Presidential Actions Hub

A collection of our ongoing commentary on the impacts of the Trump administration on business.

  Crypto

• March 7, 2025 | New Industry-Friendly Crypto Regulations May Be on the Way
• February 21, 2025 | Congress Crypto Updates
• January 31, 2025 | New Executive Orders Signal Changing Environment for Crypto
• January 30, 2025 | Crypto Executive Order: A New Era for Digital Assets
• January 24, 2025 | A New Administration: Major Immediate Shifts in the Digital Asset Regulatory Landscape
• January 21, 2025 | President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

  Data Privacy

• February 5, 2025 | The New Administration’s Privacy and Security Updates

  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• February 25, 2025 | Maryland District Court Enjoins Portions of Anti-DEI Executive Order: What Does This Mean?
• February 24, 2025 | Federal Contractors With DEI Policies at Increased Risk of False Claims Act Liability
• February 11, 2025 | Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Targets Campus Antisemitism: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know
• February 4, 2025 | The Defending Women Executive Order Presents Potential Clash Between Federal and State Antidiscrimination Law
• January 24, 2025 | The “Ending Illegal Discrimination” Executive Order: What Does It Mean for Employers?
• January 21, 2025 | President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

  Enforcement

• February 12, 2025 | Keep Calm and Carry On: Thoughts on Recent Orders on FCPA Enforcement
• February 4, 2025 | SEC Reportedly Requiring Enforcement Staff to Seek Commission Approval for Formal Orders of Investigation
• January 31, 2025 | Implications for Mexican Banks and Financial Institutions of President Trump’s Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Under US Law
• January 21, 2025 | President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

  Energy & Environment

• March 7, 2025 | RCRA Rules Face Hazardous Times
• February 4, 2025 | Trump Administration Seeks Permitting and NEPA Reform
• January 30, 2025 | New Executive Actions Potentially Impact Renewable Energy Projects
• January 21, 2025 | President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

  Global Trade

• March 7, 2025 | Maybe, Probably, Now: New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China May (Or May Not) Be Here to Stay
• February 12, 2025 | Keep Calm and Carry On: Thoughts on Recent Orders on FCPA Enforcement
• February 7, 2025 | President Trump’s Executive Orders Imposing Tariffs on Imported Goods May Provoke Legal Challenges
• January 21, 2025 | President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

Presidential Actions Hub Reference List

A selection of executive orders, agency orders, guidance documents, social media posts and executive actions can be found below.

Orders, Actions & Other Materials	Date
Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border	March 2, 2025
SEC Announces Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to Protect Retail Investors	February 20, 2025
Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Derregulatory Initiative	February 19, 2025
Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies	February 18, 2025
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States	February 10, 2025
Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States	February 10, 2025
Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security	February 10, 2025
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores American Competitiveness and Security in FCPA Enforcement	February 10, 2025
Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China	February 5, 2025
Attorney General Memo: General Policy Regarding Charging, Plea Negotiations, and Sentencing	February 5, 2025
Progress on the Situation at our Southern Border	February 3, 2025
Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border	February 1, 2025
Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at our Southern Border	February 1, 2025
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China	February 1, 2025
Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism	January 29, 2025
Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology	January 23, 2025
Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity	January 21, 2025
Temporary Withdrawal of all Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf From Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects	January 20, 2025
Unleasing American Energy	January 20, 2025
Declaring a National Energy Emergency	January 20, 2025
Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government	January 20, 2025
America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State	January 20, 2025
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)	January 20, 2025
Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements	January 20, 2025
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid	January 20, 2025
Regulatory Freeze Pending Review	January 20, 2025
Establishing and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency”	January 20, 2025
Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization	January 20, 2025