Monday, January 27, 2025
All civic learning topics for this day
Today's Topics
Two million march as Congress considers Hyde Amendment expansion
On January 27, 2025, over 2 million women marched in Washington D.C. and 400+ cities nationwide protesting Trump administration reproductive rights rollbacks. The largest single-day protest in U.S. history since 2017 featured civil disobedience, state legislature lobbying, and coordinated legal challenges, showing how grassroots organizing responds to federal policy attacks.
State Department suspends USRAP as airports erupt in protest
Trump suspended all U.S. refugee admissions January 27, 2025, trapping tens of thousands of vetted refugees in dangerous conditions while sparking coast-to-coast airport protests and court challenges as activists mobilized rapid-response networks to defend constitutional due process protections. The suspension is indefinite pending 90-day reviews.
OMB directive freezes grants with diversity or climate provisions
Trump's administration paused federal financial assistance and created new restrictions targeting programs supporting diversity, climate action, and immigration. The freeze affects billions in grants while creating "Schedule Policy/Career" positions that can fire federal employees for policy disagreements.