Trump's 3rd Week Saw More Executive Orders, A Trade War That Wasn't And A Mideast Jolt

Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce.

Trump also provoked - then called off - trade wars with Canada and Mexico but allowed one with China to move forward. He seemingly made light of potentially thorny political issues while insisting he was serious about the United States seizing Gaza, emptying out its residents and redeveloping the area into "the Riviera of the Middle East." It was an idea that friend and foe alike around the world rejected.

Here are some Week 3 takeaways:

So many executive orders

Trump has spent 20 days in office, and on nearly every one of them, he has signed executive orders - often several.