Trump Action Archive

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• Trump signs executive order granting direct control of DC Metropolitan Police Department — On Monday (date within the week prior to August 15), Trump signed an executive order granting himself direct control of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, a move described as highly controversial and suspected to be premeditated. The action was taken without demonstrating the special emergency conditions required under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 to justify federalization of local police. Lawmakers argue this violates DC home rule and represents an unconstitutional assertion of executive power over local governance. The order was later partially scaled back through an agreement between White House officials and DC attorneys.

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• Trump floated national emergency to extend DC police takeover — Speaking to reporters, Trump floated the idea of calling a national emergency to bypass congressional authority to extend his federal takeover of the DC police department beyond 30 days, but added that he believes Republican lawmakers would approve an extension "pretty much unanimously." He also called the prospect of statehood for DC "ridiculous" and "unacceptable."

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• Mother files $1 million damages claim against DHS/ICE for detention of 15-year-old US citizen at gunpoint — The mother of a 15-year-old US citizen with disabilities filed a $1 million damages claim against the Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, and ICE on August 29, 2025, alleging false imprisonment and unconstitutional racial profiling. On August 11, masked federal immigration agents surrounded a vehicle outside Arleta High School in Los Angeles, pulled the teenager from the car at gunpoint, handcuffed him for several minutes, then released him after realizing they had detained the wrong person. The claim alleges agents had no reasonable suspicion or probable cause, caused physical injury and emotional distress, and left live ammunition at the scene.

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• Federal judge hears case on Trump administration's deployment of national guard and marines to Los Angeles without California governor's consent — A federal judge in San Francisco began hearing evidence and arguments on whether the Trump administration violated the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act by deploying approximately 4,000 California national guard troops and 700 marines to Los Angeles without Governor Gavin Newsom's consent following immigration enforcement protests in June. Judge Charles Breyer is considering whether to order the return of remaining troops to state control. The Trump administration argues the deployment was necessary to protect federal buildings and personnel; California contends it was political theater and an unconstitutional exercise of federal power over state military forces.

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• Trump Administration Strikes Revenue Deal with Nvidia and AMD — Nvidia and AMD reached an agreement with the Trump administration to give the US government 15% of revenues from chip sales in China in exchange for export licenses. This deal raises constitutional concerns regarding the imposition of taxes or duties on exports.

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• Trump and DOJ execute maneuver to restore Habba as interim U.S. attorney — After Attorney General Bondi fired Desiree Leigh Grace, Trump and the DOJ executed a multistep maneuver to restore Alina Habba to the U.S. attorney position. Habba resigned as interim U.S. attorney, Trump withdrew her nomination before the Senate, Bondi appointed Habba to Grace's former first assistant position and designated her a "special attorney to the attorney general." The DOJ then claimed that Habba would automatically fill the vacant U.S. attorney role for a 210-day term under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, circumventing the judges' selection of Grace and the statutory appointment process.