{"id":2402761,"date":"2025-02-14T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-plastic-straws-and-tariffs-white-house-lists-week-four-wins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:53:43","slug":"doge-plastic-straws-and-tariffs-white-house-lists-week-four-wins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-plastic-straws-and-tariffs-white-house-lists-week-four-wins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE, plastic straws, and tariffs: White House lists week four wins &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoge-plastic-straws-and-tariffs-white-house-lists-week-four-wins-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article details the accomplishments of President Donald\u2064 TrumpS management during the fourth week of \u2064his comeback term, \u200das highlighted in\u200b a \u200cmemo from the White House. Key\u2064 achievements include successfully securing the release of American teacher Marc \u2062Fogel from Russia, implementing \u200ctariffs on \u200bsteel and aluminum imports to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-voters-think-worker-shortage-should-drive-up-wages-and-not-immigration-report\/\" title=\"GOP voters believe that wages should increase due to worker shortage, not immigration, according to a report.\">protect domestic industries<\/a>, and eliminating the minting of new pennies. The memo also \u2064points out \u2064Trump\u2019s historic attendance\u200d at the Super Bowl, marking the first time\u2064 a sitting president has done \u200bso. Various administrative actions are discussed, such as \u200cthe removal of certain board members at the Kennedy \u2062Center, a shift towards <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cutting federal workforce\u2062 size<\/a>, and \u2062the establishment of \u200cinitiatives aimed at boosting American health and\u2062 economic efficiency. Furthermore, the memo emphasizes Trump&#8217;s foreign policy actions, including discussions with leaders from \u2063Russia and Ukraine, and engagement with other nations\u2063 like\u2063 India and\u2062 Jordan, highlighting\u200d trade agreements and humanitarian gestures. \u200dthe \u2064memo seeks to showcase the administration\u2019s agenda and achievements amid ongoing political challenges \u200cand media\u200c scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOGE, plastic straws, and tariffs: White House lists week four wins as Trump executes agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994225\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House <\/a>is trying to ensure President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s political and policy achievements are not overshadowed by what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">senior administration officials<\/a> have described as their &ldquo;shock and awe&rdquo; strategy for the president&rsquo;s first 100 days back in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a memo obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, the White House underscored Trump&rsquo;s week four accomplishments ahead of that April 30 deadline, from securing the release of Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>, announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">steel<\/a>, aluminum, and reciprocal tariffs, and getting rid of pennies and paper straws to becoming the first sitting president to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Super Bowl.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Trump&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> foreign policy<\/a> regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> and Russia-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> wars dominated the news amid visits from King Abdullah II of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Indian<\/a> Prime Minister Narendra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/narendra-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Modi<\/a>, the White House also emphasized news at home, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> confirming his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Director of National Intelligence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/health-and-human-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Health and Human Services<\/a> Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.<\/a> and how 75,000 federal workers accepted his resignation package as he empowers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> to make deeper cuts. <\/p>\n<p>Read the full memo here:<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Week&rsquo;s Accomplishments<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-approval-opinion-poll-2025-2-9\/\">Received<\/a> his highest ever approval rating (53%), with 70% of respondents saying Trump was keeping his campaign promises per CBS poll. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robcrilly\/status\/1889061726718672958\">received<\/a> a positive rating from 20% of Dem voters in JL Partners\/Daily Mail poll.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/02\/president-donald-j-trump-brings-marc-fogel-home\/\">Secured<\/a> release of Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel from Russian captivity. Fogel had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/marc-fogel-russia-release\/63757396\">held<\/a> in Russia since 2021, with the Biden administration securing the release of Brittney Griner before Fogel despite Fogel being incarcerated before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Brittney-Griner\/Detainment-and-conviction-in-Russia#:~:text=On%20February%2017%2C%202022%2C%20Griner,that%20was%20illegal%20in%20Russia.\">Griner<\/a> for a similar infraction.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Directed the US Treasury to stop minting new pennies &mdash; a move 58% of all likely voters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforprogress.org\/blog\/2022\/8\/18\/death-to-pennies\">support<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pennies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2025\/01\/against-common-cents\/\">cost<\/a> 3.7 cents to make and distribute.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113980013020158273\">Fired<\/a> the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard following years of &ldquo;Woke Leftist Ideologues&rdquo; infiltrating US service academies.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/defense\/commentary\/wokeness-sabotaging-the-military-academies\">Heritage<\/a>: &ldquo;Professor Lynne Chandler Garcia recently published an op-ed in the <em>Washington Post<\/em> in which she defended indoctrinating her students on the concepts of critical race theory, or CRT. Normally, this wouldn&rsquo;t raise any eyebrows. A member of the intelligentsia teaching her students a boutique academic theory? Hardly shocking. What did get people&rsquo;s attention was Garcia&rsquo;s place of employment. None other than the U.S. Air Force Academy.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>In March, West Point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/latest-wave-wokeness-hit-west-point-reveals-one-simple-solution\">removed<\/a> its &ldquo;Duty, Honor, Country&rdquo; motto from its mission statement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) &ndash; an Elizabeth Warren brainchild that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1889001002201743481\">funneled<\/a> cash to left-wing nonprofits &ndash; to halt operations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox61.com\/article\/sports\/nfl\/superbowl\/trump-super-bowl\/507-82648708-7655-412d-9b8a-81771d0f27b9\">Became<\/a> first sitting president to ever attend a Super Bowl and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/commentary\/2025\/donald-trump-super-bowl-interview-with-bret-baier\/\">brought back<\/a> tradition of pre-Super Bowl interviews.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/ending-procurement-and-forced-use-of-paper-straws\/\">Signed<\/a> an executive order <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113968217842034212\">rolling back<\/a> Biden-era push to phase out plastic straws.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/gulf-of-america-day-2025\/\">Declared<\/a> February 9 Gulf of America Day in order for &ldquo;our great Nation to come together and commemorate this momentous occasion and the renaming of the Gulf of America.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\">Resumed<\/a> repatriation flights to Venezuela.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/disney-drops-two-dei-programs-latest-sec-filing-investors-pressure-company-do-more\">dropped<\/a> two of its DEI programs amid backlash, including the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;Reimagine Tomorrow&rdquo; program &ndash; defined as the &lsquo;Company&rsquo;s digital destination for amplifying underrepresented voices and features some of Disney&rsquo;s DE&amp;I commitments and actions&rdquo; &ndash; which hosted a &ldquo;controversial 2022 leaked &ldquo;all-hands&rdquo; meeting in which a Disney executive touting her &ldquo;not at all secret gay agenda.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/07\/us-news\/trump-to-purge-kennedy-center-board-of-trustees-and-make-himself-chairman\/\">Fired<\/a> slew of Kennedy Center board members, including former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kennedy Center had <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/2exrm#selection-917.88-917.155\">hosted<\/a> drag-themed show &ldquo;Dragtastic Dress-up&rdquo; &mdash; aimed at &ldquo;LGBTQ+ youth under 18,&rdquo; performances from drag queen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/05\/21\/dixies-tupperware-party-kris-andersson\/\">Kris Anderson<\/a> in its &ldquo;Family Theater,&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/arts-culture\/2025\/02\/09\/trump-plans-to-become-chair-of-the-kennedy-center-here-are-threthings-to-know\">drag brunches<\/a> at its rooftop restaurant. The Kennedy Center also gave out multiple DEI-focused awards:&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Paula Vogel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/education\/opportunities-for-artists\/pre-professional-artist-training\/kcactf\/playwriting\/award-categories\/paulavogel\/\">Award<\/a> in Playwriting which is &ldquo;offered for the outstanding student-written play that&hellip;explores issues of gender, diversity, and sexual orientation.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>The True Voice Award, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/news-room\/press-release-landing-page\/washington-national-opera-announces-inaugural-recipient-of-the-true-voice-award-katherine-goforth\/\">announced<\/a> on International Transgender Day of Visibility, which was &ldquo;developed to create more space in opera for artists who identify as transgender or nonbinary.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/10\/trump-jfk-assassination-records\">discovered<\/a> 2,400 records tied to JFK assassination that were never provided to the board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Lurie Children&rsquo;s Hospital <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-lurie-childrens-hospital-pauses-gender-surgeries-patients-19-trump-executive-order-transgender-care\/15879712\/\">paused<\/a> gender surgeries for patients under 19 as it &ldquo;work[s] to understand the rapidly evolving environment.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/eliminating-the-federal-executive-institute\/\">Eliminated<\/a> the Federal Executive Institute &ndash; a training program for government bureaucrats.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/pausing-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-enforcement-to-further-american-economic-and-national-security\/\">Paused<\/a> enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which overregulated American business practices abroad, thereby threatening US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-border-agents-prepare-for-the-flood\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to Border Agents: Prepare for the Flood\">national security&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/adjusting-imports-of-steel-into-the-united-states\/\">Implemented<\/a> a 25% global tariff on steel and aluminum imports, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1889302976013156416\">protecting<\/a> the American steel and aluminum industries from unfair foreign competition.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative\/\">Issued<\/a> DOGE &ldquo;workforce optimization initiative&rdquo; instructing DOGE and federal agencies to &ldquo;undertake plans for large-scale reductions in force,&rdquo; with an edict for agencies to not hire more than one employee for every four that leave their post.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>U.S. crude oil stockpiles have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/energy-oil\/u-s-crude-oil-stockpiles-rise-for-third-straight-week-ee7ae302\">risen<\/a> every week since POTUS came to office, growing by 4.1 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 7 &ndash; 1.7 million barrels more than analysts had expected. Oil prices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-retreat-after-report-us-crude-stockpile-rise-2025-02-12\/\">fell<\/a> 1% on 2\/12 as a result.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/01\/29\/us\/politics\/trump-cabinet-confirmations-tracker.html\">confirmed<\/a> Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., bringing the total number of cabinet confirmations to 16.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/02\/12\/donald-trump-holds-phone-call-with-vladimir-putin-on-starting-ukraine-negotiations\">Held<\/a> calls with both Putin and Zelenskyy, with both sides reportedly open to making peace.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/02\/president-donald-j-trump-secures-release-of-another-american-held-hostage\/\">Secured<\/a> the release of an American hostage from Belarus, bringing the total number of hostages released to 11 since POTUS took office.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/12\/2025\/75000-workers-accept-trump-buyout-program\">Secured<\/a> the resignations of over 75,000 federal workers &mdash; roughly 3.75% of the federal workforce, with Judge George O&rsquo;Toole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/12\/politics\/buyout-trump-federal-employee-judge\/index.html\">permitting<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-and-ice-ineligible-for-trumps-deferred-resignation-offer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Border Patrol and ICE ineligible for Trump&#039;s deferred resignation offer - Washington Examiner\">deferred resignation program<\/a> to roll forward.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/one-voice-for-americas-foreign-relations\/\">Established<\/a> one clear, unified voice for American foreign relations, reforming America&rsquo;s corps of careerist diplomats.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hamas-to-release-israeli-hostages-per-gaza-ceasefire\/\">agreed<\/a> to free three more Israeli hostages after previously saying it would delay the releases. The change in Hamas&rsquo;s stance comes after POTUS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/trump-hamas-israel-gaza-ceasefire-all-hell-break-out-un-gutteres-rcna191620\">said<\/a> &ldquo;all hell is going to break out&rdquo; if Hamas delayed the hostage releases.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/02\/reciprocal-trade-and-tariffs\/\">Introduced<\/a> the &ldquo;Fair and Reciprocal Plan&rdquo; to counter non-reciprocal trading arrangements with foreign trading partners.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission\/\">Established<\/a> the &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; Commission to fight chronic disease and improve American health outcomes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jordans-king-abdullah-tells-trump-he-will-take-2000-gaza-children-2029550\">Hosted<\/a> Abdullah II of Jordan on 2\/11\/2025, who offered to take in 2,000 Gazan children with cancer and other serious medical issues.<\/li>\n<li>Hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2\/13\/2025 and announced the following agreements:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23ndleveymo\">Set<\/a> target of $500 billion in mutual trade between the US and India, more than double the $190 billion in trade between the countries in 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23ndleveymo\">Agreed<\/a> to increase military equipment sales to India &ldquo;by many billions of dollars starting this year&rdquo; in a bid to deepen defense ties.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Modi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23ndleveymo\">stated<\/a> India was ready to take back verified illegal Indian migrants.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/ai-chips-tech-india-us-narendra-modi-donald-trump-meeting-9835808\/\">Announced<\/a> the launch of the US-India TRUST initiative to enhance government-to-government, academia and private sector collaboration on artificial intelligence.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/pm-modi-president-trump-agree-to-move-forward-on-india-us-civil-nuclear-cooperation-3405677\">Agreed<\/a> to move forward on US-India nuclear energy cooperation, with the countries working together to build US-designed nuclear reactors in India.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113985130949178184\">Instructed<\/a> EPA Administrator Zeldin to terminate Biden-era environmental water\/flow and lightbulb standards.<\/li>\n<li>DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/12\/us-news\/attorney-general-pam-bondi-announces-doj-lawsuit-against-new-york-hochul-and-state-ag-james-over-sanctuary-status\/\">sued<\/a> New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York AG Letitia James over sanctuary policies&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>FCC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/trumps-fcc-chair-goes-soros-193811966.html\">launched<\/a> investigation into Soros-funded radio station KCBS after it leaked ICE raid details\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prior to the 2024 election, Soros <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/george-soros-fund-buys-400-165211641.html\">purchased<\/a> a $400 million stake in 227 US radio stations&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>FCC <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/gbWK3\">launched<\/a> probe into NBC-news parent Comcast&rsquo;s promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&ldquo;The FCC will be taking fresh action to ensure that every entity the FCC regulates complies with the civil rights protections enshrined in the Communications Act&hellip; including by shutting down any programs that promote invidious forms of DEI.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-scribd wp-block-embed-scribd wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weekly Accomplishments\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/828112232\/content\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"828112232\" width=\"696\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">          (function() { var scribd=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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