle, resembles measures that have had some success in Canada, where for every rule imposed, one had to go. Great Britain has worked with the one in, two out approach favored by Mr. Trump. 
 
 Rules have compounded for decades with very little rollback ever taking place, so it is reasonable request that any time an agency issues a regulation, it should remove a similar magnitude regulatory burden (or, better, two) somewhere else. 
 
 Mr Trump’s team should be aware of this favorable NPR portrayal of Canada’s experimentation with one-in, one-out. 
 
 The risk of executive action and even legislation like this is that it ends up working only on the periphery, taking the existing regulatory state for granted. It’ll get rid of things like excess OSHA paperwork or Obamacare forms, but not fundamentally challenge the premises of inappropriately regulating human innovations like communications, autonomous cars and aircraft, robotics and other frontier sectors. It will tend to give a pass to categories of regulation like privacy and antitrust regulation since they are concepts, not particular rules. 
 
 That’s a problem; a regulatory liberalization agenda must go deeper, and (1) eliminate agencies (such as at Interior, Energy and EPA) (2) prevent remaining agencies from issuing any new rules in any frontier areas where Congress hasn't explicitly delegated authority (Internet, net neutrality, drones, robotics, AI) without Congress legislating first, and (3) enact something akin to REINS for agencies' final product. Only these steps can restore balance of power. 
 
 But in the meantime, the good news is, applied strictly, “one in one out” amounts to a freeze on overall regulatory burdens. A status-quo regulatory budget of sorts. In Sen. Sullivan’s version, “a federal agency will be required to remove a regulation from the Federal Register for every new one promulgated,” and publicize the repeal alongside the appearance of the new rule. 
 
 And then there’s an interesting Sullivan twist: “If they refuse to do so, the cost of living adjustment for agency personnel will be withheld until the agency abides by the law.” That points to another executive/legislative synergy with Sen. Sullivan. Mr. Trump also has been known to have thoughts on the federal workforce. ||||| Stephen Miller, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, right, and Larry McKenney of Capitol Radiology listen as Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White... (Associated Press) 
 
 Stephen Miller, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, right, and Larry McKenney of Capitol Radiology listen as Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Associated Press) 
 
 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 
 
 10:25 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump has signed an executive action aimed at significantly cutting regulations for small businesses. 
 
 The president was surrounded by small business leaders as he signed the order in the Oval Office Monday morning. 
 
 Trump says that the order is aimed at "cutting regulations massively for small business." 
 
 He says it will be the "biggest such act that our country has ever seen." 
 
 Earlier, White House officials called the directive a "one in, two out" plan. It requires government agencies requesting a new regulation to identify two regulations they will cut from their own departments. 
 
 The officials insisted on anonymity in order to detail the directive ahead of Monday's formal announcement. 
 
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 10:05 a.m. 
 
 The Trump administration is defending its immigration order affecting seven majority-Muslim countries by comparing it to a 2011 policy on Iraqi refugees. 
 
 In 2011, President Barack Obama imposed more stringent checks on Iraqi refugees after two Iraqis were charged with terrorism offenses in Kentucky. 
 
 In an interview Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," Trump aide Kellyanne Conway wrongly claimed that the 2011 policy "was never covered in the press." She also falsely described it as Obama's own "ban" on refugees. 
 
 The 2011 policy was reported by several media outlets, including the Associated Press. Unlike Trump's order that imposed a 90-day ban on those from seven Muslim-majority countries, the Obama policy applied only to Iraqi refugees and never specifically prohibited entry. 
 
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 10 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump is signing an executive action Monday aimed at significantly cutting regulations. 
 
 White House officials are calling the directive a "one in, two out" plan. It requires government agencies requesting a new regulation to identify two regulations they will cut from their own departments. 
 
 Officials say the president is ordering that there be a zero dollar budget for new regulations through the rest of fiscal year 2017. The White House and agencies will work on a budget for regulations in upcoming years. 
 
 There are some exceptions in the executive action for emergencies and national security. 
 
 The officials insisted on anonymity in order to detail the directive ahead of Monday's formal announcement. 
 
 -By Julie Pace 
 
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 9:50 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump is telling small business owners that the "American dream is back." 
 
 At a White House breakfast Monday, Trump vowed to "create an environment for small business," saying that he will end or limit regulations. 
 
 He said "this is not a knock on President (Barack) Obama" specifically, but on those before him, who Trump said did not do all that can be done for small businesses to prosper. 
 
 Trump said that a big segment of the American workforce is employed by small businesses, adding, "We want to make life easier for these small business owners." 
 
 Attendees of the breakfast included Roger Campos from the Minority Business Roundtable, Dennis Bradford from the Genesis Group and Natalia Luis, head of the Luis Asphalt and Construction Company. 
 
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 9:35 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump says his pick for the Supreme Court is someone "unbelievably highly respected." 
 
 Trump made the comment Monday during a breakfast with small business leaders at the White House. He tweeted earlier in the day that he plans to announce his Supreme Court choice Tuesday night at 8 p.m. 
 
 The court has had eight justices since the death last year of Justice Antonin Scalia. President Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland for the post, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to take up the nomination. 
 
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 9:05 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump is defending his decision to take swift action on his proposed travel ban, saying there are "a lot of bad 'dudes' out there." 
 
 The president tweeted Monday that "If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the 'bad' would rush into our country during that week." 
 
 The president signed an executive order Friday to bar individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days. The president has repeatedly said that the move is aimed at protecting the nation against extremists looking to attack Americans and American interests. 
 
 The move prompted protests at airports across the country. 
 
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 8:50 a.m. 
 
 Virginia's attorney general is requesting information on any detentions in Virginia resulting from President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. 
 
 Attorney General Mark Herring said in a statement Sunday that his request includes anyone with lawful permanent resident status or work or student visas. The Democrat's also requesting information about whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection is complying with an order giving lawful permanent residents detained at Dulles International Airport access to attorneys. 
 
 On Friday, Trump, a Republican, signed an order suspending refugee admissions for 120 days and indefinitely barring the processing of refugees from Syria. It also temporarily bars citizens of seven majority Muslim nations from entering the U.S., but there's confusion and an apparent walk-back about how it applies to certain groups, like U.S. legal permanent residents. 
 
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 8:45 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump says he will announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Tuesday night. Trump tweeted Monday that he has "made my decision" and will announce it Tuesday at 8 p.m. 
 
 The court has been working with eight justices since the death last year of Justice Antonin Scalia. 
 
 President Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland for the post, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to take up the nomination. 
 
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 7:45 a.m. 
 
 Television personality Joe Scarborough says he and co-host Mika Brzezinski met with President Donald Trump on Sunday. 
 
 Scarborough, the host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," tweets that he and Brzezinski "discussed outrage" over Trump's immigration order and his changes to the National Security Council. 
 
 Trump's executive order temporarily suspends immigration for citizens of seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days. He also has decided to allow his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, to attend regular meetings on national security and left in question the role top military and intelligence officials would play. 
 
 Brzezinski says she and Scarborough "urged compassion." 
 
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 7:43 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump's chief spokesman is defending the manner in which the White House rolled out the immigration restrictions. 
 
 Sean Spicer says officials were concerned about the possibility that doing it in a more open fashion would "telegraph what you're going to do" to people who might have rushed to airports to beat the ban. 
 
 In an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Monday, Spicer also said officials' highest priority was "to protect our own people" and said everybody in the government who needed to be consulted was consulted. 
 
 Spicer also says that Trump respects "people who are Muslim and peace-loving. But he also recognizes that certain countries and certain areas of the world produce people who seek to do us harm." 
 
 The spokesman, asked about delays at airports experienced by travelers with valid papers, said that 109 of some 325, 000 travelers "were slowed down" in their trips, and called that "a small price to pay" for protecting the American people. 
 
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 7:35 a.m. 
 
 President Donald Trump says that "big problems" were created at airports by a Delta Airlines computer outage, "protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer." 
 
 The president tweeted early Monday that only 109 out of 325,000 people "were detained and held for questioning" following his executive order to bar individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries. 
 
 A Delta systems outage Sunday night led to departure delays and cancellations of at least 150 Delta flights. 
 
 Protesters packed many of the country's major airports over the weekend protesting the executive order. 
 
 Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer tweeted Friday that "Tears are running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty" over the ban. 
 
 Trump also tweeted on Monday, "there is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter our country."
– President Trump signed an executive action Monday aimed at "cutting regulations massively for small business." He says it will be the "biggest such act that our country has ever seen." The AP reports that White House officials had called the directive a "one in, two out" plan that requires government agencies requesting a new regulation to identify two regulations they will cut from their own departments. The White House will now set an annual limit on new regulations' cost—that cap is $0 for the rest of this fiscal year. The action makes good on a First 100 Days promise Trump announced in a Nov. 21 video, noted Forbes. In it, he says, "I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated. So important."