Trump Action Archive

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• Congressional Hearings on Smithsonian Report — On July 21 and 22, 2026, Dr. Anthea M. Hartig testified before the House Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee and the House Administration Committee regarding the White House report on the National Museum of American History. During the hearings, Hartig defended the museum's work against accusations of political bias and misrepresentation of American history.
• House Administration Committee member coordinates with Christian nationalist figures on hearing strategy — Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), a member of the House Committee on Administration, coordinated with David and Tim Barton—founders of the Christian nationalist organization WallBuilders—on questions to pose during a July 2026 hearing about the Smithsonian. Tim Barton stated on a podcast that committee members had called the Bartons for advice, and Loudermilk confirmed on a separate podcast that he had spoken with the Bartons on the day of the hearing. Loudermilk also stated he was working with the White House to stack the Smithsonian's Board of Regents with conservatives.
• House subcommittee questions Smithsonian National Museum of American History director on ideological bias — Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, was questioned by a House subcommittee in late July 2026, during which Republican members accused the Smithsonian of being "infected by a woke ideology." Hartig testified that examining difficult chapters of American history is not hostility toward America and that the museum honors founding documents while telling the truth about times the country fell short of its ideals. The hearing was part of the Trump administration's broader campaign against the institution.

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• US appeals court rules Trump administration need not reinstate removed climate, immigration, and slavery materials from national parks — A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Thursday that the Trump administration does not have to reinstate materials related to climate change, immigration, and slavery that it removed from national parks. The decision reversed a June district court order requiring reinstatement within 21 days. The appeals court found the advocacy groups challenging the removals had not demonstrated "irreparable harm" or specific evidence linking the removals to reputational or membership damage, despite the lower court's finding that the administration's actions set "a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization."

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• Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore removed national park historical displays — US District Judge Angel Kelley ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate history and science materials removed from national monuments and parks pursuant to a March 2025 executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History." The order had directed removal of exhibits referencing slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history, and climate change, which Kelley found constituted "censorship and sanitization" and told "half-truths." The administration was given 21 days to comply.
• Federal judge struck down Trump administration's removal of slavery and civil rights history from national parks — Federal Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts issued a ruling Friday striking down the Trump administration's effort to remove historical markers from national parks under the March 2025 "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" executive order. The order had directed the Interior Department to remove content deemed to "inappropriately disparage" Americans, resulting in park rangers being ordered to discard educational materials about slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, harm to Indigenous people, and climate change. Targeted items included an 1863 image of enslaved man Peter Gordon at Fort Pulaski National Park, an exhibit about enslaved people at George Washington's home, Indigenous history displays at Golden Gate National Park, and a climate change marker at Fort Sumter. Judge Kelley ruled the government's stewardship of park sites "carries a responsibility to present history in full rather than in favored fragments." The Trump administration announced it will appeal.

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• Texas court of criminal appeals vacates death sentence for Clarence Curtis Jordan — The Texas court of criminal appeals vacated the death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disabilities who spent nearly 50 years on death row, much of it without legal representation. Jordan was convicted in 1978 for murder but courts had determined he was incompetent, making execution unconstitutional. Attorney Ben Wolff filed a petition in 2025 arguing the case represented a failure of Texas criminal justice. The court sent the case back to Harris County for a new punishment proceeding, with life imprisonment with parole eligibility as the only remaining option.

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• Ron DeSantis signs bill renaming Palm Beach airport after Donald Trump — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on March 31, 2026, directing the renaming of Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J Trump International Airport, effective July 1, 2026, pending Federal Aviation Administration approval. Trump's family business filed a trademark application for the name in February. The airport renaming is part of a broader pattern of naming federal and state institutions, programs, warships, currency, and buildings after Trump.

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• House Republicans establish new subcommittee to reinvestigate January 6 attack — House Republicans voted along party lines to establish a new Republican-led subcommittee to reinvestigate the January 6 Capitol attack. The subcommittee, chaired by Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, will have eight members appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson and up to three appointed in consultation with Democratic leadership. The panel is authorized to conduct a full investigation and issue a final report by December 31, 2026. Democrats have criticized the move as an attempt to rewrite the narrative and exonerate Trump.

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• Republican House delegation tours CECOT prison with photographs — House Ways and Means Committee chair Jason Smith (R-MO) led a delegation of six Republican House members—Ron Estes (KS), Kevin Hern (OK), Mike Kennedy (UT), Carol Miller (WV), Riley Moore (WV), and Claudia Tenney (NY)—to tour the CECOT prison in El Salvador. At least some representatives had photographs taken standing in front of caged men. U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador William Duncan posted on social media that the delegation was visiting to "strengthen bilateral ties and discuss initiatives that promote economic development and mutual cooperation."