Following a busy month for executive orders signed in May, June was relatively quiet with orders that didn’t gain much traction across the media landscape. The TikTok ban made its way back into the spotlight, with another extension of the ban signed through September 2025. Syria is back in the United States’ good graces, with sanctions lifted but limitations still in place. Some executive orders were not on the radar but will certainly cost taxpayers a lot of money, but if successful, could be an innovation to air and space travel that hasn’t been seen before. Other international relations with the United Kingdom and Japan were finalized, both of which had some impact on the partnerships across the world.
Here are the executive orders signed by President Trump during June 2025. Much of the text is directly from the collection of Executive Orders on the White House website.
Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions – June 30, 2025
TERMINATING SANCTIONS ON SYRIA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a historic Executive Order terminating the Syria sanctions program to support the country’s path to stability and peace.
A related Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Provides for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions is also published on the White House website.
“I hereby waive the following sanctions imposed on Syria for the prior use of chemical weapons under the former regime of Bashar al-Assad:
- The restriction on foreign assistance;
- the restriction on United States Government credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance
- the limits on the export of national security-sensitive goods and on all other goods and technology
- the restriction on United States banks from making any loan or providing any credit to the Government of Syria”
Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay – June 19, 2025
Who really knows why we have this in the first place, considering the numerous security concerns that have come from inside the house? This ban has been on and off a few times since 2020, starting with Trump’s executive order noting the national security risk that the app poses, as data sharing with the Chinese government could be troubling if true.
In August of 2020, the first round of the TikTok ban was signed by Trump, then abandoned, then banned for a few days leading up to the inauguration of his second term on January 20. Within 24 hours, Trump extended the pause on the ban for 75 days, and renewed it again for another 75 days on April 4, 2025. This executive order provides a new 90-day extension that lasts until September 2025. However, with Trump announcing on June 29th that “a group of wealthy people” is ready to move forward, the ban may never have to take effect.
Implementing the General Terms of the United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal – June 16, 2025
Looks like we have some good news out of the United Kingdom – a deal that seems to benefit both the United Kingdom and the United States in the quest for advanced aerospace and aircraft manufacturing. The executive order also addresses the topic of lower drug prices, steel and aluminum, and tariffs.
“The United States and the United Kingdom committed to negotiate significantly preferential treatment outcomes on pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients that are products of the United Kingdom.”
“The United States and the United Kingdom further committed to strengthening aerospace and aircraft manufacturing supply, creating an annual quota of 100,000 vehicles for United Kingdom automotive imports at a 10 percent tariff rate. The United Kingdom also committed to working to meet American requirements on the security of the supply chains of steel and aluminum products intended for export to the United States and on the nature of ownership of relevant production facilities.
Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of the United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation – June 13, 2025
The Proposed Transaction was announced via press release on June 18th, 2025 with some notable commitments that Nippon Steel promised to the United States entity of the merger, U.S. Steel.
“Nippon Steel Corporation and U. S. Steel Finalize Historic Partnership
- Investment – Nippon Steel will make approximately $11 billion in new investments in U. S. Steel by 2028
- U.S. Headquarters – U. S. Steel will remain a U.S.-incorporated entity and will maintain its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
- U.S. Production – U. S. Steel will maintain capacity to produce and supply steel from its U.S. production locations to meet market demand in the U.S.
With this partnership, the Nippon Steel Group’s annual crude steel production capacity is expected to reach 86 million tons, bringing it closer to Nippon Steel’s global strategic goal of 100 million tons of global crude steel production capacity.“
Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response – June 12, 2025
Although Wildfire Prevention is the subject of this executive order, some of the sections seem to give room for interpretation in other parts of the government. Consolidating departments, auditing for efficiency, and removing the red tape of federal regulations so that wildfire response can be even stronger.
“Sec. 3. Encouraging Local Wildfire Preparedness and Response
(i) expand and strengthen the use of partnerships, agreements, compacts, and mutual aid capabilities that empower Federal, State, local, tribal, and community-driven land management that reduces wildfire risk and improves wildfire response, including on public lands;
Sec. 4. Strengthening Wildfire Mitigation.
(a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall consider modifying or rescinding, as consistent with applicable law, Federal rules or policies that impede the use of appropriate, preventative prescribed fires.“
Leading The World in Supersonic Flight – June 6, 2025
On the topic of aviation, more regulations were loosened to allow supersonic planes to fly over land is no longer valid.
“Sec. 2. Regulatory Reform for Supersonic Flight. (a) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shall take the necessary steps to repeal the prohibition on overland supersonic flight. The executive order tasks the FAA with identifying RDT&E needs for regulatory development, commercial viability, and operational integration of supersonic aircraft into the National Airspace System.“
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty – June 6, 2025
More in the world of aviation –Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (Drones) are at the center of the executive order, emphasizing the FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics. As a result, the Federal Task Force to Restore American Airspace Sovereignty has been established.
“Sec. 4. Task Force to Restore American Airspace Sovereignty. To ensure control over our national airspace, the Federal Task Force to Restore American Airspace Sovereignty (Task Force) is hereby established. The Task Force shall review relevant operational, technical, and regulatory frameworks and develop and propose solutions to UAS threats.“
Unleashing American Drone Dominance – June 6, 2025
“Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, enhance United States productivity, create high-skilled jobs, and are reshaping the future of aviation. Drones are already transforming industries from logistics and infrastructure inspection to precision agriculture, emergency response, and public safety. Emerging technologies such as electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft promise to modernize methods for cargo delivery, passenger transport, and other advanced air mobility capabilities.
The United States must accelerate the safe commercialization of drone technologies and fully integrate UAS into the National Airspace System. The time has come to accelerate testing and to enable routine drone operations, scale up domestic production, and expand the export of trusted, American-manufactured drone technologies to global markets. Building a strong and secure domestic drone sector is vital to reducing reliance on foreign sources, strengthening critical supply chains, and ensuring that the benefits of this technology are delivered to the American people.“
Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144 – June 6, 2025
“Section 1. Policy. Foreign nations and criminals continue to conduct cyber campaigns targeting the United States and Americans. The People’s Republic of China presents the most active and persistent cyber threat to the United States Government, the private sector, and critical infrastructure networks. Significant threats also emanate from Russia, Iran, North Korea, and others who undermine the United States’ cybersecurity. These campaigns disrupt the delivery of critical services nationwide, cost billions of dollars, and undermine Americans’ security and privacy. More must be done to improve the Nation’s cybersecurity against these threats.”
June Executive Orders Were Few, but the Rest of the Actions in June Were Historic
Since the main focus for June was the “Big Beautiful Bill”, it was a relatively light month in terms of the number of executive orders signed. Check out May’s list of executive orders here.