Trump Action Archive

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• DOGE optimized SAVE database with bulk upload capability for voter list screening — Shortly after Trump's 2025 inauguration, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) "optimized" the SAVE database over two weeks, adding full social security numbers and enabling state officials to search SAVE for hundreds of thousands of voters at once through bulk uploads. This modification transformed SAVE from a benefits-eligibility tool into a mass voter-screening instrument. When used in this manner, SAVE has produced extraordinarily high error rates, with Missouri's pilot showing 81% of flagged voters were incorrectly identified as non-citizens.

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• Agriculture Secretary said SNAP recipients must reapply for benefits — On Newsmax on November 13, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration will require every SNAP recipient to reapply for the program in order to receive benefits in an effort to crack down on "fraud."

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• Trump threatens India with tariffs and penalties over Russian oil purchases — Trump threatened India with unspecified penalties and a 25% tariff if the country did not cease importing Russian crude oil. Indian officials, including PM Modi's government and foreign policy spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, defied the threat, stating that India would continue purchasing cheap oil from Russia and that bilateral relationships should not be shaped by American pressure. Indian officials noted that long-term oil contracts cannot be terminated overnight and that India's partnership with Russia is "steady and time-tested." The defiance reflected growing frustration with increasingly volatile American policymaking.
• Trump claimed Republicans "entitled" to five more Texas seats and suggested running for third term — On CNBC, Trump claimed that Republicans are "entitled" to five more seats in Texas as part of the state's mid-decade congressional redistricting effort. Additionally, he said he would "like to run" for a third term, which would be unconstitutional, but said he "probably" wouldn't. Trump also went on a racist rant, suggesting that undocumented immigrants are "naturally" good at farm labor.
• Trump threatens substantial tariff increase on India — Trump stated that he settled on a 25% tariff on India but indicated he plans to raise it "very substantially over the next 24 hours." The threatened increase follows Trump's criticism of India for purchasing Russian oil.
• Trump imposes 25% tariff on Indian imports citing Russian oil transshipment — President Trump signed Executive Order 14329 on August 6, 2025, imposing a 25 percent ad valorem duty on all articles imported from India, effective 21 days after signing. The order invokes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the national emergency declared in prior executive orders regarding Russian Federation threats. Trump determined that India is directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil and that additional tariffs are necessary to address the ongoing national security threat. The tariff applies to goods entered for consumption after September 27, 2025, with limited exceptions for goods already in transit.
• Trump administration issues tariff on India for purchasing Russian oil — The White House issued a fact sheet announcing that President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on imports from India, effective August 27, 2025, in response to India's importation of Russian Federation oil. The order directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with State, Treasury, and other officials, to identify other countries importing Russian oil and recommend further tariff actions. The administration frames the measure as addressing a national emergency stemming from Russian actions in Ukraine.
• Trump signed Executive Order 14329 imposing 25% tariffs on Indian imports in response to Russian oil purchases — President Trump signed Executive Order 14329 on August 6, 2025, imposing an additional 25 percent ad valorem duty on all articles imported from India, effective 21 days after the order's date. The order states that India is "directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil" and characterizes this as part of an ongoing national emergency threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy. The tariff applies to goods entered for consumption after September 26, 2025, with limited exceptions for goods already in transit. The order delegates authority to the Secretary of State and other officials to identify other countries importing Russian oil and recommend similar tariffs.
• Trump imposes 25% tariff on Indian imports citing Russian oil concerns — President Trump issued an executive order on August 6, 2025, imposing a 25% ad valorem duty on all articles imported from India, citing India's direct or indirect importation of Russian Federation oil as a threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy. The tariff became effective 21 days after the order's date, with limited exceptions for goods already in transit. The order invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the National Emergencies Act to justify the action.

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• Social Security Administration planned significant reduction in phone service access — On March 17, Popular Information published an internal Social Security Administration memo revealing plans to significantly limit phone service beginning April 1. The memo indicated the plan would flood already overburdened field offices with millions of additional people, creating "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls." Following extensive national media coverage and protests from advocacy groups, the SSA announced on March 26 that it was scaling back the plan and delaying implementation.
• Proposed Changes to Social Security Administration — An internal memo from the Social Security Administration proposed requiring beneficiaries to visit field offices for identification verification if they cannot access the internet. This change is expected to increase in-person visits significantly, despite current office closures and long wait times. The memo warns of potential service disruptions and challenges for vulnerable populations.
• Social Security Administration memo proposes in-person verification — An internal memo from the Social Security Administration, written by acting deputy commissioner Doris Diaz, proposed requiring beneficiaries to visit field offices for identification verification if they cannot access the internet. This change is expected to increase in-person visits by 14%, despite current office closures and long wait times. Diaz warned of potential service disruptions and challenges for vulnerable populations.