Trump Action Archive

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• HHS Issues Statement on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a statement regarding passengers from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus who have landed on U.S.

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• FDA Halts Publication of Vaccine Safety Research — The FDA reportedly stopped the publication of research on the safety of shingles and Covid vaccines, which had been accepted by the journal Vaccine.

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• Trump Pressures FDA to Approve Fruit-Flavored Vapes — President Trump reportedly pressured FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to approve fruit-flavored vapes, which Makary had initially halted against agency scientists' recommendations.
• Trump Signs Off on Plan to Fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary — President Donald Trump has reportedly approved a plan to dismiss Marty Makary, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a series of controversial decisions that have drawn criticism from

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• FDA Authorizes Fruit-Flavored Vapes After Trump Pressures Commissioner — The FDA has authorized the sale of fruit-flavored vapes following reported pressure from Trump on the commissioner.

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• FDA Blocks Publication of Vaccine Safety Studies — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe.

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• Federal court blocks access to mifepristone by mail — A federal court has blocked access to mifepristone by mail, a medication used in the majority of abortions, including those provided through Telehealth.

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• Federal appeals court orders restrictions on mifepristone — A federal appeals court has ordered nationwide restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used for abortion and miscarriage care, potentially disrupting access even in states where abortion is legally protected.
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit restricts mifepristone access — On May 1, the U.S.

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• DEA Schedules Synthetic Cannabinoids as Schedule I Substances — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a final rule placing four synthetic cannabinoids—4F-MDMB-BUTICA, ADB-4en-PINACA, 5F-EDMB-PICA, and MMB-FUBICA—into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

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• FDA Proposes Withdrawal of TAVNEOS Approval — The FDA has proposed withdrawing approval for TAVNEOS (avacopan) capsules, citing lack of substantial evidence of effectiveness and untrue statements in the application.

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• EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Defends Deregulatory Agenda — EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin faced a contentious House hearing defending the agency's deregulatory agenda, which includes rolling back clean air and water standards and granting exemptions to polluting corporations.

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• Federal judge overturns Trump-era ban on gender-affirming care for children — A federal judge in Oregon overturned a Trump administration ban on gender-affirming care for children, criticizing Robert F.

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• EPA Receives Application for Pesticide Experimental Use Permit — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced receipt of an application from Google LLC for an experimental use permit (EUP) to release Wolbachia pipientis wPip strain in live adult Aedes albopictus males.
• FCC Reduces Barriers to Network Improvements — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a final rule to reduce regulatory barriers for transitioning from legacy networks to next-generation, IP-based infrastructure.
• FDA Announces Potential New Indication for Testosterone Replacement Therapy — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential new indication for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to treat low libido in men with idiopathic hypogonadism.

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• RFK Jr. Faces Scrutiny in Congressional Hearings — RFK Jr.

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• Climate groups file lawsuit against US government over BP project approval — On the 16th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a coalition of five environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
• Case update — Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-01206 — Plaintiff filed an amended complaint introducing an additional claim alleging that the DOJ violated the FOIA by failing to grant expedited processing for the requests made in this matter, citing exceptional media
• Case update — DSCC v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-01114 — State Attorneys General filed a motion for leave to intervene as Defendants and a memorandum in support of their motion.

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• US Senate Repeals Biden-Era Mining Ban Near Minnesota Wilderness — The US Senate voted 50-49 to repeal a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters canoe area wilderness in Minnesota, a decision that overturns a moratorium imposed by the Biden administration in 2023.
• Senate passes resolution to overturn mining ban in Minnesota — The Senate passed House Joint Resolution 140, which overturns a 20-year mining ban upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

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• EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Speaks at Climate Denial Conference — Lee Zeldin, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration, delivered a keynote speech at a conference hosted by the Heartland Institute, a think tank known for denying

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• Erie County Medical Examiner Rules Death of Rohingya Refugee a Homicide — Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot.

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• TSA Implements New Shoes-On Security Policy at US Airports — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented a new policy allowing passengers to keep their shoes on during security screenings at US airports.

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• HHS Secretary controversially replaces advisory committee members — In June, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F.

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• Trump threatens 100% tariff on drug makers — Former President Donald Trump has announced a threat to impose a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical companies that do not strike deals to lower drug prices in the United States.

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• Death of Rohingya Refugee Ruled a Homicide — The Erie County medical examiner's office ruled the death of Nurul Amin Shah, a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee, as a homicide.
• Homicide ruling for Rohingya refugee dropped by Border Patrol — The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee, was ruled a homicide after Border Patrol agents left him in a parking lot during freezing temperatures.

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• Supreme Court releases Orders of the Court (2026-03-30) — The Supreme Court released an official orders of the court dated 2026-03-30.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Chiles v. Salazar (24-539) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Chiles v.
• US Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban — The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against a Colorado law that banned "conversion therapy" for youth, citing it as a violation of free speech.

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• Federal Judge Rules Vaccine Panel Unlawfully Appointed — A federal judge ruled that the vaccine advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F.

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• CDC Director Position Remains Unfilled — The Trump administration has not yet nominated a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving the agency without a Senate-confirmed leader for over 210 days.

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• Teenager dies in ICE detention, youngest under Trump’s second term — Royer Perez-Jimenez, a 19-year-old from Mexico, died in ICE custody at the Glades County Detention Center in Florida.