Summarizing Trump’s Second Term Moves—Bigly!

December 6, 2025

Day of Trump's Second Term

Florida State football freshman Ethan Pritchard received a letter from President Donald Trump as he continues his recovery from a gunshot wound. Pritchard was shot in the head on Sunday, Aug. 31, in Havana, Florida, following the Seminoles' win over Alabama. He has been making a recovery and has been in stable condition since. The
President Donald Trump's budget director announced $2.1 billion in federal infrastructure money for Chicago is being paused as the administration continues to target money for blue cities and states amid the government shutdown. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said the frozen dollars had been allocated to support improvements to Chicago
An advisor to President Donald Trump said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be at Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl performance. Trump's former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski made the remarks on YouTuber Benny Johnson's podcast, which was shared on X on Oct. 1. "There is nowhere you can provide safe haven to people who are
WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shutdown rolled on to its third day on Friday as President Donald Trump appeared to be moving closer to cutting programs and firing workers across the federal government. Trump, congressional Republicans and Democrats remain dug into their positions, with no end in sight to a shutdown that appears likely to
When Donald Trump suggested revoking the government-issued broadcasting licenses for television stations that cover him negatively, he stepped over a line that many presidents before him dared not cross. He ventured into the business of an agency − the Federal Communication Commission − that Congress created 91 years ago to be independent from presidential influence.
Old news clips show Donald Trump previously stating the president is to blame for a government shutdown. In 2011 and 2013, Trump said the president is responsible for bringing parties together to avoid a shutdown. Now as president, Trump is blaming Democrats for the current government shutdown over funding disputes. Old news clips are circulating
President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Sept. 25 that renewable energy is "a joke" that will bankrupt nations. Standing before world leaders, he called wind turbines "pathetic" and warned that green energy means economic suicide. These claims deserve a reality check. Let's start with what matters to American families: their electric bills. "European
WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is encouraging leaders at nine universities to sign a compact committing their schools to adopt President Donald Trump's policy agenda for higher education in exchange for preferential access to federal funds. Administrators at nine prominent universities, both private and public institutions, received an Oct. 1 letter from the White House
In the hours leading up to the government shutdown, the Department of Housing and Urban Development blared a message on its website declaring “the radical left are going to shut down the government.” After the shutdown began, more agencies posted similar messages, and the White House website began featuring a clock counting the number of
Close to half of Americans blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for the government partially shutting down, according to a new poll. In a survey conducted by the Washington Post on Oct. 1 – the first day of the shutdown – 47% said they blamed Trump and Republicans in Congress for the ongoing impasse
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