Presidential Actions

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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 - 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

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

2026/07/13 - Death of Senator Lindsey Graham

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

2026/07/24 - Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

2026/07/24 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

2026/07/23 - Actions by the United States in the Investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor

2026/07/21 - OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery

2026/07/21 - Democrat “Glitch” Registers Thousands of Noncitizens to Vote: Another Reason to Pass the SAVE America Act

2026/07/21 - AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ON RECIPROCAL TRADE

2026/07/20 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada

2026/07/20 - Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States

2026/07/20 - Made in America Week, 2026

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

2026/07/20 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensures Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

2026/07/17 - SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: President Trump Declassifies Intel on Foreign Election Interference and Deep State Coverup

2026/07/16 - Trump Administration Unleashes Global Campaign to Crush Radical Left Terrorism

2026/07/14 - White House Launches Gold Eagle Initiative for Unprecedented Cybersecurity Vulnerability Coordination

2026/07/13 - Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security

2026/07/13 - President Trump’s Relentless Strategy Is Dismantling Fentanyl Networks and Saving Lives

2026/07/13 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modifies Two National Monuments, Restoring Sensible Land Management

2026/07/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States

2026/07/09 - Adjusting Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States

2026/07/06 - President Trump Rings in Trump Accounts with Historic Opening Bell Ceremony from the Oval Office

2025/07/07 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ends Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources

2025/07/07 - Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates

2025/07/07 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Accountability and Prioritizes Public Safety in Federal Hiring

2025/06/30 - Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects

2025/06/30 - Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions

2025/06/16 - Implementing the General Terms of The United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal

2025/06/12 - Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Generate Power for the Columbia River Basin

2025/06/12 - Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response

2025/06/06 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reprioritizes Cybersecurity Efforts to Protect America

2025/06/06 - Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

2025/06/03 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Increases Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

2025/05/27 - 101st Anniversary of The United States Border Patrol

2025/05/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Restoring Gold Standard Science in America

2025/05/23 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Deploys Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security

2025/05/23 - Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy

2025/05/19 - Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences

2025/05/12 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures a Historic Trade Win for the United States

2025/05/12 - Joint Statement on U.S.-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva

2025/05/09 - Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp

2025/05/09 - Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations

2025/01/29 - Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt – Part 1

2025/01/29 - Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday

2025/01/29 - Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt – Part 2

2025/01/28 - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation

2025/01/25 - Remarks by President Trump on the Economy in Las Vegas, NV – Part 1

2025/01/25 - Remarks by President Trump on the Economy in Las Vegas, NV – Part 2

2025/01/24 - Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas

2025/01/24 - The First 100 Hours: Historic Action to Kick off America’s Golden Age

2025/01/21 - Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

2025/01/21 - OMB Memo M-25-11

2025/01/20 - The Inaugural Address

2025/01/20 - Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization

2025/01/20 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency

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

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

2025/01/20 - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government

2025/01/20 - Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”

2025/01/20 - Hiring Freeze

2025/01/20 - Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees

2025/01/20 - President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions

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)