Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The Trump administration approved BP's new ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, allowing the company to drill deeper into the ocean bed. Environmental groups filed suit against the approval, citing BP's history of failures including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The project increases risks of potential environmental damage and oil spills affecting Gulf ecosystems and coastal communities.
The Trump administration's Department of Justice filed an emergency petition with the US Supreme Court requesting that justices block a federal district court decision that halted Trump's executive order restricting mail-in ballot access before the November midterm elections. The action seeks to overturn voter protections and limit ballot access methods ahead of elections determining congressional control. Millions of American voters face potential loss of mail-in voting options during a critical election cycle.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended the CDC's FoodNet program that tracked parasitic infections including cyclospora across federal agencies. The termination suspended collaborative disease surveillance managed by the CDC, USDA, and FDA. The action removes early warning systems for foodborne parasitic outbreaks, leaving public health agencies and American consumers without coordinated infection tracking.
The Trump administration negotiated its fourth deal paying energy companies to forfeit offshore wind farm development leases. The administration used federal funds or lease buybacks to convince companies to abandon renewable energy projects in U.S. waters. This action reduces planned offshore wind capacity and shifts energy development away from clean energy sources.
The Bureau of Prisons announced closure of multiple facilities citing crumbling infrastructure, chronic staffing shortages, and budget constraints. The action directly affects thousands of incarcerated individuals who will be transferred to other facilities, as well as correctional staff and their communities. The closures reflect cost-cutting measures across federal agencies and reduce operational capacity in the prison system.
The Trump administration implemented changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that resulted in over 770,000 children losing food assistance benefits. The reforms, framed as restoring program integrity, removed thousands of families from eligibility rolls despite Republican assurances they would not affect vulnerable populations. The policy has increased demand at food banks across the country as families seek alternative nutrition sources.
The Trump Justice Department intervened in federal court on behalf of Elon Musk's xAI company, which faces an NAACP lawsuit alleging illegal air pollution from its Colossus Gas Plant powering a data center in Memphis. The move protects a major Trump-aligned corporate figure from environmental compliance enforcement. Communities near the facility face continued air quality violations without regulatory accountability.
The Trump administration issued a final rule requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries aged 19-64 to demonstrate employment, community service participation, or enrollment in work programs to maintain eligibility. The policy expands work mandates across state Medicaid programs under authority of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Millions of low-income Americans face potential coverage loss if unable to meet work requirements.
The Trump administration Department of Transportation issued a new rule disqualifying approximately 200,000 foreign-born truck drivers from obtaining or renewing commercial driver's licenses, even if they have driven legally for years. The restriction creates a licensing barrier that disproportionately affects immigrant workers and threatens their ability to maintain employment in the trucking industry. Drivers report the rule constitutes discriminatory enforcement targeting immigrant workers rather than addressing legitimate safety concerns.
The Trump administration CDC issued quarantine orders confining two American passengers exposed to hantavirus to a special quarantine facility in Nebraska following exposure aboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship. The action restricts the movement and liberty of individuals based on disease exposure and represents expanded federal quarantine authority. Americans face potential involuntary confinement in federal facilities based on communicable disease exposure determinations.