Presidential Actions

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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 - President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge Secures American AI Dominance, Protects Consumers

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

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

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 - 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

2026/07/21 - Nominations Sent to the Senate

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

2026/07/20 - Nomination Sent to the Senate

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

2026/07/20 - Captive Nations Week, 2026

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 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada

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

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

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

2026/06/29 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares an Emergency and Authorizes the Temporary Suspension of Certain Duties on Phosphate Fertilizer from Morocco

2026/06/26 - S. 1003 Signed into Law

2026/06/25 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthens American Farm Resilience

2026/06/25 - Radical Lunatics Deface America’s Reflecting Pool — and President Trump Was Right (Again)

2026/06/23 - White House Unveils President Trump’s America First Resilience Strategy

2026/06/23 - Nominations Sent to the Senate

2026/06/22 - President Trump Drives Down Rents by Ending Open Borders Disaster

2026/06/21 - Presidential Message on Father’s Day

2026/06/19 - President Trump’s Iran Agreement Is America First in Action

2026/06/18 - Effects of Banning Anti-Competitive Hospital Contracts

2026/06/16 - “Excellent Choice”: Jay Clayton Earns Broad Praise as President Trump’s DNI Nominee

2026/06/15 - Nominations Sent to the Senate

2026/06/15 - America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Signing of Magna Carta

2026/06/15 - Presidential Message on Men’s Health Week

2026/06/14 - Presidential Message on the 251st Birthday of the United States Army

2026/06/12 - Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026

2026/06/12 - S. 254 Signed into Law

2026/06/12 - National Homeownership Month, 2026

2026/06/11 - Nomination and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

2026/06/11 - Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific

2025/04/15 - Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits

2025/04/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Cuts Costs, Brings Government to the People

2025/04/15 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Common Sense to Federal Procurement

2025/04/15 - Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management

2025/04/15 - Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement

2025/04/15 - President Trump Unleashes Permitting Technology for the 21st Century

2025/04/11 - Week 12’s Winners: The American People

2025/04/11 - The State of Play: Why President Trump’s Tariffs Are Necessary

2025/04/09 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2025

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Pushes the Reset Button on America’s Energy Regulations

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Makes America’s Showers Great Again

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Susman Godfrey

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Repeal of Regulations That Are Unlawful Under 10 Recent Supreme Court Decisions

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores America’s Maritime Dominance

2025/04/09 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability

2025/04/09 - Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability

2025/04/09 - Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

2025/04/08 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects American Energy from State Overreach

2025/04/08 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry

2025/04/08 - Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid

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 - 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

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)