Presidential Actions

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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 - Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information

2025/01/20 - Return to In-Person Work

2025/01/20 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency

2025/01/20 - President Trump Designates Chairmen and Acting Chairmen

2025/01/20 - Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

2025/01/20 - Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists

2025/01/20 - Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

2025/01/20 - Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety

2025/01/20 - Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis

2025/01/20 - Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program

2025/01/20 - Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship

2025/01/20 - Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing

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

2025/09/29 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products

2025/09/27 - National Hunting and Fishing Day

2025/09/26 - Democrats’ Unhinged Crusade Against ICE Fuels Bloodshed

2025/09/26 - Expansion of HSA Eligibility Under OBBB Act to Improve Marketplace Coverage, Affordability, and Access

2025/09/26 - ONDCP To Recompete Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Grants To Ensure Compliance With President Trump’s Executive Orders

2025/09/25 - Strong Spending, Narrowing Trade Gap Drives Trump Economy’s Explosive Growth

2025/09/22 - Democrats Threaten a Shutdown Over Radical Left Insanity

2025/09/22 - President Trump Joins Nation in Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Enduring Legacy

2025/09/22 - Presidential Message on National Farm Safety and Health Week

2025/09/22 - National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2025

2025/09/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization

2025/09/22 - The White House Announces Two Newly-Designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

2025/09/22 - National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2025

2025/09/19 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches the Gold Card Program

2025/09/19 - ICYMI: White House Releases Powerful Tribute Video Honoring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

2025/09/18 - The Economy Is Back on Track Under President Trump

2025/09/18 - Katherine Scarlett Confirmed as 13th Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality

2025/09/17 - Memphis Residents Welcome President Trump’s Action to Restore Public Safety

2025/09/16 - Memphis Residents Welcome President Trump’s Action to Restore Public Safety

2025/09/16 - President Trump Designates the 2026 “Major’s List”

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 - Providing for the Closure of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

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 - Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

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

2025/10/27 - United States – Japan Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths through Mining and Processing

2025/10/26 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malaysia Concerning Cooperation to Diversify Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Promote Investments

2025/10/26 - Joint Statement on United States-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

2025/10/17 - Adjusting Imports Of Medium- And Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- And Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, And Buses Into The United States

2025/10/16 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Lower Costs and Expand Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and High-Quality Fertility Care

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

2026/01/14 - ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF SEMICONDUCTORS, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND THEIR DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS INTO THE UNITED STATES

2026/01/07 - Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

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

2025/10/20 - United States-Australia Framework For Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths

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

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)