The quietest border in half a century
Border Patrol made 98,708 apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal 2026, about 95% fewer than in the average year under President Biden, according to preliminary CBP data.
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The quietest border in half a century
Border Patrol made 98,708 apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal 2026, about 95% fewer than in the average year under President Biden, according to preliminary CBP data.
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Catch-and-release is over
Border Patrol released 101,650 people it caught at the southwest border in August 2023 alone; since May 2025 it has released zero, 17 months in a row.
More leaving than arriving
Economists at Brookings and AEI estimate that 10,000 to 295,000 more people left the U.S. than arrived in 2025, likely the first negative year in at least half a century.
Millions have left the country
DHS says more than 3 million illegal immigrants have left since President Trump returned, most on their own, and the Center for Immigration Studies estimates the illegal population is down 2.3 million.
Laken Riley's law
The first law Trump signed this term makes ICE detain illegal immigrants charged with theft, burglary, assaulting police or crimes causing death or serious injury; DHS counted over 17,500 arrests in 2025.
The biggest drop in murder on record
The FBI says the 2025 murder rate fell 18.5% to 4.1 per 100,000, the largest one-year drop since its national estimates began in 1936 and tied for the lowest on its books.
Crime keeps falling in 2026
Preliminary FBI figures for January through June 2026 show murder down another 23%, robbery down 19.6% and violent crime down 10.6% from the same months of 2025.
Fentanyl deaths keep falling
CDC data show overdose deaths fell 13% in 2025 and fentanyl-type deaths fell 21%; the 12-month toll through April 2026 was the lowest since early 2017.
A safer capital for every family
The federal D.C. Safe Task Force has made more than 17,000 arrests and seized over 2,000 illegal guns, and D.C. homicides are running 29% below last year.
Household income hits a new record
Census data show real median household income reached $87,460 in 2025, up 2.6% after inflation and the highest since records began in 1967.
Poverty hits a record low
The official poverty rate fell to 10.2% in 2025, the lowest since tracking began in 1959, and child poverty fell to a record-low 13.4%.
Businesses hire while Washington slims down
Private employers added about 1 million jobs from January 2025 to September 2026 by the current BLS count, while the federal workforce shrank by 328,000 to its smallest size since 1966.
Factories are humming again
The ISM manufacturing index read 54.5 in September 2026, its ninth straight month of growth, and factories have added 72,000 jobs since December.
Trillions in pledges, and the first shovels
The White House counts more than $11 trillion in multi-year investment pledges; much is still on paper, but a few flagship projects in Arizona and Texas are already running.
The trade deals survived the Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court struck down the emergency tariffs, the trade deals held: 10 published reciprocal trade agreements and about 10 more deals and frameworks, including with the UK, EU and Japan.
The steepest drug-price drop since 1963
Prescription drug prices fell 3.1% in the year to July 2026, the steepest annual drop since 1963, and federal data show they have not risen in any month this year.
America asks for the best price
Twenty-six drugmakers covering 89% of the branded U.S. market have signed Most Favored Nation deals, and the White House says every state Medicaid program has signed on to get those prices.
TrumpRx: GLP-1s from $149, insulin from $35
TrumpRx.gov posts cash prices for 80 drugs under the President's deals, including GLP-1 pills from $149 a month against a $1,349 list price, and insulins like Lantus and NovoLog from $35.
Grocery prices are barely moving
Groceries rose just 1.8% in the year to September and core inflation is 2.6%, but gasoline, up 34.2%, has pushed headline inflation to 3.7%.
No tax on tips, up to $25,000
Since 2025, tipped workers can deduct up to $25,000 a year in tips from federal income tax, and Treasury says more than 7.5 million filers claimed it in the first season.
No tax on overtime
Hourly workers can deduct up to $12,500 a year of overtime premium pay, or $25,000 for couples, and Treasury says more than 29 million filers claimed it in the first season.
An extra $6,000 deduction for seniors
Since 2025, Americans 65 and older get an extra $6,000 federal deduction each, or $12,000 per couple, and Treasury says more than 35 million seniors claimed it in the first season.
The refund that came back bigger
By May 8, 2026, the IRS had refunded $324.8 billion, up 18% from a year earlier, and the average refund rose 11.5% to $3,276.
The tax hike that never happened
The 2025 tax law made the 2017 Trump tax rates and the larger standard deduction permanent, heading off a 2026 increase that would have hit about 62% of filers.
Nearly 70 million kids, one account each
Nearly 70 million children now have a Trump Account, one for every eligible child under 18, and babies born 2025 through 2028 get a $1,000 Treasury deposit once a parent claims it.
A $2,200 child tax credit, for good
The 2025 tax law raised the child tax credit to $2,200 per child, made it permanent and tied it to inflation, and Treasury says nearly 40 million families claimed it in 2026.
Petroleum dyes are leaving the pantry
The FDA is pushing petroleum-based dyes out of food, and 11 of the 31 pledges on its public tracker, including Nestlé USA's entire U.S. lineup, are already complete.
Record American oil and gas
The U.S. produced a record 13.6 million barrels of crude a day in 2025, set records for natural gas and LNG exports, and this spring exported more oil and fuel than ever.
Full ranks, two years running
Every active-duty service met or beat its recruiting goal in fiscal 2025, averaging 103%, and all five met their fiscal 2026 goals too, the Army four months early.
Golden Dome takes shape
President Trump launched Golden Dome, a layered homeland missile shield; the 2025 tax law put $25 billion toward it, and the Pentagon puts the full cost at $185 billion.
VA claims backlog cut by more than 70%
The VA has cut its disability-claims backlog by more than 70% since January 2025, from 264,717 claims to about 74,000, while deciding a record 3 million-plus claims in each of the last two fiscal years.
NATO allies finally pay their share
President Trump got NATO allies to pledge 5% of their economies to defense by 2035, and in 2025 every ally with an army hit the old 2% goal.
Every living hostage came home
President Trump's Gaza plan brought home all 20 hostages still alive in Hamas captivity on Oct. 13, 2025, after more than two years, and the main fighting stopped.
Midnight Hammer hits Iran's nuclear sites
In June 2025, seven B-2 bombers dropped 14 bunker-buster bombs on Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites, and two days later President Trump announced the ceasefire that ended the 12-Day War.
Iran's war machine, broken at the factory
Operation Epic Fury, launched Feb. 28, 2026, destroyed roughly 90% of the industry Iran uses to build missiles, drones and warships, CENTCOM says, though the Hormuz standoff continues.
Maduro captured and facing trial
On Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and flew him to New York, where he faces narco-terrorism charges and a trial set for June 2027.
More than 100 Americans brought home
Since January 2025, the administration has freed more than 100 Americans held hostage or detained abroad, including teacher Marc Fogel from Russia and 23 Americans from Kuwait.
A real war on fraud
A Vice President-led task force and a new DOJ fraud division are going after theft from federal programs, and CMS is canceling 315,000 unauthorized Obamacare enrollments, expecting to recoup about $2.2 billion.
Girls' sports, kept for girls
After President Trump's February 2025 order, the NCAA limited women's events to female athletes the next day, and in June 2026 the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states may keep girls' teams for biological females.
Protecting kids from irreversible procedures
Trump moved to end federal funding for gender-transition procedures on minors, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban, and at least 42 hospitals and health systems paused or stopped some of this care.
A $1,700 school-choice tax credit
Starting January 1, 2027, taxpayers get a dollar-for-dollar federal credit of up to $1,700, or $3,400 for couples, for giving to K-12 scholarship groups, and 31 states have opted in.
Keeping the family farm in the family
The 2025 tax law permanently raised the estate-tax exemption to $15 million per person, $30 million per couple, indexed to inflation, instead of letting it fall to about $7 million in 2026.
Your benefits are for citizens
The administration says it ended benefits for at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants, removed 275,000 from Social Security rolls and cut them off from four refundable tax credits.
More than 250,000 visas revoked
The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas tied to crime, fraud, overstays and security concerns.
Narco-terrorists stopped at the door
The administration says more than 10,000 people with cartel or narco-terror ties were blocked from entering the U.S., and the terror watchlist grew by 85,000 identities.
A $100,000 price tag on H-1B visas
Since September 2025, new H-1B visa petitions require a $100,000 payment, a rule now being challenged in court.
The wall and Remain in Mexico are back
Border-wall construction resumed on day one, the Remain in Mexico policy returned, and troops deployed to the border under a national emergency declaration.
Supreme Court backs the crackdown
The Supreme Court sided with the administration on turning away asylum seekers and ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people.
The search for 62,000 migrant children
The administration says it located 62,000 unaccompanied migrant children its predecessor lost track of, many exposed to trafficking and forced labor.
Fentanyl copycats banned for good
Fentanyl seizures at the southern border fell 56%, and the bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act permanently classified fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.
Cartels are now terrorist organizations
Trump designated major cartels and gangs, including Sinaloa, Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and Clan del Golfo, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Treasury keeps sanctioning their networks.
More than 10,000 gang members arrested
ICE has arrested more than 10,000 illegal-immigrant gang members through June 2026, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.
Drug boats stopped at sea
The military has struck drug-smuggling boats headed for the U.S., and DHS reports the Coast Guard seized more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine in Operation Pacific Viper.
Memphis turns the corner
The Memphis Safe Task Force made more than 13,100 criminal arrests and seized 2,200 illegal guns in its first year, and the White House says murders hit a 20-year low.
Nine of the FBI's most wanted, caught
Nine of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives have been captured, more than twice as many as in the entire previous four-year term.
Truckers must speak English
DOT has taken more than 9,500 commercial drivers out of service for failing English-proficiency rules and shut down 270 driving schools in a CDL fraud crackdown.
Rebuilding air traffic control
Trump launched a full overhaul of the nation's outdated air-traffic-control system, a multi-year project now underway.
Wall Street records and fatter 401(k)s
The S&P 500 and Dow repeatedly closed at record highs in 2026, with the Dow topping 54,000, and a New York Post op-ed estimates the average 401(k) is up about $25,000.
Crypto comes home
Trump created a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, ended 'Operation Choke Point 2.0' and signed the GENIUS Act, the first federal stablecoin framework.
Breaking China's grip on critical minerals
New deals, including a Nigeria mining pact and a $500 million commitment to a U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve, are starting to rebuild supply chains outside China.
Tax relief for Main Street and factories
The tax law made the 20% small-business deduction permanent, restored 100% immediate expensing for equipment and created a new, temporary write-off for building factories.
Over $6 billion pledged for science
At an Oct. 8 summit the White House announced more than $6 billion in commitments for science, including $2.4 billion in AI tools and compute credits from 11 companies and a $215 million quantum competition.
Grocers cut prices on thousands of items
Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Albertsons, Meijer, H-E-B, Target and others announced price cuts on thousands of everyday items, and PepsiCo cut snack prices by up to 15%.
Egg prices finally crack
Wholesale egg prices fell 89% after the administration's push to fight bird flu and rebuild flocks.
Relief on the car lot
DOT finalized vehicle efficiency standards it projects will save Americans nearly $140 billion over five years, replacing Biden-era rules that added roughly $1,000 to the average new car.
Your next car can still run on gas
Trump revoked the federal electric-vehicle mandate and signed resolutions overturning California's waivers that would have banned new gas-car sales in a dozen-plus states.
Big Tech pledges to pay its power bills
Under the voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge, tech companies commit to covering the electricity costs of their AI data centers, and several utilities have announced rate freezes, cuts and refunds.
Putting families ahead of Wall Street buyers
A January 2026 executive order moves to block large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were directed to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.
A housing order targets closing costs
A signed Oct. 22 order directs agencies to pilot automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance, expand a title-insurance waiver, lower USDA and VA direct-loan rates and form a manufactured-housing task force.
Two-story factory-built homes move closer
HUD proposed in June to drop the permanent steel chassis from upper floors of multistory manufactured homes; comments closed Aug. 11 and no final rule has been issued.
Write off your car-loan interest
Buyers of new American-assembled vehicles can deduct up to $10,000 a year in auto-loan interest through 2028, subject to income limits.
Real help with child-care bills
Dependent-care FSAs rose from $5,000 to $7,500, the first increase in nearly 40 years, and the child-care credit now covers up to 50% of costs for lower-income working parents.
Trump IRA: a retirement plan for gig workers
TrumpIRA.gov launches Jan. 1, 2027, linking workers without a workplace plan to low-cost IRAs, with fees capped at 0.15%, and to the federal Saver's Match of up to $1,000 a year.
Protecting teens and women from deepfakes
Championed by First Lady Melania Trump, the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act makes posting non-consensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes, a federal crime and requires platforms to remove them within 48 hours.
Eat real food
New federal Dietary Guidelines put whole, nutrient-dense foods and protein ahead of processed food and take aim at added sugar.
Whole milk returns to the lunch line
Trump signed the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, letting schools serve whole and 2% milk again.
States can take soda off food stamps
USDA approved waivers that let states block taxpayer-funded SNAP purchases of soda and candy.
Less waiting on insurance approval
Under pressure from the administration, insurers pledged to cut prior-authorization hurdles, and UnitedHealthcare eliminated them for 30% of procedures.
$50 billion to keep rural hospitals open
The tax law created a $50 billion fund to shore up rural hospitals, the largest such investment in history.
More say for parents on childhood vaccines
HHS revised childhood vaccine recommendations to a smaller set of universally recommended 'consensus' vaccines, with others available through shared decision-making with a doctor.
Bringing medicine manufacturing home
The administration moved to bring home production of 86 essential medicines, including penicillin, epinephrine and ibuprofen, and 26 drugmakers committed about $170 billion to U.S. manufacturing.
$90 back for 20 million seniors
On Oct. 2 the White House announced a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees, paid from the Medicare Improvement Fund.
A world first: 100 million tons of LNG
America became the first country ever to export more than 100 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas in a single year.
Drill, baby, drill: permits up 55%
Trump declared a National Energy Emergency, approved nearly 6,000 drilling permits, up 55%, and reopened 1.56 million acres of Alaska's coastal plain.
EPA repeals the Endangerment Finding
EPA repealed the 2009 Obama-era Endangerment Finding behind federal greenhouse-gas rules for vehicles, a move the White House calls a $1.3 trillion deregulatory action.
Taiwan eyes Alaska gas
Taiwan says that under current plans it would buy about six million metric tons of Alaska LNG a year and invest up to $4.4 billion, with first supply as early as 2032.
Diesel tax deferred through year-end
A signed Oct. 5 order lets truckers use dyed diesel on the highway and defers the 24.4-cent federal diesel excise tax on it through Dec. 31, with no interest or penalties.
A $1,776 Warrior Dividend
Nearly 1.5 million service members received a one-time $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' in December 2025.
Hazard pay finally goes up
The Department of War raised hazard pay for service members for the first time in over 20 years.
Troops discharged over COVID shots welcomed back
Service members discharged under the Biden-era COVID vaccine mandate can now return to the military with their benefits restored.
Merit and readiness first in the military
The military eliminated DEI from hiring and promotion and restored its fitness and grooming standards.
Meet the F-47 fighter jet
President Trump unveiled the Boeing-built F-47, which the White House calls the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet; it is now in development.
A $20.7 billion missile surge
The Department of War awarded a $20.7 billion multiyear contract to surge domestic production of AMRAAM missiles.
Accused Abbey Gate plotter faces charges
The ISIS-K operative accused of planning the 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members was arrested and brought to the U.S. to face charges.
An oil deal with Venezuela
The White House says a new deal gives the U.S. majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to make peace
At an August 2025 White House summit, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to end their decades-long conflict.
Peace accords for Congo and Rwanda
After a conflict that killed millions, President Trump brokered a peace agreement and the December 2025 Washington Accords between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
A ceasefire for Cambodia and Thailand
President Trump helped halt deadly border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, capped by an October 2025 joint declaration in Kuala Lumpur.
India and Pakistan step back from the brink
A May 2025 ceasefire halted fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan; the U.S. says it brokered the deal, though India disputes that.
Houthis agree to stop hitting U.S. ships
After U.S. strikes, the Houthis agreed in May 2025 to stop attacking American ships, and President Trump redesignated them a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Out of Iraq after 23 years
U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq by Sept. 30, 2026, on a timeline agreed in 2024, closing out a military presence that began in 2003.
Terror leaders taken out
U.S. forces killed ISIS's second-ranking leader and an al-Qaeda affiliate commander in Syria, and President Trump ordered strikes on ISIS in Nigeria to protect Christian communities.
A permanent foothold in Greenland
The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement on Sept. 22 that expands U.S. military access in the Arctic and screens foreign investment from outside NATO.
DOGE says it saved $215 billion
The administration says its efficiency push saved about $215 billion, roughly $1,335 per taxpayer, and ended tens of thousands of wasteful contracts.
Washington trims its own payroll
The White House says the federal civilian workforce has shrunk to its lowest level since 1966.
4.3 million fewer on food stamps
Restored work requirements for able-bodied adults and the removal of ineligible recipients cut SNAP rolls by more than 4.3 million.
USAID shuts its doors
The administration closed USAID and the U.S. Institute of Peace, ending funding for programs it called wasteful or ideological.
Red tape cut 129-to-1
Agencies have killed 129 regulations for every new one, a push the administration projects will save the economy $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2026.
Cleaning up Social Security's records
Breitbart reports, citing a Social Security Administration release dated Oct. 20, that the agency added about 17 million death dates and updated about 25 million citizenship records.
Pay for tips that catch fraud
On Oct. 20 the administration announced a $25 million Justice Department program that pays whistleblowers up to $30,000 for tips on fraud against federal programs.
The President can fire his own officials
The Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 that the President can remove executive officials, restoring his control over the agencies he runs.
Election order cleared for the midterms
The Supreme Court allowed President Trump's March 2026 mail-in voting order to take effect for the 2026 midterms, alongside earlier orders on citizenship verification and paper-ballot records.
Justice goes after noncitizen voting
In October the Justice Department sued California over about 20,000 voter-roll entries that DHS flagged as possible noncitizens, and 10 noncitizens were indicted in North Carolina for lying about citizenship and voting.
No more government pressure to censor
President Trump signed an order barring federal agencies from pressuring platforms to censor speech and directed them to dismantle their censorship operations.
No more debanking for your beliefs
An executive order bars banks from cutting off customers for their political or religious views, and Citibank dropped its restrictive policies.
Faith gets a seat in the White House
President Trump established the White House Faith Office, signed an order protecting religious freedom and directed agencies to protect religious expression at work.
Pro-life protections restored
President Trump pardoned pro-life Americans prosecuted by the prior administration, ordered full enforcement of the Hyde Amendment and reinstated the Mexico City Policy.
Federal policy recognizes two sexes
It is now official U.S. government policy that there are two sexes, male and female.
DEI ends in the federal government
President Trump ended DEI offices and race- and sex-based hiring preferences across the federal government and pressed companies like Disney and Goldman Sachs to drop DEI.
The suppressor tax is now $0
The tax law eliminated the $200 federal tax stamp on suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns starting Jan. 1, 2026, though registration is still required.
529 plans now reach K-12, homeschool and trades
The K-12 withdrawal limit for 529 plans doubled to $20,000 a year, and eligible expenses now include more homeschool costs and job credentials.
Universities settle over campus antisemitism
The administration reached settlements with Columbia, Brown, Penn, Cornell, UVA and Northwestern over antisemitism and discrimination, and required transparency in admissions.
Sending education back to the states
President Trump began the process of closing the U.S. Department of Education and sending authority back to the states, though full abolition requires an act of Congress.
A $12 billion lifeline for farmers
USDA delivered $12 billion in direct emergency aid to farmers and ranchers.
China and Bangladesh agree to buy soybeans
The administration negotiated large soybean purchase agreements with China and Bangladesh, aimed at reopening export markets for American farmers.
Local meat could cross state lines again
September 2026 orders aim to restore small processors' ability to sell meat across state lines, promote fair competition in livestock markets and cut crop-insurance premiums.
$8 billion to blunt the diesel spike
On Oct. 19 USDA announced $8 billion in one-time payments to farmers to offset high diesel costs; per-crop rates are due in November and the application window has not been announced.
Eight new fertilizer projects
On Oct. 22 USDA announced eight projects with about $573 million in federal funding and about $1.34 billion in total investment, adding roughly 1.08 million tons of fertilizer capacity a year.
A 1798 law turned on Tren de Aragua
Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to fast-track removal of members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a use the courts are still sorting out.
Fewer officers killed in the line of duty
On-duty law enforcement deaths fell 25% in 2025.
Antifa labeled a terror group
Trump declared Antifa a domestic terrorist organization and opened investigations into its funding.
TikTok moves under American ownership
A deal put TikTok's U.S. operations under American ownership and cut Beijing's access to Americans' data.
Your shower, your stove, your straw
Trump scrapped water-pressure limits on showerheads, rules targeting gas stoves and dishwashers, and the federal push for paper straws.
Adoption made more affordable
Up to $5,000 of the adoption tax credit is now refundable, so families get it even if they owe little tax.
Foster kids get a champion
Trump signed an order modernizing foster care, and the First Lady's foster-youth initiative lined up Adobe, Amazon, Google, Intel, Starlink and Zoom as partners.
Presidential Fitness Test returns
Trump restored the Presidential Fitness Test and revamped the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
Scare labels come off menopause treatment
In November 2025, the FDA removed outdated black-box warnings from menopause hormone therapy.
Marijuana headed to Schedule III
Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III to speed up medical research and patient access.
America leaves the WHO
The United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization, effective January 2026.
Out of the Paris climate deal
The U.S. withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement and dozens of global climate bodies.
Pulling the plug on Biden-era green projects
The administration ended hundreds of Biden-era green projects, including a $7.5 billion EV-charger program that had built just eight stations as of May 2024.
Fort Bragg and Fort Benning are back
Nine military bases, including Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, have their traditional names back, now honoring different individuals who share those names.
A seat at the table for military spouses
The first Military Spouse Commission met at the White House to take on the biggest problems military families face.
Enlistment standards restored
The military barred transgender individuals from enlisting and stopped funding sex-change surgeries for service members, a policy still being challenged in court.
Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords
Kazakhstan announced it would join the Abraham Accords, the first expansion since 2020.
Panama walks away from Belt and Road
Under U.S. pressure, Panama withdrew from China's Belt and Road Initiative.
NPR and PBS defunded
Congress passed President Trump's package to cancel $9 billion in spending, including funding for NPR and PBS.
Social Security picks up the phone
The Social Security Administration answered 65% more calls and cut average answer times to single-digit minutes.
Federal retirement leaves the mine
The government automated federal retirement processing that had relied on paper records stored in an underground mine.
Goodbye to the 3.69-cent penny
Treasury stopped minting the penny, which cost 3.69 cents each to make.
The JFK files, unredacted
The administration released the JFK assassination records without redactions, plus troves on RFK and Martin Luther King Jr.
DOJ goes to bat for gun owners
The Justice Department sued Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul over firearm-purchase rules it says violate the Second Amendment.
Ideology out of the classroom
An executive order ended federal support for gender-ideology and 'equity' curricula in K-12 schools.
Diesel exhaust fluid rule scrapped
The administration eliminated a diesel exhaust fluid requirement, saving family farmers an estimated $727 million a year.
Welcome to the Gulf of America
The Gulf of Mexico was officially renamed the Gulf of America in federal mapping.
Mount McKinley is back
North America's highest peak again bears the name of President William McKinley.
The Department of War returns
President Trump restored the name 'Department of War' as the Pentagon's secondary title; a permanent rename would need Congress.
English is the official language
President Trump designated English the official language of the United States.
Federal buildings go classical
An executive order directs federal courthouses and office buildings to embrace classical architecture.
The capital gets its shine back
Dozens of neglected fountains, statues and monuments in Washington, D.C., have been restored, including the Reflecting Pool.
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Taxes & Paychecks
No tax on tips, up to $25,000
The 2025 tax law lets workers in tipped jobs subtract up to $25,000 of tips from their federal taxable income each year from 2025 through 2028.
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Crime & Public Safety
The biggest drop in murder on record
The FBI's 2025 crime report shows the murder rate fell 18.5% in one year, the steepest drop in a record that goes back to 1936.
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Family Life
Nearly 70 million kids, one account each
Every eligible American child under 18 now has a Trump Account, a tax-advantaged investment account, and children born from 2025 through 2028 get $1,000 from Treasury to start it.
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Affordability & Cost of Living
The steepest drug-price drop since 1963
Prescription drug prices posted their steepest annual drop since 1963 this summer, helped by Medicare negotiation, cheaper generics and the President's deals on the costliest drugs.
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Border & Immigration
The quietest border in half a century
Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border have fallen to their lowest level since 1970, and fiscal 2026 is on pace to go lower still.
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Peace & Foreign Policy
NATO allies finally pay their share
President Trump got America's NATO allies to pledge 5% of their economies to defense by 2035, more than double the old 2% goal.
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