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Dec 26, 2025 The Trump administration moved to dismantle environmental rules and climate information systems Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The broad rollback concentrated executive control over science, regulation, and public information, weakening checks on policy made in favor of fossil fuel interests.
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- Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Environmental Rules — The Trump administration has taken significant steps to dismantle key environmental regulations, including firing federal scientists, removing public information on the climate crisis, and backing the fossil fuel
Dec 26, 2025 President Trump deployed national guard troops to cities for immigration enforcement Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Using troops in domestic immigration operations expanded direct state force in civilian life and raised concerns about politicized military power.
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- Trump deploys national guard troops to US cities for immigration enforcement — Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has deployed thousands of national guard troops to cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, and Washington DC for immigration enforcement.
Dec 22, 2025 The Trump administration announced a $170 billion expansion of immigration enforcement infrastructure Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The plan greatly expanded detention and deportation capacity, increasing the state's coercive reach over migrants through executive action.
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- Expansion of Immigration Enforcement Infrastructure — The administration announced a $170 billion expansion of immigration enforcement infrastructure set to begin in January.
- Trump Administration Announces $170 Billion Immigration Enforcement Expansion — The Trump administration announced a $170 billion plan to expand immigration enforcement starting in January 2026.
Dec 22, 2025 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funds from states issuing driver's licenses to non-citizens Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The threat used federal money as leverage to pressure state policy, testing limits on coercive executive influence over state governments.
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- Transportation Secretary Threatens States Over Driver's Licenses for Non-Citizens — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funding from states issuing driver's licenses to non-citizens.
Dec 20, 2025 The Trump administration canceled offshore wind funding and suspended five offshore wind projects Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The move used executive power to halt major clean-energy projects, overriding prior investment plans and weakening predictable, accountable administration of public policy.
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- Cancellation of Offshore Wind Development Funding — The Trump administration canceled $679 million in funding for offshore wind developments across the US, with California expected to lose about $427 million for a project to build the first offshore wind terminal on the
- Department of the Interior suspends offshore wind projects — The Department of the Interior announced the suspension of five offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns.
- Suspension of Offshore Wind Projects — The Interior Department suspended five offshore wind projects on national security grounds, citing concerns from the "Department of War," an agency that has not existed since 1947.
Dec 20, 2025 The Trump administration terminated a $7 billion solar program for low-income communities Corroborated Power and Authority
Ending the program cut public support for energy access in poorer communities and showed executive control over who receives federal benefits.
Supporting reports
- Termination of Solar Energy Program for Low-Income Communities — The Trump administration's EPA terminated a $7 billion program aimed at bringing solar energy to low-income communities.
Dec 20, 2025 The Trump administration directed attacks on small boats from Venezuela Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The directive expanded executive use of lethal force in a migration and cartel context, raising rule-of-law concerns over military power and legal authority.
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- Administration's directive on Venezuelan boats — Reports indicated that the Trump administration's directive to attack small boats from Venezuela was influenced by a desire to strike cartels in Mexico.