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The order directs Federal agencies to prioritize the procurement of commercially available products and services, including those that can be modified to meet agencies' needs, to the maximum extent possible. This includes adhering to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355, as amended). Within 60 days, each agency's approval authority must instruct the agency's contracting officers to review all open solicitations for non-commercial products or services and consolidate these into proposed applications for non-commercial purchases. These proposed applications will be assessed for compliance with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act within 30 days of receipt, with recommendations made to advance the solicitation of commercial products or services where sufficient.

Trump II interior secretary Doug Burgum called for a halt to “all construction activities” on the Empire Wind project off Long Island. The project was designed to generate enough electricity to power about 500,000 homes. Secretary Burgum said the stoppage would allow for additional review of the project. New York's governor said she would "fight this decision every step of the way."

The order directs Federal agencies to address vulnerabilities and distortions in the global supply chain related to processed critical minerals and their derivative products, which are essential for economic security, resilience, and national defense. The dependence on a small number of foreign suppliers has led to significant U.S. import dependencies, posing potential risks to national security, defense readiness, price stability, and economic prosperity. The aim is to ensure a secure, affordable, resilient, and sustainable supply of these minerals, reducing the risk of supply chain shocks and supporting key industries, technological innovation, and critical infrastructure.

The order directs Federal agencies to implement measures aimed at reducing prescription drug prices and increasing access to affordable medicines for American patients. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is instructed to propose and seek comment on guidance for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for initial price applicability year 2028 and manufacturer effectuation of maximum fair price under such program in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The order also calls for optimization of Federal health care programs, intellectual property protections, and safety regulations to facilitate lower prescription drug costs.

The order directs Federal agencies to prevent ineligible aliens from receiving Social Security Act benefits. The Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, are to take measures to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from Social Security Act programs. The Attorney General and the Commissioner of Social Security are directed to expand the Social Security Administration’s full-time fraud prosecutor program, while the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services are to establish a similar program for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Commissioner of Social Security is also ordered to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration's audit report to prevent and detect fraud and improper payments.

The order directs Federal agencies to revoke Executive Orders 12072 and 13006, which previously prioritized central business districts and historic properties for federal facilities. The Administrator of General Services is instructed to amend regulations at title 41, parts 102-79 and 102-83, Code of Federal Regulations, and take steps to align Federal office space management policy with this new directive. Agencies that acquire or use federally owned or leased space must conform to the provisions of this order, subject to applicable law.

The order directs Federal agencies to revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which currently governs acquisitions across executive departments and agencies. The Administrator of the Office of Federal Public Procurement Policy, in coordination with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and agency heads, is to amend the FAR within 180 days to include only provisions required by statute or necessary for simplicity, usability, procurement efficacy, or the protection of economic or national security interests. Additionally, each agency with procurement authority under the FAR must designate a senior acquisition or procurement official within 15 days to work with the Administrator and the Council to align agency regulations with the FAR reform.

The order directs Federal agencies to maximize the use of technology in environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects. The aim is to eliminate paper-based processes, accelerate processing time, reduce duplicative data submissions, improve transparency, and streamline the overall environmental review process. Within 45 days, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is to issue a Permitting Technology Action Plan for modernizing the technology used for Federal permitting and environmental review processes, and within 90 days of the issuance of this plan, certain officials are to adopt and begin implementing the new standards and requirements in their environmental review and permitting systems.

The FDA is planning to hire contractors to cover tasks formerly carried out by laid off staff. In early April the agency let go about 60 employees who coordinated travel and logistics for inspectors and others. The agency is now seeking contractors to fill those roles.

During an Oval Office meeting, El Salvador's leader said it would not release a man United States immigration officials wrongly sent to the Central American nation's notorious high security prison. The United States Supreme Court ordered that the Trump Administration must "facilitate" the man's return.

Nearly two dozen tribes across the country have said that projects totaling $350 million have been halted due to funding suspensions. Projects include home renovations for energy efficiency, community center construction, flood control, and other climate-related improvements.

The federal government says it is freezing $2.2 billion in grants and another $60 million in contracts to Harvard after the university refused to accept the government's demands for changes to university governance.

The order directs Federal agencies including the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Senior Counselor to the President for Trade and Manufacturing, and the Chair of the United States International Trade Commission to clarify exceptions under a previous order that regulates imports and imposes additional duties on certain goods contributing to US trade deficits. The clarification specifies that "semiconductors", identified by certain codes in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), are exempted from these duties. Any duties collected on these exempted imports after a specified date and time should be refunded.

The order directs Federal agencies, specifically the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Homeland Security, to take appropriate actions to secure the southern border of the United States. This includes providing for the use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense over necessary Federal lands for military activities, such as border-barrier construction and the emplacement of detection and monitoring equipment. The Secretary of the Interior is also directed to allow the Department of Defense to use portions of the Roosevelt Reservation and may make withdrawals, reservations, and restrictions of public lands to enable the Department of Defense to address the emergency at the southern border.

The five law firms are said to have signed the deals in order to remove the possibility they might be sanctioned by the administration. In addition to the provision of pro bono legal work, the firms agreed to eliminate DEI in hiring and other practices.

The Education Department announced Friday that it would cut off all federal funding to K-12 schools in Maine unless the state complied with the president's executive order banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams. The agency also said it had asked the Department of Justice to begin an enforcement action.

The Department of Energy cut the "overhead rate" on academic grants from 30% to 15%. Overhead fees fund "indirect" costs related to research such as administrative work, libraries, utilities, and others. Previously the National Institutes of Health cut its overhead rate to academic bio-medical labs. A federal judge has said the NIH cannot cut its overhead rates.

The FBI has suspended an agent, Brian Auten, who had worked on two high-profile investigations: Russian meddling in the 2016 election and the analysis of Hunter Biden's laptop. FBI chief Kash Patel included Auten's name in a list of federal employees contained in a book he wrote ("Government Gangsters").

The Trump II Social Security Administration added the names of 6,000 immigrants into a database it uses to track dead people, essentially eliminiating the ability for those people to work legally in the United States or otherwise participate in the economy.

The head of a U.S. military base in Greenland was fired after she wrote and sent an email critical of Vice President Vance's comments during his visit to the base on March 31.

The order directs Federal agencies to modify reciprocal tariff rates in response to trading partner retaliation and alignment. If a trading partner retaliates against the U.S. through import duties on U.S. exports or other measures, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) may be modified to increase or expand the duties imposed. Conversely, if a trading partner takes significant steps to remedy non-reciprocal trade arrangements and align with the U.S. on economic and national security matters, the HTSUS may be modified to decrease or limit the duties imposed. The order modifies the rate paid by China to 125%. The _de minimus rate, for small shipments, is modified from 90% to 120%. [Editor: The 125% referenced above does not include the 20% tariff ordered previously; the cumulative rate is 145%.]

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by Miles Taylor and individuals at entities associated with him, pending a review of whether such clearances are in the national interest. This directive involves the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant executive department and agency heads. The Secretary of Homeland Security is also directed to review Taylor's activities as a government employee, identify any instances of unauthorized dissemination of classified information, and prepare a report with recommendations for appropriate remedial or preventative actions. [Editor: Miles Taylor is a former Trump I administration official (DHS) who criticized the president's handling of classified documents and other conduct.]

The order directs Federal agencies to revoke any active security clearance held by Christopher Krebs. It instructs the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and other relevant agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals associated with Krebs, including those at SentinelOne, pending a review. Additionally, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to review Krebs' activities as a government employee, including his leadership of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and to evaluate all of CISA’s activities over the last six years, with a joint report to be prepared upon completion. [Editor: Christopher Krebs is a former Trump I administration cyber-security official. Later he was a cyber-security official in the Biden administration. He was critical of the president in November of 2020 as the president sought to spread falsehoods about the election. The president fired Krebs via tweet.]

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey LLP, pending a review of whether such clearances align with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is instructed to identify all government goods and services provided for the benefit of Susman Godfrey LLP, and agency heads are to cease such provision where legally permissible. Government contracting agencies are directed to require contractors to disclose any business they do with Susman Godfrey LLP, and agency heads are to review and potentially terminate contracts with Susman Godfrey LLP or entities doing business with them, in accordance with the law. [Editor: Susman Godfrey represented election systems maker Dominion Voting Systems in its succesful defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Fox News and Trump allies had spread falsehoods about Domion's machines following the president's election loss in 2020.]

The order directs Federal agencies to update duties applied to low-value imports from the People's Republic of China. It instructs a modification of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to increase the duties imposed on China in response to their retaliation from 34% to 84%. Additionally, the order mandates an increase of the ad valorem rate of duty (30% to 90%) and the per postal item containing goods duty ($25 to $75), as set forth in prior executive orders, to ensure the efficacy of the imposed tariffs.

The order directs Federal agencies to identify unlawful and potentially unlawful regulations within 60 days and initiate plans to repeal them. The review and repeal effort should prioritize evaluating the lawfulness of each regulation under specific United States Supreme Court decisions. Following the review period, agencies are instructed to immediately repeal any regulation that clearly exceeds the agency’s statutory authority or is otherwise unlawful, and within 30 days, submit a summary of each regulation not targeted for repeal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, explaining the decision.

The order directs Federal agencies to modernize defense acquisitions and stimulate innovation within the defense industrial base. The Secretary of Defense is ordered to submit a plan for reforming the Department of Defense's acquisition processes within 60 days, prioritizing speed, flexibility, and execution. Furthermore, within 120 days, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and Component Acquisition Executives, is directed to develop a plan to reform, right-size, and train the acquisition workforce.

The order directs Federal agencies to review all regulations under their authority and identify those that may be anti-competitive. The heads of these agencies are to collaborate with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General, and within 70 days, provide a list of such regulations and recommendations for their rescission or modification. The Chairman, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, will then consolidate these lists and decide on the proposed changes.

The order directs Federal agencies to review all regulations under their rulemaking authority, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General. This review is aimed at identifying regulations that create monopolies, unnecessary barriers to new market entrants, limit competition, unduly limit competition through licensure or accreditation requirements, burden procurement processes, or impose anti-competitive restraints on the free market. Within 70 days, agency heads must provide a list of such regulations and recommendations for rescission or modification due to their anti-competitive effects.

The order directs Federal agencies to revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and workforce for national security and economic prosperity. The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the Secretaries of State, Defense, Commerce, Labor, Transportation, Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, and other relevant executive departments, is required to submit a Maritime Action Plan within 210 days. Additionally, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, and Homeland Security, is tasked with providing an assessment of investment options for the expansion of the Maritime Industrial Base within 180 days.

The order directs Federal agencies to incorporate a sunset provision into their regulations governing energy production, compelling these agencies to periodically reexamine their regulations to ensure public benefit. The agencies affected include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DoE), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and several subcomponents of the Department of the Interior and the United States Army. The order applies to all regulations issued under specific statutes, as detailed in the order, by each of these agencies.

The White House says the cuts are the result of civil rights violations at both universities.

The order directs Federal agencies to identify and evaluate state and local laws, regulations, and practices that burden the identification, development, use, or investment in domestic energy resources, particularly those addressing climate change or involving environmental initiatives. The Attorney General, in consultation with the heads of appropriate executive departments and agencies, is tasked with identifying these laws and regulations that may be unconstitutional, preempted by Federal law, or unenforceable. The focus is on laws that potentially undermine the goal of "American energy dominance,"" such as those that impose barriers to interstate and international trade, control energy development on Federal land, or impose fines on energy producers.

The order directs Federal agencies to exempt coal- and oil-fired power plants from compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule on National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. The exemption extends the current exemption for two years beyond the rule's compliance date, starting from July 8, 2027 to July 8, 2029. During this period, these sources will be subject to the compliance obligations under the preexisting Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule, prior to the amendments made by the EPA's rule.

The order directs Federal agencies to increase domestic energy production, particularly in the coal industry. The National Energy Dominance Council is to designate coal as a "mineral," thus allowing it to receive all benefits under Executive Order 14241. The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy are to identify coal resources on federal lands and propose policies to address any impediments to their mining, with a focus on the potential impact on electricity costs and grid reliability. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are also instructed to prioritize coal leasing and expedite environmental reviews to facilitate coal mining on public lands.

The order directs Federal agencies to strengthen the reliability and security of the United States' electric grid. The Secretary of Energy is instructed to streamline processes for issuing orders under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act during periods of grid operations, and to develop a uniform methodology for analyzing current and anticipated reserve margins for all regions of the bulk power system regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy is to establish a process by which the methodology and its results are assessed regularly, and a protocol to identify critical generation resources within a region for system reliability.

Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause is resigning over an agreement share immigrants's sensitive tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE would use the data to indentify and deport undocumented people living in the United States. The agreement was signed Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Several IRS officials have resigned or been fired over access to sensitive financial and personal data since the president's inauguration.

The U.S. attorney announced the formation of the "Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force. It will investigate "waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption" associated with funds allocated to eradicate homelessness in southern California.

The National Institutes of Health ahs been directed to cut $2.6 billion of contracts. The deadline for the cuts is April 8. The figure represents 35% of the agency's spending on contracts. These contracts support scientists at NIH labs, as well as scientists and staff and academic institutions, and in the private sector.

Tucked into Last Week's emergency order opening millions of acres of national forests to logging was a further notice that the Agriculture Secretary would open thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico to gas drilling, mining, and geo-thermal development. These lands had been set aside by the Biden administration late in the former president's term.

The order directs Federal agencies including the Treasury, State, Justice, Homeland Security, Defense, Commerce, Labor, Energy departments, the United States Trade Representative, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to review the proposed acquisition of the United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel North America, Inc., and 2023 Merger Subsidiary, Inc. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is tasked with conducting a de novo, confidential review of the acquisition, identifying potential national security risks, and providing an opportunity for the parties to respond to such concerns.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that the State Department has revoked 300 or more students’ visas, seeming to target foreign-born students who participate in political activism. Several high-profile pro-Palestinian scholars have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The visas of more than three dozen students and alumni of California universities have been nullified in the last week. Schools did not provide details, citing privacy concerns.

Trump II Agriculture Secretary declares an emergency and OKs logging in millions of acres of U.S. national forests. The memo cites risks of wildfire and pest infestation and the president's executive order directing the agency to boost logging to justify the declaration.

The order directs Federal agencies to extend the enforcement delay of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act pertaining to TikTok until June 19, 2025. During this period, the Department of Justice is instructed not to enforce the Act or impose penalties for noncompliance, including actions related to foreign adversary controlled applications. The Attorney General is tasked with issuing written guidance to implement these provisions, issuing a letter to each provider stating no violation of the statute has occurred, and preserving and defending the Executive's exclusive authority to enforce the Act.

The order directs Federal agencies to take measures to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote the psychological, physical, and emotional development of children. It discourages public schools from discussing transgender issues and eliminates taxpayer funding to any institution involved in providing gender affirming care of youth. Additionally, it calls for increased efforts to secure the southern border to end child trafficking.

The order directs Federal agencies to recognize April 2025 as National Donate Life Month. It encourages all eligible individuals, regardless of age or medical history, to consider becoming organ donors and share this decision with family and loved ones. The order also mentions the option to register through state registries, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or www.organdonor.gov.

The order directs Federal agencies to focus on groundbreaking medical advancements and innovative treatments to combat and prevent cancer. It establishes the Make America Healthy Again Commission to address the root causes of America’s chronic disease crisis. The order also emphasizes the need for transparency and the elimination of conflicts of interest in federally-funded health research, and promotes the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence for research in genomics and immunotherapy.

The order directs Federal agencies to recognize April 2025 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. It urges all Americans, families, law enforcement personnel, healthcare providers, and community and faith-based organizations to support survivors of sexual assault and work together to prevent such crimes. The order also highlights previous actions taken, such as the declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, designation of cartels as terrorist organizations, and the signing into law of the Laken Riley Act requiring detention of illegal aliens convicted of certain crimes.

The order directs Federal agencies to discontinue the duty-free de minimis treatment for products from the People's Republic of China (PRC), including Hong Kong, that are implicated in the synthetic opioid crisis. These products will now be subject to duties as described in the order, effective from May 2, 2025. The Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is instructed to implement the necessary actions to enforce this order, including potential temporary suspension or amendment of regulations or notices. The United States International Trade Commission is also directed to adjust the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as needed to reflect these changes.

The order directs Federal agencies to regulate imports with a reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits. It calls for an investigation into the causes of these deficits, including the economic and national security implications, as well as a review of any unfair trade practices by other countries. The order also emphasizes the need to address non-reciprocal trading practices of U.S. trading partners and the impact of their domestic economic policies on U.S. trade.

The order directs Federal agencies to prioritize gold-standard research and increase transparency to gain new insights to aid those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It also emphasizes the importance of early detection and intervention to improve long-term outcomes for individuals with ASD. The order calls on all Americans to learn more about the signs of autism to improve early diagnosis, understand the challenges faced by individuals with autism, and find ways to support those with autism and their families.

President Trump announced broad and steep tariffs on products imported by almost all U.S. trading partners, including a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on imports from the EU.

The order directs Federal agencies to receive nominations for various positions. The Department of the Army is to consider Marc Andersen, William Gillis, and Jules Hurst III for the role of Assistant Secretary. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Labor are to consider Gregory Autry and David Brian Castillo respectively for the position of Chief Financial Officer. Donald Bergin III is nominated for Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), Marc Berkowitz for Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Jonathan Berry for Solicitor for the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is also to consider Anthony D’Esposito for Inspector General and Andrew Rogers for Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. The Navy is to consider Benjamin Kohl

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The order directs Federal agencies to address unfair practices in the live entertainment industry. Specifically, the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are ordered to enforce competition laws in the concert and entertainment industry, rigorously enforce the Better Online Tickets Sales Act, ensure price transparency in the ticket-purchase process, and prevent unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticketing market. Additionally, the Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General are directed to ensure that ticket scalpers comply with the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable laws.

The order directs Federal agencies, specifically the Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to establish an office named the United States Investment Accelerator within 30 days. The Investment Accelerator is tasked with facilitating and accelerating investments exceeding $1 billion in the United States, by assisting investors in navigating regulatory processes, reducing regulatory burdens, increasing access to national resources, facilitating research collaborations with national labs, and working with State governments to reduce regulatory barriers. The Investment Accelerator will be headed by an Executive Director and will also be responsible for the CHIPS Program Office within the Department of Commerce.

The order directs Federal agencies and agency subdivisions, including the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Justice, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Agency for International Development, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Science Foundation, the United States International Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the General Services Administration, and others, to exclude themselves from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. This exclusion is based on the determination that these agencies and subdivisions primarily function in intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and that the application of certain sections of the United States Code to these entities is inconsistent with national security requirements and considerations. Specific exclusions are

The order directs Federal agencies to work closely with local officials to make the District of Columbia safe, beautiful, and prosperous. A Task Force, named the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, is established, including representatives from the Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the United States Attorney’s Offices for the District of Columbia, District of Maryland, and Eastern District of Virginia. The Task Force will focus on crime prevention, preservation of monuments, promoting beautification, and sharing resources and information with local officials.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that banks can engage in crypto-related activities without prior approval, undoing a Biden-era mandate. Meanwhile, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said that digital asset derivatives will be treated the same as other derivatives, eliminating previous uncertainties in the crypto derivatives market.

The Trump II administration has intensified its crackdown on foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian protests, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the revocation of over 300 student visas, stating that visas are intended for academic pursuits, not activism. This policy shift has led to the detention and deportation of international students across various universities.

President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, former CEO of Ozy Media, who had been convicted of fraud for misleading investors about the company’s finances. He also granted clemency to Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola Motors convicted of securities and wire fraud, and to the co-founders and a former employee of the crypto exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws.

The Trump II administration is terminating grants for two clean energy projects and placing approximately 300 others under review, aligning with its focus on fossil fuel development. The Department of Energy canceled two awards to the nonprofit think tank RMI, including a $5.3 million project aimed at retrofitting low-income multifamily buildings in Massachusetts and California to enhance energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Vice President JD Vance visited the U.S. Pituffik Space Base in Greenland alongside his wife and national security adviser Mike Waltz, where he criticized Denmark for insufficient regional security. Vance cited growing Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic.

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale, pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is instructed to identify all government goods and services provided for WilmerHale's benefit, and agency heads are to cease provision of such materials or services where legally permissible. The order also requires government contracting agencies to demand disclosure of any business contractors do with WilmerHale, and agency heads are to review all contracts with WilmerHale or entities that disclose doing business with them, with steps to be taken to terminate any such contracts where legally allowed.

The order directs Federal agencies to restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to be representations of American heritage and progress. The Vice President, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Associate Staff Secretary, is directed to effectuate these policies through his role on the Smithsonian Board of Regents. Additionally, the Vice President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are instructed to work with Congress to ensure that future appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution align with these policies.

The order directs Federal agencies to adjust imports of automobiles and automobile parts into the United States, based on a report from the Secretary of Commerce regarding the effects of these imports on national security. The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with other executive branch officials, is directed to negotiate agreements to address the threat to national security from imported automobiles and certain parts from the European Union, Japan, and any other deemed appropriate countries. Additionally, the Secretary of Commerce is instructed to monitor these imports and report any circumstances that might indicate the need for further action.

The order directs the Attorney General to immediately sign a grant of clemency for Devon Archer, who was involved in the case United States v. Archer, l:16-cr-371. The Attorney General is also directed to declare that this action is being performed on behalf of the President.

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block LLP (Jenner), pending a review of whether such clearances align with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is directed to identify all Government goods, property, material, and services provided for Jenner's benefit, with relevant agency heads ordered to cease such provision where legally permitted. Agencies are also instructed to require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Jenner and to review all contracts with Jenner or entities doing business with Jenner. If permitted by law, agencies are to take steps to terminate any contracts for which Jenner has been hired to perform any service.

The order directs Federal agencies to declassify materials related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation. The Attorney General is to make these declassified materials available to the public immediately, with exceptions for materials that remain classified, are protected from disclosure by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or contain certain personally identifiable information. The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency are also recipients of this directive.

The order directs Federal agencies to enforce laws that protect the integrity of American elections. This includes ensuring that votes are cast and received by the legally established election date, prohibiting non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections, and maintaining accurate and current Statewide lists of legally registered voters. The order also calls for the enforcement of laws that prevent foreign nationals from participating in Federal, State, or local elections by making contributions or expenditures.

The order directs Federal agencies to improve financial integrity and operational efficiency. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury is tasked with implementing stronger controls to track transactions through the United States General Fund, requiring additional financial information from other agencies. The order also mandates agencies to provide the Treasury with more detailed data to track transactions, centralizes disbursing functions to the Treasury where possible, and standardizes core Federal financial systems to increase transparency, accountability, and efficiency.

The axed “SPCP” programs targeted historically underserved regions and communities and offered down payment assistance, relaxed credit requirements, closing cost credits, etc, to make buying a home easier.

Directs agencies to phase out paper checks for federal payments by September 30, 2025, citing cost savings and fraud reduction.

A 2022 law requires the disclosure of executive department apportionment decisions. The shutdown database is where those disclosures were posted for public review.

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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol published a notice that the goods would be exempted from Trump's "reciprocal" 10% tariffs globally, and the 125% tariff targetting China. The shift leaves in place an earlier 20% tariff on goods from China.