Trump Action Archive

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• DOGE attempts to access Social Security Administration databases — DOGE has been reported to be trying to gain access to sensitive databases from the Social Security Administration, which contain personal information about individuals, including income and medical records.
• DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data from the IRS — Reports indicate that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to gain access to sensitive taxpayer data from the IRS, including the Integrated Data Retrieval System.

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• State Department Orders Cancellation of Media Subscriptions Worldwide — The U.S.
• State department orders media subscriptions cancelled — The State Department has reportedly instructed its global outposts to cancel subscriptions to news and media outlets deemed "non-mission critical." This directive is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration

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• Federal Judge Declines to Block DOGE Data Access — A federal judge has declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data systems at the Department of Education.

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• IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly reviewing a request to grant access to its classified systems, which contain sensitive taxpayer data, to a member of Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency"
• White House defends DOGE's access to IRS data — A White House spokesperson defended DOGE's access to IRS data, claiming it is necessary to address waste, fraud, and abuse in the system.

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• DOGE Seeks IRS Access — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sought access to sensitive IRS systems containing detailed taxpayer information.

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• AP barred from covering White House — The Associated Press has been barred indefinitely from covering the White House and other executive branch briefing rooms due to its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
• Ban on Associated Press journalists from Oval Office and Air Force One — The Trump administration has banned Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office and Air Force One after the news agency refused to comply with an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of
• White House bans Associated Press over naming dispute — The White House has banned the Associated Press from covering its events due to the news outlet's refusal to change its stylebook entry from "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America." This punitive measure reflects Trump's

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• Federal judge blocks Musk's team from accessing treasury records — A federal judge extended a temporary order blocking Elon Musk's team, known as Doge, from accessing treasury records containing sensitive personal data, such as social security and bank account numbers.

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• Elon Musk's DOGE website posts classified intelligence information — Elon Musk's new DOGE website reportedly published classified information regarding the National Reconnaissance Office, raising concerns about the security of sensitive data and the potential implications for national
• Musk's team publishes classified information — On the same day as their meeting with the Pentagon, Elon Musk's team published classified information on its website, including statistics from the National Reconnaissance Office.

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• X to pay Donald Trump $10m to settle lawsuit over Capitol attack — Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to pay Donald Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump after he was banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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• White House Bars AP Reporters from Press Events — The White House barred two Associated Press (AP) reporters from attending press events after the AP refused to adopt the term "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico," as per President Trump's executive order.
• White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office and Air Force One — The White House, under the Trump administration, has announced an indefinite ban on Associated Press (AP) journalists from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One.

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• Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages — A federal judge ordered federal health agencies to restore web pages and datasets, including on HIV testing and contraceptive guidance, that had been removed from their websites.

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• Louisiana coerces unhoused people into an unheated warehouse — In January 2025, Louisiana state police, under the direction of Governor Jeff Landry, forcibly relocated over 100 unhoused individuals from New Orleans to an unheated warehouse, threatening them with arrest if they

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• Senior civil servants blocked from accessing OPM systems — Senior civil servants at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have been blocked from accessing key systems, including the Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) system.

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• ABC News Settles Defamation Lawsuit with Trump for $15m — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million to Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit related to inaccurate comments made by anchor George Stephanopoulos.
• Meta Settles First Amendment Claim with Trump for $25m — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a claim regarding "impermissible censorship" after banning Trump from Facebook and Instagram in 2021.
• Paramount Settles $10bn Claim Over Edited Interview with Trump — CBS News parent company Paramount is reportedly in talks to settle a $10 billion claim regarding the alleged deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.

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• Trump Administration Investigates NPR and PBS Sponsorship Practices — The new federal communications chair, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of taxpayer-supported NPR and PBS member stations, which have been criticized by conservatives for

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• White House Restores Press Credentials to 440 Individuals — The Trump administration has restored press credentials to 440 individuals previously revoked by the prior administration, including non-traditional journalists such as podcasters and bloggers.

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• Musk seeks access to USAID's sensitive systems — Reports indicated that Elon Musk was seeking access to USAID's personnel files and security systems, including classified information.
• Musk's Team Accesses Small Business Administration Systems — Musk's team has gained access to the Small Business Administration's human resources, contracts, and payment systems.
• Musk's Team Breaches Department of Education Data Systems — Musk's team has accessed sensitive internal data systems of the Department of Education, including personal information of millions of students involved in federal student aid programs.

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• Musk offers federal workers pay to resign — Elon Musk offered federal workers eight months of pay if they resign, raising concerns about the legality and implications for the federal workforce.
• Musk announces "deferred resignation" program for federal employees — Elon Musk, using his access to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) databases, emailed all federal civil employees to announce a "deferred resignation" program.
• Agencies Can Rescind Deferred Resignation at Their Discretion — The OPM memo states that employees can request a rescission of their resignation if the government backtracks on its commitments.

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• Pentagon Implements Media Rotation Program — The Pentagon has announced a new "annual media rotation program" that will replace traditional media outlets with non-traditional ones in its press spaces.

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• US federal workers ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures — On January 31, 2025, US federal agencies were directed to remove gender pronouns from email signatures and scrub websites, emails, and contracts of "gender ideology." This directive, linked to executive orders signed
• Federal Employees Ordered to Remove Pronouns from Email Signatures — The Trump administration ordered federal employees to remove all pronouns from their email signatures, affecting how gender identity is represented in government communications.

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• Musk's team gains access to Treasury payment systems — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved access to the Treasury's payments system for Elon Musk's team after the previous acting secretary refused.
• Access to U.S. Treasury Payment Systems Granted to Musk's Team — Elon Musk's team gained access to the U.S.
• Musk's Access to Treasury Payment Systems — Elon Musk's team forced the resignation of David A.

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• Musk aides lock civil servants out of data systems — Aides to Elon Musk, in charge of the US government human resources agency, reportedly locked career civil servants out of computer systems containing personal data of millions of federal employees.

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• Pentagon reallocates press corps seating — The Pentagon informed its resident press corps that NBC, NPR, the New York Times, and Politico would have to "rotate out of the building" to give seats to the New York Post, Breitbart, OANN, and HuffPost.

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• Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis — On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the U.S.

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• Release of new documents on the police killing of activist Manuel Paez Terán — New documents obtained by the Guardian reveal details about the police operation that led to the death of activist Manuel Paez Terán in 2023.