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Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public from reading Smith's classified documents report
Judge Aileen Cannon — who dismissed Trump's classified documents case in July 2024 — barred the Justice Department from releasing Volume 2 of Jack Smith's final report, keeping secret the evidence about Trump's retention of national security documents at Mar-a-Lago
Jan 21, 2025
Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public from reading Smith's classified documents report
Judge Aileen Cannon — who dismissed Trump's classified documents case in July 2024 — barred the Justice Department from releasing Volume 2 of Jack Smith's final report, keeping secret the evidence about Trump's retention of national security documents at Mar-a-Lago
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders got commutations not pardons, legal difference matters
Trump gave full pardons to most Jan. 6 defendants — including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, whose 22-year seditious conspiracy conviction was erased — but only commuted the sentences of Stewart Rhodes and about a dozen other militia leaders, leaving those felony convictions on the books
Jan 21, 2025
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders got commutations not pardons, legal difference matters
Trump gave full pardons to most Jan. 6 defendants — including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, whose 22-year seditious conspiracy conviction was erased — but only commuted the sentences of Stewart Rhodes and about a dozen other militia leaders, leaving those felony convictions on the books
DHS grants ICE agents expanded powers under new enforcement directive
Day Two immigration orders change border enforcement, affect schools and hospitals
Jan 21, 2025
DHS grants ICE agents expanded powers under new enforcement directive
Day Two immigration orders change border enforcement, affect schools and hospitals
Trump axes Biden's ethics pledge on Day One, letting political appointees accept lobbyist gifts and revolve through the door faster
Appointees who came from industries they now regulate face no ethics restrictions on gifts from those same industries
Jan 20, 2025
Trump axes Biden's ethics pledge on Day One, letting political appointees accept lobbyist gifts and revolve through the door faster
Appointees who came from industries they now regulate face no ethics restrictions on gifts from those same industries
Trump revokes clearances for 51 officials who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter
47 intelligence officials lose security clearances in loyalty purge
Jan 20, 2025
Trump revokes clearances for 51 officials who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter
47 intelligence officials lose security clearances in loyalty purge
Judge Howell cites First Amendment as law firms surrender $1 billion under DOJ threats
Tech giants capitulate to Trump threats while resistance fights back
Jan 20, 2025
Judge Howell cites First Amendment as law firms surrender $1 billion under DOJ threats
Tech giants capitulate to Trump threats while resistance fights back
Trump's birthright citizenship order denies rights to 150,000 newborns annually
Trump denies citizenship to 150,000+ newborns annually via executive order
Jan 20, 2025
Trump's birthright citizenship order denies rights to 150,000 newborns annually
Trump denies citizenship to 150,000+ newborns annually via executive order
Trump taps at least 13 billionaires for administration roles
ABC News analysis estimated combined wealth could surpass $460 billion
Jan 20, 2025
Trump taps at least 13 billionaires for administration roles
ABC News analysis estimated combined wealth could surpass $460 billion
Trump executive order attempts to eliminate birthright citizenship for millions
Federal judges block Trump's birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional
Jan 20, 2025
Trump executive order attempts to eliminate birthright citizenship for millions
Federal judges block Trump's birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional
Trump reinstates Schedule F on Day 1, stripping civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers
Career officials face at-will firing as civil service protections stripped immediately
Jan 20, 2025
Trump reinstates Schedule F on Day 1, stripping civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers
Career officials face at-will firing as civil service protections stripped immediately
Appeals court allows administration's anti-DEI executive orders to proceed, vacating earlier injunction
17 attorneys-general sue Trump over DEI shutdown affecting federal contracts
Jan 20, 2025
Appeals court allows administration's anti-DEI executive orders to proceed, vacating earlier injunction
17 attorneys-general sue Trump over DEI shutdown affecting federal contracts
FAR Council ordered to strip diversity requirements from procurement
Executive order forces contractors to drop DEI or lose billions in business
Jan 20, 2025
FAR Council ordered to strip diversity requirements from procurement
Executive order forces contractors to drop DEI or lose billions in business
HUD targets building codes while states control construction regulations
Emergency housing order targets regulations adding 25% to construction costs
Jan 20, 2025
HUD targets building codes while states control construction regulations
Emergency housing order targets regulations adding 25% to construction costs
EPA closes Office of Environmental Justice, removing pollution protections for minority communities
EPA environmental justice office eliminated, $1.7B grants canceled, 168 laid off
Jan 20, 2025
EPA closes Office of Environmental Justice, removing pollution protections for minority communities
EPA environmental justice office eliminated, $1.7B grants canceled, 168 laid off
Trump freezes OSHA heat protections affecting 36 million workers as OSHRC regains quorum
Trump's Jan. 20 regulatory freeze paused OSHA's heat safety rule requiring water and rest breaks at 80°F, while Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversees former Amazon safety executive David Keeling leading OSHA under the administration's '10-to-1' deregulation mandate
Jan 20, 2025
Trump freezes OSHA heat protections affecting 36 million workers as OSHRC regains quorum
Trump's Jan. 20 regulatory freeze paused OSHA's heat safety rule requiring water and rest breaks at 80°F, while Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversees former Amazon safety executive David Keeling leading OSHA under the administration's '10-to-1' deregulation mandate
Executive Order 14110 bans diversity training for 2 million federal employees
Federal diversity programs ended as contractors scramble to comply with ban
Jan 20, 2025
Executive Order 14110 bans diversity training for 2 million federal employees
Federal diversity programs ended as contractors scramble to comply with ban
White House issues 191 executive orders bypassing Congress on Day One
Trump outlines most aggressive Day One agenda in presidential history
Jan 20, 2025
White House issues 191 executive orders bypassing Congress on Day One
Trump outlines most aggressive Day One agenda in presidential history
State Department confirms U.S. exit from Paris Climate Accord
US exits Paris Climate Agreement for second time affecting energy and trade
Jan 20, 2025
State Department confirms U.S. exit from Paris Climate Accord
US exits Paris Climate Agreement for second time affecting energy and trade
DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6th defendants testing mercy versus justice
Jan 20, 2025
DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6th defendants testing mercy versus justice
Yarvin-Thiel network's anti-democratic philosophy gains influence in Trump administration
Anti-democracy blogger attends Trump inaugural as his ideas echo through DOGE workforce cuts
Jan 15, 2025
Yarvin-Thiel network's anti-democratic philosophy gains influence in Trump administration
Anti-democracy blogger attends Trump inaugural as his ideas echo through DOGE workforce cuts