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The state of play · sourced, dated, citable

Where we actually are.

Project 2025 is not a proposal to consider — it is a plan in execution. Here is a live scoreboard of every tracked action, what its status is today, and the entries on the record that cite it. Reverse what's done. Prevent what isn't. Consolidate what's been undone.

Already executed

9 trackers Done. The work now is reversal.
Feb 14, 2025 ·Civil Rights
DOJ Civil Rights Division investigations halted

DOJ Civil Rights Division pattern-or-practice investigations were halted, existing consent decrees placed under review, and enforcement priorities redirected toward perceived an…

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Feb 13, 2025 ·Foreign Policy
USAID independent operations ceased

USAID ceased independent operations in early 2025; remaining functions were absorbed into the State Department's F-Bureau structure.

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Feb 9, 2025 ·Economy & Tax
CFPB operational freeze

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was ordered to halt enforcement activities and to stop accepting new consumer complaints. Much of its staff was placed on administrative…

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Jan 26, 2025 ·Civil Rights
Trans service-member ban

An executive order banned transgender people from serving in the US military. Existing service members were subject to separation proceedings.

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Jan 20, 2025 ·Civil Rights
Federal DEI programs terminated

Federal DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) offices, programs, and employee resource groups were ordered terminated across all federal agencies. Associated staff positions we…

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Jan 19, 2025 ·Immigration
CBP One app terminated; asylum pathway closed

The CBP One mobile app — the primary legal pathway for asylum-seekers to schedule border appointments — was terminated within hours of inauguration. Pre-scheduled appointments w…

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Jan 19, 2025 ·Democracy & Institutions
Schedule F reinstated

Schedule F was reinstated by executive order on Jan 20, 2025, stripping removal-for-cause protections from tens of thousands of career federal jobs. Implementation ongoing acros…

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Jan 19, 2025 ·Climate & Environment
Paris Climate Accord withdrawal (second time)

The US initiated withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement via executive order on Jan 20, 2025. Under the Paris treaty rules, the withdrawal takes effect one year after notifi…

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Jan 19, 2025 ·Healthcare
World Health Organization withdrawal

The US began withdrawal from the WHO via executive order on Jan 20, 2025. Implementation of withdrawal requires a 12-month notice period.

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In motion

6 trackers Underway. The work is to slow or stop it.
Apr 30, 2025 ·Immigration
Temporary Protected Status revocations

TPS designations for multiple countries (Venezuela, Haiti, others) have been terminated or are scheduled to terminate, exposing hundreds of thousands of long-term US residents t…

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Mar 31, 2025 ·Climate & Environment
EPA regulatory rollback

The EPA is in the middle of rescinding or weakening major regulations, including the 2009 endangerment finding underpinning most greenhouse-gas rules.

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Mar 19, 2025 ·Education
Department of Education dismantlement

The Department of Education has been ordered to begin self-dissolution. Full statutory elimination requires Congress; in the meantime, major functions are being reassigned or wo…

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Mar 14, 2025 ·Labor & Workers
NLRB quorum disruption

The National Labor Relations Board was stripped of a working quorum by removal of board members, halting most decision-making. Court challenges are ongoing.

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Feb 28, 2025 ·Democracy & Institutions
OPM personnel purge and loyalty review

Career leadership at the Office of Personnel Management has been replaced with loyalists; wider personnel reviews across agencies are ongoing, paired with Schedule F reclassific…

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Jan 31, 2025 ·Democracy & Institutions
Impoundment of appropriated funds

OMB has directed agencies to freeze or defer appropriated funds across multiple program areas, triggering Impoundment Control Act disputes with Congress and courts.

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