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Feb 6, 2026 President Trump issued an executive order establishing an America First arms transfer strategy Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order concentrated foreign-policy and industrial priorities in the executive branch by tying arms sales more directly to presidential strategy.
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- Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy — On February 6, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to establish an "America First Arms Transfer Strategy." This strategy aims to leverage American-manufactured military equipment as a tool of foreign
Feb 6, 2026 President Trump issued an executive order imposing tariffs on countries that traded with Iran Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order used unilateral economic power to pressure foreign states, showing how trade tools can be deployed as executive coercion.
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- Executive Order Imposing Tariffs on Countries Trading with Iran — On February 6, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing additional tariffs on goods imported into the United States from countries that engage in trade with Iran.
Feb 6, 2026 President Trump issued an executive order ending the extra 25% duty on Indian imports Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order showed the executive branch using tariff authority to reward foreign policy alignment without legislative action.
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- Executive Order Modifying Duties on Indian Imports — On February 6, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order eliminating the additional 25% ad valorem duty on imports from India.
Feb 6, 2026 President Trump issued an executive order expanding criminal-history information sharing for border and visa screening Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order broadened executive control over security data flows in immigration policy, increasing state surveillance capacity at the border.
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- Executive Order on National Security and Public Safety — On February 6, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors And Other Public Safety Threats."
Feb 3, 2026 President Trump sought $1 billion in damages from Harvard University Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The demand used executive leverage against a university and raised concerns about coercing academic institutions through federal power and funding threats.
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- Trump administration seeks $1bn in damages from Harvard University — Donald Trump announced that his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, accusing the institution of antisemitism and mishandling civil rights violations.
Feb 3, 2026 President Trump demoted the head of Border Patrol after backlash over the Minnesota operation Corroborated Power and Authority
The personnel move showed the White House adjusting a high-profile enforcement campaign through direct command rather than independent review.
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- Trump demotes head of Border Patrol — President Donald Trump has demoted the head of the Border Patrol as part of a series of moves aimed at de-escalating tensions related to immigration enforcement.
Feb 2, 2026 Trump administration officials removed a slavery exhibit from Independence National Historical Park Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The removal used executive control over public institutions to reshape national memory and limit how the state presents the country’s past.
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- Removal of Exhibit on Enslavement from Independence National Historical Park — On February 1, 2026, officials in the Trump administration removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia that acknowledged the nine enslaved individuals at the President’s House Site
Jan 31, 2026 The Trump administration distanced itself from the claim that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist after video contradicted it Corroborated Power and Authority
The retreat showed that official narratives around a federal killing were politically managed and vulnerable to outside pressure rather than fixed by transparent fact-finding.
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- Trump Administration Distances Itself from ICE Narrative on Alex Pretti's Death — Following the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the Trump administration initially labeled him a "domestic terrorist." However, video evidence contradicted this narrative, showing Pretti was