Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
President Trump selected Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general and medical doctor, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz, a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, requires Senate confirmation. The CDC has been without permanent leadership for eight months.
President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, head of the National Economic Council, to lead the Federal Reserve. The nomination is expected to advance to confirmation hearings with support from administration officials. If confirmed, Warsh would direct monetary policy affecting interest rates, inflation, and economic conditions for all Americans.
On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14177 dissolving the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The order eliminated this advisory council, which had provided scientific and technological policy recommendations to the president across administrations. The immediate effect was the termination of the council's operations and cessation of its advisory functions to the executive branch.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14178 on January 23, 2025, directing federal agencies to strengthen U.S. leadership in digital financial technology and cryptocurrency. The order establishes a framework for federal coordination on digital assets policy. Confirmed direct impacts on Americans include potential changes to how federal agencies regulate and oversee cryptocurrency transactions and digital finance activities.
On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14176 directing the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The order mandates the release of previously classified documents held by federal agencies concerning these three historical events. The confirmed direct impact is the public release of government records that were previously restricted from public access.
On January 23, 2025, the Trump administration signed Memorandum 2025-02124 directing federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The memorandum instructs the Department of Interior to grant federal tribal status to the Lumbee Nation, a tribe with approximately 55,000 enrolled members. Federal recognition grants the tribe access to federal benefits, services, and the ability to establish tribal sovereignty including law enforcement and self-governance on tribal lands.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14179 on January 23, 2025, directing federal agencies to remove regulatory barriers to artificial intelligence development and deployment. The order establishes a framework for accelerating AI innovation through reduced compliance requirements and streamlined approval processes across federal agencies. Confirmed direct impacts include expedited AI project approvals in federal programs and modified regulatory timelines for AI systems in healthcare, transportation, and other sectors.
The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell. Warsh will serve a four-year term overseeing monetary policy amid elevated inflation and Trump administration pressure to lower interest rates. The confirmation shifts Federal Reserve leadership toward an administration-preferred chair amid ongoing economic policy tensions.
The Education Department nullified six Title IX settlement agreements from the Obama and Biden administrations that required school districts to implement gender identity anti-discrimination policies. This action eliminates protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming students in schools across multiple districts. The move opens these settled cases to potential legal challenge and removes established safeguards against gender-based discrimination in education.
On January 22, 2025, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 14175 designating Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The designation subjects the group to asset freezes, travel bans, and criminal penalties for providing material support. The immediate confirmed effects include restrictions on financial transactions with the group, enhanced enforcement against U.S. persons providing support, and potential impacts on humanitarian operations in Yemen where Ansar Allah exercises territorial control.