Sealed, Streamlined, Strained
A sweeping enforcement package pairs large construction and technology investments with immediate administrative changes: the restart of Migrant Protection Protocols, cancellation of CBP One appointments, curbs on humanitarian parole, and…
A Bigger Border Toolkit: Walls, Ports, and New Rules
A recent policy package channels roughly $70 billion into barriers, CBP hiring, detention capacity, and screening technology while expanding executive authorities to restrict entry and accelerate construction. The plan pairs…
Rebalancing Relief: How the New Plan Shifts Disaster Work to States
A suite of White House directives and agency memos would narrow federal disaster eligibility, raise the damage metric used to trigger aid, reduce the federal cost share and convert some…
Auditing the Algorithm: Trump’s Plan to Reclaim Online Speech
A presidential executive order and a cluster of agency actions aim to curb perceived government influence over platform moderation by ordering Justice Department reviews, prompting FTC fact‑finding and signaling an…
A New Federal Push to Prioritize Conscience
A May 2025 executive action set up a Religious Liberty Commission and directed agencies to prioritize conscience and faith-based protections, centralizing policy review and guiding rulemaking. The move tasks cabinet…
How a Funding Rule Redrew the Map of Family Planning
A Trump‑era shift to Title X funding rules barred participation by clinics that refer patients for abortion and mirrored an expanded foreign‑aid restriction, aligning federal dollars with pro‑life aims while…
Detention, Deputization, and a Daily Number: How the Deportation Drive Works Now
A funding surge, revived executive powers, and daily arrest goals are reshaping interior immigration enforcement into a high‑tempo campaign. New orders expand expedited removal, rescind earlier limits on operations in…
When Washington Steps Back: How a Federal Pullback Reorders Schooling
A March 2025 executive directive directs the Department of Education to return many responsibilities to states while maintaining core federal functions such as student loans, Title I and IDEA. Agencies…
Tax Credits Up, Grants in Flux: How the New Family Policy Rewires Child Care
A newly enacted law boosts child care through the tax code, raising Dependent Care FSA limits, expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and tripling an employer incentive, while…