Presidential Actions

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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

2025/01/20 - Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements

2025/01/20 - Securing Our Borders

2025/01/20 - Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government

2025/02/06 - Remarks by President Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast

2025/02/05 - Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

2025/02/04 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Maximum Pressure on Iran

2025/02/03 - President Trump is Delivering on His Commitment to Protect our Kids

2025/02/03 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Plan for a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund

2025/02/03 - Career and Technical Education Month, 2025

2025/02/03 - At USAID, Waste and Abuse Runs Deep

2025/01/31 - National Black History Month, 2025

2025/01/31 - Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation

2025/01/29 - Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

2025/01/29 - President Donald J. Trump Signed S.5 into Law

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Service Members Discharged for Refusing the COVID Vaccine

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Merit and Lethality to America’s Armed Forces

2025/01/27 - The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Military Excellence and Readiness

2025/01/27 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs the Building of the Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield for America

2025/01/27 - Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Modi of India

2025/01/26 - White House Statement on Agreement Extension Between Lebanon and Israel

2025/01/26 - Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom

2025/01/25 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Enforces Overwhelmingly Popular Demand to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion

2025/02/07 - Establishment of The White House Faith Office

2025/02/06 - Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court

2025/02/06 - Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

2025/02/04 - Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations

2025/02/03 - A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund

2025/02/03 - American Heart Month, 2025

2025/02/01 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China

2025/01/30 - Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety

2025/01/30 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Educational Opportunities for American Families

2025/01/27 - The Iron Dome for America

2025/01/27 - Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness

2025/01/27 - Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

2025/01/27 - Restoring America’s Fighting Force

2025/01/24 - Remarks by President Trump After Air Force One Arrival Fletcher, NC

2025/01/24 - Enforcing the Hyde Amendment

2025/01/24 - Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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

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 Bears Ears National Monument

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

2026/04/05 - This Easter, President Trump Reaffirms America as a Beacon for Christian Liberty

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

2026/06/30 - Trump Administration NEPA Reforms: A Win for All Americans

2026/06/26 - President Trump’s America First Agenda Scores Major Supreme Court Win on TPS Termination

2026/06/22 - Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks

2026/06/22 - Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation

2026/06/12 - National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-12

2026/06/09 - The Secure America Act Ends Democrat Obstruction— Fully Funds CBP, ICE and President Trump’s Border Security Agenda

2026/06/03 - Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service

2026/06/02 - Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

2026/06/01 - Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States

2026/05/12 - First Lady Melania Trump’s 10 Achievements Transforming Outcomes for Foster Youth Since the Signing the Fostering the Future Executive Order 180 Days Ago

2026/04/30 - National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, 2026

2026/04/25 - President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to Welcome His Majesty King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla for a State Visit

2026/04/15 - White House CEQ Unveils Program to Partner with Private Sector on Modernizing Permitting Technology

2026/04/07 - Presidential Message on National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

2026/04/02 - Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States

2026/03/24 - Secretary Markwayne Mullin Is Ready to Deliver on President Trump’s Agenda

2026/03/16 - Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud

2026/03/13 - Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

2026/03/04 - America’s Warriors Are Obliterating Iranian Terror Regime with Unrelenting Force

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)