Trump Action Archive

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• Proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill — The Republican-led Congress is advancing a Budget Reconciliation Bill that aims to implement significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, while providing substantial tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
• House Energy and Commerce Committee Proposes Medicaid Cuts — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has released a proposal to cut $880 billion in federal spending over a decade, with significant reductions targeting Medicaid.
• House committees release plans for tax cuts and spending cuts — Several House committees, including the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees, released plans for a legislative measure that includes extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts and implementing cuts to various

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• RFK Jr and Trump unveil new administration plan to lower prescription drug prices — President Trump stated that savings from reduced drug costs would fund the 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield.
• Trump discusses funding for missile defense shield — President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S.
• Trump issues executive order on drug prices — President Trump announced a 30-day deadline for pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices as part of his executive order.

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• House Republicans Propose Changes to Federal Retirement System — House Republicans have proposed changes to the federal retirement system, including increasing contribution rates and altering pension calculations, which they claim will save $50 billion over 10 years.

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• Threat of arrest against Wisconsin governor — Trump’s "border czar," Tom Homan, threatened Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers with arrest after Evers issued a memo advising state workers to consult a lawyer before complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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• DOGE Operative Installs AI at HUD — Christopher Sweet, a DOGE operative with no prior government experience, has been assigned to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• National Park Service Faces Workforce Reductions — The Department of the Interior is preparing to implement a "reduction in force" that could eliminate 1,500 positions from the National Park Service, bringing total workforce losses to approximately 5,000.

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• USDA withdraws salmonella safety rule — The U.S.

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• Trump signs executive order requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers — On April 28, 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating that commercial vehicle drivers, such as truckers, must read and speak English.
• Executive Order Enforcing English Proficiency for Truck Drivers — On April 28, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating the enforcement of English proficiency requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
• Trump Requires Truck Drivers to Speak English — On April 28, 2025, President Trump signed an order requiring commercial truck drivers to read and speak English.

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• Trump signs executive order targeting sanctuary cities — On April 28, 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the attorney general and the secretary of homeland security to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct the
• Executive Order: Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens — On April 28, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens." The order directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to
• Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities — On April 28, 2025, Trump signed an executive order threatening to cut federal funding from sanctuary cities and jurisdictions that "obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws." This order is part of the

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• Trump administration drops investigations against corporations — The Trump administration has ceased federal investigations and lawsuits against 89 corporations, many of which had made significant donations to Trump's inaugural fund.

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• Federal judge grants preliminary injunction against Trump's executive order — On April 25, 2025, federal judge Paul Friedman granted a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Trump's executive order that aimed to strip collective bargaining rights from federal workers.
• Federal Judge Blocks Ending Collective Bargaining Rights — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — National Treasury Employees Union v Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00935 — The court granted a preliminary injunction .

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• Executive Order on Advancing AI Education for American Youth — On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to advance artificial intelligence (AI) education for American youth.
• Executive Order on HBCUs Initiative — On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order establishing the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Executive Order on Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs — On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at enhancing workforce development in the United States.

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• American manufacturers pull back on capital spending — American manufacturers are pulling back on their capital spending plans due to the impact of Trump's tariffs.
• Cleveland Cliffs lays off 1200 workers — Cleveland Cliffs, a steel company, announced the layoff of 1200 workers, citing the impact of Trump's tariffs.
• Ford halts sales of American-made cars to China — Ford announced the halting of sales of some American-made cars to China, a decision that will increase America's trade deficit with China.

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• Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Funding Withdrawal — On April 10, 2025, 16 Democratic attorneys general and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the abrupt cessation of COVID-related relief funds for schools.

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• Trump administration expands coal mining and cuts health agencies — The Trump administration has signed a series of executive orders to expand coal mining in the United States, aiming to meet the energy demands of datacenters.

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• Trump announces potential bailout for farmers — Former President Trump stated he is preparing to provide government handouts to farmers in Republican states who are struggling due to tariffs affecting their ability to sell products internationally.

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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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• Announcement of sweeping tariffs by President Trump — On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly all U.S.
• Trump Announces New Tariffs on Imported Goods — On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new trade policy imposing a blanket 10% tariff on all goods imported into the United States, effective starting Saturday.
• Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs — On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the imposition of sweeping new tariffs on the United States' largest trading partners.

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• Cleveland-Cliffs announces layoffs due to auto industry tariffs — Cleveland-Cliffs, a major U.S.

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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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• Trump Administration Plans Significant Cuts to Federal Workforce — Reports indicate that Trump officials are seeking to cut between 8% and 50% of employees across various federal agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Interior Department, and the
• Trump Administration's Cuts to Social Security Administration — The Social Security Administration's website has experienced multiple crashes due to staffing cuts, and new rules have been instituted requiring beneficiaries without internet access to verify their identity in person.

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• Trump issues executive order to strip bargaining rights from federal workers — On March 27, 2025, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order citing national security to exempt collective bargaining at several federal departments, affecting over 1 million workers.
• Executive Order Excludes Agencies from Federal Labor-Management Relations — On March 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order excluding certain federal agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program.
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers — On Thursday, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

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• California Attorney General and City Attorneys Negotiate Wage Theft Settlement with Uber and Lyft — The California state attorney general, Rob Bonta, along with city attorneys and attorneys representing rideshare drivers, are engaged in negotiations with Uber and Lyft to settle thousands of wage theft claims.

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• Acting SSA commissioner threatens agency shutdown over court order — Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek threatened to shut down the agency in response to a court order that restricted access to sensitive records by the Department of Government Efficiency.

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• Trump Rescinds Multiple Executive Orders from Biden Era — On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions," which revoked several executive actions from the Biden administration.

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• Schumer Rejects Republican Funding Bill, Increasing Shutdown Risk — On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Democrats would not support a Republican-drafted stopgap funding bill, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown.
• Senate expected to vote on House CR — The Senate is expected to vote on the House Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until September.
• Senator Fetterman announces support for CR — Senator John Fetterman announced he will vote for the House Continuing Resolution, criticizing the proposed strategy of delaying the vote as insincere.