Types: Executive Actions
To explore more topics, search our full site.
DOJ drops case to protect emergency abortion care
The Department of Justice revealed it will reverse course and move to dismiss a case brought by the Biden Administration challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the nation.
State Department moves to terminate nearly 10,000 foreign aid contracts
Ultimately, nearly 10,000 government contracts worth about $60 billion in humanitarian work abroad will be terminated.
HHS rescinds guidance protecting transgender patients
The Trump administration’s new notice rescinds the previous guidance in an effort to carry out the President's Executive Order restricting access to gender-affirming care for young people.
President issues Executive Order on in vitro fertilization (IVF)
President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to submit policy recommendations within 90 days on how to protect access to IVF and make it more affordable.
Executive orders on “eradicating anti-Christian bias,” establishing White House Faith Office
President Trump signed two executive orders addressing faith in the public sphere.
U.S. withdrawing from key international bodies
President Trump issued an executive order announcing his decision to leave the United Nations Human Rights Council and United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
Thousands of USAID employees placed on administrative leave
The systematic dismantling of USAID effectively eliminates the agency’s ability to operate and function in the US and globally.
USAID control handed to the Department of State
According to CNN, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
DOD continues rescission of Biden-era protections for abortion care
The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued another memorandum rescinding reproductive health care protections for servicemembers.
HHS scrubs reproductive and maternal health information, HIPAA guidelines from webpages
NPR reported that the Trump administration had scrubbed the Department of Health and Human Services’ website of any mentions of abortion that discussed protections for abortion and reproductive health care services.
