Executive orders - March 6, 2025 to March 31, 2025

There's been a flurry of Executive Orders, etc., in April so I'll be doing another of these soon.

Nominations Sent to the Senate.

Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator - takes over Biden’s Chips Act program

Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful - facilitates federal takeover of the District of Columbia.

Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs - abolishes previously negotiated federal union contracts under the pretext of defending “the national security of the United States.”

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History - says that the Smithsonian Institution has come under the influence of a "divisive, race-centered ideology". The Smithsonian is resisting Trump's rewrite of history.

Addressing Risks From WilmerHale - some attorneys worked on the Justice Department’s investigation of the 2016 election. The firm also represented the DNC, the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris campaigns and eight inspectors general who were suddenly terminated by Trump. The firm has sued.

Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States - 25 percent tariff.

Executive Grant of Clemency for Devon Archer - he was convicted of Oglala tribe fraud

Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block - targets law firm challenging anti-trans policies.

Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections - includes a proof of citizenship requirement and aims to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.. It would disenfranchise millions.

Protecting America’s Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse - end of US government cheques, part 2

Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation - FBI’s 2016 Russia probe

Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account - end of US government cheques

Imposing Tariffs On Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil - includes China, India and Spain

Greek Independence Day: A National Day Of Celebration Of Greek And American Democracy, 2025

Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court - targets lawyers in immigration cases, lawsuits against administration

Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals - Antony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.

Addressing Remedial Action By Paul Weiss - revokes the Executive Order of a week ago.

Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos - Trump and DOGE want to gather your personal information

Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce - delegates firing to the OPM.

Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement - into the General Services Administration

Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production - drill, baby, drill, and damn the consequences to health and the planet.

Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities - cccaxe the Department of Education.

Removing Discrimination and Discriminatory Equity Ideology From the Foreign Service - resume discrimination in favor of straight white 'Christian' males. (Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is intended to end discrimination in favor of straight white 'Christian' males).

Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness - a major resilience review. "Critical infrastructure policies do not include any policies related to purported “misinformation,” “disinformation,” or “malinformation,” nor so-called “cognitive infrastructure”." "Move away from an all-hazards approach". National Risk Register. Stops short of abolishing FEMA.

Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua (TdA) - a major rant against the TdA and Venezuela and Maduro. " I direct that all Alien Enemies described in section 1 of this proclamation are subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States."

Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy - 7 days to cut:

• the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

• the United States Agency for Global Media

• the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution

• the Institute of Museum and Library Services

• the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

• the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

• the Minority Business Development Agency

Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss - The law firm brought a pro bono suit against people who allegedly participated in events near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Plus it hired attorney Mark Pomerantz, who sought to build a criminal case against Trump long ago. The firm capitulated. Its pro bono leader resigned.

Additional Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions -

• (a) Executive Order 13994 of January 21, 2021 (Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats).

• (b) National Security Memorandum 3 of February 4, 2021 (Revitalizing America’s Foreign Policy and National Security Workforce, Institutions, and Partnerships).

• (c) Presidential Memorandum of February 4, 2021 (Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World).

• (d) Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors).

• (e) Presidential Memorandum of March 31, 2022 (Finding of a Severe Energy Supply Interruption).

• (f) Presidential Determination 2022-13 of May 18, 2022 (Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act to Ensure an Adequate Supply of Infant Formula).

• (g) Presidential Determination 2022-15 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Module Components).

• (h) Presidential Determination 2022-16 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Insulation).

• (i) Presidential Determination 2022-17 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, and Platinum Group Metals).

• (j) Presidential Determination 2022-18 of June 6, 2022 (Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electric Heat Pumps).

• (k) Executive Order 14081 of September 12, 2022 (Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy).

• (l) Presidential Memorandum of January 17, 2023 (Delegation of Authority Under Section 6501(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022).

• (m) National Security Memorandum 18 of February 23, 2023 (United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy).

• (n) Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023 (Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply Chains Resilience).

• (o) Presidential Memorandum of November 16, 2023 (Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally).

• (p) Executive Order 14112 of December 6, 2023 (Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination).

• (q) Executive Order 14119 of March 6, 2024 (Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums).

• (r) Executive Order 14126 of September 6, 2024 (Investing in America and Investing in American Workers).

Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) - Trump doesn't like all these lawsuits, so "it is the policy of the United States to demand that parties seeking injunctions against the Federal Government must cover the costs and damages incurred if the Government is ultimately found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained."

Nominations Sent to the Senate - mostly assistant secretaries and ambassadors

U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, 2025 - "As President, I have no higher obligation than to keep American citizens free, safe, and secure."

Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness - "The prior administration abused the PSLF Program through a waiver process, using taxpayer funds to pay off loans for employees still years away from the statutorily required number of payments."

Establishing The White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026