All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves in the First 7777 Days
The New York Times is tracking the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term. This page will be updated daily.
April 6 Day 77
Attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles in the West Texas outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, conferred with the girl’s family but did not speak at the ceremony, according to people in attendance. The girl had not been vaccinated against measles. Read more ›
Wished Trump could be president for 20 years
Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked on Fox News about Trump’s musings about running for a third term, said she wished he could stay in his position for another two decades but said he would “probably” be done after this term. Read more ›
Defended President Trump’s tariff policies
Trump’s leading economic advisers dismissed the turmoil that the tariffs have unleashed in financial markets around the world, insisting that the president’s trade war would ultimately improve the nation’s economic fortunes. Read more ›
April 5 Day 76
Revoked the visas held by South Sudanese passport holders
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the country’s transitional government had refused to accept in a “timely manner” repatriated citizens who were being deported by the Trump administration. Read more ›
Put on leave a Justice Dept. lawyer who questioned the decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche suspended Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director of the department’s immigration litigation division, for failing to “follow a directive” from his superiors. Read more ›
Fired U.S. aid workers in the quake zone in Myanmar
The workers, who were sent to Myanmar to assess how the United States could help with earthquake relief efforts, were fired while they were in the rubble-strewn city of Mandalay. Read more ›
Told U.S.A.I.D. employees to shred or burn classified and personal records March 11 ›
Announced that 83 percent of the programs run by the U.S. Agency for International Development would be canceled March 10 ›
Placed on leave an acting assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development who warned that dismantling the agency would cause suffering March 2 ›
Terminated about 90 percent of U.S. Agency for International Development grants and contracts Feb. 25 ›
Fired another 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. employees Feb. 23 ›
April 4 Day 75
Awarded multibillion-dollar space launch contracts to SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance
The Trump administration said it had awarded contracts to support space launches of defense satellites. SpaceX won the largest contract, valued at $5.9 billion. Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, won a $2.4 billion contract, and United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, was awarded a $5.4 billion contract. Read more ›
Called on Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, to cut interest rates
President Trump posted on social media that Mr. Powell should “stop playing politics” minutes before Mr. Powell made remarks warning that Mr. Trump’s tariffs risked stoking even higher inflation and slowing growth. Read more ›
Instructed the I.R.S. to begin another round of mass layoffs
In a late-afternoon email on Friday, the agency told employees that it would be further reducing its staff in the coming weeks. The announcement came less than two weeks before the April 15 tax deadline. Read more ›
Extended the deadline by which TikTok must separate from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban in the United States
President Trump announced in a social media post that he would sign an executive order granting a 75-day reprieve, the second such delay. Mr. Trump paused the initial enforcement of the ban in January. Read more ›
April 3 Day 74
Fired head of National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command
The far-right activist Laura Loomer called for Gen. Timothy D. Haugh’s removal during her meeting with President Trump. General Haugh was also seen by the administration as moving too slowly on its mandate to eliminate diversity programs. Read more ›
Fired six National Security Council officials after President Trump had a meeting with Laura Loomer, a far-right activist April 3 ›
Ms. Loomer has floated the baseless conspiracy theory that the Sept. 11 attacks were an “inside job” and is viewed as extreme even by some of Trump’s far-right allies.
Fired thousands of federal health workers April 1 ›
Laid off one of the leaders of the Food and Drug Administration’s response to bird flu April 1 ›
Cut a General Services Administration unit created to digitally modernize the government March 1 ›
Reinstated some programs at the Department of Health and Human Services that had been cut in the Trump administration’s purge of the agency
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, said some programs, including one that monitors and works to reduce lead levels among children, had been mistakenly eliminated. Read more ›
Threatened to cut funding at more universities
The administration sent Harvard a list of demands it needed to meet in order to end a review of $9 billion the school receives from the federal government. It also said it intended to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University. There are now five universities known to face potentially dire losses of federal funding over what the White House views as unchecked antisemitism on campuses. Read more ›
Threatened to withhold federal funding from public schools unless states verified the elimination of all diversity programs
A memo from the Education Department said that funding for schools with high percentages of low-income students was at risk pending compliance with the administration’s directive. Read more ›
April 2 Day 73
Unveiled expansive global tariffs in a significant escalation of President Trump’s trade fight, sending shock waves through the global economy
In a ceremony at the White House, President Trump unveiled a 10 percent tariff on all trading partners except Canada and Mexico, as well as double-digit tariffs on dozens of other countries that administration officials said had treated the United States unfairly. Read more ›
Froze funding from the Agriculture Department for education programs in Maine
It was the latest in a barrage of actions targeting the state since its Democratic governor sparred with President Trump over the issue of transgender athletes, at the White House in February. Read more ›
Demanded additional cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after extensive staff reductions
The Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, federal officials with knowledge of the matter told The Times. Read more ›
Picked a lawyer who has defended several key Trump loyalists for the Justice Department’s No. 3 post
The lawyer, Stanley Woodward Jr., has served the White House since January and rose to prominence representing President Trump’s personal aide in the investigation into his handling of classified documents. Read more ›
Cut a deal with the law firm Milbank after accusing the firm of ‘illegal D.E.I. discrimination’ in hiring
President Trump posted on social media that Milbank had agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono services for causes the administration supports. Read more ›
April 1 Day 72
Undermined President Biden’s pardons by questioning his mental acuity
Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, has seized on the unsubstantiated theory that the pardons Mr. Biden issued during his final months in office may be invalid because he lacked the mental capacity to consent to them. Read more ›
Planned to target another law firm that brought lawsuits against President Trump and his allies
The firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, employs Doug Emhoff, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband and a top investigator for the congressional committee that documented President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read more ›
Paused dozens of federal grants to Princeton University, the fourth Ivy League school that has seen its federal funding reduced or threatened
The Trump administration has eagerly pursued elite universities in recent weeks, accusing colleges of being insufficiently responsive to pro-Palestinian protests that it labeled as antisemitic. Read more ›
Fired thousands of federal health workers
The purge included senior leaders and top scientists charged with regulating food and drugs, protecting Americans from disease and researching new treatments and cures. Read more ›
Laid off one of the leaders of the Food and Drug Administration’s response to bird flu April 1 ›
Tristan Colonius, chief veterinary officer at the F.D.A., was supervising efforts to investigate bird flu illnesses in pets.
Cut a General Services Administration unit created to digitally modernize the government March 1 ›
Said the Department of Defense had spent $376 million in shoring up immigration enforcement activities
The number accounted for two months of administration immigration activities related to securing the border, a Pentagon official told the House Armed Services Committee. Read more ›
March 31 Day 71
Admitted that the U.S. has deported a legal immigrant because of an “administrative error”
In a legal filing, the administration still argued that American courts lacked the jurisdiction to have him released from the prison in El Salvador, where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is locked up. Read more ›
Said the administration would relax limits on pollution from cars, saying the move wouldn’t make a difference to the environment
Decades of science show that the pollution from automobile tailpipes has harmed the environment and public health. Read more ›
Made a DOGE employee the new acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace
A court document names the new official as Nate Cavanaugh, a tech entrepreneur who participated in the takeover of the institute’s headquarters earlier this month. Read more ›
Said it was important for the public to see harsh treatment of deportees in El Salvador
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, said on Fox News that “people need to see that image” of the Terrorism Confinement Center, whose conditions have alarmed human rights watchdogs. Read more ›
March 30 Day 70
Gave Elon Musk’s cost cutters access to a federal payroll system
By accessing the system, which is housed at the Interior Department, the DOGE workers now have visibility into sensitive employee information, such as Social Security numbers, and the ability to more easily hire and fire workers. Read more ›
Referred to three people who were arrested on the suspicion of vandalizing a Trump golf resort in Scotland with pro-Palestinian messages as ‘terrorists’
In the incident, earlier in March, the resort’s clubhouse was defaced with red paint and part of the course was dug up and painted with the phrase “Gaza is not 4 sale.” Read more ›
Criticized President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia over the lack of a cease-fire with Ukraine
President Trump said in an interview with Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” that he was “very angry” with Mr. Putin and that he could impose tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil. Read more ›
Suggested imposing so-called secondary tariffs on Iran and possibly bombing the country if Tehran didn’t make a nuclear deal
Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” relayed the comments from a conversation she said she had with President Trump before the show. Read more ›
March 29 Day 69
Fired nearly all U.S.-based staff at the Institute of Peace
The staff members at the institute, a government-funded independent nonprofit, received a late-night email on Friday telling them that their employment had ended. The email asked workers to sign a separation agreement with restrictions on seeking legal recourse over their firings. Read more ›
Said he wouldn’t fire the officials involved in a leaked Signal chat.
Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, had added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, to a chat group that discussed a planned attack on the Houthi militia in Yemen. Read more ›
Said he ‘couldn’t care less’ if car prices went up in response to his tariffs
President Trump said that he in fact hoped prices would rise on imported vehicles, driving buyers to American-made cars and trucks. Read more ›
Announced 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts March 26 ›
Threatened 25 percent tariffs against any country that buys Venezuelan oil March 24 ›
Warned other countries that they should not retaliate against the tariffs the United States is putting on their exports March 13 ›
Allowed sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to take effect March 12 ›
Notified Canada that its citizens would need to register when crossing the border into the United States March 11 ›
March 28 Day 68
Reiterated his desire to take the territory of Greenland, saying the United States ‘cannot do without it’
President Trump’s comments came as Vice President JD Vance briefly visited a base in Greenland. The trip was scaled back after the territory’s residents and officials made clear Mr. Vance was not welcome. Read more ›
Toned down his rhetoric on Canada after his first phone call with its new prime minister, Mark Carney
President Trump and Mr. Carney agreed to begin negotiations on trade. Read more ›
Made a deal with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a law firm, after threatening an executive order that would have punished the firm for its past work against the president
The firm agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono work on issues that President Trump supports. Read more ›
March 27 Day 67
Announced plans to lay off 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department
The layoffs are a drastic reduction in personnel for the health department, which had employed about 82,000 people and touches the lives of every American through its oversight of medical care, food and drugs. Read more ›
Asked Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, to stay in Congress rather than serve as ambassador to the United Nations
President Trump’s decision underscored the precarious position House Republicans are in with a narrow majority. It also highlighted concerns among some Republicans about their ability to win what should be safe Republican seats in districts like Ms. Stefanik’s. Read more ›
Moved to strip labor protections from civil servants across the federal government
Unions have been a major obstacle in President Trump’s effort to slash the size of the federal work force. Read more ›
Directed Vice President JD Vance “to eliminate improper, divisive or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums”
It is unclear how President Trump’s order will impact the establishment, because the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents is not appointed by the president. Read more ›
Suggested that federal judges be removed from cases scrutinizing Trump administration policies
“These judges obviously cannot be impartial,” Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed on Fox News. “They cannot be objective. They are district judges, trying to control our entire country, our entire country, and they are trying to obstruct Donald Trump’s agenda.” Read more ›
March 26 Day 66
Announced 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts
The move is intended to encourage U.S. auto production over the longer run but is likely to throw global supply chains into disarray and raise vehicle prices. Read more ›
Threatened 25 percent tariffs against any country that buys Venezuelan oil March 24 ›
Warned other countries that they should not retaliate against the tariffs the United States is putting on their exports March 13 ›
Allowed sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to take effect March 12 ›
Notified Canada that its citizens would need to register when crossing the border into the United States March 11 ›
Walked back plans to double metal tariffs on Canada after escalating threats March 11 ›
Announced JD Vance would lead a U.S. visit to Greenland
Officials from Denmark and Greenland, who did not extend an invitation to visit, called the move “aggressive.” Read more ›
Abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal health grants to states
The money has been used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues. Read more ›
Canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other infectious diseases
Nine of the terminated awards funded centers conducting research on antiviral drugs to combat so-called priority pathogens that could give rise to entirely new pandemics. Read more ›
Asked the Supreme Court to allow the cancellation of $65 million in grants for training teachers
The filing was the administration’s second emergency application this week objecting to a lower-court ruling against it, and the fifth since President Trump took office. Read more ›
March 25 Day 65
Ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize visa applicants’ social media, to bar those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country
The move came weeks after President Trump signed executive orders to deport some foreign citizens, including those who might have “hostile attitudes” toward American “citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles.” Read more ›
Downplayed the leak of war plans to a journalist who was inadvertently invited to a group chat via a messenger app
The editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote an article published on Monday detailing what he saw after he was mistakenly added to the text chat on the commercial messaging app Signal by Michael Waltz, the national security adviser. Read more ›
Called for proof of citizenship when voting
Voter fraud is exceedingly rare but constantly cited falsely by President Trump as a reason he lost the 2020 election. Read more ›
Announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt fighting in the Black Sea
The deal falls short of a complete pause in combat, and it remains unclear how and when such a limited truce would be carried out or how firm either side’s commitment was. Read more ›
March 24 Day 64
Disclosed war plans in a group chat that included a journalist, before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen
The editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote an article published on Monday detailing what he saw after he was mistakenly added to the text chat on the commercial messaging app Signal by Michael Waltz, the national security adviser. Read more ›
Invoked state secrets privilege in declining to provide a federal judge with details about deportation flights to El Salvador
The move sharply escalated the growing conflict between the administration and the judge — and, by extension, the federal judiciary — in a case that legal experts fear is precipitating a constitutional crisis. Read more ›
Asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling from a federal judge who ordered the administration to rehire thousands of fired federal workers
Federal judges have so far issued more than 40 temporary restraining orders or injunctions blocking administration programs, compared with 14 injuctions handed down during the first three years of the Biden administration, said Sarah M. Harris, the acting solicitor general. Read more ›
Said trips to Greenland planned for the second lady, Usha Vance, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, were ‘not provocation’
Greenland’s top officials have criticized the trips, which Prime Minister Mute B. Egede called “highly aggressive.” President Trump said, “We’ve been invited,” but he declined to specify by whom. Read more ›
Appointed President Trump’s spokeswoman and former personal lawyer as New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney
The appointee, Alina Habba, defended Mr. Trump in civil trials before serving as a spokeswoman for him during the 2024 campaign. Read more ›
March 23 Day 63
Said that federal education grants for children with disabilities wouldn’t be altered or be given to states to be appropriated for other purposes
Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who has been ordered to begin dismantling the agency, said funding for children with disabilities would not be changed or be allowed to be used for other purposes because Congress designated that money under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Read more ›
Planned to court corporate sponsors for the White House Easter Egg Roll
The White House moved to turn the annual Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance for companies to showcase their brands. Read more ›
Announced plans to send U.S. officials to Greenland amid Trump’s talk of a takeover
Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, and the second lady, Usha Vance, were among those scheduled to visit the semiautominous territory. Read more ›
March 22 Day 62
Broadened campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes
New memorandum threatened to use government power to punish any law firms that, in his view, unfairly challenge his administration. Read more ›
Planned to use protected taxpayer information to help in mass deportation push
Under a draft of an agreement between the Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the tax agency would verify whether immigration officials had the correct home addresses for people who have been ordered to leave the United States. Read more ›
Reached an agreement with Venezuela for the country to resume accepting deporation flights
Part of Venezuela’s willingness to accept the flights appeared related to the plight of Venezuelan migrants whom the Trump administration recently sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process. Read more ›
March 21 Day 61
Said it would end a Biden-era program for migrants from four Caribbean and Latin American nations
The program offered applicants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela the opportunity to fly to the United States and quickly secure work authorization. Read more ›
Filed a motion seeking to disqualify a federal judge from presiding over a lawsuit
The administration argued Judge Beryl A. Howell was too biased to hear a case brought by the law firm Perkins Coie over an executive order. Read more ›
Announced that the Education Department would no longer manage the nation’s student loan portfolio or supervise “special needs” programs
President Trump said other government entities would take over the core functions of the Education Department. Read more ›
Canceled a briefing with military leaders on top-secret war plans that Elon Musk had been expected to attend
It was called off after The New York Times published an article on the meeting. Read more ›
March 20 Day 60
Planned to provide Elon Musk with access to top-secret plans for any war that might break out with China
Providing Musk access to closely guarded military secrets would be a dramatic expansion of his already extensive role as an adviser to President Trump. Hours after reports of the planned briefing, officials denied that the session would be about military plans. Read more ›
Escalated its attacks on the judiciary by accusing a federal judge of trying to ‘usurp the presidency’
After having called for the impeachment of Judge James E. Boasberg, who has ordered the administration to provide him with flight data regarding the deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador, President Trump attacked the judge again. Read more ›
Dropped an executive order against a targeted law firm after it agreed to a deal
President Trump said the firm had agreed to a series of commitments, including a contribution of $40 million in legal services to causes Mr. Trump has championed. Read more ›
Signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the Department of Education
Congress and federal law stand in the way of shutting down the agency, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and supports programs for students with disabilities. Read more ›
Turned away a French scientist who had been traveling to the U.S. for a conference
The French government said the scientist was prevented from entering the country because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration’s policies on academic research. Read more ›
March 19 Day 59
Urged people to buy Tesla stock
The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, followed President Trump by supporting Elon Musk on Fox News. Tesla’s stock price has plummeted in the past two months. Read more ›
Said it will suspend about $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over its approach to transgender athletes
A White House official cited Penn’s past embrace of Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, as a member of its women’s swim team. Read more ›
Considered shutting down the H.I.V. prevention division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roughly one in four new diagnoses of H.I.V. is made with agency funds. Read more ›
March 18 Day 58
Called for the impeachment of Judge James E. Boasberg on social media
Judge Boasberg ruled against the administration over the president’s efforts to use a law from 1798 to speed deportations. Read more ›
Said the Social Security Administration would stop allowing changes made by phone
The change is expected to add stress to the agency’s already thinning work force. It would also make things more difficult for older and disabled beneficiaries who may have trouble getting into an office or struggle with online services. Read more ›
Threatened to withhold New York’s transit funding
The transportation secretary said in a letter that the M.T.A. must provide a long list of details about crime in New York City’s transit system or face the prospect of losing an untold sum of federal funding. Read more ›
Promoted two I.R.S. agents who had claimed that the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes was soft-pedaled
The two agents brought their concerns about the Hunter Biden tax case to House Republicans, and then became key witnesses in their unsuccessful attempt to impeach President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Read more ›
Fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission
The F.T.C., which enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws, typically has five members, with the president’s party holding three seats and the opposing party two. Read more ›
March 17 Day 57
Aimed to eliminate the E.P.A.’s scientific research arm
As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists could be fired. Read more ›
Repeatedly refused to answer a federal judge’s questions on deportations to El Salvador
A Justice Department lawyer argued that President Trump had broad authority to remove immigrants with little to no due process under an obscure wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Read more ›
Pulled Secret Service protection from former President Biden’s son and daughter
President Trump, in a social media post, announced that Hunter and Ashley Biden would lose their protection “effective immediately.” Read more ›
Moved to withdraw from a group that is investigating leaders responsible for the war in Ukraine
In 2023, the Biden administration joined the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Read more ›
Said that President Trump would discuss Ukraine’s land and power plants with Putin March 17 ›
Said the United States had been discussing with Ukraine territorial concessions that it would have to make as part of a peace agreement to end the war with Russia March 13 ›
Said that a cease-fire in Ukraine could happen in days if Russia agreed March 12 ›
Said the United States would resume military aid to Ukraine March 11 ›
Said Ukraine would need to give up territory to Russia for peace March 10 ›
March 16 Day 56
Killed a leader of ISIS in Iraq in a precision air strike
American forces worked in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and security forces to strike Al Anbar Province, Iraq, killing the ISIS leader and another operative, the U.S. Central Command said. Read more ›
Repeated claims from right-wing media that Biden used an autopen to sign official documents
Mr. Trump said on Truth Social that former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s pardons were “void” and “vacant.” The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or case law. Read more ›
Announced that the administration has sent hundreds of people accused of being Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
The administration hopes that the unusual prisoner transfer deal will be the beginning of a larger effort to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to rapidly arrest and deport those it identifies as members of the gang, Tren de Aragua. Read more ›
Deported a doctor with a valid visa despite a court order March 16 ›
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, a Lebanese citizen who traveled to her home country last month to visit relatives, was detained for 36 hours when she returned to the United States.
Posted a video of deportation flights to social media March 16 ›
Defended the detention of Mahmoud Khalil March 16 ›
Mr. Khalil is a Columbia University graduate and permanent legal resident of the United States who was arrested by the immigration authorities this month. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States should have never allowed him into the country.
Named a new acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement March 9 ›
Transported more migrants to Guantánamo Bay Feb. 23 ›
March 15 Day 55
Denied refusing to comply with a judge’s order to halt deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act
A statement from Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the order had been issued after the migrants “had already been removed from U.S. territory.” It did not specify where the flight was at the time of the judge’s order. Read more ›
Revised the command structure at the F.B.I.
The decision from Director Kash Patel is a shift after a quarter-century of an F.B.I. run under a structure put in place by Robert S. Mueller III after the Sept. 11 attacks. Read more ›
Invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an order to remove unauthorized immigrants with little due process
The order says that Venezuelans who are at least 14 years old, in the United States without authorization and part of the Tren de Aragua gang are “liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed.” Read more ›
Signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown
The Senate had passed the bill just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding that would have shut down the government. Read more ›
March 14 Day 54
Announced the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the United States
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and President Trump. Read more ›
Gave a speech at the Justice Department that flouted the agency’s independence and aired bitter grievances against his personal enemies
President Trump, once the target of federal prosecution, said he wanted to combat the “weaponization” of the department, even as he used its powers to punish enemies and reward allies. He also announced an ad campaign against fentanyl. Read more ›
Began an investigation of 45 schools participating in a diversity project that helps students seeking business school degrees
The program, called the Ph.D. Project, promotes the racial diversity of professors in the nation’s business schools. The Education Department opened the investigation. Read more ›
March 13 Day 53
Reached agreement with U.S. Postal Service to help in ‘identifying and achieving further efficiencies’
The Postal Service signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE. Mr. Musk has previously suggested the agency should be privatized. Read more ›
Demanded that Columbia University make major changes in student discipline and admissions
The Trump administration called for the school to formalize its definition of antisemitism, ban the wearing of masks intended to conceal identities and place the school’s Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department under “academic receivership.” Read more ›
Asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants
If the Trump administration succeeds, the policy could immediately go into effect in some parts of the country. Read more ›
Withdrew the administration’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Dave Weldon has repeatedly questioned the safety of the measles vaccine, and the nation is currently experiencing multiple measles outbreaks, including one in West Texas and New Mexico. Read more ›
March 12 Day 52
Moved to repeal dozens of the nation’s most significant environmental regulations
They include limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, protections for wetlands, and the legal foundation that allows it to regulate the greenhouse gases that are heating the planet. Read more ›
Dropped its pick for a top intelligence post because he is a critic of Israel
Daniel Davis, who is a skeptic of American intervention overseas, was undergoing a background check for the post that oversees the compilation of the President’s Daily Brief, a compendium of intelligence assessments. Read more ›
Canceled $20 billion in climate grants
The grants were issued to a total of eight nonprofit organizations through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which received $27 billion in funding from Congress through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Read more ›
Allowed sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to take effect
Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent hit metal imports from every country that sells steel and aluminum to the United States. Read more ›
Notified Canada that its citizens would need to register when crossing the border into the United States March 11 ›
Walked back plans to double metal tariffs on Canada after escalating threats March 11 ›
Suspended many of the tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico March 6 ›
Paused tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico for a month March 5 ›
Accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada of imposing tariffs on the U.S. “to stay in power” March 5 ›
March 11 Day 51
Abruptly cleared out a second group of migrants it brought to the American military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
It is the second time the administration has brought people to Guantánamo Bay only to remove them after a few weeks, a costly and time-consuming exercise. Read more ›
Fired more than 1,300 Education Department workers
The layoffs, along with earlier firings and resignations, mean that the department, which started the year with 4,133 employees, will now have a work force of about half that size. Read more ›
Promoted Tesla at the White House for Elon Musk
President Trump answered reporters’ questions while trying out five different Tesla cars, promising to buy one. Read more ›
Told U.S.A.I.D. employees to shred or burn classified and personal records
Erica Y. Carr, the agency’s acting executive secretary, ordered employees in an email to “shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break.” Read more ›
Announced that 83 percent of the programs run by the U.S. Agency for International Development would be canceled March 10 ›
Placed on leave an acting assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development who warned that dismantling the agency would cause suffering March 2 ›
Terminated about 90 percent of U.S. Agency for International Development grants and contracts Feb. 25 ›
Fired another 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. employees Feb. 23 ›
Fired hundreds of employees at U.S.A.I.D. working on humanitarian assistance Feb. 21 ›
Notified Canada that its citizens would need to register when crossing the border into the United States
The notification is the Trump administration’s latest move in an escalating confrontation with Canada that has been punctuated with successive tariffs and Mr. Trump’s renewed comments about annexing the country. Read more ›
Walked back plans to double metal tariffs on Canada after escalating threats March 11 ›
President Trump said at the White House that he would “probably” reduce the tariff on Canadian metals after the premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, said he would suspend an electricity surcharge on some U.S. states.
Suspended many of the tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico March 6 ›
Paused tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico for a month March 5 ›
Accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada of imposing tariffs on the U.S. “to stay in power” March 5 ›
Imposed 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China, sending shock waves through the economy March 4 ›
Said the United States would resume military aid to Ukraine
The news came as Ukraine said it would support a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia. Read more ›
Said Ukraine would need to give up territory to Russia for peace March 10 ›
Claimed Russia wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine March 6 ›
Paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine March 5 ›
Paused the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky March 3 ›
Claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine does not want peace with Russia March 3 ›
March 10 Day 50
Strayed from mainstream science and public health messaging in response to the worsening measles outbreak in West Texas
In an interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, made a muffled call for vaccinations and cheered on questionable treatments. Read more ›
Moved to deport a permanent legal U.S. resident who was a public face of protest against Israel
Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of protests over the Gaza conflict at Columbia University, was arrested a day earlier and told his green card had been revoked. Read more ›
Said Ukraine would need to give up territory to Russia for peace
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine should be “prepared to do difficult things.” Read more ›
Claimed Russia wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine March 6 ›
Paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine March 5 ›
Paused the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky March 3 ›
Claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine does not want peace with Russia March 3 ›
Ordered Pentagon to stop offensive cyberoperations against Russia March 2 ›
March 9 Day 49
Named a new acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Transported more migrants to Guantánamo Bay Feb. 23 ›
Proposed using U.S. military sites to detain undocumented immigrants Feb. 21 ›
Abruptly cleared out migrants sent to Guantánamo Feb. 20 ›
Left hundreds of deported migrants trapped in a Panama hotel after they were flown out by the U.S. military Feb. 18 ›
Shared shocking post of immigrant being deported Feb. 18 ›
Declined to rule out that a recession was possible this year
President Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China last week rocked stock markets and invited pushback from industries, including the largest automakers. Read more ›
Temporarily walked back the suspension of de minimis, a type of duty-free treatment Feb. 7 ›
Reversed decision to halt deliveries from China and Hong Kong Feb. 5 ›
Halted deliveries to the U.S. from China and Hong Kong Feb. 4 ›
Described 10% tariffs against China as just “an opening salvo” Feb. 3 ›
Officially announced tariffs on imports from China Feb. 1 ›
Promised to target more perceived foes at law firms
President Trump said he would go after lawyers he called “very dishonest people” after previously pulling security clearances from some who were involved in his first impeachment, targeting lawyers who worked for the special counsel and punishing a law firm that worked for Democrats during the 2016 campaign. Read more ›
March 8 Day 48
Arrested and sent to immigration detention a Palestinian activist at Columbia University who has legal permanent residency, according to detainee’s lawyer
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on social media that the United States would “revoke the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.” Read more ›
Warned Hamas militants to immediately release all the hostages held in Gaza or face death March 5 ›
Met in the Oval Office with eight hostages released from captivity in Gaza March 5 ›
Bypassed Congress to send $4 billion in weapons to Israel March 2 ›
Shared an AI video of Gaza developed as a luxury resort Feb. 25 ›
Threatened cutting U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt Feb. 10 ›
March 7 Day 47
Signed an executive order denying student loan relief to workers aiding immigrants and transgender youth
The order, signed by President Trump, would alter a student loan forgiveness program to exclude groups that engage in “substantial illegal activities,” which the order said included things like diversity initiatives. Read more ›
Suspended Ukraine’s access to U.S. satellite imagery
The Pentagon’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency described the sharing of imagery, which tracked the movement of Russian troops and damage to infrastructure, as “temporarily suspended.” Read more ›
Canceled $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University
The Trump administration blamed the university’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment during protests last year over the war in Gaza. Read more ›
March 6 Day 46
Ordered the creation of a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies
President Trump signed an executive order to create a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, an idea that has been widely criticized as a scheme to enrich crypto investors. Read more ›
Planned a ban on travel to the United States from certain countries
The ban would be broader than the versions President Trump issued in his first term, according to two officials familiar with the matter. Read more ›
Used federal marshals to force a federal aid agency to let DOGE employees inside
A day earlier, the U.S. African Development Foundation had refused entry to workers from the Department of Government Efficiency. Read more ›
Planned to close a dozen consulates and cut staffing overseas
Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions. Read more ›
March 5 Day 45
Proposed privatizing Amtrak, which has long been under scrutiny from Republican presidents
Elon Musk added the federally owned railroad to the list of government-funded services on his chopping board, calling it “embarrassing” and saying that privatization was the only way to fix it. Read more ›
Warned Hamas militants to immediately release all the hostages held in Gaza or face death
Met in the Oval Office with eight hostages released from captivity in Gaza March 5 ›
Bypassed Congress to send $4 billion in weapons to Israel March 2 ›
Shared an AI video of Gaza developed as a luxury resort Feb. 25 ›
Threatened cutting U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt Feb. 10 ›
Issued an ultimatum to Hamas Feb. 10 ›
Indicated that Republicans will punt the spending bill deadline again to September
President Trump suggested that Republicans would pass another short-term spending bill to buy time for a bigger bill that achieve spending and tax cuts. Read more ›
Paused tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico for a month
The announcement came after President Trump spoke with representatives from General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and Stellantis. Read more ›
Accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada of imposing tariffs on the U.S. “to stay in power” March 5 ›
Imposed 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China, sending shock waves through the economy March 4 ›
Ordered an increase in U.S. lumber production March 1 ›
Said that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect on March 4 Feb. 27 ›
Delayed tariffs on Canada Feb. 3 ›
Paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine
The measure, along with a military aid freeze, is part of a pressure campaign to force Ukraine’s government to cooperate with the White House’s plans to end the war with Russia. Read more ›
Paused the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky March 3 ›
Claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine does not want peace with Russia March 3 ›
Ordered Pentagon to stop offensive cyberoperations against Russia March 2 ›
Continued to attack President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after Friday’s heated exchange March 2 ›
Admonished President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an Oval Office meeting, shattering the three-year wartime partnership between Washington and Kyiv Feb. 28 ›
March 4 Day 44
Delivered the longest address to Congress in modern presidential history
The president reprised themes that animated his campaign and spent little time unveiling new policies. Read more ›
Planned to cut the I.R.S. work force in half
Losing half of its employees would severely strap the I.R.S., which has struggled for years with hiring and retaining a work force that can process millions of tax returns every year and conduct complex audits. Read more ›
Threatened to cut funding to schools that allow “illegal protests”
President Trump also said students who engage in protests would be arrested, imprisoned, deported or permanently expelled. Read more ›
March 3 Day 43
Paused the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky
The order took effect immediately and affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order. Read more ›
Claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine does not want peace with Russia March 3 ›
Ordered Pentagon to stop offensive cyberoperations against Russia March 2 ›
Continued to attack President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after Friday’s heated exchange March 2 ›
Admonished President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an Oval Office meeting, shattering the three-year wartime partnership between Washington and Kyiv Feb. 28 ›
Said he did not remember calling the Ukrainian president a dictator Feb. 27 ›
Deleted hundreds more claims from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s mistake-plagued “wall of receipts”
It had erroneously reported $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers, the second time in a week that DOGE had deleted some of its greatest claims of success. Read more ›
Quietly pushed to present evidence against Senator Charles Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to a federal grand jury over comments he made about Supreme Court justices in 2020
The unusual request came from Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a partisan ally of President Trump with no previous prosecutorial experience, but Justice Department officials have thus far rebuffed it. Read more ›
Said it would review the conviction of a former clerk of Mesa County, Colo., who was found guilty of state charges last summer of tampering with voting machines
The clerk had been convicted for a failed attempt to prove that the machines had been used to rig the 2020 election against President Trump. Read more ›
March 2 Day 42
Stopped short of fully endorsing measles vaccination amid an outbreak in West Texas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, said in an opinion piece for Fox News that vaccines “protect individual children from measles” and urged parents to talk with their doctors about their options. But he added that “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one.” Read more ›
Bypassed Congress to send $4 billion in weapons to Israel
For the second time in a month, the Trump administration skirted the process of congressional approval for sending arms to the country. Read more ›
Ordered Pentagon to stop offensive cyberoperations against Russia
The order appeared to be part of a broader effort to draw President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into talks on Ukraine and a new relationship with the United States. Read more ›
Continued to attack President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after Friday’s heated exchange March 2 ›
Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaned heavily on emotive language to push back against critics who have berated the Trump administration for being publicy hostile toward Mr. Zelensky.
Admonished President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an Oval Office meeting, shattering the three-year wartime partnership between Washington and Kyiv Feb. 28 ›
Said he did not remember calling the Ukrainian president a dictator Feb. 27 ›
Said he trusted Putin not to violate the terms of a potential peace deal with Ukraine Feb. 27 ›
Said Ukraine should look to Europe for security guarantees Feb. 26 ›
March 1 Day 41
Cut a General Services Administration unit created to digitally modernize the government
Dozens of technology specialists from the G.S.A.’s 18F unit worked on software and tech for agencies across the government, including the I.R.S. Free File service. Read more ›
Feb. 28 Day 40
Said the Social Security Administration would reduce its head count by more than 12 percent as part of President Trump’s initiative to drastically cut the federal work force
The Social Security Administration, which sends more than $126 billion each month to about 73 million retired and disabled beneficiaries, plans to cut roughly 7,000 workers from its 57,000-member work force. Read more ›
Said in a social media post that he would posthumously pardon the baseball star Pete Rose
President Trump also repeated his call for Mr. Rose, who was banned from the sport for gambling, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Read more ›
Pushed the Internal Revenue Service to turn over addresses of roughly 700,000 undocumented immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the I.R.S., giving the agency information about where they live, their families, their employers and their earnings. Read more ›
Offered Education Department employees buyouts ahead of what were described as “very significant” layoffs
Emails sent on Friday urged workers to consider a “one-time offer” of a taxable payment of up to $25,000 if they completed an application to retire or resign by the end of the day on Monday. Read more ›
Planned to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States
The order is expected to be largely symbolic but would be a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education. Read more ›
Admonished President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an Oval Office meeting, shattering the three-year wartime partnership between Washington and Kyiv
President Trump told Mr. Zelensky that “you don’t have the cards” to deal with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and Vice President JD Vance dressed down the Ukrainian leader as being “disrespectful” and ungrateful. Read more ›
Said he did not remember calling the Ukrainian president a dictator Feb. 27 ›
Said he trusted Putin not to violate the terms of a potential peace deal with Ukraine Feb. 27 ›
Said Ukraine should look to Europe for security guarantees Feb. 26 ›
Repeated false claims that Europe will get back the money it sent in aid to Ukraine, unlike the United States Feb. 26 ›
Opposed a U.N. resolution demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine Feb. 24 ›
Feb. 27 Day 39
Demanded that agencies prepare to close offices and relocate employees outside the Washington region
As part of President Trump’s “reduction of force” process, agencies must turn in a detailed list of divisions that should be consolidated or cut entirely by March 13. Read more ›
Took on Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as a volunteer at the Department of Government Efficiency
The billionaire will tackle one of the federal bureaucracy’s most intractable problems: an almost entirely paper-based retirement system for its employees. Read more ›
Said on social media that Iowa should approve a bill ending state civil rights protections for transgender people
A day after President Trump posted the message, Iowa’s governor signed the bill that made the state the first to eliminate such broad and specific protections for transgender people. Read more ›
Nominated Hung Cao as the next under secretary of the Navy
Mr. Cao, a retired Navy captain, has said the military needs “alpha” men and women who would “rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds.” Read more ›
Said he did not remember calling the Ukrainian president a dictator
President Trump has falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia and repeatedly disparaged President Volodymyr Zelensky, including by calling him a “dictator.” Read more ›
Said he trusted Putin not to violate the terms of a potential peace deal with Ukraine Feb. 27 ›
“I think he’ll keep his word,” President Trump said of President Vladimir V. Putin, underscoring his embrace of the Russian leader just a day before Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was scheduled to visit Mr. Trump in Washington.
Said Ukraine should look to Europe for security guarantees Feb. 26 ›
Repeated false claims that Europe will get back the money it sent in aid to Ukraine, unlike the United States Feb. 26 ›
Opposed a U.N. resolution demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine Feb. 24 ›
Pressured Ukraine to make a deal on natural resources agreement Feb. 22 ›
Said that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect on March 4
President Trump also said China would face an additional 10 percent tariff — on top of the 10 percent he imposed in February. Read more ›
Feb. 26 Day 38
Called for agencies to prepare for more mass firings
The memo from the White House budget director, Russell Vought, also suggested relocating some agency bureaus and offices away from Washington. Read more ›
Said the European Union was formed to ‘screw the United States’
The president said he wanted to hit the bloc with a 25 percent tariff over car imports. Read more ›
Moved to import eggs as their prices soar because of bird flu
Brooke L. Rollins, the agriculture secretary, said the United States was in talks with several countries to immediately secure egg imports as a short-term solution. Read more ›
Feb. 25 Day 37
Shared an AI video of Gaza developed as a luxury resort
The video was immediately scorned by many Palestinians, much as Arab nations rejected President Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza and assert U.S. control over it. Read more ›
Closed the Social Security Administration’s civil rights office
The S.S.A. described the office as redundant and put its employees on administrative leave. Read more ›
Announced plans for a “gold card,” a green card alternative for rich foreigners
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick explained that “the Trump gold card,” as he called it, would replace the EB-5 visa program, which similarly provides a pathway to citizenship for wealthy foreign investor types but has been an avenue for fraud. Read more ›
Clarified that Amy Gleason, a former health executive, was the acting DOGE administrator
The White House has insisted in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the cost-cutting team, adding to the sense of opacity surrounding it. Read more ›
Announced that the White House would handpick media outlets allowed into its press pool
The White House Correspondents’ Association, a 111-year-old group representing journalists who cover the administration, has long determined on its own which reporters would participate. Read more ›
Deleted five largest instances of alleged cost savings from the DOGE website
The New York Times and other media outlets had previously pointed out the DOGE list was riddled with errors. Read more ›
Feb. 24 Day 36
Declined to call President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who has ruled as an autocrat for a quarter-century, a dictator
“I don’t use those words lightly,” President Trump said, despite the fact that he described Volodymyr Zelensky, the democratically elected president of Ukraine, as a “dictator without elections” the week before. Read more ›
Opposed a U.N. resolution demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine
Pressured Ukraine to make a deal on natural resources agreement Feb. 22 ›
Said President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine did not need to participate in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia Feb. 21 ›
Blamed Zelensky instead of Putin for the Ukraine war Feb. 19 ›
Began high-level talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine Feb. 18 ›
Suggested falsely that Ukraine started the war with Russia Feb. 18 ›
Reinstated some fired F.D.A. employees
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Read more ›
Feb. 23 Day 35
Fired another 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. employees
Trump administration appointees in charge of U.S.A.I.D. sent employees an email saying that they were firing 2,000 workers and putting up to thousands of foreign service officers and other direct hires around the world on paid leave starting that night. Read more ›
Fired hundreds of employees at U.S.A.I.D. working on humanitarian assistance Feb. 21 ›
Fired the inspector general for U.S.A.I.D. Feb. 11 ›
Called for the closure of U.S.A.I.D. and accused the agency of rampant corruption Feb. 7 ›
Planned to reduce the work force at U.S.A.I.D. to 290 from more than 10,000 Feb. 6 ›
Forced nearly all U.S.A.I.D. employees to go on leave by Feb. 7 Feb. 4 ›
Transported more migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The military transported about 15 immigration detainees from Texas to the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, in Cuba, bringing in new migrants who have been designated for deportation days after it cleared the base of its first group of deportees. Read more ›
Proposed using U.S. military sites to detain undocumented immigrants Feb. 21 ›
Abruptly cleared out migrants sent to Guantánamo Feb. 20 ›
Left hundreds of deported migrants trapped in a Panama hotel after they were flown out by the U.S. military Feb. 18 ›
Shared shocking post of immigrant being deported Feb. 18 ›
Deported Asian migrants to Panama Feb. 12 ›
Named right-wing commentator as F.B.I. deputy director
The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau’s history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations. Read more ›
Feb. 22 Day 34
Pressured Ukraine to make a deal on natural resources agreement
“We better be close to a deal,” President Trump said during his speech at CPAC. Read more ›
Said President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine did not need to participate in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia Feb. 21 ›
Blamed Zelensky instead of Putin for the Ukraine war Feb. 19 ›
Began high-level talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine Feb. 18 ›
Suggested falsely that Ukraine started the war with Russia Feb. 18 ›
Announced a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire to end the war in Ukraine Feb. 12 ›
Sent an ultimatum to the federal work force
Elon Musk ordered federal workers on Saturday to respond to an email by summarizing their accomplishments for the week, or face termination. Read more ›
Feb. 21 Day 33
Fired hundreds of employees at U.S.A.I.D. working on humanitarian assistance
Fired the inspector general for U.S.A.I.D. Feb. 11 ›
Called for the closure of U.S.A.I.D. and accused the agency of rampant corruption Feb. 7 ›
Planned to reduce the work force at U.S.A.I.D. to 290 from more than 10,000 Feb. 6 ›
Forced nearly all U.S.A.I.D. employees to go on leave by Feb. 7 Feb. 4 ›
Moved to dismantle U.S.A.I.D. Feb. 3 ›
Said President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine did not need to participate in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia
Trump said in a radio interview that he had been watching Mr. Zelensky “negotiate with no cards” and he was “sick of it.” Read more ›
Blamed Zelensky instead of Putin for the Ukraine war Feb. 19 ›
Began high-level talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine Feb. 18 ›
Suggested falsely that Ukraine started the war with Russia Feb. 18 ›
Announced a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire to end the war in Ukraine Feb. 12 ›
Announced that the war in Ukraine would end by diplomacy with Russia at the table, and that the U.S. did not support Ukraine’s goal to restore its pre-2014 borders Feb. 12 ›
Blocked funds for biomedical research
The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction, despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money. Read more ›
Planned mass firings at the Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, the first of what officials said was likely to be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department, the government’s biggest agency. Read more ›
Fired six Pentagon officials
President Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the country’s senior military officer; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy; Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force; and the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Read more ›
Feb. 20 Day 32
Laid off about 6,700 employees at the Internal Revenue Service
More than 5,000 of those workers are part of the agency’s compliance teams, which deal with auditing and collections. Read more ›
Announced a staff cut of 84 percent at the office that funds recovery from disasters
The Office of Community Planning and Development, part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pays to rebuild homes and other recovery efforts after the country’s worst disasters. Read more ›
Abruptly cleared out migrants sent to Guantánamo
The removal of the Venezuelan migrants came amid questions about whether the government had legitimate legal authority to take people from ICE facilities in the United States to the base in Cuba. Read more ›
Left hundreds of deported migrants trapped in a Panama hotel after they were flown out by the U.S. military Feb. 18 ›
Shared shocking post of immigrant being deported Feb. 18 ›
Deported Asian migrants to Panama Feb. 12 ›
Said U.S. will hold migrants at Guantánamo Jan. 29 ›
Signed the Laken Riley Act into law Jan. 29 ›
Targeted government officials who had been fighting foreign interference in U.S. elections
The administration has reassigned several dozen officials working on the issue at the F.B.I. and forced out others at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Read more ›
Feb. 19 Day 31
Ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans for cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent from the defense budget over each of the next five years. Read more ›
Blamed Zelensky instead of Putin for the Ukraine war
President Trump repeated false claims about President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating and called him a “dictator.” Read more ›
Began high-level talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine Feb. 18 ›
Suggested falsely that Ukraine started the war with Russia Feb. 18 ›
Announced a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire to end the war in Ukraine Feb. 12 ›
Announced that the war in Ukraine would end by diplomacy with Russia at the table, and that the U.S. did not support Ukraine’s goal to restore its pre-2014 borders Feb. 12 ›
Floated desire for ‘an equal amount of something’ from Ukraine in exchange for U.S. support Feb. 7 ›
Issued guidance recognizing only two sexes
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Trump administration had adopted a set of official government “sex-based definitions.” Read more ›
Posted a statement and meme on social media comparing President Trump to a king
Mr. Trump himself posted “LONG LIVE THE KING!” on Truth Social. The White House then reinforced the message, recirculating it on Instagram and X with an illustration of Mr. Trump wearing a crown. Read more ›
Feb. 18 Day 30
Said the Health Department would scrutinize childhood vaccine schedules, psychiatric medications and other targets
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his first address to employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, said a new presidential commission would prioritize topics he cared about but that he said were “formerly taboo or insufficiently scrutinized” by mainstream scientists. Read more ›
Directed that all “Biden Era” U.S. attorneys be terminated
President Trump announced on his Truth Social account that he had ordered the removal of the attorneys because “the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before.” Read more ›
Sought to expand presidential power over agencies that Congress made independent
President Trump’s order asserts a power to block such agencies from spending funds on projects or efforts that conflict with presidential priorities. Read more ›
Left hundreds of deported migrants trapped in a Panama hotel after they were flown out by the U.S. military
They were stripped of passports, barred from seeing lawyers and told they would be sent to a makeshift camp near the Panamanian jungle. At the hotel, at least one person attempted suicide. Another broke his leg trying to escape. Read more ›
Shared shocking post of immigrant being deported Feb. 18 ›
The official White House account on X shared a video of a person in handcuffs preparing to board a plane, which was captioned “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight.”
Deported Asian migrants to Panama Feb. 12 ›
Said U.S. will hold migrants at Guantánamo Jan. 29 ›
Signed the Laken Riley Act into law Jan. 29 ›
Began high-level talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine
Senior American and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia and agreed to work on a path to ending the conflict. Ukraine was not invited. Read more ›
Suggested falsely that Ukraine started the war with Russia Feb. 18 ›
The president suggested that Russia was not responsible for the war that has devastated its neighbor and that Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion.
Announced a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire to end the war in Ukraine Feb. 12 ›
Announced that the war in Ukraine would end by diplomacy with Russia at the table, and that the U.S. did not support Ukraine’s goal to restore its pre-2014 borders Feb. 12 ›
Floated desire for ‘an equal amount of something’ from Ukraine in exchange for U.S. support Feb. 7 ›
Offered assistance to Ukraine in exchange for rare-earth minerals Feb. 3 ›
Feb. 17 Day 29
Fired more than 2,000 probationary workers at the Interior Department
The firings affected many agencies that oversee public lands controlled by the federal government. Read more ›
Forced schools to end race-based programs within two weeks
The Education Department said schools risked losing federal funding if they continued to take race into account when making scholarship or hiring decisions. Read more ›
Sought access to data held by the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department
The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive personal data about millions of Americans. Read more ›
Nominated Ed Martin, a far-right election denier, to be U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Martin, who sat on a board that raised cash for the Capitol rioters and pushed for their mass reprieve, is serving as interim U.S. attorney in Washington and must be confirmed by the Senate to be installed permanently. Read more ›
Feb. 16 Day 28
Asked the Supreme Court to vacate a lower court’s order that temporarily reinstated the head of the Office of Special Counsel
The filing amounts to a challenge to a foundational precedent that said Congress can limit the president’s power to fire leaders of independent agencies. Read more ›
Feb. 15 Day 27
Dropped a policy that prohibited contractors from having segregated facilities
A memo from the General Services Administration said the policy, which dates back to the civil rights era, was “not consistent with the direction of the president.” Read more ›
Announced on social media: ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’
President Trump pinned the message to the top of his Truth Social feed, then posted it on X. The official White House account on X posted his message in the evening. Read more ›
Appointed six new special assistants to the president in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs
Three join the White House Office of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Senate, and three join the White House Office of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more ›
Feb. 14 Day 26
Discussed plans to rip up the White House Rose Garden and replace it with a patio
Designers have drafted options for how to remake one of the White House’s most iconic and meticulously maintained spots to resemble a patio like the one at Mar-a-Lago. Read more ›
Fired 18 immigration judges
The president had pledged to hire more judges to address the growing backlog of 3.7 million immigration cases. There are more than 700 immigration judges, each of whom handles between 500 and 700 cases a year. Read more ›
Fired, then unfired, federal employees responsible for the readiness of America’s nuclear arsenal
About 300 probationary employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were fired, according to people familiar with the matter. The following day, at least some were told to come back to their jobs. Read more ›
Toughened security requirements for sponsors of migrant children
The decision could make it more difficult for minors who cross the border alone to be released from federal custody and united with family members in the United States. Read more ›
Appended a disclaimer disavowing ‘gender ideology’ to all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web pages that mention gender identity
The agency was forced by a court to restore the web pages, which were taken down because of President Trump’s executive order barring mention of gender identity. Read more ›
Accelerated plans for widespread work force cuts across multiple federal agencies
Federal workers at agencies such as the Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department learned Friday they would be losing their jobs. Staff at other agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Internal Revenue Service braced for layoffs next week. Read more ›
Scolded European leaders for failing to uphold democratic values and tacitly voiced approval of European far-right parties, alluding to support for Germany’s far-right party ahead of elections in the nation
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks, which were praised by the president, at the Munich Security Conference. Read more ›
Feb. 13 Day 25
Promised to ensure there are no conflicts of interest in any new government contracts awarded to Elon Musk
President Trump said of Mr. Musk, “We won’t let him do anything having to do with a conflict.” Mr. Musk’s companies secured $13 billion in government contracts over the past five years and have been the subject of numerous federal investigations and regulatory battles. Read more ›
Asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, to ‘study’ the safety of abortion pills
President Trump distanced himself from a proposed federal ban on abortion during his campaign, but his advisers have previously recommended using a long-dormant law to block the pills. Read more ›
Laid off dozens of people from the Office of Personnel Management
The agency manages the federal civilian work force and is coordinating President Trump’s efforts to drastically reduce its numbers. Read more ›
Announced ‘reciprocal’ tariffs that could overhaul the global trading system
The new tariff levels will be decided after taking into account tariffs that other countries charge the U.S., other taxes they charge on foreign products, the subsidies they give their industries, their exchange rates and other behaviors President Trump deems unfair. Read more ›
Feb. 12 Day 24
Falsely accused the federal government of paying millions to news organizations
President Trump called money paid to Politico, Reuters and The New York Times for subscriptions “buying the press” and said the money should be paid back to taxpayers. Read more ›
Announced a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire to end the war in Ukraine
Negotiations began on a phone call between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia to improve relations between the two countries. Mr. Trump held a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after speaking to Putin. Read more ›
Announced that the war in Ukraine would end by diplomacy with Russia at the table, and that the U.S. did not support Ukraine’s goal to restore its pre-2014 borders Feb. 12 ›
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, in his first meeting with NATO and Ukrainian defense ministers, that a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was “an unrealistic objective” and an “illusionary goal” in the peace settlement.
Floated desire for ‘an equal amount of something’ from Ukraine in exchange for U.S. support Feb. 7 ›
Offered assistance to Ukraine in exchange for rare-earth minerals Feb. 3 ›
Threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia Jan. 22 ›
Started firing probationary employees at the Education Department
The dismissal letters were sent out as a federal judge ruled that the administration’s deferred resignation program for federal workers could move forward. Read more ›
Became the chair of the Kennedy Center after firing its president
Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist who was ambassador to Germany during the first Trump administration, was appointed the center’s interim president. Read more ›
Nominated an oil and gas advocate to run the Bureau of Land Management
The agency within the Interior Department oversees grazing, logging, drilling and wildlife conservation on 245 million acres of public land. Read more ›
Feb. 11 Day 23
Ordered plans for ‘large-scale’ federal work force cuts and expanded Elon Musk’s power
Most executive branch departments would now need hiring approval from an official working with Mr. Musk’s cost-cutting team. Read more ›
Appointed loyalists as members of an independent advisory board on espionage policy
Those include Reince Priebus, his first White House chief of staff; Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, the daughter-in-law of and former presidential campaign manager for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; and Robert C. O’Brien, President Trump’s fourth and final national security adviser from his first term. Read more ›
Barred a reporter for The Associated Press from an event at the White House
The A.P.’s executive editor said that the outlet had been informed by the White House that it would not be allowed to attend the event unless it started referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Read more ›
Announced a variety of cuts at the Education Department totaling over $900 million
The cuts, made by Elon Musk’s team, appeared particularly aimed at hobbling the department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences. Read more ›
Feb. 10 Day 22
Moved to dismiss criminal case against Mayor Adams of New York
The Justice Department told prosecutors to drop the federal corruption case against Mr. Adams. Read more ›
Paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The law makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure business deals. The president said it created an uneven playing field for American firms. Read more ›
Threatened cutting U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt
President Trump wants the two Arab nations to take displaced Gazans under his plan to redevelop Gaza under U.S. leadership. Read more ›
Issued an ultimatum to Hamas Feb. 10 ›
President Trump said if all Israeli hostages were not released from Gaza by “12 o’clock” on Saturday, “all hell is going to break out.”
Defended Gaza takeover plan Feb. 6 ›
Tried to walk back President Trump’s proposal for Gaza Feb. 5 ›
Proposed that the U.S. take over Gaza Feb. 4 ›
Again floated idea of displacing Palestinians from Gaza Feb. 4 ›
Shielded Elon Musk’s DOGE from public records requests
The White House declared the documents Mr. Musk’s office produces and receives as presidential records. That could insulate the entity from public records requests under the Freedom of Information Act, as well as most judicial intervention, until at least 2034. Read more ›
Imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum
The move re-upped a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars on multiple fronts. Read more ›
Feb. 9 Day 21
Designated Feb. 9 as Gulf of America Day
The announcement was made as the president, aboard Air Force One, flew over the Gulf en route to the Super Bowl. Read more ›
Argued that the president has absolute powers over the executive branch that the courts cannot usurp
Lawyers for the Trump administration argued that a court order blocking Elon Musk’s aides from entering the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems impinged on the president’s powers. Read more ›
Ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies
It is unclear whether President Trump has the power to do this: Congress authorizes the manufacture of the nation’s coins, according to the U.S. Mint. Read more ›
Raised possibility of using the Department of Transportation to ‘kill’ congestion pricing in Manhattan
President Trump also vowed, in an interview with The New York Post, to eliminate bike lanes in New York. Read more ›
Feb. 8 Day 20
Halted work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In an email from Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, employees were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations. Read more ›
Announced he would strip security clearances of top Biden officials and prosecutors who brought cases against him
In an interview with The New York Post, the president said he would withdraw the clearances of former Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Letitia James, the New York attorney general; and Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, among others. Read more ›
Attacked a judge as an ‘activist’ after Elon Musk’s team was blocked from gaining access to a Treasury payment system
Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, called the judge’s decision “absurd and judicial overreach.” Read more ›
Feb. 7 Day 19
Fired the nation’s archivist
The National Archives became a target of President Trump after its leaders alerted the Justice Department that he had potentially mishandled classified documents after leaving office in 2021. Read more ›
Halted financial aid to South Africa and called for the resettling of white ‘Afrikaner refugees’ into the U.S.
The president has echoed conspiracy theories about the mistreatment of white South Africans in the post-apartheid era. Read more ›
Revoked former President Biden’s security clearances
President Trump suggested the decision was retribution for Mr. Biden’s curtailing of Mr. Trump’s access to classified information after the Jan 6. Capitol riot. Read more ›
Announced President Trump would install himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center
He also said he would dismiss several members of its board in a move to bring another Washington institution under his control. Read more ›
Announced a nearly $7.5 billion arms deal with Israel
The agreement, posted on X, appears to be the first publicly announced sale of bombs from the United States to Israel since 2015. Read more ›
Feb. 6 Day 18
Accidentally gave a young ally of Elon Musk the ability to make changes to a sensitive payment database at the Treasury Department
The details were revealed in a court case. Read more ›
Said that more than 40,000 federal workers had accepted the resignation program
Insisted the buyout offer for federal workers still held after a judge temporarily blocked it Feb. 6 ›
Offered National Security Agency workers the option to resign Feb. 5 ›
Offered C.I.A. employees option to quit Feb. 5 ›
Again tried to entice federal workers to resign Jan. 30 ›
Tried to entice millions of federal workers to resign Jan. 28 ›
Opened investigations related to executive order on transgender athletes
The Education Department is targeting two universities and a Massachusetts agency that oversees sports for many high schools in the state. Read more ›
Appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force to ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ in the federal government
President Trump also said he would create a new “presidential commission on religious liberty.” Read more ›
Said that CBS should lose its broadcast license
President Trump claimed that the news program ’60 Minutes’ had edited an interview with Kamala Harris in her favor. Read more ›
Feb. 5 Day 17
Disbanded a task force intended to prevent foreign influence in U.S. elections
The memo, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, also limits criminal enforcement of foreign lobbying cases. Read more ›
Claimed that Panama had agreed to stop charging fees for U.S. government vessels to traverse the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority denied these claims. Read more ›
Reversed decision to halt deliveries from China and Hong Kong
The reversal showed how crucial parts of global delivery systems are grappling with sudden changes in U.S. trade policy, sowing confusion among businesses and potentially delaying shipments. Read more ›
Offered National Security Agency workers the option to resign
Three government unions sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management — the federal government’s human resources division — to block the effort to persuade roughly two million federal employees to resign from their jobs early. Read more ›
Offered C.I.A. employees option to quit Feb. 5 ›
National security-related agencies had originally been partially exempted from the government-wide offer to workers to leave their jobs.
Again tried to entice federal workers to resign Jan. 30 ›
Tried to entice millions of federal workers to resign Jan. 28 ›
Aimed to prevent transgender students from participating in women’s sports
The directive relies on the Education Department — which President Trump has pledged to eliminate — to achieve its end, through a revised interpretation of federal civil rights laws. Read more ›
Provided an unclassified list of new C.I.A. employees to the Office of Personnel Management
The spy agency normally would prefer not to put these names in an unclassified system. Read more ›
Feb. 4 Day 16
Left instructions to ‘obliterate’ Iran if it assassinated President Trump
In fact, experts say, in the case of an assassination, a president’s successor would decide on any military action. Read more ›
Proposed that the U.S. take over Gaza
President Trump did not cite any legal authority giving him the right to take over the territory, nor did he address that forcible removal of a population violates international law and decades of American foreign policy consensus in both parties. Read more ›
Again floated idea of displacing Palestinians from Gaza Feb. 4 ›
President Trump reiterated his opinion that Jordan and Egypt could take them in, which the governments of both nations have rejected.
Falsely claimed U.S. sent $50 million in condoms to Gaza Jan. 29 ›
Suggested relocating Gazans to Jordan and Egypt Jan. 25 ›
Called for review of U.S. funding of the United Nations
The move cast uncertainty on the leadership role of the United States in the global body. President Trump also withdrew from the U.N.’s Human Rights Council and stopped funding UNRWA. Read more ›
Restored ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran to deny it paths to a nuclear weapon
It is far from clear that a new pressure campaign will work: President Trump also tried maximum pressure in 2018. Most outside analysts say it backfired. Read more ›
Forced nearly all U.S.A.I.D. employees to go on leave by Feb. 7
The American Foreign Service Association denounced “the unnecessary and drastic action” and said it was “exploring legal avenues” to protect its members. Read more ›
Feb. 3 Day 15
Ordered Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop most work
Employees were instructed not to issue or approve any proposed or final rules. They were also instructed not to start new enforcement investigations or work on existing ones. Read more ›
Said Canada should become part of the U.S.
“I’d like to see Canada become our 51st state,” President Trump said from the Oval Office. Read more ›
Moved to dismantle U.S.A.I.D.
Put Secretary of State Marco Rubio in charge of U.S.A.I.D. Feb. 3 ›
U.S.A.I.D. had functioned largely independently for over 60 years, and the move stoked fears about U.S. assistance around the world.
Discussed shutting down U.S.A.I.D. Feb. 3 ›
Said U.S.A.I.D. was run by ‘radical lunatics’ Feb. 2 ›
Punished U.S.A.I.D. officials for denying access to Elon Musk’s team Feb. 1 ›
Placed dozens of U.S.A.I.D. officials on leave Jan. 27 ›
Proposed a “sovereign wealth fund” to buy TikTok
It is unclear how the United States, which already spends more money than it collects in taxes, would finance such a fund. Read more ›
Offered assistance to Ukraine in exchange for rare-earth minerals
President Trump has long voiced reluctance to continue sending billions of dollars in weapons and other equipment to Ukraine, arguing that it costs the U.S. too much. Read more ›
Feb. 2 Day 14
Reiterated stance that the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal
Panama’s leader said he was sure that President Trump would not seize the canal. Read more ›
Acknowledged tariffs could have negative consequences
“Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!),” President Trump posted on his social media platform. Read more ›
Said U.S.A.I.D. was run by ‘radical lunatics’
President Trump disparaged the government agency while praising Elon Musk as a “very smart guy.” Read more ›
Threatened to cut off aid to South Africa
President Trump falsely accused the South African government of “confiscating land” from white farmers. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said his country had not seized land and that other than a program to battle H.I.V. and AIDS, South Africa receives no funding from the United States. Read more ›
Feb. 1 Day 13
Punished U.S.A.I.D. officials for denying access to Elon Musk’s team
The agency’s two top security officials were put on administrative leave after they refused to give representatives of Mr. Musk access to internal systems. Read more ›
Jan. 31 Day 12
Pushed out a Treasury official for denying access to Elon Musk’s team
The official refused to let Mr. Musk’s team into the government’s payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding. Read more ›
Planned possible F.B.I. purge
Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, ordered acting F.B.I. leadership to compile a list of all agents and F.B.I. staff who worked on Jan. 6 investigations. Read more ›
Jan. 30 Day 11
Again tried to entice federal workers to resign
The administration reiterated its earlier offer to take a second job or travel and remain on the federal payroll for months. Read more ›
Blamed D.E.I. for deadly midair collision over the Potomac
President Trump cited no evidence that diversity programs had anything to do with the fatal crash of a miltary helicopter and a passenger jet. Read more ›
Jan. 29 Day 10
Said U.S. will hold migrants at Guantánamo
President Trump ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of deportees at the Navy base at Guantánamo Bay. Read more ›
Rescinded the freeze in federal grants and loans
The freeze was temporarily blocked by two courts after plaintiffs raised challenges. Read more ›
Jan. 28 Day 9
Tried to entice millions of federal workers to resign
In an effort to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force and push out people who do not support President Trump’s political agenda, the administration offered roughly two million federal workers the option to resign but be paid through the end of September. Read more ›
Removed Gen. Mark Milley’s security detail and revoked his clearance
General Milley had been Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman in the first Trump administration and has been a target of threats by Iran. Read more ›
Restricted gender-affirming treatments for minors
The order directs agencies to take a variety of steps to curtail surgeries, hormone therapy and other regimens. Read more ›
Revoked deportation protections for Venezuelans
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, repealed an 18-month extension of deportation protections that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted to more than 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States. Read more ›
Jan. 27 Day 8
Paused federal grants and loans
The directive from the White House budget office threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs. Read more ›
Moved toward pushing transgender people out of the military
The order suggested that transgender identity is inherently dishonest, saying, “A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.” Read more ›
Ordered development of a missile defense system like Israel’s
Experts immediately raised questions about whether an Iron Dome-style system was feasible for the United States, which is more than 400 times the size of Israel. Read more ›
Joked about running for a third term
President Trump has floated this idea several times. Read more ›
Jan. 26 Day 7
‘DoD ≠ DEI*’
In one of his first directives, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, sent a handwritten note on his official letterhead that said: “DoD ≠ DEI*.” The asterisk, he added below, denoted “no exceptions, name-changes or delays. Those who do not comply will no longer work here.” Read more ›
Jan. 25 Day 6
Said the U.S. may consider rejoining the W.H.O.
“Maybe we would consider doing it again, I don’t know. Maybe we would. They would have to clean it up,” President Trump said of the health agency. Read more ›
Suggested relocating Gazans to Jordan and Egypt
“You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,” President Trump said. Read more ›
Jan. 24 Day 5
Ordered removal of third-gender option on IDs
The administration ordered the removal of “X” as a third-gender option for United States government-issued identification, including passports. Read more ›
Suggested that FEMA should be shut down
Closing the Federal Emergency Management Agency would require congressional action. Read more ›
Fired more than a dozen inspectors general
The firings defied a law that says presidents have to give Congress 30 days’ notice and a written “substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons” before any such removal. Read more ›
Jan. 23 Day 4
Said California should not get federal aid for wildfires
President Trump said he did not think the state should receive aid unless it changed environmental policies he has criticized. He also suggested he might withhold money from cities that do not cooperate with his immigration crackdown. Read more ›
Required trans women to be housed in prisons for men
President Trump ordered federal prisons to house transgender women in men’s facilities and to halt medical treatments related to gender transition. Read more ›
Vowed to release records on Kennedy and King killings
President Trump ordered the nation’s security agencies to develop plans to release all government records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more ›
Pledged to retake the Panama Canal
“We’re going to have to take it back,” President Trump said in an interview with Sean Hannity, the Fox News host. Read more ›
Jan. 22 Day 3
Pardoned creator of Silk Road, a dark web marketplace
Ross Ulbricht was convicted on charges that included distributing illegal drugs on the internet. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. Mr. Ulbricht remained popular with cryptocurrency enthusiasts, some of whom have called for his release, because Silk Road was one of the first venues where people used Bitcoin to buy and sell goods. Read more ›
Jan. 21 Day 2
Ordered diversity efforts to be shut down
Agencies were ordered to place all D.E.I. staff on paid administrative leave, effective immediately, by 5 p.m. on Jan. 22, and to make plans for staff reductions by the end of the day on Jan. 31. Read more ›
Directed the Federal Aviation Administration to halt D.E.I. hiring practices
The administration, without citing examples, asserted that practices that sought diversity, equity and inclusion have endangered passengers on airlines. Read more ›
Announced a $100 billion A.I. initiative called Stargate
The joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle was an early trophy for President Trump, even though the effort predated his taking office. Read more ›
Promised to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico
“We’re thinking in terms of 25 percent on Mexico and Canada,” President Trump said in the Oval Office. “I think we’ll do it Feb. 1.” Read more ›
Jan. 20 Day 1
Ordered 60-day pause on approvals for all ‘renewable energy development’ on public lands
President Trump, a longtime opponent of wind turbines, more recently began criticizing solar panels. In an interview with Fox News, he said: “You know what else people don’t like? Those massive solar fields built over land.” Read more ›
Moved to end birthright citizenship
A president cannot amend the Constitution on his own, and any executive order to restrict or abolish birthright citizenship is almost certain to be challenged in court as a violation of the 14th Amendment. Read more ›
Renamed Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
The president also said he would return Denali, North America’s tallest peak, which has an Alaska Native name, to its earlier name, Mount McKinley. Read more ›
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