Trump Action Archive

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Apr 10, 2026 The FCC adopted a rule requiring disclosure of foreign adversary control in communications licenses Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure

The rule increased transparency around ownership of communications infrastructure and linked market participation to security review.

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  • FCC Adopts Rule on Foreign Adversary Control in Communications — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a rule requiring holders of certain communications licenses to disclose foreign adversary control.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10 wk64_ES_036
Apr 6, 2026 The FCC sought comment on prohibiting importation and marketing of certain covered communications equipment Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure

The proposal linked communications regulation to national-security risk and could reshape supply chains in a key infrastructure sector.

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  • FCC Seeks Comment on Prohibiting Importation of Certain Communications Equipment — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a notice seeking public comment on a proposal to prohibit the importation and marketing of certain communications equipment added to the Covered List in 2024 or
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10 wk64_ES_008
Apr 6, 2026 The Trump administration continued executive orders threatening tariffs on fuel suppliers to Cuba Corroborated Power and Authority

The orders used executive economic coercion abroad in ways that produced broad civilian hardship and bypassed ordinary democratic deliberation.

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  • US Executive Orders Threaten Tariffs on Fuel Suppliers to Cuba — In January, the US government issued executive orders threatening tariffs on nations supplying fuel to Cuba, leading to a US oil blockade.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10 wk64_PA_007
Apr 5, 2026 President Trump and his aides threatened attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority

Threatening civilian infrastructure showed executive willingness to dismiss legal restraints on force and normalize coercive state violence.

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  • Trump’s Aides Advocate Targeting Iranian Civilian Infrastructure — Reports on April 4, 2026, indicated that President Trump's aides have been advising him that attacking Iranian civilian infrastructure could be a legitimate wartime strategy, despite legal concerns regarding such
  • Trump Threatens to Destroy Iranian Infrastructure — Reports indicate that President Trump's aides have suggested that attacking Iranian civilian infrastructure could be a legitimate wartime strategy, despite legal experts warning that such actions would be illegal.
  • Trump Threatens War Crimes Against Iran — Former President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, if Iran does not comply with his demands by a specified deadline.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10 wk64_PA_004
Apr 4, 2026 The Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War Corroborated Power and Authority

The renaming signaled a more openly militarized use of executive power and reframed state force in more aggressive terms.

Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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  • Trump Administration Renames Department of Defense to Department of War — The Trump administration announced a change in the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10 wk64_PA_001