Executive Actions Tracker

This executive order establishes an America First Arms Transfer Strategy to use foreign arms sales to expand U.S. defense industrial capacity. It directs the Secretaries of War, State, and Commerce to submit a sales catalog of prioritized platforms, identify Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales opportunities, and provide advocacy recommendations within 120 days; develop an industry engagement plan and a Third-Party Transfer reform plan within 60 days; develop Enhanced End Use Monitoring criteria within 90 days; establish a Promoting American Military Sales Task Force within 30 days; and begin publishing quarterly performance metrics on FMS cases and export license adjudication within 120 days. It also amends EO 13637 (Administration of Reformed Export Controls) to reallocate congressional notification functions between the Secretaries of War and State.

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This executive order directs the Attorney General to provide the Department of Homeland Security with access to criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Justice for DHS screening and vetting purposes, to the maximum extent permitted by law. It also authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to exchange such information on a reciprocal basis with border security and immigration authorities of Visa Waiver Program countries and other trusted allies, solely for screening travelers and immigrants, under bilateral or multilateral agreements containing privacy safeguards for United States persons.

This executive order declares a national emergency under IEEPA and the NEA with respect to threats posed by the Government of Cuba and establishes a tariff system under which an additional ad valorem duty may be imposed on imports from any foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides oil to Cuba. The Secretary of Commerce is directed to determine whether a country provides oil to Cuba, after which the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, recommends whether and to what extent duties should be imposed, with the President making the final determination. The order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 30, 2026, and supersedes inconsistent provisions of prior proclamations and executive orders.

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This proclamation finds, based on a section 232 investigation by the Secretary of Commerce, that imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their derivative products threaten to impair U.S. national security. It imposes a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on certain advanced computing chips and derivative products ("Covered Products") effective January 15, 2026, exempting imports for uses including U.S. data centers, repairs, research and development, startups, and public sector applications. It also directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to pursue negotiations with foreign jurisdictions and update the President within 90 days, and requires the Secretary to provide a market update by July 1, 2026.

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This proclamation concurs with the Secretary of Commerce's finding under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act that imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products threaten to impair U.S. national security. It directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners, considering price floors and other trade-restricting measures, and to provide the President a status update within 180 days. The Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security and the Trade Representative are authorized to issue implementing regulations, and the Secretary of Commerce must continue monitoring imports and advise on any need for further action, including possible future tariffs or minimum import prices.

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This proclamation amends Proclamation 10976 (Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States) to delay by one year, from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, the scheduled increase in section 232 duty rates on imports of upholstered wooden furniture (from 25 to 30 percent) and kitchen cabinets and vanities (from 25 to 50 percent), except for countries that reach an agreement with the United States addressing the national security threat posed by wood product imports. It also directs the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to continue negotiations with foreign trading partners and to update the President periodically, including one update shortly before the date 180 days after Proclamation 10976.

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This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of State the President's authority under section 614(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to determine whether it is vital to U.S. national security interests to make up to $25.9 million in sales of cluster munitions technology under the Arms Export Control Act to the Republic of Korea, and to authorize such sale, subject to fulfilling the requirement of section 614(a)(3) of the FAA.

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This proclamation continues the full entry suspension imposed by Proclamation 10949 (Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats) on nationals of 12 countries and the partial suspension on Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela; newly imposes a full suspension on nationals of Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria and on travelers using Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents; and partially suspends entry (immigrant and B-1, B-2, F, M, and J visas) for nationals of 15 additional countries, while lifting Turkmenistan's nonimmigrant suspension. The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant case-by-case national-interest exceptions, and the Secretary of State must report to the President every 180 days on whether the restrictions should continue. The proclamation takes effect January 1, 2026, and does not apply to lawful permanent residents or to holders of valid visas issued before that date.

This EO designates illicit fentanyl and its precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction due to their extreme lethality and use by criminal organizations threatening U.S. national security. It directs federal agencies to strengthen investigations, prosecutions, sanctions, interagency cooperation, and military preparedness against the fentanyl threat. The order mandates a unified and elevated federal response to disrupt fentanyl trafficking and bolster homeland defense against potential large-scale chemical attacks involving fentanyl.

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This executive order directs U.S. agencies to consider designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, particularly those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, based on their violent activities and threats to U.S. interests and partners, and requires federal action toward these designations within specified timeframes.

Due to a prolonged lapse in congressional appropriations, the President has authorized the Secretary of War and the Director of the OMB to use any available Department of War funds to ensure continued payment of military personnel, safeguarding military readiness and national security. Once the appropriations lapse ends, funding accounts should be adjusted as permitted by law to maintain ongoing Department of War operations and activities in line with pre-lapse expenditure plans.

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The President has directed the phased construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters in foreign shipyards due to urgent national security needs in the Arctic, while requiring a plan to develop domestic expertise for future icebreaker builds. This is a temporary measure to address capability gaps and does not preclude continued investment in the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base, with authorization expiring in four years unless extended.

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This proclamation imposes section 232 tariffs on imports of timber, lumber, and derivative wood products, finding they threaten U.S. national security, effective October 14, 2025: 10 percent on softwood timber and lumber, and 25 percent on upholstered wooden products and on kitchen cabinets and vanities, rising to 30 and 50 percent respectively on January 1, 2026 absent trade agreements. Tariffs on United Kingdom products are capped at 10 percent, and European Union and Japan products at 15 percent. It directs the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports, establish processes for adding products and addressing undervaluation, and report on hardwood imports by October 1, 2026, and directs the Trade Representative to pursue negotiations with foreign trading partners.

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This executive order designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. It directs all relevant executive departments and agencies to use their authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle illegal Antifa operations, consistent with applicable law.

This EO further extends the delay of enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act against TikTok and similar entities until December 16, 2025, prohibiting the DOJ from taking any action or imposing penalties for noncompliance during this period or for related conduct prior to the order. Additionally, it directs the Attorney General to issue guidance and confirmation of non-liability for affected providers, while asserting the Executive's exclusive authority over enforcement of the Act.

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This EO authorizes the DoD to adopt the secondary title "Department of War" and "Secretary of War" in official and ceremonial contexts. It directs the Secretary of Defense to report on initial implementation and recommend steps for a permanent name change, while clarifying that statutory references and legal authorities remain unchanged pending further legislative action.

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This proclamation imposes a 50 percent tariff on imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products, effective August 1, 2025, following a Section 232 finding by the Secretary of Commerce that copper imports threaten national security. The tariff applies only to the copper content of covered articles, and no drawback is available. The Secretary of Commerce must establish a process for adding derivative copper articles within 90 days, implement domestic sales requirements for copper input materials and high-quality copper scrap under the Defense Production Act, and update the President by June 30, 2026, on whether phased tariffs on refined copper of 15 percent in 2027 and 30 percent in 2028 are warranted. Covered products admitted to foreign trade zones must be admitted under "privileged foreign" status.

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This proclamation exempts certain stationary sources identified in Annex I from the emissions-control requirements of the EPA's HON Rule (New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, 89 FR 42932) that were promulgated under section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Each HON Rule compliance deadline is extended by 2 years for the listed sources, which remain subject during that period to the standards in effect before the HON Rule. The President determines that compliance technology is not commercially available and that the exemption is in the national security interests of the United States, invoking section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act.

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This proclamation exempts certain stationary sources identified in Annex I from compliance with the EPA's March 6, 2024 final rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing (Taconite Rule), for two years beyond each of the rule's compliance deadlines, invoking section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act. During the extension, these facilities remain subject to the emissions and compliance obligations that applied before the Taconite Rule. The President determines that the technology to implement the rule is not commercially available and that the exemption serves national security interests.

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This proclamation exempts certain coal-fired stationary sources, identified in Annex I, from compliance with the EPA's May 7, 2024 rule amending the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act for a two-year period beginning July 8, 2027, and concluding July 8, 2029. During the exemption period, those sources remain subject to the MATS compliance obligations as they existed before the 2024 rule. The President determines that the emissions-control technology required by the rule is not commercially available and that the exemption is in the national security interests of the United States.

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This memorandum reissues and amends NSPM-5 of June 16, 2017 (Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba), directing the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Transportation, to initiate within 30 days regulatory changes prohibiting direct or indirect financial transactions with entities controlled by or benefiting the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services, subject to enumerated exemptions such as authorized remittances and agricultural and medical sales. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust regulations within 30 days to enforce the statutory ban on tourism to Cuba, including requirements for organized educational travel and five-year traveler recordkeeping, and to regularly audit travel to Cuba, and it expands the regulatory definition of "prohibited officials of the Government of Cuba". The Attorney General must report to the President within 90 days on fugitives from American justice in Cuba, and the memorandum supersedes NSPD-52 (2007) and PPD-43 (2016).

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The memorandum amends and re-issues National Security Presidential Memorandum-5 to tighten U.S. restrictions on dealings with Cuba’s government and security services while expanding support for the Cuban people. It orders a suite of regulatory changes, reporting requirements, audits, and interagency reviews to ensure that U.S. travel, finance, and engagement benefit Cuba’s private sector and civil society rather than the Cuban military or intelligence services, and directs annual assessments of progress toward democratic transition and human-rights improvements.

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On June 21, 2025, U.S. forces, under the President’s direction, conducted a limited, precision strike on three Iranian nuclear weapons development facilities. The action was taken to protect vital U.S. national interests and in collective self-defense of Israel. No ground troops were used, and the operation was designed to minimize casualties and avoid escalation. The President justified the strike under his constitutional authority as Commander in Chief and stated it was consistent with international law. This report is submitted to Congress under the War Powers Resolution.

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This Executive Order further extends the enforcement delay of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (Public Law 118-50) as it pertains to TikTok, until September 17, 2025. During this time, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is prohibited from taking enforcement action or imposing penalties under the Act. The order also directs the Attorney General to issue guidance and notifications affirming non-liability for any conduct during the delay period and to defend the Executive Branch’s exclusive enforcement authority under the Act.

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The memorandum orders the Secretary of Defense to federalize at least 2,000 National Guard troops for up to 60 days (plus any needed active‑duty forces) to protect ICE personnel, other Federal officers, and immigration‑related Federal property where violent protests threaten operations; the Secretary must coordinate the call‑up with State governors and the National Guard Bureau, ensure forces perform only necessary protective missions, and consult the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security before any withdrawal.

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