First 100 Days - What Did Trump Do Today

Trump speaks at CPAC
Trump has directed the Department of Government Efficiency to send an email to all federal employees asking them to reply with a detailed account of their accomplishments from the past week. Failure to reply would be considered as a resignation
The Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against a federal judge in Washington over potential bias during hearings on a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. The complaint alleges that the judge engaged in “hostile and egregious misconduct”
Moscow is working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
Terror group Hamas freed six more hostages to Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds more Palestinian prisoners
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, originally filed by the Biden administration in 2023. The lawsuit accused SpaceX of discriminatory hiring practices, alleging that the company failed to hire individuals it was not legally permitted to employ
NBCUniversal, MSNBC’s parent company, will pay $30 million to a doctor from a federal immigration center who was falsely accused by MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Chris Hayes of performing unnecessary hysterectomies on detainees

Day 35 – 2/23/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK FIVE

The Trump administration has initiated an audit of California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project, which has faced significant delays and is projected to exceed its budget by $100 billion

Day 36 – 2/24/25 – Monday – START OF WEEK SIX

A new poll by Harvard CAPS-Harris reveals the majority of the country backs President Donald J. Trump and his actions to bring much-needed reforms that are making America great again
- 81% support deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
- 76% support a “full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government.”
- 76% support closing the border with additional security and policies.
- 69% support keeping men out of women’s sports.
- 68% support government declaring there are only two genders.
- 65% support ending race-based hiring in government.
- 63% support “freezing and re-evaluating all foreign aid expenditures them.”
- 61% support reciprocal tariffs.
- 60% support direct U.S. negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
- 59% support cutting government spending already approved by Congress.

Trump hosts French President Macron
Trump appoints Dan Bongino, a conservative commentator and former Secret Service agent, will serve as the next deputy director of the FBI.
Apple announces $500M investment in US over the next 4 years
Kathie Lee Gifford has expressed her enduring gratitude to former President Donald Trump for his intervention during a perilous situation over three decades ago on the Sage Steele show
Trump and Musk planning to visit Fort Knox
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favor of several groups who filed a lawsuit in a Maryland federal court challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to drop a memo released under the Biden administration that blocked immigration arrests at houses of worship and other locations issuing an order blocking the Trump administration from conducting immigration raids at certain places of worship.
US District Judge Trevor McFadden turned down a request from AP to temporarily lift a ban Trump imposed earlier this month to punish the news organization over its decision to continue using the phrase “Gulf of Mexico” even though Trump renamed the body of water “Gulf of America.”
Vivek Ramaswamy announces his run for Ohio governorship
Joy Reid was fired from MSNBC
Apple to invest $500B in the US over 4 years
The State Department and Treasury reimposes maximum sanctions on Iran’s oil trade
US Votes against a UN resolution condemning Russia for the Ukraine war

Day 37 – 2/25/25 – Tuesday

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk, who also serves as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has unveiled its “Agency Efficiency Leaderboard”. The initiative aims to highlight government agencies that have achieved the most significant savings through canceled contracts and other cost-reduction strategies
Trump signed an Executive Order launching an investigation into how copper imports threaten America’s national security and economic stability. The Order directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate a Section 232 investigation under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This investigation will assess the national security risks arising from the United States’ increasing dependence on imported copper
Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Monday following severe storms and flooding
First Lady Melania Trump announced that the White House is officially reopened for public tours
Secretary of the Army, Dab Driscoll, sworn in by JD Vance
Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa program for foreign investors with a so-called “gold card” that could be bought for $5 million as a route to American citizenship, replacing the “EB-5” immigrant investor visa program, which allows foreign investors of large sums of money that create or preserve U.S. jobs to become permanent residents
US House of Representatives narrowly passed a multi-trillion dollar government spending bill on Tuesday, a major boost for President Donald Trump that advances his agenda 217-215
The Trump administration reportedly plans to roll out an online registry of illegal immigrants as early as this week that would force undocumented migrants to submit personal information or face a $5,000 fines and arrest. The mandatory registry would require illegal immigrants, including minors over the age of 14, to submit fingerprints and home addresses, according to US Citizens and Immigration Services.
Kristi Noem declared her intention to enforce the Alien Registration Act of 1940. This move mandates that all illegal immigrants residing in the United States must register with the government. The directive stipulates that individuals who enter the country illegally are required to register within 30 days of their arrival
Trump took historic steps to correct a fundamental wrong within the American healthcare system
Trump directs the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to rapidly implement and enforce the Trump healthcare price transparency regulations, which were slow walked by the prior administration
Trump signed a memorandum to suspend security clearances for Covington & Burling LLP employees involved in the weaponization of government, pending a review of their roles and responsibility in the weaponization of the judicial process. This action also initiates a comprehensive review of all Federal contracts with the firm to ensure alignment with the interests of the American people

Day 38 – 2/26/25 – Wednesday

Trump hosts 1^st Cabinet meeting at the White House
- Elon Musk attending
- Trump started the first cabinet meeting of his administration with a prayer. He and his cabinet members then answered questions from the press for almost an hour
Trump is accelerating its sweeping federal workforce cuts, directing agency heads to finalize plans for large-scale firings by mid-March.
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, said that the newspaper’s opinion section would focus on “personal liberties and free markets.” The Washington Post’s opinion editor, David Shipley, is exiting as the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, said the section’s focus would narrow to defend “personal liberties and free markets.”
The FBI has reportedly launched an investigation into an off-the-books operation predating Crossfire Hurricane that former Director James Comey allegedly ordered with the aim of infiltrating President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign
NSA employees terminated for sex chatting
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired more than 100 officials from the U.S. intelligence community after they were identified as participants in secret sex chats on government servers
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has fired ICE officials who were tipping off criminal illegal aliens ahead of deportation raids
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., says she needs three more days to decide whether President Trump has the power to fire a federal officer who wields the president’s power
Trump signed an Executive Order Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost efficiency initiative. The Executive Order will use modern technology to transform Federal spending on contracts and grants by subjecting it to rigorous standards
Trump signed a new executive order giving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) more power to slash government spending. The order tells federal agency heads to work with DOGE team leads to justify government spending over the next month, starting with investigating grants and contracts to educational institutions and foreign entities for waste, fraud, and abuse. Agency heads also have to explain taxpayer-funded conference travel and identify federal properties that are no longer needed. The order also freezes all agency credit cards, and set card balances at $1.00, except those for disaster relief or other critical services.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins lays out the Trump Administration’s comprehensive plan to bring down the price of eggs
The Pentagon indicated in a court filing today that unless granted a waiver, troops who identify as members of the opposite sex will be removed from the military. A Department of Defense estimate indicated that roughly 0.2% of service members have gender dysphoria diagnoses
Trump announces he is reversing the authorization granted to Chevron Corp. and its subsidiaries (Chevron) by the Biden Administration as a concession aimed at promoting free elections and human rights reform in Venezuela
Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, confirmed as United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 56/43

Day 39 – 2/27/25 – Thursday

Trump hosts UK Prime Minister Keirs Starmer
Attorney General Pam Bondi releases information regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his illicit activities with more to follow on Friday
Trump administration revoked the authority of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) to decide which media outlets can participate in the White House press pool
Trump Musk Entrepreneur are supporting Vivek Ramaswamy to become Ohio’s next governor
FBI Director Kash Patel responded to a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday that accused the FBI of lying to her about turning over its files on the notorious child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein
Trump declared an end to lower standards in the name of discriminatory “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives
In a significant move affecting the federal workforce, hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found themselves without jobs
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed several Biden-era lawsuits against police and fire departments who used race-neutral mechanisms — such as standard aptitude tests, physical exams, and credit checks
Trump administration is planning to close 110 IRS offices nationwide. This decision is part of a broader strategy to transform the IRS into the “External Revenue Service”
Trump’s Department of Education has launched a public portal called “End DEI.” There, parents, students, teachers, and community members can report discriminatory practices in K-12 public schools
House Repeals Biden-Era Methane Tax on Natural Gas in 221-205 Vote
Mexico sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, the Justice Department confirmed

Day 40 – 2/28/25 – Friday

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine visits the White House
Trump kicks Zelenskyy out of the White House
Trump will impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods on March 4
Trump releases $315 million in blocked funding for two new California reservoir projects: Sites Reservoir project and plans to raise the dam at San Luis Reservoir
Trump signs an Executive Order that would for the first time make English the official language of the U.S.
Trump extended for one year a series of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine ongoing threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy
Trump appoints former Virginia senatorial candidate Hung Cao as Under Secretary of the Navy
Trump has graciously accepted an invitation from King Charles to visit the United Kingdom, marking a significant diplomatic gesture
Trump appointed Peter Marocco as head of The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), fired the agency’s president and CEO Sara Aviel, and removed its board of directors. Marocco is now the sole board member and chairman
Eli Lilly will invest at least $27 billion in four new manufacturing plants in the U.S.
Trump invites Ireland Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary to the White house

Day 41 – 3/01/25 – Saturday

The New York Times recently published an article doxing the identities of staff members working for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Leo Terrell, who leads the U.S. Department of Justice’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, has announced forthcoming federal hate crime indictments targeting campus activists accused of supporting Hamas and intimidating Jewish communities
Federal Workers Get 2nd Round of ‘Pulse Check’ Emails Requesting List of Accomplishments

Day 42 – 3/02/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK SIX

Trump signs an Executive Order terminating all regulations and processes that delay the production of timber, lumber, paper, bio-energy, and other wood products
Trump has identified the culprits responsible for the inflated drug prices in America: middlemen, government bureaucracy, and European price controls; he is against the Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), large insurance companies and hospitals, exploit a relatively unknown government program, 340B, to pocket an additional $66 billion or 10 percent. The remaining amount is taken by government middlemen through statutory rebates and fees
Trump appoints Dr. Sean Barbabella, as his newly appointed physician. highlighting the importance of security and health measures for the president
Trump terminates Obama and Biden HUD Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) cutting costly red tape imposed on localities and returning decision-making power to local and state governments
Governor of Virginia, Greg Youngkin, signed and Executive Order mandating state and local law enforcement with ICE supporting federal immigration

DAY 43 – 3/02/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK SIX

Trump has removed the team of federal workers who helped build the IRS’s free tax-filing platform and reworked websites across government. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk shared a post on social media that called the team, also known as 18F, a “far-left government-wide computer office.”
Trump announces $100 Billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to boost chip manufacturing in Arizona

DAY 43 – 3/03/25 – Monday – START OF WEEK SEVEN

Kari Lake was sworn in as a senior adviser for the USAGM
Elon Musk, the head of the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has publicly called for the United States to officially withdraw from both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN)
Trump sends 3,000 more troops to the southern border
FBI returns all seized Trump documents to Mar-a-Lago
Linda McMahon confirmed as Secretary of Education 51/45
Honda is moving production of its next generation Honda Civic hybrid to Indiana
Trump pauses all aid to Ukraine, including weapons in transit or in Poland, until Ukrainian leaders show more appreciation for U.S. support and a commitment to peace
James Dennehy, the head of the FBI’s New York field office, was forced out of the bureau on Monday. Dennehy’s ouster comes weeks after he sent an email to his staff encouraging them to “dig in” as the Trump administration probed the FBI investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Dennehy was directed to resign or be fired on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Democrats in the GOP-led Senate blocked legislation that aims to protect women’s sports leagues in schools by trying to keep male athletes who identify as females from competing. By a 51-45 vote, a motion to invoke cloture on Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” failed. A three-fifths majority — or 60 votes — was needed to cap debate and proceed to a final vote for passage sometime in the future.

DAY 45 – 03/04/25 – Tuesday

The U.S. Department of Education has offered most of its employees a $25,000 buyout offer to leave their posts by the end of this month
Trump signed an executive order raising tariffs on Chinese imports to 20 percent, blaming the regime for fentanyl trafficking into the United States
Trump addresses Congress. Renewal of the American Dream is the theme
- Accomplishments to date
- The Economy
- The Border
- Ukraine War
Trump makes major announcement during address to Congress
- Afghanistan terrorist Mohammad Sharifullah, suspect in Abbey Gate Kabul, was captured by Pakistan and extradited to the US under the control of the FBI/DOJ and charged in US Court on Wednesday
- Trump announces nearly $1 Trillion in foreign to US private investments
- Trump announced the creation of a shipbuilding office in the White House centered on revitalizing the nation’s commercial and naval shipbuilding industry
- Black Rock-led investment coalition will take control of two key ports on either end of the Panama Canal for the price of $22.8 billion
Trump is giving big 3 automakers a one-month exemption on tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada
Trump signed an Executive Order allowing federal permitting agencies to ignore environmental protection laws in an effort to increase domestic timber and lumber production. The Executive Order also calls for expanding domestic logging production on federal lands

DAY 46 – 3/05/25 – Wednesday

Trump signs an Executive Order renaming of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
Trump signed an executive order to honor the death of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, killed by making the death penalty mandatory for killing a police officer. During his speech, he asked lawmakers to make it a permanent law
CIA pause and withholds intelligence information from Ukraine
Trump nominates Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph. D., as the 18th NIH Director
Supreme Court in five to four emergency ruling stops Trumps bid to stop $2B foreign aid. The ruling requires the district court to clarify exactly which funds the Trump administration must pay out and ensure its timelines are feasible
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding, capping grant amounts that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must reinstate 5,900 fired probationary employees for at least 45 days, per an order issued Wednesday by the Merit Systems Protection Board
Trump cut off all military aid to Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the nation’s leader, said that last week’s clash at the White House was “regrettable” and pledged to sign minerals deal and hold peace talks
Amid pressure from Trump for the Panama Canal to disentangle from ties the Chinese Communist Party, two Hong-Kong-owned port operations have been sold to a Black Rock-led consortium.
The Social Security Administration estimates that it is on course to save $800 million in the 2025 fiscal year, with the bulk of the savings coming from payroll reductions
Trump rallies support for a continuing resolution (CR) until September, to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government (in less than two weeks)
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel for now, in one of the most prominent legal challenges over presidential power to fire executive branch officials without cause. The unanimous order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit paused a ruling over the weekend that would have permanently reinstated Dellinger as his lawsuit moves through the court system. Wednesday’s unsigned order said Trump “satisfied the stringent requirements” to pause the opinion from Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General 52/46. Lisa O. Monaco, resigned

DAY 47 – 3/06/25 – Thursday

Women’s History Month, 2025
The White House proudly announces that the first-ever National Women’s Day will be held on March 8. Formerly—and badly—known as “International Women’s Day,” President Trump has patriotically renamed this holiday to honor the best women on the planet: the women of the United States of America
The U.S. Air Force has for the first time awarded fighter aircraft designations to a pair of prototype unmanned aerial vehicles.
Trump signed an executive order to create a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, an audacious idea that has been widely criticized as a scheme to enrich crypto investors
Hampton Dellinger announced his decision to drop his case in an emailed statement a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.
The House formally censured Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas after he repeatedly interrupted President Donald Trump’s congressional address Tuesday night. The House eventually voted to adopt the resolution in a 224-198 vote. Ultimately, 10 Democrats joined 214 Republicans to pass the resolution censuring Green
Trump signed an Executive Order suspended the security clearances and access to certain Federal resources, as well as a holistic review of DEI for employees at Perkins Coie, the law firm that was involved in the infamous Steele dossier, and 5 other law firms
Trump said Rudolph Satay, CEO and Chairman of French shipping giant CMA CGM SA will invest $20 billion in the United States to develop maritime infrastructure, logistics and terminals
Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at imposing potentially steep costs on parties that seek to block his policies in court. The order said U.S. Justice Department lawyers must now ask judges to require plaintiffs to pay the government’s costs and damages if it is forced to hold off on implementing a policy that is ultimately found to be lawful. The money would need to be posted up front as a bond, the order said.
Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday postponing tariffs for products arriving from Mexico and Canada that are covered by a North American trade pact by a month, while lowering the duty to be applied to potash imports. ‘Anything that was covered under the [U.S.-Mexico-Canada] agreement is exempt from the 25% tariff,’ until April 2, a White House official told Agri-Pulse, including potash. ‘There’s still the 10% energy tariff,’ the official added, referring to the lower duty applied to Canadian energy exports,” Ward reported. “The president has also decided to reduce the duty rate that will apply to Canadian potash not included in the USMCA to 10%, the official said
Trump signed an Executive Order proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month
Trump signed an Executive Order proclaiming March 2025 Irish American Heritage Month
Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island wrote in the 45-page preliminary injunction that the proposed funding freeze undermined “the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox, removed by President Donald Trump during his first days in office, has been reinstated by a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The judge ruled that the president does not have the authority to remove a sitting NLRB member without cause. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ordered that Wilcox be reinstated to the Board and complete her five-year term, which expires on August 27, 2028
The State Department revoked the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions. “This individual was a university student. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will proceed with removing this person from the country.
Martin “Marty” Makary M.D. Commissioner Nominee U.S. Food and Drug Administration testifies before the Senate
The Social Security Administration said on March 5 that it has made progress in resolving the issue of potentially deceased individuals listed in its records. The have made “significant progress in identifying and correcting beneficiary records of people 100 years old or older. “The data reported in the media represent people who do not have a date of death associated with their record. While these people may not be receiving benefits, it is important for the agency to maintain accurate and complete records.”
Trump announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Turin, Italy to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games, on March 7, 2025. Mrs. Usha Vance, Second Lady of the United States, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation include Mr. Shawn Crowley, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., U.S. Embassy to Italy and San Marino, T.H. Trent Michael Morse, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel, Mr. Riley M. Barnes, Senior Bureau Official of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, Mr. Douglass Benning, Consul General, U.S. Consulate Milan, Italy, Mrs. Rachel Campos-Duffy, FOX News Host and wife of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Boris Epshteyn, Senior Counsel and Senior Advisor to President Donald J. Trump, and Mr. Richard Walters, Partner at FGS Global
Troy Edgar, of California, confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 53/43. John K. Tien, resigned

DAY 48 – 3/07/25 – Friday

Trump hosts a crypto summit on March 7, with key figures from the crypto industry and the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets in attendance. The summit follows Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks’ first public remarks, emphasizing the importance of keeping digital asset innovation in the U.S. Conference
Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies by using tokens already owned by the government tokens already owned by the government and are valued at $17 Billion, that were seized as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. It also establishes a Digital Fort Knox
Trump announced a dramatic funding cut on Friday, saying it would cut federal grants and contracts worth $400 million from Columbia University for “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
Trump said on Friday that he had sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader offering to reopen negotiations over the country’s fast-advancing nuclear program, but warned that the country would have to choose between curbing its fast-expanding program or losing it in a military attack
The State Department has revoked the visa of a student who participated in protesting in favor of Hamas, the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions. This individual was a Columbia University student. ICE is proceeding with the removal of this person from the country
Trump signed an Executive Order to end taxpayer-funded student loan forgiveness for anti-American activists. The Order directs the Secretary of Education to revise the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to exclude from eligibility organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose
Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026. The United States will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2026, anticipated to be one of the largest sporting events in history, coinciding with our nation’s 250th anniversary
Thousands of accounts with suspected links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been removed by social media platform X over the past month. The accounts, which exhibited inauthentic activity, had been used to boost articles published by The New York Times that targeted a religious group persecuted in China
The United States is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, President Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that farmers looking to flee for safety would be welcome in the United States with an expedited path to citizenship.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) it will end a union collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to “enhance productivity and resiliency” at U.S. airports
U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Domenico, during a hearing in Colorado, rejected a request from Denver Public Schools to enter a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction against the policy. He said that Denver Public Schools failed to prove that a drop in attendance was due to a new policy from President Donald Trump’s administration
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied the request from the Alliance for Retired Americans and several employee unions, finding they failed to show they would face irreparable harm if the DOGE staff gained access
Adam Cohen, the former director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, was dismissed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche

Day 49 – 3/08/25 – Saturday

Trump is poised to introduce a new travel ban targeting individuals from Afghanistan and Pakistan. This initiative follows an executive order drafted by Trump, which instructed cabinet members to propose a list of countries for travel bans due to inadequate “vetting and screening information.”
National Women’s Day

Day 50 – 3/09/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK SEVEN

WASHINGTON—United States Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday morning, the agency said
Trump interviewed by Maria Bartiromo
House Republicans revealed a Trump-approved spending bill on Saturday that lays out a plan to keep the federal government and its agencies funded through the end of the fiscal year
Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University graduate student has been arrested by ICE in advance of his deportation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks
Trump proclaims and authorizes March 9, 2025, as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day annually. On this day, the White House will fly the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag

DAY 51 – 3/10/25 – Monday – START OF WEEK EIGHT

Trump releases the new CPB 1 app, enabling illegals aliens to self deport
Sean Curran, agent who protected Trump at Butler rally, was sworn in as new US Secret Service director by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the United States Department of Labor 67-32
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York ordered that Mahmoud Khalil—who was arrested over the weekend—must not be deported until further legal proceedings have played out and the court potentially authorizes his removal from the United States
Sean Hannity interviews Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Steak n Shake restaurant whose chain has switched from seed oil to beef tallow for French fries
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is officially cancelling 83% of USAID programs
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Monday the drugmaker might move overseas manufacturing to its existing plants in the US, if required, as the Donald Trump administration threatens numerous tariffs on imported goods
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Cancels 400+ Grants in 4th Round of Cuts with DOGE, Saving Americans More than $1.7B

DAY 52 – 3/11/25 – Tuesday

President Donald Trump spoke at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable. The group’s board includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, GM CEO Mary Barra and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
House passes Continuing Resolution (six-month funding bill) 217/213
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Ukrainian officials have reached a ceasefire agreement with the U.S. for 30 days and will try to get Russia to accept the deal, according to. Rubio made the announcement from Saudi Arabia, where he met with officials in order to hammer out the deal. Russia was not a part of those negotiations.
Merck (MRK. N) has opened a $1-billion facility at its North Carolina site, the latest drugmaker to boost its U.S. manufacturing amid President Donald Trump’s tariff threats
Trump buys a red Tesla S Plaid with a personal check
Steve Witkoff plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week for the second time in two months to continue Ukraine/Russia war
Trump restores aid and intel briefings for Ukraine
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon initiated a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce. All employees were told to vacate the building with their computers to work from home and look for emails for return dates. Impacted department staff will be placed on administrative leave beginning Friday, March 21^st
Greenland’s center-right Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland’s parliamentary elections. Both Demokraatit — the Democrats — and the second place party, Naleraq — “Point of Orientation” — favor independence from Denmark but differ on the pace of change
Tesla announced they will double US production within 2 years
EPA closes all environmental offices nationwide.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that it has deactivated more than 200,000 credit cards linked to more than a dozen federal agencies following an audit showing they were unused or unneeded. DOGE says that federal agencies spent $40 billion using credit cards in FY24
Trump forwarded the following nominations to the Senate. 1) Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. 2) John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic.3) Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey.4) John Bartrum, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Enterprise Integration). 5) Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See. 6) Leo Brent Bozell III, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media. 7) Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. 8) Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. 9) Leah Campos, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic. 10) Hung Cao, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy. 11) Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement. 12) Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce. 13) Patrick David Davis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 14) Janet Dhillon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years. 15) Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. 16) John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 17) Somers Farkas, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malta. 18) Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of San Marino. 19) Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years. 20) Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 21) Catherine Jereza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity). 22) Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029. 23) Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile. 24) Ethan Klein, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 25) Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security. 26) Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. 27) Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. 28) Edward Martin, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years. 29) Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection). 30) Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the united States of America to the Republic of Croatia. 31) Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. 32) David Metcalf, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years. 33) Joseph Nocella, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years. 34) Sean O’Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 35) Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army. 36) Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. 37) James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security. 38) Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 39) Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. 40) Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years. 41) Leandro Rizzuto, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador. 42) Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service. 43) Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 44) John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 45) George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. 46) Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget. 47) Andrew Veprek, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration). 48) Timothy John Walsh, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management). 49) David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 50) Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
Abigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General 78/19. Jonathan Kanter, resigned
Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Transportation 51/46. Polly Ellen Trottenberg, resigned
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, confirmed as Secretary of Labor 67/32

DAY 53 – 3/12/25 – Wednesday

Trump is hosts Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary for the annual White House Shamrock ceremony. US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance warmly welcomes Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary to the Vice Presidential Naval Observatory residence in Washington DC
USAID has come under scrutiny following revelations that its Washington staff were instructed to destroy documents. The email, sent by Erica Carr, USAID’s acting executive secretary, outlined plans for document destruction scheduled for a Tuesday, expressing gratitude to employees for their “assistance in clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
After 4 decades, Ruth Marcus, a prominent liberal columnist at The Washington Post, has stepped down, citing the newspaper’s leadership’s decision to suppress her column that critiqued owner Jeff Bezos’ directive to steer opinion pieces towards libertarian themes
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made what he called the “largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.” The agency plans to roll back 31 major regulations from the Obama and Biden era and closed environmental justice offices nationwide, saving $1.7 billion
US District Judge Beryl Howell granted the Perkin Coie request for a temporary restraining order halted parts for some sections of Trump’s order. The parts being blocked include its limitations on government contracts with clients of the firm
Space X launch to rescue 2 stranded astronauts on the International Space Station postponed
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said she will not run for reelection in 2026. Republicans have a healthy chance of capturing the seat in 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opposes vaccinating chickens amid a bird flu outbreak that has caused an increase in egg prices in recent months
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Labor 53/46
Stephen Miran, of New York, confirmed as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers 53/46. Jared Bernstein, resigned
CPI report states “Inflation eases as job creations and border security pays off”

DAY 54 – 3/13/25 – Thursday

Trump welcomes Secretary-General Mark Rutte to the White House

DAY 55 – 3/14/25 – Friday – Pi Day

Trump signed an Executive Order immediately suspending security clearances held by individuals at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss) pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest
Trump signed an Executive Order rescinding a second round of harmful executive actions issued by the prior administration, continuing his efforts to reverse damaging policies and restore effective government
Trump continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary
Trump signed an executive order that seeks to dismantle eight federal agencies
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- United States Agency for Global Media
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Arctic Research Commission
ADDRESSING RISKS FROM PAUL WEISS – Global law firms have for years played an outsized role in undermining the judicial process and in the destruction of bedrock American principles
Trump orders Executive Order 14148 of January 20, 2025 (Initial Recessions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions), I rescinded 78 Presidential orders and memoranda issued by then-President Biden. I also directed the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to compile lists of additional orders, memoranda, and proclamations issued by the prior administration that should be rescinded. I have determined that the following additional recessions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.
Trump offers a Presidential message for Holi. Wishing a very happy Holi to the people of India and all those celebrating around the world. May this festival of colors bring joy, renewal, and unity, reflecting the spirit of hope and togetherness that makes Holi so special
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced a sweeping plan to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the USPS budget. This move is part of a broader agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.
Week Eight Wins
Trump visits the Department of Justice
- 121 lawsuits have been filed against his Executive Orders
Trump will sign an Executive Order on court challenges
Two Columbia University students rooms were searched as more VISA revocations are reviewed for violations
The Department of Education has accused 50 universities of racial discrimination
SpaceX launches with 4 astronauts (2 Americans, 1 Japanese, and 1 Russian) to replace current ISS Station members and to rescue 2 that were abandoned by Biden
The Senate passed cloture 62/38 allowing the House bill to proceed to a vote
The Senate approved a House-passed bill on Friday to extend government funding by six months, hours before a shutdown deadline 54/46
Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the White House and have “productive” dialogue, focusing on key issues such as congestion pricing and the redevelopment of Penn Station
A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the DEI injunction. This was a major victory for Trump’s efforts to dismantle and terminate “equity-related” contracts and grants for federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs
Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense 59/40, Kathleen Holland Hicks, resigned

DAY 56 – 3/15/25 – Saturday

Day 57 – 3/16/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK EIGHT

DAY 58 – 3/17/25 – Monday – START OF WEEK NINE

DAY 59 – 3/18/25 – Tuesday

DAY 60 – 3/19/25 – Wednesday

Vice President JD Vance has been appointed as the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) finance chair, marking a historic first for the GOP
Trump speaks with Zelenskyy
It was reported that the Senate has confirmed 281 Trump nominations with280 in process
It was reported that the Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration is 100% staffed
Rubio and Waltz comment on Trump/Zelenskyy call
Trump fires Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, Federal Trade Commissioners who represent the Democratic minority in the five-member commission
District Judge Beryl Howell declined to remove the Department of Government Efficiency from the US Institute of Peace building or reinstate fired board members while a legal challenge to Doge’s takeover of the independent organization plays out
Trump signs an Executive Order for Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
Trump signs an Executive order removing discrimination and discriminatory equity ideology From the Foreign Service
Presidential Message on Nowruz, 2025

DAY 61 – 3/20/25 – Thursday

DAY 62 – 3/21/25 – Friday

Johnson & Johnson announced a new $55 billion investment in the United States over the next four years in manufacturing, research and development, and technology — the latest massive victory in President Donald J. Trump’s unrelenting pursuit of American manufacturing dominance.
Trump has moved the $1.7 trillion student loan debt portfolio from the Department of Education to the Small Business Administration – which manages roughly 43 million borrowers
Trump as moved Special Needs and Nutrition Programs from the Department of Education to Health and Human Services Department
Trump announces F-47, the 6^th Generation of fighter jets has been in experimental flights for past 5 years and will be built by Boeing
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announces ‘several hundred billion’ to be spent in next four years on US production
UAE commits to $1.4 Trillion investment in the US
The Department of Homeland Security said it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who were flown directly into the country over the last two years under the Biden administration’s “CHVN Parole Program”—setting them up for potential deportation in about a month. The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the country since October 2022

DAY 63 – 3/22/25 – Saturday

Trump travels to Philadelphia for NCAA Wrestling Championships
Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a big law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives. The move follows a meeting between Trump and Brad Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton, over the White House order issued last week. The order, the latest in a series of similar actions targeting law firms that have “undermined” the judicial system in recent years, threatened to suspend active security clearances of attorneys at Paul, Weiss and to terminate any federal contracts the firm has. It singled out the work of Mark Pomerantz, who previously worked at the firm
Trump issued a memorandum rescinding security clearances and access to classified Information from the following specified individuals: Antony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family
Trump issued a memorandum preventing abuses of the legal system and the Federal Court

DAY 64 – 3-23-25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK NINE

Trump ends legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children
Officials from the United States and Ukraine began talks in Saudi Arabia on Sunday over plans to protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure, according to Ukraine’s defense minister. The talks are part of larger negotiations over a potential partial cease-fire to end three years of war between Russia and Ukraine

DAY 65 – 3-24-25 – Monday – START OF WEEK TEN

DAY 66 – 3-25-25 – Tuesday

DAY 67 – 3-26-25 – Wednesday

DAY 68 – 3-27-25 – Thursday

DAY 69 – 3-28-25 – Friday

DAY 70 – 3-29-25 – Saturday

• Trump signs and Executive Order addressing risks from law firms WilmerHale and Jenner Block. They sue
• Trump gets Faye Hill, held since February, released by Taliban in Afghanistan

DAY 71 – 3-30-25 – Sunday – END of WEEK TEN

• WEEK TEN WINS: President Trump Fuels America’s Golden Age

Day 72 – 3-31-25 – Monday – START OF WEEK ELEVEN

Day 73 – 4-1-25 – Tuesday

Day 74 – 4-2-25 – Wednesday

Day 75 – 4-3-25 – Thursday

DAY 76 – 4-04-25 – Friday

DAY 77 – 4-05-25 – Saturday

U.S. Senate passes budget framework after a series of overnight votes 51/48

Day 78 – 4-06-25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK ELEVEN

DAY 79 – 4-07-25 – Monday – START OF WEEK TWELVE

DAY 80 – 4-08-25 – TUESDAY

DAY 82 – 4-10-25 -Thursday

DAY 83 – 4-11-25 – Friday

DAY 84 – 4-12-25 – Saturday

DAY 85 – 4-13-25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK TWELVE

DAY 86 – 4-14-25 – Monday – START OF WEEK THIRTEEN

DAY 87 – 4-15-25 – Tuesday

DAY 88 – 4-16-25 – Wednesday

DAY 89 – 4-17-25 – Thursday

DAY 90 – 4-18-25 – Friday

DAY 91 – 4-19-25 – Saturday

DAY 92 – 4-20-25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK THIRTEEN

JD Vance engaged in a significant diplomatic encounter with Vatican officials during his visit to Italy over the Easter weekend

DAY 93 – 4-21-25 – Monday – START OF WEEK FOURTEEN

DAY 94 – 4/22/25 – Tuesday

DAY 95 – 4/23/25 – Wednesday

DAY 96 – 4/24/25 – Thursday

DAY 97 – 4/25/25 – Friday

DAY 98 – 4/26/25 – Saturday

DAY 99 – 4/27/25 – Sunday – END OF WEEK FOURTEEN

Trump plans to reinstate Columbus Day as a federal holiday

DAY 100 – 4/28/25 – Monday – START OF WEEK FIFTEEN

What Did Trump Do Today ?