Trump Action Archive

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• Texas House Approves Gerrymandered Congressional Map — The Republican-controlled Texas House approved a redrawn congressional map requested by Donald Trump, which is expected to pass in the state Senate and be signed by Governor Greg Abbott.
• Texas House Passes Gerrymandered Redistricting Map — The Texas House of Representatives passed a mid-decade congressional redistricting map that could result in a net gain of five House seats for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
• Texas House Approves Redistricting Map — The Texas House of Representatives approved a new congressional district map that shifts five seats from Democratic to Republican control.

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• Governor Greg Abbott calls second special session for redistricting in Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott formally called a second special session to address redistricting, set to begin at noon local time on Friday.

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• Tennessee town approves plans to turn former prison into ICE detention center — Officials in Mason, Tennessee, voted to convert a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by CoreCivic, a private company.

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• DoJ accuses George Washington University of civil rights violations — The Trump administration's Department of Justice has accused George Washington University (GWU) of violating federal civil rights law by being "deliberately indifferent" to antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests

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• Trump issues executive order targeting "debanking" of conservatives — Donald Trump issued a separate executive order on Thursday addressing the alleged "debanking" of conservatives, a claim that banks have denied services to individuals based on political grounds.
• Executive Order: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans — On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans." The order aims to prevent financial institutions from denying services based on political or

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• Trump signs executive action on university admissions data — On August 6, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive action mandating that colleges and universities submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions.
• Trump signs memo requiring detailed admissions data from colleges — President Trump signed a memo requiring colleges to provide detailed admissions data to the Education Department, targeting affirmative action practices.

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• Executive Order on Federal Grantmaking Oversight — On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at improving oversight of federal grantmaking.

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• Texas Democrats leave state to prevent redistricting vote — Approximately 30 Texas Democratic lawmakers have left the state to prevent a vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan that could create five new Republican-leaning seats in the House of Representatives.
• Texas Democrats leave state to block redistricting vote — A group of Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state to prevent a quorum needed for a vote on a newly proposed congressional map.
• Texas House Democrats Leave State to Deny Quorum for Redistricting Vote — Democratic lawmakers from the Texas House of Representatives left the state to deny Republican lawmakers the quorum needed to pass a new district map that would shift five seats from Democrats to Republicans.

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• White House freezes $108m in funds to Duke University over affirmative action — The Trump administration has frozen $108 million in federal research funding to Duke University following allegations of racial discrimination through affirmative action.

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• Trump Orders Redistricting in Texas — Former President Donald Trump has ordered the redrawing of congressional districts in Texas, prompting significant backlash from Democrats and progressive activists.

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• Trump Administration Ends Police Reform Consent Decrees — In late May 2025, the Trump administration's Department of Justice announced the termination of investigations and consent decrees aimed at reforming police departments in over 20 cities, including Louisville, Kentucky.

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• US judge pauses enforcement on Mississippi’s new anti-DEI programs — US District Judge Henry Wingate has issued a temporary restraining order halting the enforcement of Mississippi's new law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in public schools and universities.

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• America First Legal requests DoJ investigation into Johns Hopkins DEI practices — America First Legal, a group founded by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, has requested the Department of Justice to investigate Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for allegedly implementing illegal diversity, equity

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• Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary — Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old assemblyman, won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, potentially becoming the city's first Asian American and Muslim mayor.

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• Former Officer Sentenced for Violating Breonna Taylor's Rights — A former Louisville police officer was sentenced to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during a 2020 police raid.
• Ex-officer sentenced for role in Breonna Taylor’s killing — A federal judge sentenced former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor's home.

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• Trump administration implements State Department budget cuts and reorganization — The Trump administration has implemented a proposed 48% budget cut and reorganization at the State Department, leading to the removal or reduction of foreign programs and services aimed at LGBTQ+ communities, maternal

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• Trump Threatens NFL Team Over Name Change — On Truth Social, Trump threatened to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, DC, unless the local NFL team reverted to its former name, the "Redskins," which was dropped in 2020 due to its
• Trump Threatens to Block Name Change for Commanders — President Trump threatened to block the relocation of the Washington Commanders back to Washington, D.C., unless the team reverted to its former name, the "Washington Redskins." He claimed there is significant public
• Trump Threatens to Block Name Change of Washington Commanders — President Trump threatened to block the relocation of the Washington Commanders back to Washington, D.C., unless the team reverts to its former name, the "Washington Redskins." He claimed that there is a significant

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• DOJ requests lenient sentence for officer in Breonna Taylor case — The Department of Justice, represented by assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhillon, requested a federal judge to impose a minimal sentence of one day in jail for former police officer Brett Hankison, who was

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• Federal Trial on North Carolina Redistricting — A federal trial in Winston-Salem is addressing challenges to North Carolina's 2020 redistricting maps, which were redrawn in October 2023.

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• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tours migrant detention facility — Rep.
• Rep. Maxwell Frost expresses concern over detention conditions — Democratic Rep.
• Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" Criticized — On July 12, 2025, members of Congress toured a new ICE detention center in the Everglades, where Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz reported that detainees were living in overcrowded conditions, with 32

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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces Plan to Redraw Congressional Districts — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts, a move that has been criticized by opponents as an attempt to favor Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

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• Federal agents and National Guard conduct raid in Los Angeles — On July 7, 2025, federal officers and approximately 90 California National Guard troops conducted a raid in the immigrant neighborhood of MacArthur Park, Los Angeles.
• Federal agents conduct ICE raids in Los Angeles — On July 7, 2025, federal agents conducted a significant ICE raid in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, a predominantly immigrant neighborhood.
• Federal agents conduct a raid in Los Angeles — Heavily armed agents from Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the National Guard, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a raid in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles.

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• Executive Order: Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks — On July 3, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at enhancing the experience and infrastructure of America's national parks.

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• Rep. Andy Ogles Seeks Denaturalization of Zohran Mamdani — Rep.
• Representative Ogles calls for deportation of Mamdani — Representative Andy Ogles publicly called for the denaturalization and deportation of Zohran Mamdani, labeling him as an "antisemitic, socialist, communist." Ogles' remarks have drawn criticism for their inflammatory
• Ogles calls for deportation of Mamdani — Representative Andy Ogles publicly called for the denaturalization and deportation of Zohran Mamdani, labeling him as an "antisemitic, socialist, communist." Ogles' remarks have drawn criticism for their perceived

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• NYPD investigates death threats against Zohran Mamdani — The New York Police Department's hate crimes taskforce is investigating multiple death threats made against Zohran Mamdani, a state assembly member and Democratic primary winner for New York City mayor.