How to Track the Trump Administration

As the Trump administration implements numerous changes that could undermine the federal state and democracy, staying informed is key. Below is a comprehensive list of tools and trackers that cover various aspects of the administration’s actions—from budgetary control to environmental rollbacks. Use these resources to hold the administration accountable and build a stronger, more transparent democracy.

Apportionment

• OpenOMB (via Protect Democracy)
  Tracks how the president, through the Office of Management and Budget, implements Congress’s spending laws.

Cabinet / Appointees

• Trump Cabinet confirmation status: Which nominees have been confirmed? (via AP)
• Trump Appointees’ Corporate Conflicts of Interest (via Public Citizen)
  These trackers monitor confirmation status, prior employment, and corporate ties of administration appointees.

Campaign Promises

• MAGA-Meter: Trump’s Second Term (via Politifact)
  Follow and rate Trump’s campaign promises to see if they’re being fulfilled.

Climate / Environment

• Climate & Clean Energy Rollback Tracker (via Climate Action Campaign)
  Tracks actions aimed at rolling back or weakening key climate policies.
• Climate Backtracker (via Sabin Center)
  Identifies steps taken to scale back or eliminate federal climate mitigation measures.
• Federal Environmental Justice Tracker (via Harvard Law School)
  Monitors policies and regulations that affect communities’ exposure to environmental pollution.
• Inflation Reduction Act Tracker (via Sabin Center & Environmental Defense Fund)
  Tracks changes in the status of climate programs established under the Inflation Reduction Act.
• Silencing Science Tracker (via Sabin Center & Climate Science Legal Defense Fund)
  Monitors anti-science actions and efforts to undermine environmental policy.

Congressional Response

• U.S. House votes 2025: Is Your Rep Standing Up to Trump? (via Jonathan Cohn)
  Tracks every vote in the US House and highlights how often representatives align with Trump’s agenda.

Data Rescue Projects

• Data Rescue Tracker (via Data Rescue Project)
  Also see the Bluesky version and the original crowd-sourced Google document.

Executive Orders

• Tracking Trump’s executive actions (via CNN)
  Monitors executive orders, proclamations, and memos issued by the administration.
• Tracking the Legal Showdown Over Trump’s Executive Orders (via US News & World Report)
  Follows lawsuits challenging some of Trump’s most significant executive orders.

Federal Policy

• Federal Policy Watch (via Economic Policy Institute)
  Tracks how the Trump administration, Congress, and the courts are affecting workers' quality of life.

Health Care

• Health Care Sabotage Tracker (via Protect Our Care)
  Monitors all of the ways Trump’s policies target health care services.

Immigration

• Immigration Policy Tracking Project (via Professor Lucas Guttentag with teams of Stanford/Yale law students & national immigration experts)
  Catalogues known Trump administration immigration policies, complete with source documents.
• Tracking Notable Executive Branch Action during the Second Trump Administration (via American Immigration Lawyers Association)
  Tracks select changes to immigration-related regulations and policies.

LGBTQ+

• Trump Accountability Tracker (via GLAAD)
  Monitors Trump’s LGBTQ record, including executive orders, legislative support, nominations, and statements.
• HRC’s Accountability Tracker (via Human Rights Campaign)
  Tracks legal and policy threats impacting LGBTQ+ rights from all three federal branches.

Litigation

• Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
  Tracks actions related to immigration, civil service, anti-discrimination law, challenges to presidential authority, and more.
• Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions (via Just Security)
  Summarizes legal challenges to the Trump administration’s actions with detailed case information.

Major Actions & Statements

• All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves in the First __ Days (via New York Times)
  Tracks major actions and significant statements during the first 100 days of the term.
  (Filter by category and type of action/announcement.)
• Tracking Trump – updates on the presidency’s first 100 days (via The Guardian)
  Provides a guide to the major developments of the first 100 days, updated every Monday.

Project 2025

• Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker (via Center for Progressive Reform)
  Direct link to the tracker document
  Tracks the implementation of Project 2025 across 20 federal agencies.

Regulatory Changes

• Regulatory Tracker (via Harvard Law School)
  Monitors regulatory and litigation actions related to clean energy deployment and environmental protection.
• Tracking regulatory changes in the second Trump administration (via Brookings)
  Follow new, delayed, or repealed rules, key guidance, and policy revocations across several policy areas.

Together, these resources empower you to monitor, analyze, and respond to the sweeping changes of the Trump administration. By staying informed and using these tools, we can collectively fight back against the administration’s destructive policies and protect democracy.

Spread the word and build upon these tools to defend democracy!