Trump Action Archive

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• ICE Plans to Privatize Deportation Operations in Texas — ICE is exploring plans to privatize its deportation operations in Texas by launching a privately-run transportation system.

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• Trump Administration Files Emergency Appeal — The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court to uphold the firing of Shira Perlmutter, the copyright chief of the Library of Congress, who is challenging her termination.

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• Federal government shutdown continues amid budget deadlock — The U.S.
• Democrats refuse to fund government without tax credit extension — Democrats have stated they will not agree to fund the government until Republicans collaborate to extend premium tax credits that support access to the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
• House of Representatives cancels business for the week — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced the cancellation of House business for the upcoming week, resulting in only 20 days of work over the past 17 weeks.

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• Trump Administration Sends Furlough Notices to NNSA Staff — The Trump administration issued furlough notices to most civilian staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages the U.S.

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• Trump Administration Assembles Task Force to Purge 'Deep State' — The Trump administration has formed an interagency task force to execute the president's directive to purge the so-called "Deep State." The task force includes officials from the FCC, FBI, IRS, and other agencies.

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• Judge grants temporary restraining order against Trump’s mass layoffs — A federal judge in California granted a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump's mass layoffs of federal employees, which unions argue are unlawful and aimed at stripping collective bargaining rights.

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• Federal government shutdown continues amid Medicaid cuts dispute — The federal government shutdown persists as Democrats demand Republicans address recent Medicaid cuts under Donald Trump and extend health insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
• Senate Fails to Pass Funding Resolution Amid Government Shutdown — The U.S.
• Government shutdown continues, affecting legislative processes — As of October 21, 2025, the U.S.

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• Executive Order on Federal Hiring Accountability — On October 15, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring." This order mandates that no federal civilian positions may be filled or created unless

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• Former IG fired at Export-Import Bank — A former Inspector General was fired by Trump at the Export-Import Bank, raising concerns about the erosion of independent oversight and accountability within federal agencies.
• Trump administration fires independent watchdogs — The Trump administration has fired independent watchdogs, which is part of a series of actions aimed at consolidating executive power.
• Trump administration purges career officials — The Trump administration has purged career officials viewed as disloyal, further consolidating executive power.

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• White House announces federal worker layoffs amid government shutdown — The White House, through Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced layoffs of more than 4,000 federal workers as the government shutdown nears its third week.
• Administration begins layoffs amid government shutdown — The White House announced layoffs of federal workers as the government shutdown nears its third week.
• Trump Fires 4,000 Federal Employees in CDC Purge — The Trump administration has initiated another round of layoffs, reportedly to pressure Democrats during the government shutdown.

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• DHS Reassigns National Security Specialists to Immigration — The DHS reassigned hundreds of national security specialists to immigration enforcement, with employees facing job loss if they refuse.

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• FBI Reassigns Agents to Immigration Enforcement — The Washington Post reported that nearly one in four FBI agents has been reassigned to immigration enforcement, affecting the staffing of major field offices.
• FBI agents reassigned to immigration enforcement — Nearly half of FBI agents in the US's major field offices have been reassigned to support immigration enforcement, according to data obtained by Senator Mark Warner.

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• CIA Deputy Director Demotes Acting General Counsel — The deputy director of the CIA demoted the agency's acting general counsel and assumed the role himself, a move criticized as "bizarre" by legal ethics experts.

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• FBI Fires Trainee for Pride Flag — CNN reported that FBI Director Kash Patel fired a trainee for displaying a pride flag on his desk.
• FBI Director Kash Patel fires employee for displaying Pride flag — FBI Director Kash Patel has dismissed a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in their workspace during a past assignment.

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• Education Department employees report manipulation of out-of-office messages — Employees at the Department of Education discovered that their out-of-office email messages had been altered to include partisan talking points blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

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• Judge Rules Against Trump's Acting US Attorney — A federal judge ruled that Trump's acting US attorney for Nevada is not validly serving in her position, marking the second time a Trump-appointed acting US attorney has had their authority stripped by the courts.

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• Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation — On Tuesday, several U.S.
• Federal Agencies Blame Democrats for Looming Government Shutdown — Following the Senate's failure to pass a funding resolution, various federal agencies sent emails to employees blaming Democrats for the impending government shutdown.
• Federal agencies engage in partisan political activity during shutdown — During the 2025 US federal government shutdown, several federal agencies have been found using out-of-office emails and websites to blame Democrats for the shutdown.

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• Trump administration orders federal agencies to plan large-scale firings — The Trump administration has instructed federal agencies to prepare for large-scale firings of workers if Congress fails to authorize more funding by the Tuesday deadline, potentially leading to a government shutdown.

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• White House Directs Agencies to Prepare for Firings in Event of Government Shutdown — The White House, through a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has instructed federal agencies to prepare for large-scale firings if the government shuts down next week.
• Trump Administration Threatens Mass Firings — On September 25, 2025, Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought threatened that if Democrats do not pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration would attempt to

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• US Attorney Erik Siebert Resigns Under Pressure from President Trump — Erik Siebert, the federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned after President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Siebert's inability to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with
• Trump directs attorney general to appoint Lindsey Halligan as interim US attorney — Former President Trump directed his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to appoint Lindsey Halligan as interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia.
• Trump Appoints Lindsey Halligan as US Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia — Former President Donald Trump appointed Lindsey Halligan, one of his former personal lawyers, as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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• Revocation of Security Clearance for Ex-CIA Officer Joel Willett — Joel Willett, a former CIA officer, had his security clearance revoked by the Trump administration's director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

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• Trump administration fires Susan Monarez, CDC director — The Trump administration fired Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after she clashed with Health Secretary Robert F.

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• Kash Patel denies politicizing FBI in Senate hearing — On September 16, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate judiciary committee for an oversight hearing.
• FBI director Kash Patel testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee — FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his performance during the investigation of Charlie Kirk's murder and the Epstein case.

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• Ex-FBI Officials Sue Kash Patel for Wrongful Termination — Three former senior FBI officials, Brian Driscoll Jr, Steven Jensen, and Spencer Evans, have filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel and the federal government, alleging wrongful termination due to political

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• Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Mass Firings — A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit by 19 states and DC challenging the Trump administration's mass firings of federal probationary employees, ruling they lacked legal standing.