Upcoming Congressional votes on the Budget, on the Courts, on Reconciliation will be some of the most consequential of any recent Congress. These votes will start in late February and last through September/October.

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Many of the Executive Actions from the first two weeks are now stopped in court in some way or form. The administration will slowly comply with the decisions while introducing legislative ideas and concepts to curtail the scope of federal courts through Congress.
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Summation.

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“Administrative leave in Syria is not the same as administrative leave in Bethesda: simply being paid cannot change that fact" 3/

“No future lawsuit could undo the physical harm that might result if USAID employees are not informed of imminent security threats occurring in the countries to which they have relocated in the course of their service to the United States,” Nichols wrote in a seven-page opinion.
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Analysis: The President continues to try and drive the news with new actions. There are a variety of highly coordinated accounts on X and elsewhere designed to amplify this message of action.
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*Tariffs pending February 1 2025. 25% with Mexico and Canada. 10% China.
*President spoke with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman today.
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*revoking executive order 11245 signed September 24 1965 on Equal Employment Opportunity with contingency that compliance can be extended to April 20 2025.
*a federal wide mandate that all subcontractors certify that they do not operate any programs promoting DEI in violation of federal law
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*suspension of DOJ civil rights cases
*revoking executive order 12898 signed February 11 1994 federal actions to address environmental justice
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*Sensitive places hospitals, churches, and schools for immigration enforcement removed and replaced only with ‘use common sense.’
*DEI federal offices put on administrative leave as of 5pm today as offices are set to close.
*suspension of health updates from CDC, FDA, HHS
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*remain in Mexico policy back in effect in coordination with the Mexican Government
*Counter Terrorism task force refocused to Sanctuary cities and immigration.
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*’Creation’ of DOGE though in reality renaming an existing agency.

Many of these rules will be challenged in court and timelines will slip as most agencies will need the political appointee in place before acting.
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