Trump Action Archive

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• New Jersey attorney general sued GEO Group over Delaney Hall conditions — New Jersey's attorney general filed suit against GEO Group to force health inspectors into Delaney Hall detention facility. The governor toured the facility. More than 80 people were arrested at solidarity protests outside. Lawmakers from two states demanded access. Some of the most vulnerable detainees were released, including an 18-year-old high school senior who spent nearly two months inside.

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• First Circuit Court of Appeals lifts injunction, allows Trump administration to block Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood — The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may proceed with blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements under a provision in its tax and spending bill. The decision lifts a lower court's preliminary injunction. Planned Parenthood estimates up to 200 clinics may close, affecting 1.1 million Medicaid-eligible patients who rely on the organization for cancer screenings, STI testing, contraception, and other services. Litigation continues as the court prepares to hear substantive arguments in coming weeks.

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• Executive Order Enforcing the Hyde Amendment — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14182 on January 24, 2025, enforcing the Hyde Amendment by revoking previous executive orders that allowed federal funding for elective abortions. The order directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to federal agencies to ensure compliance with this policy, which prohibits the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions.
• Trump issues executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 24, 2025, to enforce the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding for elective abortions. The order revokes previous executive orders from 2022 that allowed federal funding for such procedures. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with guiding executive departments and agencies on implementing this policy. The order aims to align federal funding practices with the longstanding congressional consensus against taxpayer-funded elective abortions.
• White House established Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council — The White House issued an executive order establishing a Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council composed of up to 20 members, including the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense as co-chairs, to assess FEMA's disaster response efficacy and recommend structural changes. The order directs the Council to evaluate FEMA's performance over the previous four years, compare federal responses with state and local alternatives, and submit a report within 180 days of its first public meeting, which must occur within 90 days of the order's issuance.
• White House signed executive order revoking prior abortion-funding guidance and directing OMB to implement Hyde Amendment enforcement — The White House signed an executive order on January 24, 2025, revoking Executive Orders 14076 (July 8, 2022) and 14079 (August 3, 2022), which the order characterizes as having embedded federal funding of elective abortion in various federal programs. The order directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to promulgate guidance to executive departments and agencies to implement the revocation and enforce the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding congressional restriction on federal funding of elective abortion.