Overview

• The Office of Management and Budget, led by Russell Vought, froze trillions in congressional funds and mandated cuts to non-essential federal functions, prompting mass layoffs and legal challenges.
• The administration launched the largest deportation program in U.S. history, expanded detention facilities, and rescinded restrictions on ICE raids in sensitive locations like schools and hospitals.
• Social policy rollbacks include plans to remove transgender service members, eliminate LGBTQ+ references in federal materials, and restrict gender-affirming care and funding for related healthcare providers.
• Sweeping tariffs, including stiff measures against China, were imposed to boost domestic manufacturing, causing global economic ripples and rare Republican pushback.
• The Department of Education faced massive layoffs, funding cuts, and orders to dismantle DEI initiatives and transgender support programs, aligning with Project 2025’s call to eliminate the agency.