The president directs federal agencies to clarify whether athletes are employees, protect Olympic and women’s sports, and address athlete compensation rules.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for — attempting to create clearer national standards for the NCAA’s name image and likeness program.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that seeks to create rules around what college athletes can earn from name, image and likeness .

President Donald Trump took a break from his bitter public feud with Elon Musk by offering support to Tesla in an early morning post on Truth Social.

Donald Trump denied claims that he would strip Elon Musk’s companies of federal subsidies, saying on Truth Social that he wants all US businesses to “thrive like never before.” His remarks come amid speculation he may roll back clean energy incentives that benefit firms like Tesla and SpaceX.

Trump is facing a deep and broad backlash from a generation that once showed signs of warming to his populist messaging.

Trump’s standing among partisans hasn’t shifted. Gallup found that his support from Republicans has stayed steady at around 89% and his approval from Democrats remained in the single digits, falling slightly to 2% in July.