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NIH tried to cap indirect research costs at 15%, slashing university lab funding by two-thirds
A court permanently blocked it — but the administration is still fighting to gut research infrastructure
Feb 7, 2025
NIH tried to cap indirect research costs at 15%, slashing university lab funding by two-thirds
A court permanently blocked it — but the administration is still fighting to gut research infrastructure
Trump issues "Protecting Second Amendment Rights" executive order
Trump eliminates gun safety measures and Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Feb 7, 2025
Trump issues "Protecting Second Amendment Rights" executive order
Trump eliminates gun safety measures and Office of Gun Violence Prevention
OMB memo halts HHS funding to 1,400 rural health clinics
Thousands without healthcare as bureaucracy kills programs
Feb 6, 2025
OMB memo halts HHS funding to 1,400 rural health clinics
Thousands without healthcare as bureaucracy kills programs
Bondi creates DOJ weaponization unit that investigated Trump's political opponents
Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a memo on February 5, 2025, creating a Weaponization Working Group led by Trump ally Ed Martin that investigated and charged perceived political enemies of the administration — and failed to convict any of them
Feb 5, 2025
Bondi creates DOJ weaponization unit that investigated Trump's political opponents
Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a memo on February 5, 2025, creating a Weaponization Working Group led by Trump ally Ed Martin that investigated and charged perceived political enemies of the administration — and failed to convict any of them
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brings hedge-fund background to Treasury policy
Key Square history makes disclosure, divestiture and recusal rules central
Feb 5, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brings hedge-fund background to Treasury policy
Key Square history makes disclosure, divestiture and recusal rules central
EOIR creates 72-hour deportation courts violating due process
Rocket docket immigration courts deport within 72 hours of arrest
Feb 5, 2025
EOIR creates 72-hour deportation courts violating due process
Rocket docket immigration courts deport within 72 hours of arrest
State Department withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
State Department signals exit over anti-Israel bias reversing 2021 Biden re-entry
Feb 4, 2025
State Department withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
State Department signals exit over anti-Israel bias reversing 2021 Biden re-entry
Twenty-two state AGs file coordinated Tenth Amendment challenges
22 attorneys general form legal coalition arguing federal overreach violates constitutional limits
Feb 4, 2025
Twenty-two state AGs file coordinated Tenth Amendment challenges
22 attorneys general form legal coalition arguing federal overreach violates constitutional limits
Commerce invokes Section 232 for EU steel despite WTO violations
Trump slaps EU with steel and aluminum tariffs citing security
Feb 4, 2025
Commerce invokes Section 232 for EU steel despite WTO violations
Trump slaps EU with steel and aluminum tariffs citing security
Administration strips federal LGBTQ+ protections through series of executive orders
Day-one executive order eliminates federal recognition of gender identity affecting 1.6 million transgender Americans
Feb 3, 2025
Administration strips federal LGBTQ+ protections through series of executive orders
Day-one executive order eliminates federal recognition of gender identity affecting 1.6 million transgender Americans
Trump funding freeze disrupts clean-energy and climate grants
IRA and infrastructure-law grants become part of broader impoundment fight
Feb 2, 2025
Trump funding freeze disrupts clean-energy and climate grants
IRA and infrastructure-law grants become part of broader impoundment fight
Foreign diplomats spend millions at Trump hotels since 2025 inauguration
International leaders spend millions at Trump properties reigniting constitutional debate
Feb 1, 2025
Foreign diplomats spend millions at Trump hotels since 2025 inauguration
International leaders spend millions at Trump properties reigniting constitutional debate
USTR invokes IEEPA for 10% USMCA partner tariffs
Mexico, Canada, China hit with 10% duties day one
Feb 1, 2025
USTR invokes IEEPA for 10% USMCA partner tariffs
Mexico, Canada, China hit with 10% duties day one
Heritage Foundation operatives hold 140 administration posts
140 Heritage Foundation operatives fill Trump administration posts
Feb 1, 2025
Heritage Foundation operatives hold 140 administration posts
140 Heritage Foundation operatives fill Trump administration posts
DOGE access to Treasury payment systems triggers lawsuits and court limits
State attorneys general and unions challenge access to sensitive federal payment data
Jan 31, 2025
DOGE access to Treasury payment systems triggers lawsuits and court limits
State attorneys general and unions challenge access to sensitive federal payment data
DOGE Treasury payment-system access raises appropriations and privacy concerns
Bureau of Fiscal Service systems process payments Congress and agencies authorize
Jan 31, 2025
DOGE Treasury payment-system access raises appropriations and privacy concerns
Bureau of Fiscal Service systems process payments Congress and agencies authorize
Montana Supreme Court affirms youth right to stable climate 6-1
Landmark ruling recognizes generational climate rights
Jan 30, 2025
Montana Supreme Court affirms youth right to stable climate 6-1
Landmark ruling recognizes generational climate rights
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OPM directive bans diversity-based hiring across all 438 federal agencies
Trump ends all federal DEI programs affecting hiring and training
Jan 30, 2025
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OPM directive bans diversity-based hiring across all 438 federal agencies
Trump ends all federal DEI programs affecting hiring and training
Education Department bans 'critical race theory' and discussions on systemic racism in federal guidance
Schools face funding loss over critical race theory and LGBTQ content
Jan 30, 2025
Education Department bans 'critical race theory' and discussions on systemic racism in federal guidance
Schools face funding loss over critical race theory and LGBTQ content
Federal agencies cancel $2.6 billion in diversity-related contracts under executive order
Executive orders eliminate DEI programs, put thousands on leave
Jan 30, 2025
Federal agencies cancel $2.6 billion in diversity-related contracts under executive order
Executive orders eliminate DEI programs, put thousands on leave