Tag: Donald Trump
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U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 for presidential removal of independent agency commissioners
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in the case of Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove a leader of a multi-person independent agency for reasons other than those enumerated in statute. The Court upheld President Donald Trump's (R) 2025 dismissal of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, ruling that…
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U.S. district judges in Massachusetts block sections of two Trump executive orders on voting
Judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts have blocked two of President Donald Trump’s (R) executive orders related to elections and voting in the past week. On June 25, Judge Indira Talwani blocked the federal government from implementing Trump’s March 31, 2026, executive order, titled Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in…
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U.S. Treasury previews guidance for federal Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program
On June 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a preview of the forthcoming guidance implementing the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) scholarship program, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. President Donald Trump (R) enacted the tax credit as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The statute…
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Trump signs the Secure America Act into law
President Donald Trump (R) signed the Secure America Act, a federal budget reconciliation bill providing $70 billion in funding for border control and immigration enforcement through fiscal year 2029, into law on June 10, 2026. The U.S. Senate passed the bill on June 5, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed it on June 9. The…
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Trump saw lowest average approval rating of his second term in May
President Donald Trump (R) saw the lowest average approval rating of his second term in May. At the end of May, approval polling averages showed Trump with a 39% approval rating, the lowest average of his second term. Fifty-eight percent of voters disapproved of his performance. Previously, Trump's lowest average was 40% approval in April…
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Trump issued five executive orders in May, matching April for second-fewest in his second term
President Donald Trump (R) issued five executive orders in May. That number ties with April's total for the second-fewest executive orders issued in any month so far in his second term. The May orders concerned sanctions, financial systems, federal lands, and vaccines. Click here to read more about each order. As of June 1, Trump…
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Department of Education issues regulation modifying federal student loan programs
On May 1, the Department of Education issued a final rule that overhauls federal graduate student borrowing limits, parental borrowing limits, and replaces current income-driven repayment plans. This regulation, the majority of which will go into effect on July 1, 2026, implements some of the changes that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made…
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President Trump has appointed 37 federal judges through May 1 of the second year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, 37 Article III federal judges through May 1 of the second year of his second term in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidents’ second terms since President Bill Clinton (D). The average number of federal…
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Trump issued second-lowest number of executive orders of his second term in April
April saw President Donald Trump’s (R) second-lowest monthly executive order total thus far in his second term. Trump issued five executive orders in April, having issued 259 total in his second term as of May 1. Trump issued orders on pharmaceuticals, college sports, the administrative state, and retirement savings. Click here to read more about…
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Trump and 119th Congress saw lowest approval ratings of Trump's second term in April
President Donald Trump (R) and the 119th Congress saw their lowest approval ratings of Trump’s second term in April. At the end of April, approval polling averages showed Trump at 41% approval. Fifty-seven percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The lowest average approval rating of his second term was 40%, last seen on April…