Tracking Trump’s approach to existential threats

Moments after his inauguration on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” after which he began a sustained assault on his own federal government.

With the aid of Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the Trump administration is engaged in widespread gutting of the US executive branch and its operations, as well as the democratic norms that have constrained past presidents. Beyond the harm to longtime employees of the civil service, the effect of many measures authorized by the White House has been immediate, with devastating consequences for the federal government’s ability (through science, regulation, and funding) to effectively understand and confront global threats like nuclear proliferation, climate change, and pandemics.

In that context, the Bulletin will be regularly adding to this searchable database of major executive branch actions under the Trump presidency. We hope it provides readers a useful tool for understanding the US government’s waning attention and leadership on major global threats.