Trump Action Archive

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• House Passes National Defense Authorization Act with Controversial Section — The U.S.
• House Passes NDAA with Section 219 on Military Tech Sharing

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• Pentagon Briefs Lawmakers on Iran War Costs — On March 12, 2026, Pentagon officials briefed top lawmakers in a closed-door session, revealing that the cost of the war against Iran has exceeded $11.3 billion in its first six days.

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• Trump’s State Department Nominee Withdraws After Backlash — Jeremy Carl, nominated by Donald Trump to be the assistant secretary of state for international organisations, withdrew his candidacy following backlash over past remarks on race and Jewish people.

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• Congressional Scrutiny of Trump Administration's Evacuation Efforts — Members of Congress, including Senator Chris Coons and Senator Roger Wicker, have criticized the Trump administration's handling of the evacuation of U.S.

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• Nicolás Maduro arraigned in New York federal court — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal courtroom for his arraignment on charges of "narco-terrorism," following his capture in Caracas by a U.S.
• Nicolás Maduro charged with multiple criminal offenses in the US — On January 6, 2026, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court where he was charged with drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive
• Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty in US court after capture — Nicolás Maduro, the deposed president of Venezuela, pleaded not guilty to charges of drugs, weapons, and "narco-terrorism" in a US federal court in Manhattan.

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• Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat — On December 7, 2025, Democrats in the U.S.
• Senator Kelly Discusses Subpoena for Military Strike Video — Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) announced that he has spoken with the chairs of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees about potentially using a subpoena to obtain the video of the September 2 military strike.
• Representative Himes Calls for Release of Military Strike Video — Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) emphasized the importance of making public a video of a U.S.

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• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition — On September 26, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the federal government's request for a stay in the case of Department of State v.
• Supreme Court Allows Withholding of Foreign Aid — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid appropriated by Congress, set to expire at the end of the fiscal year.

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• Federal Appeals Court Allows Trump to Cut Foreign Aid Funding — A federal appeals court overturned a lower court's ruling, allowing the Trump administration to cut billions in federal funding for foreign aid at USAID that had been allocated by Congress.

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• Trump nominates Tammy Bruce for deputy UN ambassador — On August 9, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Tammy Bruce, the current state department spokesperson, as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations.
• Trump Appoints Tammy Bruce as Deputy Representative to the UN — President Donald Trump appointed Tammy Bruce, a former Fox contributor and current State Department spokesperson, as the US deputy representative to the United Nations.

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• Supreme Court lifts injunctions allowing Trump administration to proceed with State Department firings — The U.S.

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• House Republicans pass Trump’s proposed aid and public broadcasting cuts — The House of Representatives passed a proposal to cut $9 billion in federal funding, including $8 billion for foreign assistance programs and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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• Senate Passes Rescissions Package to Cut $9bn in Spending — The U.S.
• US Senate passes bill to cut $9bn in spending — The US Senate passed a bill, known as a rescissions package, by a vote of 51 to 48, which will cut $9 billion in previously approved spending for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting.
• Congress Approves $9 Billion Recissions Package — Congress approved a $9 billion recissions package that defunds public broadcasters PBS and NPR and cuts foreign aid.

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• Senate Confirms Charles Kushner as US Ambassador to France — The Senate confirmed Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, as the US Ambassador to France.
• US Senate confirms Charles Kushner as ambassador to France — The US Senate confirmed Charles Kushner as the ambassador to France with a 51-45 vote.

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• Senators demand Pentagon investigates Signal leak scandal — The chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Roger Wicker and Democrat Jack Reed, have sent a bipartisan letter to the acting inspector general of the Department of Defense, Steven
• Senate Armed Services Committee Requests Investigation into Signal Chat Leak — On March 27, 2025, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, jointly requested an investigation by the Defense Department's acting inspector general into a leak

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• USIP Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration — The US Institute of Peace filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from dismantling the organization.
• Motion denied — U.S. Institute of Peace v. Jackson (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00804 — The court denied Plaintiffs' motion for a TRO.
• Temporary restraining order ruling — U.S. Institute of Peace v. Jackson (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00804 — Defendants filed a motion opposing Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), asserting that the president's authority in the firings is unrestricted and non-justiciable, and that Plaintiffs lack

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• Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Attempt to Freeze Foreign Aid — On March 4, 2025, the U.S.
• Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's foreign aid freeze — The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected the Trump administration's attempt to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid.
• Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request to Continue Freezing $2bn in Foreign Aid — The U.S.

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• Supreme Court Halts Ruling on Foreign Aid Payment — Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a lower court ruling ordering the Trump administration to pay $2 billion in foreign aid.
• Stay of District Court Orders in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition — The Supreme Court, through Chief Justice John G.
• Supreme Court Issues Stay on USAid Payment Release — The U.S.

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• Senate Democrats vow to block Trump's state department nominees — On February 8, 2025, several Senate Democrats, including Chris Murphy and Brian Schatz, announced their intention to block all of Trump's state department nominees.