Presidential Actions
2025/01/22 - Designation Of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
2025/01/22 - Executive Grant of Clemency for Andrew Zabavsky
2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Re-designates the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
2025/01/22 - Executive Grant of Clemency for Terence Sutton
2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects Civil Rights and Merit-Based Opportunity by Ending Illegal DEI
2025/01/22 - Nominations Transmitted to the Senate
2025/01/22 - Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Vance at Liberty Ball
2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares a National Emergency at the Southern Border
2025/01/21 - Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation
2025/01/21 - Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Vance at Starlight Ball
2025/01/21 - Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
2025/01/21 - OMB Memo M-25-11
2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments
2025/01/20 - President Trump’s America First Priorities
2025/01/20 - Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”
2025/01/20 - Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture
2025/01/20 - Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential
2026/01/19 - Presidential Message on the College Football Playoff National Championship
2026/01/19 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2026
2026/01/17 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of Benjamin Franklin
2026/01/14 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Ratification of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
2026/01/13 - American Workers Win Big as Inflation Remains Low, Wages Surge
2026/01/12 - Big Wins for American Families as Gas Prices, Mortgage Rates Plummet
2026/01/09 - 57 Times Sick, Unhinged Democrats Declared War on Law Enforcement
2026/01/08 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans
2026/01/06 - Presidential Message on Epiphany
2026/01/05 - Nominations Sent to the Senate
2026/01/03 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Battle of Princeton
2026/01/01 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
2025/12/26 - America 250: Anniversary of the Battle of Trenton
2025/12/25 - Presidential Message on Christmas
2025/12/23 - Year-Over-Year Inflation Across Conservative and Liberal States
2025/12/20 - Presidential Message on the Sixth Birthday of the United States Space Force
2025/12/19 - White House Christmas 2025: Volunteer Performers and Decorators Share Excitement and Memorable Experiences
2025/12/18 - Congressional Bills S. 2283 AND S. 356 Signed into Law
2025/12/18 - Trump Delivers: Core Inflation Hits Lowest Level in Nearly Five Years
2025/12/16 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
2025/12/30 - Congressional Bill H.R. 504 Vetoed
2025/12/30 - Congressional Bill H.R. 131 Vetoed
2025/12/29 - Congressional Bill H.R. 1043 Signed into Law
2025/12/29 - All 50 States Will Receive Historic Funding from Trump Administration to Strengthen Rural Health Care
2025/12/28 - Presidential Message on National Pledge of Allegiance Day
2025/12/26 - Congressional Bills S.216, S.284, S.2878, H.R. 187, H.R. 410, H.R. 1491 Signed into Law
2025/12/23 - Year-Over-Year Inflation Across Conservative and Liberal States
2025/12/18 - Congressional Bill S. 1071 Signed into Law
2025/12/17 - Presidential Message on Wright Brothers Day
2025/12/17 - Democrats Caused High Prices. President Trump Is Bringing Them Down.
2025/12/12 - Congressional Bills H.R. 452, H.R. 970, H.R. 983, H.R. 1912 AND S. 616 Signed into Law
2025/12/11 - Congressional Bills H.J. Res. 104, 105, 106, 130 and 131 Signed into Law
2025/12/11 - Trump Tariffs Work: Trade Deficit Plummets to Five-Year Low
2025/12/11 - Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors
2025/12/10 - President Trump in Pennsylvania: America Is Back — and We’re Just Getting Started
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 - This Is Who Democrats Like Tim Walz Are Defending
2025/11/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Unveils the Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI for Scientific Discovery
2025/11/24 - President Trump Launches the Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI for Scientific Discovery
2025/11/01 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China
2025/10/31 - White House Public Tours to Reopen in December 2025
2025/10/29 - U.S. – Korea Technology Prosperity Deal
2025/10/27 - Implementation of the Agreement Toward a NEW GOLDEN AGE for the U.S. – Japan Alliance
2025/10/26 - Joint Statement on United States-Cambodia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
2025/10/26 - Agreement Between the United States of America and Malaysia on Recipricol Trade
2025/10/26 - Joint Statement on United States-Vietnam Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
2025/10/26 - Joint Statement on a Framework for a United States-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
2025/10/24 - First Lady Melania Trump Announces Halloween at the White House 2025
2025/10/20 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia
2025/10/17 - National Energy Dominance Month, 2025
2025/10/15 - National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8
2025/10/10 - Presidential Message on National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2025/10/09 - Columbus Day, 2025
2025/10/08 - Construction of Arctic Security Cutters
2025/10/06 - Decision of the President and Statement of Reasons on 2025 Ambler Road Appeal
2026/01/14 - Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States
2026/01/07 - Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting
2026/01/02 - Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Emcore Corporation by Hiefo Corporation
2025/12/19 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action to Win the 6G Race
2025/12/18 - Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
2025/12/15 - DESIGNATING FENTANYL AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
2025/12/11 - Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
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 - Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
2025/10/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
2025/10/07 - Fire Prevention Week, 2025
2025/09/29 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
2026/01/07 - CEQ Fixes Decades-Long Permitting Failure Through Deregulation
2025/12/19 - Winning the 6G Race
2025/12/18 - Letter to the Smithsonian: Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials
2025/12/16 - Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
2025/12/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
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 - 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
2025/09/05 - Restoring the United States Department of War
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
2025/10/17 - 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) |