Trump Action Archive

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• CDC Committee Recommends Against Thimerosal in Flu Vaccines — Five new members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend against flu vaccines containing thimerosal, despite CDC assurances of its safety.

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• Harvard researcher indicted on additional charges — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born researcher at Harvard Medical School, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on three new charges: concealment of a material fact, making a false statement, and smuggling goods

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• CDC Presentation Includes Nonexistent Study — A CDC presentation included a study that does not exist, claiming thimerosal in vaccines has long-term brain effects.

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• RFK Jr replaces CDC vaccine advisers with misinformation spreaders — Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Health Secretary, replaced the fired CDC vaccine advisory committee members with eight new appointees known for spreading vaccine misinformation.
• Health Secretary Unilaterally Appoints New ACIP Members — The U.S.
• Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. fires and replaces vaccine advisory panel — Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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• Case update — American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10787 — Judge Young reportedly found that the administration's termination of certain NIH research grants-particularly those focused on gender, diversity, equity, and inclusion-was unlawful and discriminatory.
• Federal Judge Rules NIH Grant Terminations Illegal — A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's termination of hundreds of National Institutes of Health grants was "void and illegal," ordering some to be reinstated.
• Federal judge rules NIH grant cuts by Trump administration illegal — On June 16, 2025, US District Judge William Young ruled that the Trump administration's termination of over $1 billion in research grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was "void and illegal." The cuts were

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• Secretary of Health and Human Services Dismisses Vaccine Advisory Committee — Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.

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• Trump EPA plans to remove power plant emissions restrictions — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly drafted a plan to eliminate all restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States.
• Trump’s EPA announces rollbacks to power plant pollution limits — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan to roll back regulations on power plant emissions.

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• Louisiana House of Representatives passes bill to ban chemtrails — The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning chemtrails, a conspiracy theory that claims aircraft vapor trails are laden with toxins for nefarious purposes.

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• Trump administration proposes budget cuts to NOAA — The Trump administration has proposed a budget that would reduce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) $6 billion budget by around 25%, effectively eliminating its climate and weather research.
• Proposed Cuts to the National Institutes of Health — The Trump administration's proposed budget for 2026 includes a 43% cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), amounting to approximately $20 billion annually.
• Trump Administration Proposes Further NOAA Budget Cuts — The Trump administration has proposed a draft budget for 2026 that includes a nearly 30% cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) budget, amounting to over $1.5 billion.

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• Trump administration considers new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines — The Trump administration is contemplating new clinical trials for Covid boosters and plans to restrict Covid vaccines for children and others.

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• Trump administration imposes job cuts and hiring freeze on National Weather Service — The Trump administration has implemented job cuts and a hiring freeze on the National Weather Service (NWS), leading to understaffing in more than a dozen forecast offices along the Gulf of Mexico coast and Puerto Rico.
• Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — The Trump administration's budget cuts have significantly impacted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), leading to staff shortages and reduced capabilities in weather forecasting.
• Cuts to the National Weather Service — The National Weather Service (NWS) has experienced staffing cuts, resulting in fewer weather balloons and less data collection, which has already affected forecasts during severe weather events.

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• EPA dissolves its office of science and technology — The Environmental Protection Agency announced the dissolution of its office of science and technology, which was responsible for developing scientific research and guidelines for water policy.
• Trump administration announces cuts to EPA staff and budget — The Trump administration, through EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, announced a significant reduction in the Environmental Protection Agency's staff and budget, cutting it to levels reminiscent of the 1980s.

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• Executive Order on Biological Research Safety — On May 5, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at improving the safety and security of biological research.

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• FDA delays approval of new Covid-19 vaccine — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed the approval of a new Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax.
• Health department announces changes to vaccine testing and surveillance — The Health and Human Services (HHS) department, led by Robert F.

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• Trump Administration Dismisses Scientists from Climate Assessment — The Trump administration informed nearly 400 scientists they would no longer contribute to the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report.
• Trump administration dismisses contributors to climate report — The Trump administration has dismissed nearly 400 contributors to the sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA), a key US government study on climate crisis preparedness.

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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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• RFK Jr announces ban on food dyes — RFK Jr announced a ban on food dyes, citing concerns about declining fertility and hormonal changes in teenagers.

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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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• Department of Energy "hit list" targets renewable energy projects — A "hit list" of clean energy projects, obtained by HEATED and Popular Information, reveals that the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to cancel several renewable energy initiatives.

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