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Deny citizenship to babies born in the United States if their parents aren't citizens or lawful permanent residents

White House
Executive Order

This order directs federal departments and agencies not to issue or accept citizenship-affirming documents for babies without at least one citizen or LPR parent.

January 20, 2025
Underway
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End Asylum and Deny Entry at the Southern Border Based on a Fake "Invasion"

White House
Executive Order

This order claims inherent executive authority to prevent asylum seekers and others from crossing the southern border, based on claims of an "invasion" that is not happening.

January 20, 2025
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Pardon people held responsible for the January 6th Insurrection

White House
Executive Order

This order either pardons or commutes the sentences of any person who was convicted of an offense related to the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

January 20, 2025
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Detain all migrants, and cut off access to the asylum process

White House
Executive Order

This is an omnibus border-related order that will result in more immigration detention and fewer people getting access to the U.S. asylum system.

January 20, 2025
Underway
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Punish intelligence leaders for warning about possible Russian disinformation during the 2020 election

White House
Executive Order

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.

January 20, 2025
Challenged
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Make it easier for politicians to fire career, independent civil servants

White House
Executive Order

This order reinstates "Schedule F" and makes it easier to fire career civil servants who provide critical services to all Americans.

January 20, 2025
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Underway

Build pretext for abusing national security tools to deal with immigration and border policy

White House

Executive Order

This order creates a process to designate drug cartels or gangs as global terrorists to allow the Administration to use national security tools in immigration and border issues.

Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists
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Responses
Underway

Enact an "America First" foreign policy agenda

White House

Executive Order

This order is a vague and ineffectual pronouncement that has little impact, but signals a desire to pursue an isolationist foreign policy.

America First Policy Directive to the Secretary of State
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Underway

Harm communities, wildlife, and the environment in Alaska

White House

Executive Order

This order reinstates President Trump's anti-environment first term policies related to oil and natural gas production, logging, mining, hunting, and fishing in Alaska.

Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential
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Underway

Undo equity programs across the government

White House

Executive Order

This order seeks to significantly weaken the government's progress on equity programs that support historically underserved communities.

Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

End the country's Refugee Admissions Program

White House

Executive Order

This order suspends all refugee entries indefinitely, starting on Jan. 27, 2025.

Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program
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Responses
Underway

Require more vetting of all noncitizens and lay the groundwork for future travel bans

White House

Executive Order

This order requires the State Department to increase screening of all noncitizens, including those already in the U.S., and to suggest countries that should be banned entirely.

Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Aid corporate tax avoidance

White House

Memo

This memo functionally removes the United States from the OECD Global Tax Deal negotiated with about 140 countries.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Use unprecedented emergency powers to remove legal protections in pursuit of expanded energy production

White House

Executive Order

This order declares a national emergency to increase energy production, transportation, refining, and generation.

Declaring a National Energy Emergency
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Responses
Underway

Expand immigration enforcement and prosecutions, and threaten "sanctuary" communities

White House

Executive Order

This omnibus order covers various aspects of interior immigration enforcement, including criminal prosecutions, expanded enforcement, and threats to sanctuary jurisdictions.

Protecting the American People Against Invasion
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Responses
Underway

Evaluate the impact of potential tariffs and trade policy overhauls

White House

Memo

This memo does not impose any tariffs, but instead directs agencies to review current trade policies and evaluate proposals that could harm American consumers by raising prices.

America First Trade Policy
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Responses
Underway

Promote the use of the death penalty

White House

Executive Order

This order calls for greater use of the death penalty, particularly for crimes by immigrants or against law enforcement officers.

Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety
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Responses
Underway

Punish California by rerouting the state's water

White House

Memo

This memorandum calls for rerouting water from California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state.

Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California
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By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Undo progress achieved through Biden executive orders

White House

Executive Order

This order rescinds dozens of prior executive orders that sought to make progress across the economy, civil rights, health care, climate and more.

Initial Rescission of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
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Underway

Cut environmental protections and pause funding distributions

White House

Executive Order

This omnibus order directs agencies to take numerous steps to prioritize energy production at the expense of environmental, climate, or public health concerns.

Unleashing American Energy
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Underway

Restructure the National Security Council

White House

Memo

This memorandum designates membership, staffing responsibilities, and meeting procedures for the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council.

Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees
Issue area
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Responses
Underway

Block aid obligations to international partners and allies

White House

Executive Order

This order requires a pause and review of certain foreign development assistance.

Re-evaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid
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Responses
Underway

Undermine the development of renewable wind energy

White House

Memo

This memorandum prohibits the leasing of land and the issuance of permits for wind energy projects

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
Issue area
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Underway

Prioritize the appearance of government buildings

White House

Memo

This memo asks for recommendations on how to make Federal public buildings more uniform, classical, and traditional.

Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture
Issue area
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Responses
Underway

Give political loyalists and the DOGE more control over federal hiring

White House

Executive Order

This order directs political appointees and the DOGE to create a hiring plan that would further undermine career public servants and their ability to serve the American people.

Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service
Issue area
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Responses
Challenged

Undermine strong rules and protections by creating the "Department of Government Efficiency"

White House

Executive Order

This order establishes the "Department of Government Efficiency," which has been tasked with modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency.

Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency"
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Responses
Underway

Rename geographic features to reflect Trump administration priorities

White House

Executive Order

This order renames establishes new standards for naming geographic features, including renaming Mount Denali to Mount McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness
Issue area
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Responses
Underway

Politicize the hiring and review of senior independent public servants

White House

Executive Order

This order injects politics into the hiring, review, and retention of public servants in the "Senior Executive Service" who keep the government running for the American people.

Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives
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Responses
Underway

Embolden discrimination and hate towards transgender people

White House

Executive Order

This order seeks to severely narrow government protections and support for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary individuals.

Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Pause the ban on TikTok

White House

Executive Order

This order directs the Attorney General not to enforce the TikTok ban for 75 days.

Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Challenged

Deny citizenship to babies born in the United States if their parents aren't citizens or lawful permanent residents

White House

Executive Order

This order directs federal departments and agencies not to issue or accept citizenship-affirming documents for babies without at least one citizen or LPR parent.

Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

End Asylum and Deny Entry at the Southern Border Based on a Fake "Invasion"

White House

Executive Order

This order claims inherent executive authority to prevent asylum seekers and others from crossing the southern border, based on claims of an "invasion" that is not happening.

Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Pardon people held responsible for the January 6th Insurrection

White House

Executive Order

This order either pardons or commutes the sentences of any person who was convicted of an offense related to the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Detain all migrants, and cut off access to the asylum process

White House

Executive Order

This is an omnibus border-related order that will result in more immigration detention and fewer people getting access to the U.S. asylum system.

Securing Our Borders
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Punish intelligence leaders for warning about possible Russian disinformation during the 2020 election

White House

Executive Order

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.

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Government Information
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Challenged

Make it easier for politicians to fire career, independent civil servants

White House

Executive Order

This order reinstates "Schedule F" and makes it easier to fire career civil servants who provide critical services to all Americans.

Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
Issue area
By the Numbers

This policy threatens the ability of 2.2 million civil servants who live and work in every U.S. state to deliver for the American people.

Responses
Underway

Abuse emergency authority to build the border wall and send troops to the border

White House

Executive Order

This order declares an emergency at the southern border, authorizes DoD to send military troops there, and orders that the border wall be built.

Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States
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By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Engage in full-scale militarization of the border

White House

Executive Order

This order directs the military to come up with a plan to "seal the borders" of the United States and prevent immigration and drug trafficking.

Clarifying the Military's Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Undermine global and American health by withdrawing from the World Health Organization

White House

Executive Order

This order purports to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization
Issue area
By the Numbers

Notably, this executive order also rescinds the Biden administration EO 13987 which organized and mobilized the federal government to provide an effective response to COVID-19.

Responses
Underway

Target law enforcement and the Intelligence Community for supposedly political actions

White House

Executive Order

Senior Trump appointees are directed to review civil and criminal law enforcement and intelligence actions believed to be against the Trump administration and its supporters.

Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Grant security clearances for White House staff without vetting

White House

Memo

This memorandum directs certain White House staff to be granted the highest level of security clearance without vetting.

Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

End remote work for federal employees

White House

Executive Order

This order commands all federal remote workers back to the office full-time, without regard to union agreements or disruptions it could cause.

Return to In-Person Work
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Hinder government progress on essential protections and programs

White House

Executive Order

This order claims to prohibit the proposal or issuing of any policies until a Trump administration official reviews and approves them.

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Pending Analysis

Start cutting policies that protect consumers and promote safety

White House

Executive Order

This order directs agency heads to lower the costs of housing, healthcare, and other necessities, in part by cutting regulations intended to protect consumers and the climate.

Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Halt federal employee hiring and weaken critical programs

White House

Executive Order

This order places a freeze on vast swaths of federal hiring, making it harder for the government to provide critical services and protections.

Hiring Freeze
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Underway

Jeopardize global efforts to combat climate change

White House

Executive Order

This order seeks to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
Issue area
By the Numbers

Responses
Pending Analysis

Empower people sharing disinformation on social media

White House

Executive Order

This order claims to end federal government censorship and directs the Attorney General to investigate the Biden administration for its efforts to combat disinformation.

Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
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By the Numbers

Responses

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