......I dont see anything that says alter in either one.......
A word search for "alter" doesn't produce it either except in the Title and the word alternate. My guess is the writer is trying to use an interpretation of English and means the EO altered the previous rules/regs/laws.... just a guess on that.
I reviewed the EO as put there on this link and didn't that word 'alter' either. The journalist from pravda used that word. The NYT article and the AP article linked to in this thread did not.
I think so too.