During his inaugural address, President Trump states that the United States will expand its territory during his second term in office. These remarks are consistent with Trump's previous remarks about annexing the territory of other nations, including Canada.[20][21][22]
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States.President Trump delivers his inaugural address.President Trump signs executive orders at Capital One Arena.
Tuesday January 21
President Trump and Vice President Vance attend the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.[25]
Vice President Vance swears in Rubio as Secretary of State.[26]
President Trump announces Stargate, a new AI infrastructure company expected to invest up to $500 billion in the sector.[27]
President Trump orders the closure of all federal DEI offices, with existing employees placed on indefinite leave and special orders to prevent them from being protected through reclassification or deceptive wording.[29]
Vice President Vance swears in Jon Husted and Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancies of Vance and Rubio respectively.[30]
The Trump administration instructs federal health agencies to pause all external communications until February 1 or until communication is approved by a political appointee.[31][32]
Vice President Vance swears in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
Wednesday January 22
President Trump orders an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.–Mexico border.[33]
President Trump revokes the security details of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former diplomat Brian Hook.[36][37]
The Trump administration announces the rolling back of an Obama era directive that had protected immigrants in sensitive areas such as hospitals, places of worship, courtrooms, funerals, weddings and schools.[38][39]
President Donald Trump's national security advisor on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending them home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump's agenda.[40]
President Trump revokes an executive order on AI safety initially signed by former president Biden. Biden's order, introduced in 2023, aimed to establish safeguards for the rapidly advancing AI technology. Trump's repeal is seen as a symbolic gesture to differentiate his administration's approach, focusing on what he describes as "AI innovation free from ideological bias."[50]
Vice President Vance swears in Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.President Trump delivers remarks on No Tax on Tips Policy in Las Vegas.
Sunday January 26
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus.[68]
The Trump administration announces that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended to February 18.[69]
President Trump plays a round of golf for the first time in his second term at Trump National Doral Miami.[70]
President Trump announces retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after its president blocked US military deportation flights from landing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that he was authorizing the visa restrictions on Colombian government officials and their families “who were responsible for the interference of U.S. repatriation flight operations.”[71]
Monday January 27
Ed Martin, the interim US attorney for DC, opens an internal review of the Justice Department's decision to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants with felony obstruction offenses in connection with the Capitol attack.[72][73]
Several career lawyers who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump are fired by Acting Attorney General James McHenry, on the grounds that he "do[es] not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully."[73][74]
The Office of Management and Budgetinstructs federal agencies to "temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by [President Trump's] executive orders", so that "each agency [can] complete a comprehensive analysis of all of their Federal financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by any of the President’s executive orders."[75]
President Trump attends a retreat of House Republicans at his Doral golf resort in Miami.[76]
Denmark announces it will spend 14.6 billion kroner (£1.6bn; $2.05bn) to boost security in the Arctic and North Atlantic in response to President Trump's expressed interest in acquiring Greenland.[77]
GLAD Law and the National Center for Lesbian Rights file a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order barring transgender people from serving and enlisting in the military.[91]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informs Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "that he is revoking the authorization for his security detail and suspending his security clearance". In addition, Hegseth orders the Pentagon's inspector general to open "an inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding Gen Milley’s conduct so that the Secretary may determine whether it is appropriate to reopen his military grade review determination".[92][93]
The US Office of Personnel Management sends an email to nearly all federal employees, offering them the opportunity to resign from their posts from January 28 to February 6 while still retaining full pay and benefits until September 30. The email called for a "reformed federal workforce", composed of employees who are "reliable, loyal, trustworthy ... subject to enhanced standards of suitability and conduct as we move forward."[100][101][102]
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her first briefing.
Wednesday January 29
President Trump rescinds the January 27 Office of Management and Budget memo on freezing spending on federal grants. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt states that: "This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze ... It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by the court's injunction. The president's EOs on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented."[103][104]
President Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, making it the first new law enacted in his second administration.[105] At the signing ceremony, President Trump states that he will order his administration to prepare Guantanamo Bay to detain migrants.[106]
President Trump announces that federal employees who don't show up to work in person by February 6 will be terminated.[107][108]
President Trump signs a settlement agreement for $25 million to end the lawsuit he brought against Meta after the company suspended his account in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.[109]
President Trump signs the Laken Riley Act.Vice President Vance swears in Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies at Health and Human Services Secretary confirmation hearing.
Thursday January 30
President Trump holds a press conference on the January 29 mid-air collision, alleging that DEI policies were partly responsible for the disaster.[113]
Several senior FBI employees are served an ultimatum by the Trump administration to resign i n the coming days or be fired.[114]
President Trump holds a press briefing on the Aviation Disaster.President Trump signs executive orders.
Friday January 31
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirms that the administration will place tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% on imports from China beginning February 1 with no stated exemptions.[116][117]
China'sMinistry of Commerce announces plans to file a legal case against the US at the World Trade Organization in response to President Trump's decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States.[132]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that he is the acting head of USAID as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency propose to shut it down.[135]
Mexico agrees to send 10,000 troops to the Mexico–United States border in exchange for a pause on the tariffs that would have been implemented early Tuesday.[137] The agreement puts the tariffs on hold for a month while negotiations continue.[138]
Secretary Rubio meets with Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele during his trip to El Salvador, where Bukele offers to house "dangerous American criminals" and deportees of any nationality in his country's jails. Rubio calls the offer "an act of extraordinary friendship."[143]
Secretary Rubio meets with Salvadoran president Bukele.President Trump signs executive orders.
Tuesday February 4
The 10% tariff on all Chinese goods goes into effect at 12:01 am EST, which President Trump calls the "opening salvo".[144]
China announces a retaliatory 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the United States, effective February 10.[145]
USAID announces that all of its direct-hire personnel "will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."[146][147]
In an internal memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi announces that the Justice Department will "shift focus away from investigations and cases" enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, unless they are "related to foreign bribery that facilitates the criminal operations of Cartels and TCOs".[154][155]
President Trump participates in the swearing-in of Attorney General BondiAnti-Trump protest in OhioPresident Trump signs an executive order banning transgender women from competing in woman's sports
President Trump revokes security clearance and daily intelligence briefing of former president Joe Biden.[166]
FISC judge Carl J. Nichols places a temporary restraining order upon the firing of USAID personnel, lasting until February 14.[167][168]
On orders of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth news organizations such as CNN, The Hill and others were removed from the press workspaces at the Pentagon to be replaced with "more friendly outlets" such as Newsmax and the Daily Caller.[169]
President Trump and Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba
OMB Director Russell Vought sends an email to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau instructing them immediately cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement." effectively halting the agency’s work.[171]
During the Super Bowl LIX pre-game show, Fox News airs an interview between anchor Bret Baier and President Trump. Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.[173]
President Trump instructs the Treasury secretary to stop minting new pennies.[174]
U.S. citizen Marc Fogel is released from a Russian prison following a deal struck by Steve Witkoff.[180] In exchange, the United States releases Alexander Vinnik, a Russian citizen who had been accused of money laundering.[181]
President Trump with King Abdullah of JordanPresident Trump greets and welcomes Marc Fogel back into the United States.President Trump signs executive orders alongside Elon Musk in the Oval Office.
President Trump delivers a message to the people of Jordan, claiming King Abdullah II has shown great leadership.[190]
The Kennedy Center board, now made up entirely of Trump appointees, unanimously votes to elect President Trump as its chairman.[191][192]
A group of Democratic Senators launch a probe into the private, partisan organization Freedom 250 over questions of transparency, potential conflicts of interest, and potential federal bribery.[193]
President Trump delivers a message to the people of Jordan.
Thursday February 13
Emil Bove, the Acting Deputy Attorney General, sends a letter accepting the resignation offer of US attorney for the Southern District of New YorkDanielle Sassoon, accusing her of having "lost sight of the oath that [she] took when [she] started at the Department of Justice by suggesting that you retain discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of a democratically elected President and a Senate-confirmed Attorney General." Bove additionally informs Sassoon that her conduct will be investigated and evaluated by the Office of the Attorney General, pursuant to Executive Order 14147, after which "the Attorney General will determine whether termination or some other action is appropriate."[194]
As part of a DOGE purge of the Department of Energy, as many as 350 employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration were fired, including approximately 100 at the Pantex facility, where employees with the highest clearance levels reassemble and dismantle nuclear warheads.[196]
The National Park Service removes all references to transgender people from the Stonewall national monument website. The monument commemorates the Stonewall riots in which trans women played a key role.[205]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human ServicesA Joint Press Conference between President Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
After an outcry raising issues of safety and security, Teresa Robbins, acting director of the National Nuclear Security Administration sends a memo rescinding yesterday's DOGE firing of hundreds of nuclear assembly employees.[196]
Vice President Vance delivers remarks at the Munich Security Conference.Ukrainian and US delegations meet at the 2025 Munich Security Conference.
Saturday February 15
President Trump tours a Boeing airplane to highlight the company's delay in delivering a new Air Force One jet.[211]
Secretary Rubio visits Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.[212]
Trump posts a quote, widely attributed to dictator Napoleon Bonaparte, seemingly implying that laws do not apply to him. The quote reads, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”[213] The post drew comparisons to authoritarianism[214] and accusations of acting like a dictator.[215][216][217]
50501 protest against fascism at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 17, 2025
Tuesday February 18
Secretary of State Rubio remains in Riyadh to meet with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov to initiate peace talks regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[224]
The Trump administration reveals plans to fire 6,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service, eliminating nearly 6% of the entire agency. The layoffs are said to target employees hired as part of an expansion by President Biden, who aimed to expand enforcement efforts on wealthy taxpayers.[232] In fiscal year 2025, revenue from audits plunge 35%, representing billions of dollars in uncollected taxes.[233]
Friday February 21
When asked on Fox News whether the DOJ would publish the Epstein client list, Pam Bondi answered: "It's sitting on my desk right now to review. That's been a directive by President Trump. I'm reviewing that."[234]
During a bipartisan meeting of state governors, Trump gets into an argument with Maine Governor Janet Mills over Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. Trump tells her "You better comply, because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.” Mills replies, "See you in court."[240]
The United States sides with Russia, North Korea and other Russian allies by voting against a UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and calling for the return of Ukraine's pre-war borders. The resolution, represents a major break with Europe.[248]
The US State Department orders officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes coming to the US for sports competitions.[249]
A Joint Press Conference between President Trump and French president Emmanuel MacronHoward Lutnick is sworn in as the 41st United States Secretary of Commerce.
President Trump announces a plan to implement a new "gold card" visa program that would be similar to a green card "but at a higher level of sophistication" for the price of $5 million.[251]
Breaking nearly a century of precedent, the White House announces that it, not the independent White House Correspondents’ Association, will decide which journalists participate in the White House press pool. WHCA president Eugene Daniels says the move "tears at the independence of a free press in the United States."[252]
Vice President Vance swears in Dan Driscoll.
Wednesday February 26
President Trump posts an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing a future Gaza under U.S. occupation called “Trump Gaza”.[253]
Officials announce that an unvaccinated six-year-old girl in Lubbock, TX has died of measles. It is the nation's first death from measles since 2015.[259][260]
President Trump at his first cabinet meeting
Thursday February 27
In a highly publicized White House event, Pam Bondi releases 200 pages of Epstein material that she calls "declassified." All the documents had been previously released.[261]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with British prime minister Keir Starmer at the White House. Starmer presented an invitation letter to Trump from King Charles III for an 'unprecedented' second state visit.[262]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. During the meeting, both Trump and Vice President Vance have a heated exchange with Zelenskyy, and Trump cancels a planned joint news conference and signing ceremony for an agreement on mineral rights.[265] U.S. officials tell the Ukrainians to leave. [266][267]
Vice President Vance delivers remarks at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.President Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.(disagreements begin after 39:10)
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Saturday March 1
President Trump signs an executive order purporting to make English the official language of the United States. This executive order reverses a mandate by former president Bill Clinton which required language assistance for non-English speakers. Federal agencies can decide if they will provide documents and services in other languages.[268][269]
Trump signs an executive order asking federal agencies to find ways to circumvent endangered species protections and other regulations in order to ramp up timber production in national forests and public lands.[270]
President Trump delivers an address during a joint session of Congress.
Wednesday March 5
President Trump announces a 30-day tariff break for the automobile manufacturing sector.[279]
After meeting with eight individuals who had been held hostage by Hamas, President Trump issues his "last warning" to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.[280]
President Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico until April 2.[281]
President Trump issues a memorandum stating that "it is the policy of the United States to demand that parties seeking injunctions against the Federal Government must cover the costs and damages incurred if the Government is ultimately found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained".[282][283]
Congressman Al Green is censured by the House of Representatives for speaking out of turn during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.[284]
Friday March 7
President Trump signs an executive order to revoke Public Service Loan Forgiveness benefits to "organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose" and "[agencies using] taxpayer funds [to] [subsidize] through loan forgiveness activities that advance illegal immigration, terrorism, child abuse, discrimination, and public disruptions".[285]
A database obtained by the Associated Press reveals that the Trump administration's purge of references to DEI has flagged Pentagon documents for removal of mentions of the World War II airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb, the Enola Gay. Also flagged for deletion were references to individuals with the last name "Gay".[286]
Saturday March 8
Pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, is taken from his New York City apartment by ICE agents and detained in Louisiana. Khalil's detention is the first publicly known deportation effort related to pro-Palestinian activism under President Trump.[287][288]
Sunday March 9
President Trump states that the U.S. has "just about" ended its intelligence pause with Ukraine after starting it on March 5. Trump expresses optimism about upcoming peace talks in Saudi Arabia.[289]
Trump and Elon Musk promote Teslas on the South lawn.
Wednesday March 12
Speaking to reporters during a White House meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland,[294] Trump attacks Senator Chuck Schumer saying "“Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian.” The statement draws rebuked by Jewish and Muslim groups.[295]
The Environmental Protection Agency announces it is cancelling $20 billion in grants for climate programs[296] and is repealing dozens of crucial environmental regulations, including limits on smokestacks, protections for wetlands, and the regulation of greenhouse gases.[297]
President Trump and Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Thursday March 13
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.[298]
Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, the Chief of Global Operations and the Delegated Committee Emir of the Islamic State, is killed by United States Central Command forces pursuant to President Trump's orders.[299]
President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark RutteFootage of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai's killing
Friday March 14
The Senate passes a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.[300]
Rubio also announces visa bans on Thai officials on human rights grounds following the deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China.[304]
President Trump delivers a speech at the Department of Justice headquarters, where he called those who oppose him in court, "horrible people" and "scum."[305] According to CNN, he "spent a considerable amount of time during his address heaping praise" on Judge Aileen Cannon.[306]
The Trump administration released a draft list of 43 countries as part of a new travel ban.[307]
Trump signs an executive order dismantling the Voice of America, accusing the federal funded news service of being "anti-Trump" and "radical."[308] VOA's 1400 journalists and staff are immediately put on paid leave.[309]
President Trump delivers a speech at the Justice Department.
The Trump administration deports 261 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador despite a court order from Boasberg blocking such removals. The White House contends that the deportees had already left U.S. soil by the time the court order was signed.[314]
Monday March 17
Responding to yesterday's court order blocking the removal of suspected gang members, El Salvador president Nayib Bukele posts "Oopsie...too late" and a crying-with-laughter emoji on X.[315] Marco Rubio[316] and White House communications directorSteven Cheung repost Bukele's message, with Cheung adding a clip of actor Denzel Washington saying "Boom!"[317]
President Trump states on Truth Social that Iran will "suffer the consequences" if Houthis commit further attacks.[318]
A dispute over the limits of government authority between DOGE and the independent, non-profit US Institute of Peace turns into a standoff involving the police and F.B.I., after DOGE staffers enter the agency’s headquarters to evict officials, who refuse to recognize their termination and prepare for legal action.[319]
After Trump calls for Judge Boasberg to be impeached, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Trump, saying that calls for impeachment are not an appropriate response to disagreements with court rulings.[321]
President Trump holds a follow-up negotiation call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his call with Russian president Vladimir Putin the previous day.[326]
After outcry, the previously removed articles about Jackie Robinson's military career, the Tuskegee Airmen and others are restored to the Department of Defense's website.[325]
President Trump and Pete Hegseth deliver remarks in the White House.
Saturday March 22
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump calls on Maine GovernorJanet Mills to apologize for her dispute with him regarding transgender athletes.[331]
Sunday March 23
President Trump disparages a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol in a post on Truth Social, calling it "distorted".[332]
The Trump administration publishes a notice to end the legal status of over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the U.S. under the CHNV program.[333]
Screenshots from the leaked chat showing Pete Hegseth discussing classified plans for the attacks in Yemen
Tuesday March 25
President Trump signs an executive order attempting to overhaul the electoral process, including clauses such as having all ballots be received by Election Day and requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.[339][340]
DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other National Security officials testified in Congress regarding the Signal group chat leaks.
National Security officials testifying in Congress regarding the Signal group chat leaks.
Wednesday March 26
President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all foreign car imports, set to go into effect one week after the imposition.[342][343]
Secretary Rubio announces the revocation of at least 300 student visas. Many of said visas were held by students who demonstrated support for Palestine during the Israel-Hamas conflict.[345]
Friday March 28
Peter Marks, the FDA's top vaccine official, resigns under pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing in his resignation letter that Kennedy "doesn’t care about the truth" and that Kennedy's positions on vaccines pose a danger to the public.[346]
During a visit to a military base in Greenland, Vice President Vance tells Greenlanders they that they would be better off being part of the United States rather than Denmark.[347]
Vice President Vance Delivers Remarks to U.S. Service members in Greenland
Saturday March 29
Finnish presidentAlexander Stubb has a surprise, informal meeting with President Trump while playing golf in Florida. After the meeting, Trump posted on Truth Social lauding the relationship between Finland and the U.S. including "the purchase and development of a large number of badly needed [i]cebreakers".[348]
President Trump signs executive orders with musician Kid Rock in attendance.[352]
Nine Planned Parenthood affiliates received notices from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicating that their federal funds were being "'temporarily withheld'" based on potential violations of executive orders and federal law.[353]
President Trump signs executive orders with musician Kid Rock.
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