President Trump’s first 100 days marked by DOGE, tariffs and deportation

Photo: President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Domenico Montanaro. NPR – April 30, 2025.

So much has happened in the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. On Day 1, he signed a slew of executive orders aimed at, among other things, creating DOGE, his government-slashing informal Department of Government Efficiency, erasing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, getting rid of birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. to parents without permanent legal status, declaring an emergency at the southern border and recognizing only “two sexes – male and female.” He’s moved aggressively to implement tariffs on imported goods, restructure the federal government and tighten his grip on power, carry out deportations, reposition the United States on the world stage, and punish perceived political enemies. […]

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