Trump Action Archive

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• FDA suspends quality control program due to staff cuts — The FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to significant staff cuts by RFK Jr.

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• Trump administration cuts $2bn in federal grants to Harvard University — The Trump administration has cut $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University, prompting a response from the institution.
• Harvard refuses to comply with Trump demands — After Harvard University stated it would not comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration, the government announced it was freezing $2.3 billion in federal funding to the school.
• Trump Administration Cuts Federal Funding to Harvard — The Trump administration has cut nearly $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with specific demands from the government.

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• US Supreme Court Blocks Rehiring of 16,000 Fired Federal Workers — The US Supreme Court has blocked a previous ruling by a California court that mandated the rehiring of 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed during the Trump administration.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Office of Personnel Management and Charles Ezell (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-017 — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Office of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government Employees — The Supreme Court granted an administrative stay on an order from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which had required the federal government to stop firing probationary

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• Trump signs executive orders to support coal industry — On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at reviving the coal industry.
• Executive Order on U.S. Electric Grid Security — On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at strengthening the reliability and security of the United States electric grid.
• Executive Order to Reinvigorate America's Clean Coal Industry — On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at revitalizing the U.S.

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• Plan to eliminate 1,155 scientists from the EPA's office of research and development — The Trump administration has announced plans to eliminate 1,155 positions, including chemists, biologists, and toxicologists, from the EPA's office of research and development.
• Termination of $14bn in Biden-initiated grants to climate groups by EPA — The EPA, under the leadership of administrator Lee Zeldin, has terminated $14 billion in grants that were initiated during the Biden administration to support three climate groups.

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• Health Secretary Announces Massive Layoffs at HHS — Robert F Kennedy Jr, the U.S.
• Trump administration begins mass layoffs at Health and Human Services — The Trump administration, led by Health Secretary Robert F.
• Mass Layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services — The Department of Health and Human Services announced mass layoffs that significantly impacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug

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• ICE Detains Russian Asylum Seeker Sergei During Routine Check-in — On March 27, 2025, Sergei, a Russian asylum seeker who fled to the US after protesting the Ukraine war, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in at their San Francisco office.
• ICE Detains University of Alabama Doctoral Student — On Thursday, U.S.
• Russian Scientist Detained by ICE at Boston Airport — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Boston Logan International Airport upon her return from France.

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• Health Secretary RFK Jr Spreads Dubious Vaccine Information — Robert F.

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• EPA Plans to Gut Office of Research and Development — The EPA is reportedly planning to dismantle its Office of Research and Development, which would result in the firing of over 1,000 scientists.

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• Trump administration implements layoffs and hiring freezes at US Fish and Wildlife Service — The Trump administration, with support from Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency," has implemented layoffs and hiring freezes affecting hundreds of staff at the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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• Executive Order: Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production — On March 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to expand American timber production.
• Trump orders expansion of logging in US forests — President Donald Trump issued an executive order to expand logging across 280 million acres of national forests and public lands in the United States.

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• Trump administration cancels flu shot meeting — The Trump administration has canceled a scheduled meeting of scientific experts intended to discuss the upcoming winter's flu shots.
• CDC meeting on immunization practices canceled — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) canceled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that was scheduled for February 26–28.
• FDA cancels meeting on flu vaccine strains — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) canceled a scheduled meeting to select the strains of flu to be included in the upcoming season's vaccines.

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• Trump administration plans significant cuts to NOAA — The Trump administration has announced plans to significantly cut the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by roughly a third, as part of a broader political crackdown on climate science.
• Trump administration sought to cut employees at federal scientific agencies — The Trump administration initiated wide-ranging cuts to employees at federal scientific agencies, targeting probationary workers who are typically in their first year of employment and lack job protections.
• Trump administration fires hundreds at NOAA — The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a key climate research agency within the Department of Commerce.

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• Trump administration halts NIH medical research funding — The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to stop submitting study sections to the Federal Register, effectively pausing the process for funding medical research.
• NIH reimposes DEI funding freeze despite court order — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has continued to block funding for grants related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, despite a federal court's temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting
• Trump administration blocks new NIH grant notices — The Trump administration has halted the issuance of new NIH grants by preventing the publication of necessary notices in the Federal Register, effectively stalling approximately 16,000 grant applications worth $1.5

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• Robert F Kennedy Jr confirmed as Health Secretary — Robert F Kennedy Jr was confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services after a Senate vote of 52 to 48.
• Senate Republicans confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services — On February 13, 2025, Senate Republicans, with the exception of Mitch McConnell, voted to confirm Robert F.

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• Trump modifies NIH grants, blocked by federal judge — A federal judge issued a ruling that blocked modifications made by Trump to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, which were part of DOGE's broader strategy to reshape federal programs.
• Federal judge blocks Trump administration's biomedical research funding cuts — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal biomedical research funding for equipment, maintenance, utilities, and support staff at the National Institutes of Health.
• Judge blocks Trump from cutting NIH research funding — A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to impose a 15% cap on "indirect costs" for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants.

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• Trump administration cuts $4 billion in medical research funding — The Trump administration has announced a significant reduction in medical research funding by limiting the amount allocated for "indirect" costs such as buildings, equipment, and support staff.
• Trump Administration Cuts NIH Funding — The Trump Administration, through DOGE, announced cuts to NIH funding for cancer research and other programs.
• NIH Announces New Policy Capping Indirect Funding for Research Grants — The National Institutes of Health announced a new policy that will cap the amount of indirect funding for research grants at 15%, down from approximately 26%.

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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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• RFK Jr faces questions about U-turn on abortion in US Senate hearing — Robert F Kennedy Jr, nominated by Donald Trump for the position of health secretary, testified in a US Senate confirmation hearing.
• RFK Jr's Senate Confirmation Hearing for Health Secretary — Robert F.
• RFK Jr's Confirmation Hearing and Vaccine Stance — The Senate Finance Committee conducted confirmation hearings for Robert F.

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• Gavin Newsom Vetoes AI Safety Bill in California — California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill aimed at imposing safety restrictions on AI development.

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• Trump Signs Executive Order Repealing AI Safety Concerns — Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating federal-level concerns regarding AI safety.

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• Trump instructs health agencies to pause external communications — President Trump instructed all federal health agencies on January 21, 2025, to pause external communications, including scientific reports and health advisories.
• Trump Orders Communications Blackout for Health Agencies — The Trump Administration has ordered a communications blackout for national health agencies.
• Trump administration pauses communications and cancels meetings at HHS — Following the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has paused public communications and canceled scientific meetings.

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• Executive Order: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at maximizing the development of Alaska's natural resources.
• Executive Order: Unleashing American Energy — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Unleashing American Energy." The order aims to promote energy exploration and production on federal lands and waters, establish the U.S.
• Trump revokes Biden's electric vehicle target order — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order revoking a 2021 order by President Joe Biden that aimed to make 50% of all new vehicles sold by 2030 electric.