Presidential Actions

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2025/01/23 - Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

2025/01/23 - President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

2025/01/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files

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 Ends DEI Madness and Restores Excellence and Safety within the Federal Aviation Administration

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 the States and the American People by Closing the Border to Illegals via Proclamation

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

2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delivers Emergency Price Relief for American Families to Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis

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 - Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”

2025/01/20 - Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture

2026/07/23 - President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge Secures American AI Dominance, Protects Consumers

2026/07/21 - President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Ignite Manufacturing Renaissance Across All 50 States

2026/07/21 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Trade Deal with Jordan

2026/07/20 - Captive Nations Week, 2026

2026/07/20 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Further Action To Adjust Imports Of Aluminum Into The United States

2026/07/20 - Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day

2026/07/20 - Nomination Sent to the Senate

2026/07/15 - Presidential Message on the Birthday of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

2026/07/15 - Measuring Balance of Payments Deficits

2026/07/14 - Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

2026/07/14 - Law Enforcement Leaders Across America Support Todd Blanche for Attorney General

2026/07/13 - Death of Senator Lindsey Graham

2026/07/13 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Grants Further Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Security

2026/07/08 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Defense Investment from NATO Allies, Powering American Industry

2026/07/07 - Democrats Fought Against Historic Tax Cuts. Now They’re Fighting Against Opportunity for America’s Kids.

2026/07/05 - Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the United States Secret Service

2026/07/04 - Saving America’s Story

2026/07/03 - 250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

2026/06/29 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Lowers the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix

2026/06/29 - Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Duty Free Importation of Phosphate Fertilizer Morocco

2025/01/24 - Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the United States for International Development

2025/01/24 - President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to attend the Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland

2025/01/24 - Remarks by President Trump During Tour of Hurricane Helene Disaster Site – Part 2

2025/01/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches PCAST to Restore American Leadership in Science and Technology

2025/01/23 - President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

2025/01/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files

2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ends DEI Madness and Restores Excellence and Safety within the Federal Aviation Administration

2025/01/22 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Re-designates the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

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 - 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

2025/01/20 - Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok

2025/01/20 - Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States

2025/01/20 - Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021

2025/01/20 - Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel

2025/01/20 - Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information

2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet Level Appointments

2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments

2026/07/22 - Trump Administration Announces More Than $5 Billion for the Genesis Mission, a National Mission on AI for Science

2026/07/20 - Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages

2026/07/20 - Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

2026/07/17 - WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Trump Exposes Bombshell Evidence of Foreign Election Interference and Deep State Suppression

2026/07/13 - Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

2026/07/13 - Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument

2026/06/29 - Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix

2026/06/17 - WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: First Lady Melania Trump Launches Fostering the Future Accounts

2026/06/16 - White House CEQ to Convene Leading Innovators with Promising Permitting Technology

2026/06/11 - First Lady Melania Trump Launches Fostering the Future Accounts America’s First Savings & Investment Vehicle for Foster Youth

2026/06/03 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Increases Accountability in the Federal Workforce

2026/06/03 - Strengthening Customs Enforcement

2026/05/22 - Remarks by Director Michael Kratsios on the One Year Anniversary of President Trump’s Nuclear EOs

2026/05/19 - To Implement Certain Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and for Other Purposes

2026/05/01 - Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

2026/04/30 - Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting

2026/04/20 - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity

2026/04/08 - SEQUESTRATION ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PURSUANT TO SECTION 251A OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED

2026/04/08 - Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold

2026/04/07 - President Trump is Saving College Sports

2026/02/24 - President Trump Is Securing Our Homeland: Ending the Invasion, Deporting Criminals, and Protecting Our Communities

2026/02/20 - Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems

2026/02/19 - Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Trade Deal with Indonesia

2026/02/06 - Modifying Duties to Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

2026/02/04 - New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets

2026/01/21 - CEQ Issues Guidance on Emergencies and the National Environmental Policy Act

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 - 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

2025/09/05 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Implements A Historic U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement

2025/09/04 - Implementing The United States–Japan Agreement

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)