Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
Executive Order 14398 prohibits federal contractors from implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that the administration argues constitute discrimination. The order requires contractors to eliminate DEI initiatives and report compliance. It directly affects federal contracting practices and workplace diversity programs across the private sector.
Executive Order 14342 directs federal agencies to take steps to end cashless bail practices. The order aims to ensure bail decisions involve financial components to protect public safety. It directly impacts the criminal justice system and bail policies across American courts.
On March 1, 2025, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 14224 designating English as the official language of the United States. The order requires federal agencies to conduct official business in English and establishes English proficiency requirements for federal employees in certain positions. The confirmed direct impact includes changes to federal language services and potential alterations to multilingual assistance programs for non-English speakers accessing federal services.
On February 7, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14206 directing federal agencies to protect Second Amendment rights. The order instructs agencies to review and reconsider regulations that restrict firearm ownership, possession, or use. Confirmed direct impacts include agency review processes that may result in changes to existing federal firearms regulations.
On February 6, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14202 directing federal agencies to identify and address what the order characterizes as anti-Christian bias in federal programs and policies. The order requires agencies to review existing policies and programs for alleged discrimination against Christians and report findings to the White House. Confirmed direct effects include agency reviews and potential policy changes, though specific program modifications have not yet been detailed in public agency announcements.
On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14188 directing federal agencies to take additional measures to combat anti-Semitism. The order specifies actions by federal departments and agencies to address anti-Semitic incidents and discrimination. Direct impacts on Americans include potential changes to how federal agencies investigate and respond to anti-Semitic incidents, though specific operational changes remain to be detailed in agency implementation guidance.
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights rescinded Title IX agreements that six schools had made with the federal government regarding gender identity protections. The department characterized previous administrations' enforcement of Title IX provisions on gender identity as "illegal and burdensome." This action removes federal civil rights protections for transgender and non-binary students at these institutions.
On January 23, 2025, the Trump administration signed Memorandum 2025-02124 directing federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The memorandum instructs the Department of Interior to grant federal tribal status to the Lumbee Nation, a tribe with approximately 55,000 enrolled members. Federal recognition grants the tribe access to federal benefits, services, and the ability to establish tribal sovereignty including law enforcement and self-governance on tribal lands.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14173 on January 21, 2025, directing federal agencies to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. The order requires agencies to cease funding, staffing, and promoting DEI-related activities within the federal government. Confirmed effects include the wind-down of DEI offices and positions across federal agencies, though the full scope of implementation across departments remains ongoing.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14151 on January 20, 2025, directing federal agencies to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. The order eliminates DEI offices, halts DEI-related hiring and contracting preferences, and requires agencies to cease DEI training and related expenditures. Federal employees in DEI roles face potential reassignment or termination, and federal contractors lose access to DEI-related federal funding and contracting preferences.