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All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves in the First 100 Days

The New York Times tracked the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term. This page will no longer be updated. Read more coverage of the Trump administration »

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April 29 Day 100

  • Staffing
  • Directive

Fired Biden appointees from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s board

Board members who were dismissed include Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, and other senior Biden White House officials. Read more ›

  • Economy
  • Public statement

Traveled to Michigan for a rally to mark 100 days in office

The rally had been billed as a way for President Trump to demonstrate his commitment to American manufacturing. But his speech was dark and filled with grievance. Read more ›

  • Tariffs
  • Economy
  • Trade
  • Public statement

Attacked Amazon publicly over a report that suggested the retail giant would highlight tariff-related price increases alongside all its products

After the report was published, an Amazon spokesman said such an idea was never approved and would not happen. Read more ›

April 28 Day 99

  • Climate
  • Agency directive

Dismissed all the authors who worked on the government’s flagship climate report

The move put the future of the report, which is required by Congress and is known as the National Climate Assessment, into serious jeopardy, experts said. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Immigration
  • Lawsuit

Charged an Iraqi man with voting illegally in the 2020 presidential election

The case against the man, Akeel Abdul Jamiel, had been aided by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, federal officials said. Read more ›

  • Trans issues
  • Education
  • Agency directive

Accused the University of Pennslyvania of violating sex discrimination laws for allowing a transgender woman to participate in female sports

The accusation was from an Education Department investigation opened two months ago, an inquiry that was centered on the university’s decision to let Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, participate on the swim team. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • DOGE
  • Agency directive

Planned to reduce the number of full-time Peace Corps staff members who support volunteers overseas

The cuts at the Peace Corps were planned at the behest of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Executive order

Signed three executive orders addressing immigration and policing

President Trump directed his administration to compile a list of “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. Read more ›

April 27 Day 98

  • Military
  • Defense
  • Public statement

Announced that American forces have hit more than 800 targets in Yemen in the air campaign against Houthi militants that began six weeks ago

The details about the strikes, called Operation Rough Rider, were outlined in an announcement issued by U.S. Central Command. Congressional officials say the campaign has cost well over $1 billion so far. Read more ›

  • Tariffs
  • Economy
  • Social media

Claimed that tariffs would allow the government to lower income taxes for those making less than $200,000

Some economists have a different view, saying that cutting taxes while raising tariffs could have harmful consequences by widening the gap between the rich and the poor. Read more ›

April 26 Day 97

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Met with President Zelensky of Ukraine on the sidelines of the pope’s funeral

They spoke for 15 minutes or so, seated on cushioned metal chairs in St. Peter’s Basilica. It was the first time they had seen each other since a contentious encounter in the Oval Office in late February. A White House spokesman called it a “very productive discussion.” Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome

The president flew to Europe for about 14 hours, a startlingly fast turnaround for his first overseas trip. He left immediately after the services in St. Peter’s Square. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Agency directive

Arrested nearly 800 immigrants in Florida

The four-day operation was a joint effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and state law enforcement officials. Read more ›

April 25 Day 96

  • Immigration
  • Agency directive

Deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported the child after she accompanied her mother and her older sister to an immigration appointment. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Defense
  • Public statement

Said the United States could lead military action against Iran, if Iran was unable to reach an agreement over its nuclear program

After being asked if he was worried that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel might drag him into a war with Iran, President Trump said: “I may go in very willingly if we can’t get a deal. If we don’t make a deal, I’ll be leading the pack.” Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Directive

Arrested a Wisconsin judge, accusing her of helping an immigrant evade federal agents

The decision to charge Hannah Dugan, a sitting state court judge, with obstructing immigration agents was a major escalation in the Trump administration’s battle with local authorities over deportations. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Education
  • Lawsuit

Restored legal status for thousands of international students

The abrupt decision from the Trump administration, revealed in court after it faced a wave of legal challenges, was accompanied by warnings that the government could still try to terminate the students’ legal status. Read more ›

April 24 Day 95

  • Economy
  • Executive order

Ordered the U.S. government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor

The move, contained in an executive order signed by President Trump, is opposed by nearly all other nations, which consider international waters off limits to this kind of industrial activity. Read more ›

  • Trans issues
  • Military
  • D.E.I.
  • Lawsuit

Asked the Supreme Court to revive a ban on transgender troops in the military

The administration’s emergency application was the latest in a series of requests asking the justices to pause decisions by trial judges that prevent it from moving forward with President Trump’s blitz of executive orders. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • Lawsuit

Replaced federal lawyers representing the Transportation Department, which is seeking to shut down New York City’s congestion pricing program

The move came after the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District said it mistakenly filed in federal court a confidential memo that questioned the department’s legal strategy and urged a new approach. Read more ›

April 23 Day 94

  • Other
  • Public statement

Offered a private dinner with the president and a White House tour to the top investors in President Trump’s memecoin

In an astonishing escalation of the Trump family’s efforts to profit from cryptocurrencies, a website promoting $TRUMP, the president’s so-called memecoin, announced that the coin’s largest buyers would be invited to meet him. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Social media

Spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel

In a post on social media, the president said the two men “were on the same side” on several issues, including trade and negotiations with Iran. Read more ›

  • DOGE
  • Foreign policy
  • Agency directive

Began dismantling a small independent agency focused on economic development in poor countries

Employees at the agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, were told in an email that they would be offered early retirement or deferred resignation after visits last week from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team. Read more ›

  • Education
  • Executive order

Signed an executive order targeting university accreditors, a group of companies that evaluate the educational quality and financial health of universities

Previously, President Trump had vowed to take aim at “radical left accreditors.” Mr. Trump’s order would make it easier for colleges to switch accreditors and for new accreditors to gain federal approval. Read more ›

  • Economy
  • Foreign policy
  • Tariffs
  • Public statement

Called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

The views of the Trump administration on climate change, international development and economic equity are often at odds with those of the other nations that are shareholders in the global institutions. Read more ›

April 22 Day 93

  • Immigration
  • Public statement

Said undocumented immigrants should not get trials

President Trump insisted that his administration should be able to deport undocumented immigrants without appearing before a judge. Read more ›

  • Health
  • Agency directive

Announced a ban on food dyes

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. escalated his war against the food industry, asserting that he had “an understanding” with major food manufacturers to remove petroleum-based food colorings from their products by 2026. Read more ›

  • DOGE
  • Public statement

Said Elon Musk would spend less time in Washington after Tesla’s profit dropped 71 percent

Tesla reported the sharp decline in quarterly earnings after its brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • Foreign policy
  • Agency directive

Announced major cuts at the State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan focused on changes to operations in Washington, but the cuts will affect the work of embassies and consulates overseas. Read more ›

April 21 Day 92

  • D.E.I.
  • Other
  • Agency directive

Terminated hundreds of active research awards

The National Science Foundation had canceled more than 400 active awards after months of scrutiny of the agency, including an internal review of awards containing words related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I. Read more ›

  • D.E.I.
  • Education
  • Social media

Weighed in on a fight over a school mascot

New York’s education leaders moved to ban Native American mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. President Trump asked the education secretary “to fight for the people of Massapequa.” Read more ›

  • Education
  • Agency directive

Said it would resume collections on defaulted federal student loans

The U.S. government has not done so since March 2020. Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the decision was made so that “American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies.” Read more ›

  • DOGE
  • Staffing
  • Agency directive

Dropped inquiries into mass firings of probationary workers

The Office of Special Counsel, an independent government agency responsible for protecting the rights of federal workers, decided to end its investigation into more than 2,000 complaints that the administration had improperly fired the employees. Read more ›

  • Tariffs
  • Trade
  • Economy
  • Public statement

Finalized terms for negotiations for a trade deal between the United States and India

The terms, finalized on the vice president’s visit to India, were a road map for the tariffs and other trade barriers the countries will discuss. Read more ›

  • Economy
  • Social media

Resumed attacking Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve

President Trump has pressured Mr. Powell to push down interest rates. Read more ›

  • Defense
  • Military
  • Staffing
  • Public statement

Defended the defense secretary after The Times reported that he had shared sensitive information about military operations in a second Signal group chat

The group chat included members of Pete Hegseth’s family and his personal lawyer. President Trump was dismissive of concerns over the chat and said Mr. Hegseth was doing a “great job.” Read more ›

April 20 Day 91

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Met with Pope Francis in Rome during Easter celebrations

Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis at the pontiff’s residence and exchanged Easter wishes, the Vatican said. Read more ›

April 19 Day 90

  • Military
  • Immigration
  • Agency directive

Made an unannounced visit to the southwestern U.S. border

Gen. Dan Caine, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, got a firsthand look at the military’s growing role in helping to stem migrant crossings. Read more ›

  • Education
  • Antisemitism
  • Public statement

Said a letter that set off a confrontation with Harvard was “unauthorized” and should not have been sent

In the letter, the administration made onerous demands about the university’s hiring, admissions and curriculum. Harvard publicly refused to comply. The letter was from the White House’s task force on antisemitism and, according to officials briefed on the matter, was emailed by a member of that task force, the acting general counsel of the Health and Human Services Department, Sean Keveney. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Lawsuit

Asked the Supreme Court to reject the A.C.L.U.’s emergency request to pause the deportation of Venezuelans

Hours after the Supreme Court justices issued a rare overnight ruling to temporarily block deportations while they consider the case, Trump administration lawyers asked in a court filing that the justices allow lower courts to consider the case before intervening. Read more ›

April 18 Day 89

  • Staffing
  • Public statement

Took steps to make tens of thousands of federal workers easier to fire

The White House announced the creation of a new category of federal employees who can be fired at will for any reason, including for “subversion of presidential directives.” Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Agency directive

Blamed a federal judge for escalating tensions between the executive and judicial branches

The administration stonewalled Judge James E. Boasberg for weeks, then lodged an accusation against him in a court filing. The filing also asked a federal appeals court to prevent him from opening a contempt inquiry into whether the White House violated his order in an ongoing case about flights of Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Announced that the United States would abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if talks did not broker meaningful progress within the next several days

It was unclear whether the remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio meant that the United States would abandon its effort to reach a short cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, or abandon Washington’s commitments to Ukraine altogether. Read more ›

April 17 Day 88

  • Education
  • Directive

Accused Harvard University of failing to report large foreign donations to the federal government as required by law

The administration told Harvard to provide names of foreign donors and all records of communication with those donors from the beginning of 2020. The request was part of a larger effort to target the institution after it refused to comply with President Trump’s demands. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • DOGE
  • Presidential memo
  • Other
  • Climate
  • Presidential memo

Allowed commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves

President Trump opened up the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, west of Hawaii, to commercial fishing, which had been prohibited there to protect vulnerable sealife. Read more ›

April 16 Day 87

  • Immigration
  • DOGE
  • Agency directive

Began building a system for the United States to sell special visas for $5 million apiece

Members of Elon Musk’s government-slashing task force have been working with employees from various other government agencies to create an application process for the visas. Read more ›

  • Health
  • Public statement

Claimed that autism is ‘preventable,’ contradicting federal researchers

There is no evidence to suggest that autism can be avoided, and researchers immediately criticized the claim, which was made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Lawsuit

Declined to offer any substantive update on how the government was facilitating the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador

In a court filing, an official from the Homeland Security Department referred to a previous filing in which the government said it was powerless to remove the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from El Salvador and could “facilitate” his return only if he arrived at a U.S. port of entry. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Social media

Said it planned to appeal a federal judge’s threat to open contempt proceedings over the Trump administration’s deportation flights to El Salvador

“The president is 100% committed to ensuring that terrorists and criminal illegal migrants are no longer a threat to Americans,” Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, said on social media. Read more ›

  • Trans issues
  • Education
  • D.E.I.
  • Lawsuit

Sued Maine in a standoff over transgender athletes

The Trump administration claimed that the state was violating a federal law intended to prevent discrimination based on sex by allowing some transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. Read more ›

April 15 Day 86

  • Immigration
  • Public statement

Claimed a court order that barred the deportation of a Maryland man was ‘completely invalid’

Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump on immigration policy, boasted about the Trump administration’s open defiance of federal judges during a Fox News appearance. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Immigration
  • Public statement

Said President Trump was looking into the legality of jailing American citizens in prisons in El Salvador

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, reiterated the president’s suggestion from a day earlier. Read more ›

  • Education
  • Antisemitism
  • D.E.I.
  • Social media

Threatened Harvard University’s tax-exempt status

The school had rebuffed the administration’s demands ostensibly aimed at purging “woke” ideology from America’s college campuses and lost $2 billion in federal funding. Read more ›

April 14 Day 85

  • Immigration
  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Met at the White House with the president of El Salvador, where the administration has wrongfully deported a Maryland man whom it has not brought back

During an Oval Office meeting, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president who has positioned himself as an ally to President Trump, said that he would not return the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from the prison where he is being held. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Immigration
  • Public statement

Walked back President Trump’s earlier statement that he was open to sending U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to a jail abroad

Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said on Fox News that the U.S. government would build more prisons to house inmates, if necessary. Read more ›

  • Tech
  • Economy
  • Lawsuit

Argued in court that Meta built a social media monopoly

The Federal Trade Commission opened its first antitrust trial under the Trump administration by raising objections against Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. Read more ›

April 13 Day 84

  • Tariffs
  • Trade
  • Economy
  • Public statement

Signaled new tariffs on computer chips, saying exclusions that cover them are temporary

The Trump administration framed the exemptions as only a temporary break while the government prepares more targeted taxes on semiconductor imports. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Presidential memo

Released the results of President Trump’s annual physical

The report says that Mr. Trump is in excellent health and is maintaining an active lifestyle. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Conducted talks in Muscat with the Iranian foreign minister

Steve Witkoff, the Middle East special envoy, and Ana Escrogima, the U.S. ambassador to Oman, participated in the meeting in the country’s capital. Read more ›

April 12 Day 83

  • Immigration
  • Agency directive

Said in a court filing that an immigrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador was ‘alive and secure’

The administration had been previously instructed by the Supreme Court to take steps to bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • Other
  • Agency directive

Cut funding to the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, a U.S.-funded news nonprofit

The funding cuts have forced the organization to lay off 90 percent of its staff. Read more ›

April 11 Day 82

  • Education
  • D.E.I.
  • Agency directive

Moved to cut off all federal funding for Maine’s public schools

The Department of Education said the state had ignored President Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Agency directive

Sent Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy on Russia negotiations, to St. Petersburg to make progress on cease-fire talks over the war in Ukraine

On the same day, President Trump pushed Russia, in a social media post, to “get moving” on an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Read more ›

April 10 Day 81

  • Staffing
  • Agency directive

Made plans to nearly halve funding for the State Department

The budget plan proposes eliminating almost all funding for international organizations, ending the support for international peacekeeping operations and curtailing all of the department’s educational and cultural exchanges. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Agency directive

Asked a federal judge to release a former F.B.I. informant from prison pending the appeal of his conviction on charges that he peddled misleading claims about the Biden family

Trump allies seized on the claims by the former informant, Alexander Smirnov, who falsely accused the Biden family of taking bribes. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Agency directive

Directed the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey to investigate the state’s Democratic governor and attorney general

The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, Alina Habba, gave the orders as part of a broader effort by President Trump to use the Justice Department to punish state and local officials who refuse to help carry out the president’s immigration agenda. Read more ›

  • Staffing
  • Military
  • Agency directive

Removed the commander of U.S. military base in Greenland who distanced herself from Vice President JD Vance’s visit on March 28

“Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense,” Sean Parnell, the chief spokesman for the Pentagon, said in a social media post announcing the removal of Col. Susannah Meyers. Read more ›

  • Climate
  • Agency directive

Moved to end requirements that big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the virtual elimination of a 15-year-old federal program that requires thousands of power plants, oil refineries, cement factories and other large industrial facilities to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • DOGE
  • Directive

Pressured migrants to ‘self-deport’ by effectively canceling lawfully obtained Social Security numbers

The goal is to cut them off from financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with access to government benefits. Read more ›

  • DOGE
  • Public statement

Seemed to lower DOGE’s savings goal

Elon Musk said the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was on pace to cut $150 billion from the federal budget, a sharp drop from his previous stated goal of $1 trillion. It was unclear if Mr. Musk meant to say that the $150 billion was merely what his team had found so far; a White House official said $1 trillion in savings remained “the goal.” Read more ›

April 9 Day 80

  • DOGE
  • Agency directive

Has tried to consolidate disparate sets of personal data that the federal government has on millions of U.S. residents into one single database

The White House has said it can better hunt for waste, fraud and abuse with the new database. But critics warn that so much accumulated information could be used to punish critics and police immigrants. Read more ›

April 8 Day 79

  • Climate
  • Executive order

Threatened states’ efforts to combat climate change

The directive appears aimed at laws in places like Michigan, Colorado and Minnesota, where legislatures have required that all electricity should come from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources. Read more ›

  • Regulations
  • Agency directive

Began disbanding a unit of the Justice Department responsible for investigating cryptocurrency crimes

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, criticized the Biden administration as being too aggressive on digital currencies. Read more ›

  • Immigration
  • Economy
  • Agency directive

Agreed to hand over sensitive taxpayer information to immigration enforcement authorities

The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s previous stance of keeping that information confidential. Read more ›

April 7 Day 78

  • Health
  • Public statement

Called on states to ban fluoride in drinking water

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the remarks as he kicked off a tour through southwestern states to highlight a set of unorthodox health policy positions held by the administration. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Directive

Terminated U.S. funding for the World Food Program

“If implemented, this could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation,” said a statement in response from the organization, which is an agency of the United Nations. Read more ›

  • Foreign policy
  • Public statement

Said the United States would hold ‘direct’ talks with Iran to discuss a new nuclear deal

President Trump also said Iran would be “in great danger” if the talks did not succeed. Read more ›

April 6 Day 77

  • Health
  • Public statement

Attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles in the West Texas outbreak

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, conferred with the girl’s family but did not speak at the ceremony, according to people in attendance. The girl had not been vaccinated against measles. Read more ›

  • Other
  • Public statement

Wished Trump could be president for 20 years

Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked on Fox News about Trump’s musings about running for a third term, said she wished he could stay in his position for another two decades but said he would “probably” be done after this term. Read more ›

April 5 Day 76

  • Immigration
  • Social media

Revoked the visas held by South Sudanese passport holders

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the country’s transitional government had refused to accept in a “timely manner” repatriated citizens who were being deported by the Trump administration. Read more ›