Presidential Actions
2025/01/20 - Unleashing American Energy
2025/01/20 - America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State
2025/01/20 - Hiring Freeze
2025/01/20 - Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
2025/01/20 - Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok
2025/01/20 - Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel
2025/01/20 - Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service
2025/01/20 - The Inaugural Address
2025/01/20 - Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions
2025/01/20 - Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives
2025/01/20 - America First Trade Policy
2025/01/20 - Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees
2025/01/20 - Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid
2025/01/20 - Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States
2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions
2025/01/20 - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
2025/01/20 - Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States
2025/01/20 - Return to In-Person Work
2025/01/20 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency
2025/10/20 - Presidential Message on Diwali
2025/10/20 - Gas Prices Hit Four-Year Low Under President Trump ⛽
2025/10/19 - America 250: Presidential Message on the 244th Anniversary of General Cornwallis’s Surrender at Yorktown
2025/10/14 - Presidential Message on the Birthday of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
2025/10/14 - National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk
2025/10/14 - Widespread Acclaim for President Trump’s Diplomatic Triumph
2025/10/10 - Presidential Message on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2025/10/10 - Presidential Message on Down Syndrome Awareness Month
2025/10/09 - Leif Erikson Day, 2025
2025/10/07 - ICYMI: “Illegal crossings along U.S.-Mexico border plummet to lowest annual level since 1970”
2025/10/06 - Presidential Message on German-American Day, 2025
2025/10/01 - Presidential Message on Yom Kippur
2025/09/29 - Presidential Message on the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel
2025/09/22 - Presidential Message on Rosh Hashanah
2025/09/19 - National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2025
2025/09/18 - Presidential Message on the 78th Birthday of the United States Air Force
2025/09/17 - ICYMI: Mortgage Rates Fall to Three-Year Low
2025/09/05 - Congressional Bill H.R. 1316 Signed into Law
2025/09/03 - U.S. Goods Inflation Lower than Other Countries
2025/09/02 - For J.B. Pritzker, When Will Enough Be Enough?
2025/12/06 - Presidential Message on the Eighth Anniversary of Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel
2025/12/06 - Addressing Security Risks from Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain
2025/12/05 - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2025
2025/12/05 - Congressional Bills S.J.Res. 80 Signed into Law
2025/12/05 - This Is Who Democrats Like Tim Walz Are Defending
2025/12/05 - Presidential Message on National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
2025/12/04 - Honoring the Memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard
2025/12/03 - Savings from Resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
2025/12/03 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces the Reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
2025/12/02 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine
2025/12/02 - Landmark Dell Gift Supercharges Trump Accounts for America’s Kids
2025/12/01 - Congressional Bills H.R. 695 and H.R. 2483 Signed into Law
2025/12/01 - ICYMI: White House Launches “Media Bias” Portal to Expose Fake News
2025/11/25 - Thanksgiving Day, 2025
2025/11/25 - 72 Arrests Wasn’t Enough — Democrats Let Him Burn Her Alive
2025/11/19 - Congressional Bill H.R. 4405 Signed into Law
2025/11/18 - Nominations Sent to the Senate
2025/11/12 - Congressional Bill H.R. 5371 Signed into Law
2025/07/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Further Modifies the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
2025/07/31 - President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test
2025/07/31 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Amends Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border
2025/07/30 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States from the Government of Brazil
2025/07/25 - Made in America Week, 2025
2025/07/24 - Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets
2025/07/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports
2025/07/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action to End Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets
2025/07/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Accelerates Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
2025/07/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prevents Woke AI in the Federal Government
2025/07/23 - WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: U.S.-Indonesia Trade Deal Is Another America First Win
2025/07/22 - Fact Sheet: The United States and Indonesia Reach Historic Trade Deal
2025/07/22 - Joint Statement on Framework for United States-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
2025/07/20 - President Trump Marks Six Months in Office with Historic Successes
2025/07/18 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Signs GENIUS Act into Law
2025/07/16 - President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law
2025/07/13 - SUNDAY SHOWS: Trump Administration is Putting Americans First
2025/07/07 - Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign‑Controlled Energy Sources
2025/11/24 - Launching the Genesis Mission
2025/11/04 - Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China
2025/10/26 - Joint Statement on United States-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
2025/10/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
2025/10/15 - Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
2025/10/07 - Fire Prevention Week, 2025
2025/09/29 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
2025/09/23 - Presidential Message on National Gang Violence Prevention Week
2025/09/19 - Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
2025/09/18 - Constitution Week, 2025
2025/09/08 - President Trump’s Top 100 Victories for People of Faith
2025/08/28 - Further Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
2025/08/25 - Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia
2025/08/15 - The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Launches Landmark Update to FAR, Ushering in a New Era for Commercial Buying
2025/09/29 - Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products into the United States
2025/09/21 - H-1B FAQ
2025/09/05 - Restoring the United States Department of War
2025/09/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Implements A Historic U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement
2025/09/05 - Modifying The Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements
2025/09/04 - Implementing The United States–Japan Agreement
2025/08/25 - Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans
2025/08/21 - Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
2025/08/07 - Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
2025/08/06 - Addressing Threats to The United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
2025/08/05 - Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics
2025/08/05 - Remarks by Director Kratsios at the APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting
2025/07/31 - Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
2025/07/30 - Addressing Threats to The United States by the Government of Brazil
2025/07/24 - Saving College Sports
2025/07/23 - White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan
2025/07/23 - Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
2025/07/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Unprecedented U.S.–Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement
2025/07/21 - ✅ President Trump Has Kept His Promises — and Then Some
2025/10/17 - National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2025
2025/04/09 - Addressing Risks from Susman Godfrey
2025/04/09 - Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
2025/01/30 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Forceful and Unprecedented Steps to Combat Anti-Semitism
2025/01/23 - Remarks By President Trump at the World Economic Forum- Part 1
2025/01/20 - Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions
2025/01/20 - Unleashing American Energy
SB0536: Require Report on Tuition Waiver Use and Outcomes
HB0194: Require Report on Tuition Waiver Use and Outcomes
HB1227: Revise THEC Duties and Expand Grant Credential Eligibility
HB1298: Create Scholarship for Spoken Word Poetry Excellence
SB1212: Create Scholarship for Spoken Word Poetry Excellence
SB1368: Revise THEC Duties and Expand Grant Credential Eligibility
HB0738: Expand TN Promise to NACCAS Schools With Enrollment Limits
SB0803: Expand TN Promise to NACCAS Schools With Enrollment Limits
SB1085: Allow Lottery Aid for Certain Private Postsecondary Institutions
SB1151: Allow Lottery Aid for Certain Private Postsecondary Institutions
SJR0231: Honor Dr. Erika Stevens for Distance Learning Excellence
SB1083: Prohibit DEI-Based Hiring in Local Governments and Colleges
HB0622: Prohibit DEI-Based Hiring in Local Governments and Colleges
SB0148: Ban Cell-Cultured Meat in Schools and Public Institutions
SB1312: Transfer TSAC Governance to THEC, Rename Technical Skills Grant
SB0603: Require Annual Report on State Scholarship Program Metrics
SB0125: Study Expanding Aid for Workforce Credential Programs in Tennessee
HB1324: Transfer TSAC Governance to THEC, Rename Technical Skills Grant
SB1077: Require American Civics Course for Public College Degree Completion
SB0189: Provide $250 Grant for Voluntary STD Testing in College
Analysis Category Scoring
- Each analysis category is scored by the tool according to the criteria in the Granular Risk Assessment below.
- The Granular scores are then averaged to create the Average Relevance Score.
- Presidential Actions are updated on a near-daily basis as new actions are released.
Average Relevance Score
| Relevance Score | Risk Level | Definition |
| 1.0-1.9 | Low | Minimal impact; no immediate action required. |
| 2.0-2.9 | Low- Med | Some relevance, but limited impact on operations. |
| 3.0-3.4 | Medium | Requires monitoring and possible intervention. |
| 3.5-3.9 | High- Med | Significant impact; proactive response recommended. |
| 4.0-4.4 | High | Major impact; immediate action required. |
| 4.5-5.0 | Critical | Urgent response is needed; high-level intervention is required. |
Granular Risk Assessment
| Factor | Low (1) | Low- Med (2) | Medium (3) | High- Med (4) | High (5) |
| Federal Organizations Impacted | 1-2 Agencies | 3-5 agencies | 6-10 Agencies | 11-15 Agencies | 16+ agencies or Gov-wide |
| Federal Officials Responsible | Low-level staff | Mid-Level Management | Directors or Deputies | Agency Heads | White House or Cabinet Officials |
| Impact to Vanderbilt University | No impact | Minor considerations | Moderate risks (compliance, ethics) | High risks (security, bias) | Critical risks (legal/regulatory/financial) |
| Key Actions for Vanderbilt University | No actions required | Minor process updates | Some adjustments needed | Major Process changes | Urgent systemic changes |
| Time Sensitivity of Actions Due (Based on Action Date) | 180+ days to comply | 90-179 days | 60-89 days | 30-59 days | <30 days (urgent response) |