There's a firehose of executive orders and bills coming out of the White House. I knew I wouldn't have time to read them all in detail, so I built this tool to help me understand the implications of them. If I had this problem, I figured others might too.
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Currently tracking 175 documents with high risk scores (5 or higher)
Directs agencies to abandon disparate-impact liability theory in civil rights enforcement, prioritizing individual merit & colorblindness over addressing policies with unequal outcomes. Revokes related rules & orders review of pending cases & judgments relying on disparate impact. This EO critically undermines tools designed to combat systemic inequalities. By abolishing disparate impact theory in enforcement, it mandates proving explicit discriminatory intent, effectively shielding practices with discriminatory effects from challenge. This elevates a formalistic "colorblindness" over achieving equitable outcomes & ignores how neutral policies can perpetuate historical disadvantage.
This EO fundamentally alters US biosafety governance, driven by national security fears & perceived past failures. It immediately halts risky research funding abroad, imposes domestic suspensions, and creates a tough enforcement framework for federal grants. Critically, it targets non-federal research. This move centralizes control & prioritizes risk elimination via punitive measures, potentially limiting international scientific cooperation crucial for global pandemic readiness.
Order targets ending federal funding for NPR/PBS via CPB and other agencies, citing bias and modern media diversity. Instructs agencies to terminate funding & check compliance. Major financial impact possible for public media. This order weaponizes concerns about media "bias" and the modern media landscape to justify defunding NPR/PBS. While tapping into public distrust and fiscal conservatism, it risks executive overreach into media operations and faces potential legal challenges. Republicans might overlook the chilling effect and legal limits; Democrats might ignore the legitimate perception concerns and evolution of media.
4 | Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of the United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation | |
8 | Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response | |
1 | Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144 | |
3 | Unleashing American Drone Dominance | |
7 | Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty | |
6 | Leading the World in Supersonic Flight | |
7 | Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base | |
6 | Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy | |
8 | Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
8 | Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security | |
7 | Restoring Gold Standard Science | |
8 | Delivering Most-favored-nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients | |
7 | Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions With the People's Republic of China | |
8 | Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations | |
8 | Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register | |
8 | Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence | |
9 | Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research | |
5 | Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines | |
9 | Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media | |
8 | Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission |