Trump Action Archive

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• Census Bureau Seeks Comments on School Finance Survey — The Census Bureau has issued a notice inviting public comments on the proposed extension of the Annual Survey of School System Finances.
• Census Bureau Submits ACS and PRCS Information Collection Request to OMB — The U.S.
• EPA Approves Ohio Nitrogen Oxide Budget Program Revisions — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved revisions to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Nitrogen Oxide Budget Program.

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• Institutional Investors Increase Holdings in Trump Media — Large institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Trump Media, despite the company's financial losses.

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• US House approves legislation to rename Gulf of Mexico — On May 8, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." The legislation, sponsored by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, passed nearly along party lines

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• Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags — In response to bans on "unofficial flags" by the Republican-controlled legislatures of Utah and Idaho, Salt Lake City and Boise have adopted new official city flags incorporating pride symbols.

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• Kash Patel Delays FBI Budget Submission — Kash Patel, head of the FBI, is over a week late in submitting the FBI budget to Congress, as required by law.

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• Lawsuits Filed Against Department of Government Efficiency for Privacy Violations — At least eleven lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claiming violations of the 1974 Privacy Act.

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• Appeal filed — Grundmann v. Trump et al . (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00425 — Defendants appealed Judge Sooknanan's March 12 order granting Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to the D.C.
• Case update — State of California v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03372 — Defendants replied in support of their motion to transfer the case to the U.S.
• Case update — Svitlana Doe v. Noem (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10495 — Defendants petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency stay.

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• Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Rümeysa Öztürk — Judge William Sessions ordered the release of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk from ICE custody.
• Case update — Ozturk v. Hyde (D. Vt.) 1:25-cv-12334 — Following a hearing, Judge William Sessions ordered Ozturk's immediate release.

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• Stephen Miller Considers Suspending Habeas Corpus — Stephen Miller, a senior advisor in the Trump administration, stated that the administration is considering suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which would prevent individuals from challenging their detention in court.

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• Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin concedes North Carolina Supreme Court race — On May 8, Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, conceded the election to Democrat Allison Riggs.

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• Administration Halts Review of Air Traffic Control Oversight — Following a deadly collision involving an American Airlines jet and a U.S.

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• FAA Grants Increased Launch Permits to SpaceX Amid Environmental Concerns — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX permission to increase its rocket launches from Boca Chica, Texas, from 5 to 25 per year, concluding that the additional launches would have "no significant

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• White House Removes Vice Chair of National Transportation Safety Board — The White House has removed Alvin Brown, the Black vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), marking a significant and unprecedented action in modern history.

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• Trump administration seeks massive funding increase for ICE — The Trump administration is pursuing a budget reconciliation bill that would significantly increase funding for ICE, including $45 billion for detention centers and $14.4 billion for transportation and removal

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• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent avoids tariff question — During a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was evasive in response to a question from Representative Mark Pocan about who ultimately pays tariffs, suggesting consumers
• Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent avoids answering tariff question — At a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was evasive when asked by Representative Mark Pocan about who ultimately pays tariffs, indicating a reluctance to acknowledge the impact of

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• Trump administration offers $1,000 for self-deportation — The Trump administration announced a new initiative offering $1,000 and free airfare to undocumented immigrants who choose to self-deport.

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• EPA Receives New Chemical Submissions for February 2025 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for February 2025.

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• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Efforts to Dismantle VoA — A federal judge, Royce Lamberth, blocked the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle Voice of America (VoA) and other USAGM outlets.
• Appeal filed — Abramowitz v. Lake (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00887 — The D.C.
• Appeal filed — Widakuswara v. Kari Lake (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01015

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• Federal appeals court orders return of detained student Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont — A federal appeals court has upheld a district court's order to transfer Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, from an immigration detention center in Louisiana to Vermont.
• Case update — Ozturk v. Hyde (D. Vt.) 1:25-cv-12334 — The Second Circuit rejected the Defendants' appeal and held that Ozturk must be transferred to Vermont by May 14.

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• Case update — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03698 — Defendants filed their opposition to Plaintiffs' motion for a TRO, asserting Plaintiffs did not establish the immediacy TRO requirement and requesting that the court deny the motion.
• Case update — King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00814 — Plaintiffs filed a reply in support of their motion for a TRO, arguing that the Court does have jurisdiction and reasserting the above claims.
• Motion granted — King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00814 — Judge Barbara J.

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• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem refuses to acknowledge due process rights — During a meeting of the House Committee on Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem declined to answer a question from Representative Lauren Underwood regarding whether

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• Voice of America Contracts with One America News for Newsfeed — Voice of America (VoA), a government-funded organization, has contracted with One America News (OAN), a hard-right news network, to provide newsfeed and video services.

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• Attorney General Pam Bondi rolls back press protections — Following critical reporting by the New York Times and Washington Post regarding the Trump administration's claims about Venezuela, Attorney General Pam Bondi used this coverage as justification to roll back

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• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responds to media report — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard criticized the Wall Street Journal for allegedly politicizing and leaking classified information regarding intelligence-gathering efforts about Greenland, claiming it

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• FCC Seeks Comments on Information Collection — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a notice inviting public comments on its information collection practices under the Paperwork Reduction Act.