JESSICA LAURENCE—Within his first twenty-four hours back in office, President Donald J. Trump signed a sweeping executive order, aimed at eliminating ‘gender identity’ as a recognized category in federal policy, redefining sex strictly as male or female based on biological characteristics at birth. In a slew of subsequent orders, his administration has implemented policies that […]
HANNAH URÍA LABOVICK—On January 27, 2025, seven days into his second term as president, Donald Trump ordered the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue Memorandum M-25-13, directing federal agencies to temporarily “pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of Federal financial assistance.” Trump’s action ignited a firestorm of controversy, raising […]
JOHN RINCON—On January 16, 2025—just days before President Trump’s inauguration—the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers. These guidelines describe how the agencies will evaluate business practices that impact labor markets and may violate antitrust laws. They replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human […]
PERI MISHKIN—On January 7, 2025, two of the most destructive wildfires in California history ignited, causing nearly 40,000 acres to fall victim to the fires, entire neighborhoods reduced to ash, 27 lives to be lost, and more than 12,300 structures destroyed. Communities stand united in grief as thousands of displaced residents have no homes to […]
KIMBERLY COHEN—As President Trump takes office, his proposal to eliminate the Department of Education has become a contentious element of his policy agenda. He bases this proposal on longstanding conservative critiques of federal overreach in education and claims the current system indoctrinates “young people with inappropriate racial, sexual, and political material.” Dismantling the Department of […]
