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Executive Orders and Other Actions Last updated 1/31/2025
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Jan. 20, 2025, An executive order was issued "guaranteeing the states protection against invasion."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "designating cartels and other organizations as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists." The order says, in part, "I hereby declare a national emergency, under IEEPA, to deal with those threats."	One lawsuit filed: Make the Road New York v. Benjamiine Huffman (Acting Secretary of Homeland Security) et al. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued to create a process for "restoring names that honor American greatness." Renaming Alaska's Mt. McKinley (now "Denali") seems to be a pet project. It is under this executive order that Trump plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." According to thestreet.com: "While the Denali-Mount McKinley change can be instituted by executive order, the Gulf of Mexico is a shared body of water bordering Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba. The naming is not governed by any international protocol, so a renaming would apply only within the U.S. Other countries would be free to continue referring to it as the Gulf of Mexico, a name dating to the 1670s."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "reforming the federal hiring process and restoring merit to government service." See Pete Hegseth. "Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), shall develop and send to agency heads a Federal Hiring Plan" that shall include specific agency plans to improve the allocation of Senior Executive Service positions in the Cabinet agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Management and Budget, the Small Business Administration, the Social Security Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Personnel Management, and the General Services Administration. ..."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issyed "ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "defending women from general ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government." The federal government will recognize just two genders.	Maria Moe v. Donald Trump, et al. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, DHS issued a policy memo regarding the immigration enforcement against places of worship.	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security v. Donald Trump, et al. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "establishing and implementing the president's "department of government efficiency." This executive order renames the United States Digital Service as the United States DOGE Service (USDS) and puts it within the "Executive Office of the President." The order requires "each Agency Head shall establish within their respective Agencies a DOGE Team of at least four employees" that "shall commence a Software Modernization Initiative to improve the quality and efficiency of government-wide software, network infrastructure, and information technology (IT) systems." Vivek Rameswamy is already out; he's has left "DOGE" to run for governor of Ohio.	Three lawsuits filed, all on the basis that DOGE violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972. Democracy Forward National Security Counselors Public Citizen
Jan. 20, 2025, a memorandum to the Treasury Secretary and the U.S. Trade Representative was issued establishing "the organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)." With this memo Trump effectively pulled the U.S. out of the global minimum corporate tax agreement reached by President Biden.	Lentini v. Department of Government Efficiency Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget Public Citizen v. Trump Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued regarding "organization of the national security council and subcommittees."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "reevaluating and realigning United States foreign aid."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued for the "temporary withdrawal of all areas on the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leasing and review of the federal government's leasing and permitting practices for wind projects."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued declaring a national energy emergency."
Jan. 20, 2025, a memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies was issued "restoring accountability for career senior executives." This is Schedule F. Jan. 28, 2025: The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo showing how Trump is planning to reclassify thousands of federal employees and strip them of legal protections from political firings. It's so "broadly worded; just about anyone in the civil service could be swept up into this category," said Alan Lescht, a D.C.-based employment lawyer who represents federal workers.	Two lawsuits filed National Treasury Employees Union v. Donald J. Trump et al. Summary Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Donald Trump et al. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, a memorandum was issued for the administrator of the General Services Administration "promoting beautiful federal civic architecture."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued, an "America first policy directive to the Secretary of State."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "restoring the death penalty and protecting public safety."
Jan. 20, 2025,an executive order was issued "protecting the United States from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "unleashing Alaska's extraordinary resource potential." "Rescinds, revokes, revises, amends, defers, or grants exemptions from any and all regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies and any other similar agency actions during the Biden administration that are inconsistent with this executive order."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "protecting the American people against invasion."	Organized Communities Against Deportations et al v Benjamine Huffman (Acting Secretary of Homeland Security) et al
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "putting people over fish: stopping radical environmentalism to provide water to southern Califoria."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "securing our borders." This EO discontinued the CBP One app that had been used to allow migrants to schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry. The notice said that existing appointments have been cancelled.	Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Summary
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "protecting the meaning and value of American citizenship." A reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment in an attempt to end birthright citizenship.	Five lawsuits have been filed: New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Donald J. Trump    On Jan. 23, 2025, responding to State of Washington et al v. Donald J. Trump et al, Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. O. Doe; Brazilian Worker Center, Inc; La Colaborativa v. Donald J. Trump et al    On Jan. 23, 2025, responding to State of Washington et al v. Donald J. Trump et al, Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. State of New Jersey et al v. Donald J. Trump. The "et al" are Massachusetts, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and the City and County of San Francisco    On Jan. 23, 2025, responding to State of Washington et al v. Donald J. Trump et al, Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. Casa v. Donald Trump    On Jan. 23, 2025, responding to State of Washington et al v. Donald J. Trump et al, Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. State of Washington v. Donald J. Trump et al    On Jan. 23, 2025, Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order against the Executive Order.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "unleashing American energy."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "clarifying the military's role in protecting the territorial integrity of the United States."
Jan. 20, 2025, a memorandum was sent to the Secretary of State> about the "America first trade policy."
Jan. 20, 2025, a memorandum was issued "to resolve the backlog of security clearances for executive office of the president personnel." Lowering the standards to get a security clearance?
Jan. 20, 2025, a proclamation "declaring a national emergency at the souther border of the United States" was issued. This order declares an emergency at the southern border, authorizes DoD to send military troops there, and orders that the border wall be built.
Jan. 20, 2025, a executive order was issued "holding former government officials accountable for election interference and improper disclosure of sensitive governmental information." This order revokes the security clearances of 49 former intelligence officials for their public statement in warning of the risk of Russian disinformation in the 2020 election.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "restoring accountability to policy-influencing position within the federal workforce."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization."
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued regarding the "application of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applictions Act to TikTok." With this executive order, Trump is attempting to override a bill passed by Congress and extending the ban deadline for 75 days. It seems that the goal is to allow time for gaggle of billionaires to buy TikTok - Canadian Kevin O'Leary? Elon Musk?. In its current form TikTok gathers data on its users that is stored in China. If an American company buys TikTok, will the app continue to gather data on its users and store it in the U.S.? Canada? Too bad we never got a round to passing a privacy law in the U.S.	Trump does not have the authority to extend the deadline. Despite this executive order, TikTok is no longer available from Google Play nor the Apple Store, which says "Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates."
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement "grant[ing] pardons and commutation of sentences for certain offenses relating to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021." The document specifically names [Elmer] Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Thomas Caldwell, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallego, David Moerschel, Joseph Hackett, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola and Jeremy Bertino. The document also grants a "full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021." Of the nearly 1600 rioters who pled guilty or were found guilty of offenses on that day, just 211 were released from prison. Those who were in prison were often the most violent on Jan. 6. Those not released on Jan, 20, 2025 have already served their sentences. Proud Boy leader, Enrique Tsrrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, was also pardoned. Presumably, Tarrio's pardon extends to his 2021 conviction for the destruction of church property at a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. and his attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "putting America First in international environmental agreements." "The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately submit formal written notification of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change."
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement was issued "delivering emergency price relief for American families and defeating the cost-of-living crisis." "I hereby order the heads of all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergency price relief, consistent with applicable law, to the American people and increase the prosperity of the American worker." Good luck with that!
Jan. 20, 2025, an order was issued for a "hiring freeze."
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement ordering a "regulatory freeze pending review" was issued.
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement ordering "return to in-person work" was issued. Administration officials claimed only about 6% of federal employees work full-time in office, but that figure was contradicted by data from the Office of Management and Budget, which reported to Congress in August that 54% of federal employees work fully on-site during all working hours. Another 46% were eligible to telework, and they spent an average of 61% of working hours in office. Only 10% of federal workers were in fully remote positions.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "ending the weaponization of the federal government." As described to ABC News by multiple sources earlier Monday, the order would not explicitly direct any criminal investigations, but would direct the incoming attorney general and the heads of all departments and agencies to review law enforcement activity and actions taken by the intelligence community over the course of Joe Biden's presidency -- a sign that Trump would seek to "investigate the investigators," as he has previously indicated he would.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued "restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship." This order directs the Attorney General to investigate the Biden administration for its efforts to combat disinformation.
Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order was issued for "initial rescissions of harmful executive orders and actions." This executive order revokes executive orders issued by Joe Biden, such as the executive order removing Cuba from the list of terrorist countries, putting Cuba back on the list of terrorist countries. Also revoked: Executive Order 14087, designed to identify a list of prescription drugs that would, under the plan, require only a $2 copay a month for anyone on Medicare.
Jan. 20, 2025, a proclamation was issued for "flying the flag of the United States at full-staff on inauguration day" because the flag was supposed to fly at half mast in honor of the death of former president, Jimmy Carter.
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement was issued "designating chairmen and acting chairmen" of various boards and commissions. At least some of these people are his nominees.
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement was issued announcing "acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions" until his nominees can be confirmed. These people are not the people he has nominated.
Jan. 20, 2025, a statement was issued announcing Trump's nominees for "sub-cabinet appointments."
Jan. 20, 2025, officially annoucing Trump's nominees for "cabinet and cabinet-level appointments." (Many had been nominated by "blert.")
Jan. 21, 2025, an executive order was issued "keeping Americans safe in aviation." This order goes after DEI in the FAA.
Jan. 21, 2025, a statement was issued "ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity."
Jan. 21, 2025, Trump pardoned Libertarian Ross Ulbricht, but Ulbricht's pardon is not listed at the White House's Presidential Actions page. Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road between 2011 and 2013. There, people could buy illegal drugs, fake driver's licenses, pornogrpahy or hire a hit man.
Jan. 21, 2025, DHS issued a directive "terminat[ing] all categorical parole programs that are contrary to the policies of the United States established in [Trump's] Executive Orders," including the humanitarian parole program for people from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela."
Jan. 21, 2025, DHS issued a directive rescinding guidance from the Biden administration that prevented ICE and CBP from entering "protected areas" that primarily consisted of places where "children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments."
Jan. 22, 2025, a statement was issued announcing "nominations transmitted to the Senate." These are under secretary and deputy secretary positions.
Jan. 22, 2025, emails were sent to federal workers warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors.
Jan. 22, 2025, a "fact sheet: president Donald J. Trump delivers emergency price relief for American families to defeat the cost-of-living crisis." That is, cut regulations intended to protect consumers and the climate.
Jan. 22, 2025, a "fact sheet: president Donald J. Trump declares a national emergency at the southern border."
Jan. 22, 2025, a "fact sheet: president Donald J. Trump protects the states and the American people by closing the border to illegals via proclamation."
Jan. 22, 2025, an "executive grant of clemency for Andrew Zabavsky." In Oct. 2020, Zabavsky was one of two officers for the Metropolitan Police Department who spotted Hylton-Brown driving a moped helmetless and pursued him at high speeds until he was eventually struck and killed by an uninvolved motorist. Then the two officers covered up what they had caused.
Jan. 22, 2025, an executive order was issued designating "Ansar Allah as a foreign terrorist organizaton." "Ansar Allah" is the official name for the Houthi movement.
Jan. 22, 2025, an "executive grant of clemency for Terence Sutton." In Oct. 2020, Sutton was one of two Metropolitan Police Department officers who spotted Hylton-Brown driving a moped helmetless and pursued him at high speeds until he was eventually struck and killed by an uninvolved motorist. Then the two officers covered up what they had caused.
Jan. 22, 2025, a "fact sheet: president Donald J. Trump re-designates the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization."
Jan. 23, 2025, Readout of president Donald J. Trump call with crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman" (The guy with whom Trump placed his hands on a lit globe of the world and who had journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed and dismembered).
Jan. 23, 2025, a memorandum was issued directing the Secretary of the Interior to within 90 days to submit to the president "a plan to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full Federal recognition through legislation or other available mechanisms, including the right to receive full Federal benefits." The U.S. Senate has not taken up bills passed by the U.S. House to recognize the Lumbee.
Jan. 23, 2025, an executive order was issued "strengthening American leadership in digital financial technology." This is all about cryptocurrency.
Jan. 23, 2025, an executive order was issued that "[w]ithin 45 days of the date of this order, the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General shall, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Counsel to the President, review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records."
Jan. 23, 2025, a statement was issued establishing the "President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology."
Jan. 23, 2025, an executive order was issued "removing barriers to American leadership in artificial intelligence."
Jan. 23, 2025, Readout of president Donald J. Trump's call with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. This was Trump's second call with a foreign leader, so it's odd that he chose to call the president of El Salvador. Turns out the Bukele is a big advocate of crypto. In fact, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, is also a crypto guy, and his company, Cantor Fitzgerald, is the banker for the most widely used stablecoin in the world: Tether, which uses blockchain technology to allow people across the world to transfer funds in dollar-denominated units. And Tether is moving its headquarters to El Salvador.
Jan. 23, 2025, DHS issued a rule expanding fast-track deportations. It calls for the "expedited removal" of immigrants nationwide who have been in the country less than two years.	Make the Road New York v. Huffman including the ACLUs of Washington, D.C. and New York
Jan. 24, 2025, a proclamation was issued about the first 100 hours of historic action to kick off America's golden age.
Jan. 24, 2025, an executive order was issued establishing a "Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council."
Jan. 24, 2025, an executive order was issued for "emergency measures to provide water resources in California and improve disaster response in certain areas."
Jan. 24, 2025, an executive order was issued "enforcing the Hyde Amendment," which bars the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape.
Jan. 24, 2025, a "presidential memo" was issued "for the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the secretary of health and human services, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development." The memo revokes a Biden-era memorandum and reinstates a Trump-era memo preventing the "funding of organizations or programs that support or participate coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization." It then directs the secretary of state and HHS to "implement a plan to extend the requirements of the reinstated Memorandum to global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies."
Jan. 24, 2025, 18 inspector generals illegally fired. Inspector generals were created and placed in federal departments and agencies as a check on fraud and abuse after GOP-er Richard Nixon's scandals. The legal way to fire an inspector general is to submit a notice specifying the cause to Congress 30 days before the firing . Saying you're fired "due to changing priorities, your position as Inspector General...is terminated, effective immediately" is not a valid cause. Trump said the firings is "a very standard thing to do," but that's only because Trump 1.0 fired inspector generals in April and May of 2020. Jan. 29, 2035, USDA inspector general Phyllis Fong was escorted out of her office after defying Trump order by returning to work on Monday.	Hannibal "Mike" Ware, inspector general for the Small Business Administration said the firings are legally dubious and will be challenged.
Jan. 27, 2025, a memo was issued with regard to the "national day of remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 2025".
Jan. 27, 2025, an executive order was issued directing the Secretary of Defense to deliver within 60 days a "reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for the next-generation missile defense shield." Trump calls this "The Iron Dome for America."
Jan. 27, 2025, an executive order was issued "prioritizing military excellence and readiness." This executive order revokes President Biden's Executive Order 14004, "Enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform." Now, "Armed Forces shall neither allow males to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for females, nor allow females to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for males." There are only two genders, and the Secretary of Defense "shall promptly issue directives for DoD to end invented and identification-based pronoun usage." This EO bars transgender people from military service and bars those already in military from transitioning.	Nicolas Talbot, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al. Summary
Jan. 27, 2025, an executive order was issued "restoring America's fighting force." It aims to abolish DEI bureaucracy in the military.
Jan. 27, 2025, an executive order was issued "reinstating service members discharged under the military's Covid-19 vaccination mandate." The order would also allow the reinstatement people who left the military voluntarily because of the Covid-19 vaccination mandate.
Jan. 27, 2025, plaintiffs allege that the Office of Personnel Management is storing or intends to store information about them and other federal employees on an unsecure server. Two female federal employees filed this class action suit saying the new OPM procedure violates the E-Government Act of 2002 and asking the court to require the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment before collecting any data.	Jane Does 1-2 v. Office of Personnel Management
Jan. 27, 2025, the Office of Management & Budget issued a memo ordering that federal payments (grants) to states and charitable organizations would be frozen as of 5 pm on Jan. 28. This order affected Medicaid as well as programs providing assistance with school meals, home heating, housing, food stamps, nutrition for Women Infant and Children (WIC), child care, Head Start, suicide prevention, child abuse investigations and rape crisis counseling. After the ensuing chaos, the order was rescinded the next day. Or was it?	Two lawsuits have been filed: 1. National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget. Summary   Update: On Jan. 28, 2025, Judge Loren AliKhan of the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order against the OMB policy to allow arguments from the plaintiffs and the government.   Update-2: On Jan. 29, 2025, the Government submitted a Notice that the OMB had rescinded the challenged memo. On the same day, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “This is not a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by the court’s injunction. The President’s EO’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.” Leavitt also falsely claimed Trump had prevented $50 million dollars worth of condoms from being shipped to Gaza for Hamas to use. Then Fox "News" host Jesse Watters added that the condoms would be used to make ballons that would float bombs into Israel. 2. New York et al v. Donald J. Trump et al. The "et al" are California, Illinois, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Washington and Wisconsin. Summary   Update: On Jan. 28, 2025, Judge Loren AliKhan of the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order against the OMB policy to allow arguments from the plaintiffs and the government.   Update-2: On Jan. 29, 2025, the Government submitted a Notice that the OMB had rescinded the challenged memo. On the same day, the White House Press Secretary stated, “This is not a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by the court’s injunction. The President’s EO’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.”   Update: On Jan. 28, 2025, Judge Loren AliKhan of the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order against the OMB policy to allow arguments from the plaintiffs and the government.   Update-3: On Jan. 29, 2025, Judge Jack McConnell said he intends to issue a new restraining order on the ground that the rescission memo was undercut by the statement of the White House Press Secretary.
Jan. 27, 2025, Trump legally fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.Then he illegally fired Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. The firing of Wilcox leaves the NLRB down to two members, and that's not enough for the quorum required to take any actions. The National Labor Relations Act states that board members can be removed "for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause," and that's backed up by a 1935 Supreme Court case known as Humphrey's Executor. The NLRB must have done a good job for workers: it faces more than two dozen lawsuits brought by companies, including SpaceX and Amazon, who say the agency's structure gives it unchecked power to shape and enforce labor law. Trump also fired two Democratic commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jocelyn Samuels and Charlotte Burrows, the same day.	Gwynne Wilcox said she'll pursue "all legal avenues to challenge my removal, which violates long-standing Supreme Court precedent." Burrow and Samuels said they will explore legal options to challenge their removal. "Protecting workers from unlawful discrimination is an American value; it is not — and should not be — a partisan issue," wrote Samuels, who called her firing a violation of the law.
Jan. 28, 2025, an executive order was issued "protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation." The order prohibits federal funding for ”transition-related care for minors, which it defines as those under age 19.	Lambda Legal, an LGBTQ legal advocacy group, promised to fight the executive order.
Jan. 28, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo offering to pay federal workers who don't want to return to the office through Sept. 30, as long as they resign by Feb. 6. The offer applies to all full-time federal employees, except for military personnel, the Postal Service, and those working in immigration enforcement or national security. The White House expects 5% to 10% of federal employees to accept the offer, which would potentially mean hundreds of thousands of people.
Jan. 28, 2025, the Trump kakistocracy offered roughly 2 million federal workers a "deferred resignation" by email. Just as when Musk sent a similar offer to Twitter employees, the subject line reads "Fork in the Road." The email tells workers that if they resign under this program, "you will retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempted from all applicable in-person work requirements until September 30, 2025." However, some agency leaders have told employees who already accepted the offer that they must keep working. They have until Feb. 6 to decide. All full-time federal employees are eligible, except for members of the military, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, positions related to immigration enforcement and national security and other jobs excluded by agencies. Experts warn federal employees not to accept "deferred resignation" offer. Elon Musk has a history of offering - and then revoking - severance payments.
Jan. 29, 2025, an executive order was issued "expanding educational freedom and opportunity for families." The EO tells the Secretary of Education to "issue guidance regarding how states can use federal formula funds to support K-12 educational choice initiatives." This is a move toward taxpayer dollars funding private schools and a blow to public education.
Jan. 29, 2025, an executive order was issued "ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling." This EO orders administration officials to develop plans to eliminate federal funds for schools that he says indoctrinate kids based on “gender ideology” and “discriminatory equity ideology.” The order also reinstates Trump’s 1776 Commission, which the president created in his first term to promote “patriotic education,” but was disbanded in the Biden administration.
Jan. 29, 2025, an executive order was issued "celebrating America's 250th birthday." The EO says that Trump is creating a task force, chaired by Trump, vice-chaired by Vance, with all of the cabinet secretaries as members as well as numerous others to "plan an extraordinary celebration" on July 4, 2026. The EO reinstates a 1.0 EO ordering the creation of National Garden of American Heroes and revives his "previous efforts to harshly punish those who vandalize or destroy existing statues and monuments."
Jan. 29, 2025, a memo to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security "expanding migrant operations center at naval station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity" was issued. On announcing this executive order, Trump claimed there is room for 30,000 people who will be the "worst criminal illegal aliens. Hegseth was ready for this executive order, appearing on Fox "News," saying that Guantánamo would be a "waystation" for them until the administration finds other countries to take them.
Jan. 29, 2025, signed S.5, the Laken Riley Act into law.
Jan. 29, 2025, an executive order was issued with regard to "additional measures to combat anti-semitism." This EO directs the head of each executive department or agency to submit a report within 60 days identifying additional ways the agency could curb or combat anti-Semitism. Even though a previous EO shut down the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, this EO says "the Attorney General is encouraged to employ appropriate civil-rights enforcement authorities, such as 18 U.S.C. 241, to combat anti-Semitism." The order also directs the secretaries of state, education and homeland security to recommend ways in which institutions of higher education can be familiarlized "with the grounds for inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) so that such institutions may monitor for and report activities by alien students and staff relevant to those grounds and for ensuring that such reports about aliens lead, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to investigations and, if warranted, actions to remove such aliens." The Council on American-Islamic Relations responded: statement: "So is the administration’s apparent threat to deport any foreign student who merely participated in anti-genocide protests." That's free speech for me, but not for thee. Learn more here.
Jan. 30, 2025, this "president" rushed to bolster his unsubstantiated claim that DEI caused the collision of an American Airlines plane with an Army helicopter by ordering an "immediate assessment of aviation safety," directing "the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to review all hiring decisions and changes to safety protocols made during the prior 4 years, and to take such corrective action as necessary to achieve uncompromised aviation safety, including the replacement of any individuals who do not meet qualification standards. This review shall include a systematic assessment of any deterioration in hiring standards and aviation safety standards and protocols during the Biden Administration." No mention that in December, Musk forced the FAA Administrator to announce his resignation effective Jan. 20, that Trump disbanded the Aviation Safety Advisory Committee on Jan. 22 "as part of a “commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security,” that we've had a persistent shortage of air traffic controllers for years, and that Trump imposed a federal hiring freeze on Jan. 20. The normal practice at Reagan National Airport is for some controllers to handle military traffic only and for other controllers to handle public aviation traffic only. In the case of the accident on Jan. 29, just one controller was handling both the American Airlines plane and the Army helicopter.