Trump II Squashes House Continuing Resolution Agreement. Was planning to only list “real” and significant events of the Trump II presidency, and this qualifies, although the presidency hasn’t actually started yet.

Trump II OMB Issues Memo Pausing Some or All Federal Grants.

Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending. Instructs agencies to reveal details about cancelled contracts, revealed fraud, etc.

Trump Signs Bill That Funds Government, Split Democrats.

The Department of Justice canceled 365 grants for support for police officers, support for crime victims programs, and other uses distributed by the Office of Justice Programs. It made $4.4 billion in such grants in FY 2023.

The order directs federal agencies and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors to cease federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The CPB board is instructed to cancel existing direct and indirect funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and decline to provide future funding. Additionally, all executive departments and agencies are instructed to identify and terminate any direct or indirect funding of NPR and PBS.

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, was let go one day after he told Congress he did not think it was in the public's interest to defund the agency. The Trump administration by contrast plans to eliminate the agency and turn its functions over to the states.

After an all night voting and negotiating session House Republicans passed their multi-trillion dollar tax break package. The bill moves on to the Senate for more votes and negotiations. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" will extend tax cuts for the rich, boost defense and anti-immigrant spending, eliminate Biden-era green economy credits, and slash government spending for the programs for the poor, and ultimately, add trillions in federal debt.

The order directs federal agencies to reduce direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2026 in each non-exempt budget account by the amount calculated by the Office of Management and Budget in its report to Congress dated May 30, 2025. All sequestrations are to be made in strict accordance with the requirements of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as well as the specifications of the Office of Management and Budget's report.

The Trump administration sent a $9.4 billion budget rescissions request to Congress. Rescissions ask lawmakers to 'take-back' money it has allocated but that the administration can't or won't spend. The request would cancel $1.1 billion in public broadcast through 2027. The request also includes cuts to foreign policy and other program cuts identified by DOGE.

According to documents reviewed by the NY Times, the Energy department plans to eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for wind and solar energy projects. Cuts are also planned for programs that help moderate and low-income families pay for energy. The funding has been approved by Congress and was slated to be allocated during the fiscal year that ends in September. "Cuts include reducing money for wind power projects to about $30 million from $137 million, and solar power to about $42 million from $318 million," according to the Times' report. Democratic lawmakers say the cuts are illegal.

The order directs the Secretary of War and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to use any available Department of War funds from Fiscal Year 2026 for the payment of military personnel salaries and allowances during the ongoing lapse in annual appropriations. The funds to be used should be those that have a logical connection to the pay and allowances of military personnel, as per applicable law. After the appropriations lapse concludes, the order instructs to adjust funding accounts within the Department of War to ensure the continuation of operations and activities as planned before the lapse.

The order directs the Department of Education to issue guidance on how states can use federal funding to support K-12 scholarship programs and to prioritize school choice programs in the department's grants. It also mandates the Secretary of Education to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education, aiming to save billions of dollars and allow states to determine their own education policy. A new law, the One Big Beautiful Bill, creates a nationwide tax credit program for education and establishes a Trump Account for every American newborn, expanding the use of 529 accounts for elementary and high school education.

The order directs federal agencies to implement across-the-board reductions to direct spending budgetary resources in each non-exempt budget account for fiscal year 2027, effective October 1, 2026, by the amounts calculated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its April 3, 2026 report. All sequestrations must follow section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act and the specifications in OMB’s April 3, 2026 report.