Elections were held on November 4 of this year. Theoff-year election includedgubernatorial andstate legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerousmayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
March 29 – Louisiana voters reject bothAmendment 3 andAmendment 4. The former proposed for the state legislature to determine in state law which felonies can result in a juvenile being tried as an adult, while the latter would have requiredspecial elections to theLouisiana Supreme Court to occur at the earliest possible election date.[16]
May 6 – Ohio voters approveIssue 2 with asupermajority vote of 68% to 32%, providing $250 million per year for ten years towards the State Capital Improvement Program, which has been active since 1987.[19]
November 4
Texas voters will decide on17 proposed amendments, the most appearing on a single Texas ballot since 2003. One of the more notable amendments isProposition 14, which would allocate $3 billion from the state budget to establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.[20]
Washington voters will decide onResolution 8201, which would allow the state to invest in thestock market using funds from the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund, a long-term care insurance program.[21]
TheNational Weather Service warns of severe weather disruption as a winter storm emerges in the central US and begins to move east, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures.[33]
TheState Department notifies Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel consisting of air-to-air andHellfire missiles, artillery shells, and other ammunitions.[34]
January 6
Due to harsh weather and snowstorms, a water treatment facility malfunctions and floods, causing the entire city ofRichmond, Virginia to completelylose access to running water. As a result, several surrounding counties also suffer from similar issues.[35]
Biden bans new oil and gas drilling along the majority of American coastlines.[36]
President-elect Trump's sonDonald Trump Jr. makes a personal visit to Greenland weeks after Trump announced that "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". In response to the visit,Danish prime ministerMette Frederiksen states that "Greenland belongs to theGreenlanders".[43]
The Treasury imposes sanctions onHungarian cabinet ministerAntal Rogán for allegedcorruption, accusing him of using his position to secure financial benefits for himself and political allies.[44]
Senate majority leaderJohn Thune promises swift consideration of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act so President-electTrump can sign it into law shortly aftertaking office. Under the act, any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutesUS citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, would be sanctioned along with their family members.[49][52]
January 10
Vice President-electJD Vance resigns from the Senate.[53]
January 13 –AccuWeather releases a preliminary estimate of the total physical and economic losses caused by the ongoingwildfires inSouthern California of between$250–275 billion, a figure attributed to exceptionally high property values in and nearSanta Monica, which would surpass their estimates of the costs of the entire2020 US wildfire season as well asHurricane Helene in 2024.[65]
Israel andHamas reach a diplomatic agreement mediated byEgypt,Qatar, and the US to initiate aceasefire and an end to military operations inGaza, as well as to facilitate the exchange ofhostages andprisoners, marking the first major cessation of hostilities sinceNovember 2023.[69]
January 19 –ByteDance temporarily and voluntarily shutters its servicesTikTok,CapCut,Lemon8, andMarvel Snap in the U.S. due to uncertainty of whether the Biden administration would enforce the ban.[86] Biden did not enforce the ban and left the enforcement to Trump, who promised not to enforce it either, resulting in ByteDance restoring its U.S. services.
January 20:Donald Trump becomes the 47th U.S. president.January 20:JD Vance becomes the 50th U.S. vice president.
Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to refer to the northernmost portion of theGulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" andDenali as its 1917–2015 federal designation, Mount McKinley.[93]
TheUS Senate unanimously confirmsMarco Rubio asSecretary of State, making him the first Cabinet official of Trump's second term to be confirmed by the Senate. Rubio also becomes the firstLatino American to serve as Secretary of State.[94]
Trump officially creates theDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led byElon Musk aimed at cutting spending of the US government. Within minutes of the announcement, government employee unions, watchdog groups, and public interest organizations sued over this executive order.[95]
Trump signs an executive order to delay enforcement of thelawbanningTikTok in the US for 75 days.[96]
Oracle Corporation, MGX,SoftBank Group,OpenAI, and other partners have announced the launch ofThe Stargate Project, a joint venture focused on developing AI infrastructure in the US. The initiative includes a projected $500 billion investment and aims to create 100,000 new jobs in the US by 2029.[105]
The Trump administration imposes an immediate freeze on meetings – such as grant review panels – as well as travel, communications, and hiring at theNational Institutes of Health (NIH), impacting $47.4 billion worth of activities.[111]
Colombian PresidentGustavo Petro blocks two U.S. military aircraft carrying deportedColombians as part of Trump's immigration crackdown from landing in his country.[120] In response, Trump enacts a 25%tariff on all goods traded to the U.S. from Colombia, which will be raised to 50% in one week; Colombia accepts the deportation flights a day later.[121]
Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison inBelarus.[122]
January 27: Naomi Girma, who formerly played for San Diego Wave, is signed to Chelsea Women FC for a record $1.1 million, making her the most expensive woman player.
January 27
TheNasdaq falls sharply in response toDeepSeek, a Chinese competitor toOpenAI'sChatGPT. Chip giantNvidia loses $600bn of its value, the biggest drop for a single company in U.S. stock market history.[125]
Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender troops in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an AmericanIron Dome.[127]
A medical transport jetcrashes into a northeastern Philadelphia neighborhood, killing all four passengers and two crew members on board. Additionally, one person on the ground is killed and 19 injured.[143][144]
DOGE representatives are granted full access to the federal treasury, allowingElon Musk and his team to monitor and potentially limit government spending.[146]
Trump says he has ordered the US military to carry out airstrikes againstIslamic State positions in Somalia. The strikes targeted a series of cave systems used by the terror group.[151]
ThePuntlandmilitary spokersperson claims that US airstrikes against ISIL have killed 46 fighters in theCal Miskaad Mountains, a remote area in northeastern regionBari, Somalia.[157]
Mexican PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum, Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau, and Trump announce they have agreed to delay 25% of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month in exchange for boosting security along their respectiveborders.[160][161]
Trump says he is stopping funding to South Africa over a land seizure law.[163]
Salvadoran presidentNayib Bukele makes an offer to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to accept convicted "dangerous American criminals" and incarcerate them at theTerrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador in exchange for a fee.[164]
February 4
The US implements a 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese products and eliminates thede minimis exemption for exports from China. In response, China imposes retaliatory tariffs on energy products, farm equipment, and automobiles from the US, effective February 10, and export controls on critical minerals. It also adds US-based PVH Group and Illumina Inc. to its unreliable entities list and launches a probe into technology companyGoogle for alleged anti-trust violations.[165]
The State Department orders the closure of all overseas missions of USAID and recalls thousands of USAID staff to the US ahead of the agency's shutdown.[166]
Trump announces that the US will take control of theGaza Strip in an agreement with Israel. Trump also says Palestinians will have no choice but to leave the territory and that the US military will be in charge of Gaza's reconstruction to turn the area into "The Riviera of the Middle East" for "the world's people."[167][168][169]
ThePostal Service says it is temporarily refusing inbound parcels from China andHong Kong effective immediately.[173]
Protests against Trump: Protests occur in cities across the US against Trump, his administration, Elon Musk, andProject 2025. The protests are referred to as 50501.[174]
February 6
Trump signs an executive order imposing sanctions onInternational Criminal Court officials that assist investigations into US citizens or those of its allies, namely Israel. A day later, 79 countries jointly speak out in a statement against the sanctions.[175][176]
NASA'sCenter for Near-Earth Object Studies says that the probability ofasteroid2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22 December 2032 has increased to 2.3%, or a (1-in-43) chance, following further observations of its trajectory. More observations are planned in the coming months to gather data on the asteroid before it moves too far away from Earth-based telescopes to be accurately observed.[179]
February 6: A Bering Air Cessna 208B goes missing in Alaska and is later found crashed.
February 8 –International Criminal Court ProsecutorKarim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travelsanctions placed on him by the US government following an executive order signed by Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of US citizens or US allies.[184]
Trump's authorized airstrike inCal Miskaad mountains inBari Region,Puntland, on February 1, is confirmed to have killedISIS leader Ahmed Maeleminine, a key recruiter and financier for the militant group.[186]
February 10
Trump signs an executive order imposing a 25%tariff on all aluminium and steel imports.[187]
Trump signs an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing theForeign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, a law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms frombribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.[188]
National Security AdviserMike Waltz announces that Russia has releasedMarc Fogel, an American teacher detained since 2021 afterSteve Witkoff and several other Trump aides visited Moscow to negotiate an exchange for money laundererAlexander Vinnik.[190]
Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov and Rubio speak by telephone about theRusso-Ukrainian War, theGaza war, the sanctions against Russia, and removing restrictions on each country's diplomatic missions. They also discuss preparations for a high-level summit inSaudi Arabia. This is the first time the US and Russia have had contact at the foreign minister level in almost two years.[206]
The US military announces that theYemen Coast Guard had successfully intercepted anIranian weapons shipment on its way to theHouthi movement in Yemen on February 12.[210]
February 17
50501 demonstrations take place atstate capitols around the US, including atUnion Square inWashington, D.C. against the second administration of Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, and Project 2025.[211]
Southwest Airlines announces it willlayoff 1,750 jobs, 15% of its corporate workforce, forcost reduction. This is the company's first mass layoff since it started operating in 1971.[214]
February 18
The US and Russia starttalks in Saudi Arabia about thewar in Ukraine without European or Ukrainian participation. The delegations agree to start the negotiating process for ending the war, create high-level teams, and normalize diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries.[215][216][217]
NASA'sCenter for Near-Earth Object Studies announces that the chance ofasteroid2024 YR4 impactingEarth on December 22, 2032, has increased to 3.1% (1-in-32) following further observations of its orbital trajectory. It has now surpassed the threat of99942 Apophis, which once had a 2.7% chance of hitting Earth during 2004 before later being ruled out.[221][222]
TheNational Science Foundation dismisses 168 workers, 10% of its workforce, to comply with Trump's executive order to reduce the federal workforce.[223]
TheInternal Revenue Service announces it will lay off over 6,000 jobs aroundTax Day as part of department downsizing led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.[227]
ThePentagon and theDepartment of Defense announce they will jointly lay off 4,500 probationary workers, cutting 5–8% of the civilian workforce. TheUS Forest Service also announces it will lay off 2,000 employees.[229]
Veolia Water agrees to pay $53 million in settlement for all remaining active class action lawsuits for thecontamination of drinking water inFlint, Michigan, but refuses to acknowledge any fault in the crisis.[230]
One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting at theKirtland Air Force Base inAlbuquerque, New Mexico. The FBI is investigating the shooting, but it is believed the incident was not an act of terrorism.[235]
February 23: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Timothée Chalamet (left) wins the Outstanding Leading Male Performance for her role as Bob Dylan inA Complete Unknown, while Demi Moore (right) wins Outstanding Leading Female Performance for her role inThe Substance.
NASA formally announces that asteroid2024 YR4 now poses "no significant threat" to Earth in 2032 and beyond as the chances of an impact drop to 1-in-59,000 (0.0017%). This means aplanetary defense mission to intercept and deflect the object in 2028 during aclose flyby of Earth is no longer necessary.[242]
Apple announces a $500 billion investment plan in the US over the next five years, aiming to hire 20,000 new employees and manufacture AI servers.[243]
Starbucks announces that it will cut 1,100 jobs across its stores in the US as part of cost reduction measures. The company also announces that its menu will be "simplified" and shrunk by 33%.[244]
February 25
Jo-Ann Stores files its secondbankruptcy claim and announces it will close all 800 stores in the 49 states, with liquidation sales beginning immediately.[245]
Meta Platforms says it has fixed an error that resulted inInstagram users'Reels feeds displaying violent and graphic videos despite these users having content filters enabled.[254]
A 24-hour consumer spendingboycott takes place across the US, in protest of wealth and income inequality, high prices of essential goods, and the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by the Trump administration.[256]
TheSocial Security Administration announces it will lay off over 7,000 jobs to align with Trump's executive order, despite its workforce already being at a 50-year low.[257]
US Central Command says that it has carried out a precision airstrike inSyria, targeting and killing Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior military leader inHurras al-Din.[261]
TSMC announces plans to invest $100 billion in US chip manufacturing.[267]
The US seeks a plan to ease sanctions on Russia and some Russian oligarchs, while pausing all current military aid to Ukraine.[268][269]
Trump orders an expansion of tree cutting across 280m acres (113m hectares) of national forests and other public lands.[270]
March 4
Trump's 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports to the US take effect, while an existing 10% tariff on all Chinese imports rises to 20% amid an ongoingtrade war.[271] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he will impose a reciprocal 25% tariff on American goods worth up to $155 billion.[272] TheChinese Ministry of Finance announces 10–15% tariffs on a range of American food imports, set to start March 10.[273]
Trump deliversa speech to a joint session of Congress.
The US begins direct negotiations withHamas over the release of the remainingIsraeli hostages. Trump later threatens on Truth Social and X that the people of Gaza "are dead" unless they return the hostages "immediately".[277]
TheDepartment of Veterans Affairs announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Trump administration's plans under the Department of Government Efficiency.[279]
The Department of Defense denies previous media reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had ordered a halt to offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia by the US Cyber Command.[280]
Los Angeles County files a lawsuit againstSouthern California Edison, the electric utility company servicing most ofSouthern California, and alleges that the company's power system started theEaton Fire, seeking to recover costs and damages sustained from the fire that damaged over 9,400 buildings and killed 17 people.[281]
TheUS Attorney for theDistrict Court of Vermont indicts and charges 25 Canadians for conspiracy to defraud elderly people in the US out of US$21 million and charges five of those 25 with conspiracy to commit money laundering.[284]
Three skiers are killed after an avalanche trapped them under more than 30 feet of snow in theChugach Mountains,Alaska[285]
March 6
Trump pauses tariffs onUSMCA-compliant imports from Canada and Mexico until April 2.[286]
CMA CGM announces a $20 billion investment in US logistics over the next four years, aiming to create 10,000 new jobs.[287]
Trump signs an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded exclusively with bitcoin seized in criminal and civilforfeiture cases.[288]
According to a report in theacademic journalScience, the population of the 554 recorded species ofbutterflies in the US has declined by 22% since 2000.[289]
Organizeddemonstrations and walkouts of scientists take place across 30 cities in the US andFrance in protest of the Trump administration's grant budget and employment cuts to several government scientific agencies.[293]
The US Army stationed inPuntland maintains its operations and will not pull out of the region in response to double ongoing operations in the fight against ISIS in Puntland's Bari Region.[296]
A plane crashes in a residential area inPennsylvania, injuring five people.[301]
March 10: The Black Lives Matter mural (pictured) in Washington, D.C. is removed.
March 10
A major sell-off occurs on the stock market, including a 4% drop on theNasdaq, amid ongoing concern about the impact of tariffs on the US economy.[302]
OntarioPremierDoug Ford announces that the province will charge 25% more for electricity supplied to the US, which includes the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and New York.[303] It is suspended the next day.
Trump announces a doubling of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium, from 25% to 50%.[306]
The US and Ukraine announce their intention to seek a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks inJeddah, involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, andUkrainian presidential chief of staffAndriy Yermak.[307]
US District Judge for the District Court of the District of ColumbiaAmir Ali orders the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in unpaid funds for promisedUSAID programs that the administration ended.[308]
A 25% tariff onaluminum andsteel products imposed globally by the US comes into effect.[310] In response, Canadian finance ministerDominic LeBlanc announces retaliatory tariffs onCAD$29.8 billion (US$20.7 billion) of goods from the US.[311]
Idaho GovernorBrad Little signs a Bill, which officially makesfiring squad as the primary execution method in the state. Idaho became the first state with such a policy.[313][314]
March 13
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the American proposal for the ceasefire in Ukraine would depend on Russia's conditions being met, and that there will be further discussions.[315]
The Trump administration reportedly orders the US military to plan options to expand the presence of American troops in Panama and potentially try to reclaim thePanama Canal.[316]
Severe winds and dry conditions in the states of Oklahoma and Texas cause a series ofwildfires, forcing evacuations and leaving thousands without power.[319]
13 people are killed bytornadoes as a regional risk for an outbreak of severe weather is outlined by theStorm Prediction Center over much of the US. A rare high-risk convective outlook is issued for tomorrow over theDeep South.[320]
Hamas says that it has agreed to resumeceasefire talks and release American Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. This comes after a proposal from Middle East envoySteve Witkoff.[321]
Trump orders a series of airstrikes onHouthi-controlled areas inYemen, killing at least 31 people and wounding 101 more.US Central Command announces that the strikes are the beginning of a large-scale operation in Yemen.[326] TheUSSHarry S. Truman is targeted the next day by the Houthis with 18 rockets and drones.[327]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces visa restrictions against former and currentThai officials who were involved in deporting at least 40Uyghur men who were seeking asylum back to China, despite concerns that they could face persecution.[328]
Trump signs an executive order to end federal funding of the news organizationVoice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical". Its entire staff of 1,300 people is put on paid leave.[329]
The Trump administration flies 260 alleged immigrants to El Salvador, in defiance of a temporary restraining order from District JudgeJames Boasberg.[330]
Convicted rapist-murdererJessie Hoffman Jr. becomes the first inmate executed in Louisiana in 15 years since 2010, and also becomes the first inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Louisiana.[336]
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to an immediateenergy infrastructure ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call, with additional negotiations to begin immediately on a permanent settlement of the conflict. Putin stated that the end of all foreign military and intelligence support to Ukraine would be one condition of such a settlement.[337]
A jury inNorth Dakota finds thatGreenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to pipeline companyEnergy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade previously.[339]
US District Judge for theDistrict of MarylandEllen Lipton Hollander temporarily blocks the Department of Government Efficiency from accessingSocial Security systems that cover the personal information of US citizens. Judge Hollander also orders the department to delete any previously accessed personally identifiable information in their possession.[342]
Three people are killed and 15 others are injured in a mass shooting in a parking lot during a large gathering atYoung Park inLas Cruces, New Mexico.[347]
March 22 – The US lifts a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Afghan warlordSirajuddin Haqqani after theTaliban released an American citizen who had been kept in captivity for two years.[348]
March 23
National Security AdvisorMike Waltz says that the US wants the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program and that "all options are on the table".[349]
March 23: Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player to defeat a top-10 opponent since the WTA rankings began in 1975, after she won in the third round of the Miami Open.
The US says thatRussia andUkraine agree to cease all military attacks in theBlack Sea to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping, while Russia says that it needs guarantees and an order from the U.S. to Ukraine to respect such a deal.[357][358]
March 26
Trump signs 25% tariffs on all cars imported to the US. Canada states that it will respond, while Japan asks to be exempt from the tariffs.[359]
The US militaryconducts airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in theGolis Mountains as part of a coordinated operation led byAFRICOM. The strikes reportedly kill militants without causing any civilian casualties in militant hideouts located in the Golis Mountains of Puntland's Bari Region.[360]
Four American soldiers go missing during training in thePabradė Training Area inLithuania. The soldiers are later found in an armored vehicle in a deep swamp.[361]
Idaho GovernorBrad Little formally signs a bill into law that permits the death penalty for rape and sexual abuse of children younger than 12 years of age. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025. This law could ultimately challenge the precedent ofKennedy v. Louisiana.[364]
Protests are held atTesla dealerships across the US, Canada, and Europe to protest against DOGE chief and Tesla CEOElon Musk's role in the second Trump administration.[370]
The US announces sanctions on six Chinese andHong Kong officials, including head of thenational security officeDong Jingwei, accusing them of "transnational oppression and undermining Hong Kong autonomy".[377]
April 2: Trump announces a raft of worldwide tariff
Though Trump claimed in early December 2025—before November numbers were released—that "inflation has stopped", theconsumer price index (CPI) began increasing in the months following his April 2025 announcement of tariffs.[378]
Though Trump on December 9, 2025 rated his economy as "A+++++", the unemployment rate had increased during his second term.[379]
Upon imposing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression (called "Liberation Day" in April 2025), Trump claimed that "jobs and factories will come roaring back". However, manufacturing employment declined every month for the rest of the year.[380]
Trump asserted tariffs on Chinese goods in February and April 2025, igniting a trade war that injected uncertainty as China turned to other sources.[381]
In January 2026, the US dollar reached its lowest point in four years.[382] A lower dollar makes US goods less expensive abroad, but it also makes foreign products more expensive in the US and thus tends to increase inflation.[383]
The US is given hosting rights to the2031 FIFA Women's World Cup, with possible other CONCACAF members set to join as co-hosts. This is the third edition of the tournament that the US has hosted.[388]
Rent control in the US: Texas-based property management software companyRealPage files a lawsuit against the city ofBerkeley,California, as the city attempts to enact a local ordinance that would block landlords from deciding rent prices using an algorithm, alleging that the practice is anti-competitive and is driving up rent prices.[390]
Stocks fall sharply for a second consecutive day, both in the US and globally. The Dow Jones ends the day 2,231 points (5.5%) lower. TheS&P 500 closes the week down 9.1%, marking its worst performance since March 2020.[391]Federal Reserve chairmanJerome Powell warns of "a highly uncertain outlook".[392]
April 5 –Hands Off protests: Mass protests are held in cities across the US in opposition to Trump and Elon Musk.[393]
April 5: Mass protests are held across the country against President Trump and Elon Musk.
April 6
2025 Southwest US measles outbreak: A child dies from measles complications at the UMC Health System inLubbock,Texas, US, becoming the third measles-related death amid outbreaks and the second unvaccinated child victim.[394]
The death toll from the severe weather in the US rises to 18.[395]
Trump increases tariffs on China to 125% but pauses all new tariffs on every other country for 90 days with a lower reciprocal tariff of 10% during this period.[400]
The Nasdaq Composite closes up 12.16%, its biggest one-day percentage gain since January 3, 2001, and the second-largest on record. The S&P 500 jumps 9.52%, its largest one-day gain since October 28, 2008. The Dow Jones closes with its largest daily net gain in history.[401]
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rules that the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of wrongfully deported Maryland fatherKilmar Abrego Garcia, imprisoned in an El Salvador jail.[405]
2025 Pennsylvania Governor's Residence arson: A man is arrested after he allegedly broke into Pennsylvania GovernorJosh Shapiro's residence and started a fire while Shapiro and his family were sleeping. 38-year-old Cody Balmer is held on charges of attempted murder, aggravated arson, terrorism, and other charges in connection with the fire.[407]
A shooting at 5th Avenue Park inConway, Arkansas results in 2 deaths and 9 injuries.[408]
A gunman opens fire on a large crowd leaving the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans; 5 people are injured.[409]
April 14
Nvidia announces plans to produce up to $500 billion worth of AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years. The plan includes new production facilities in Texas, in collaboration withTSMC,Foxconn,Wistron,Amkor, andSPIL.[410]
Trump meets with El Salvador'sPresident Bukele at the White House. They both deny that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the US.[411]
The federal government announces the freezing of more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts toHarvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.[415]
California GovernorGavin Newsom and Attorney GeneralRob Bonta file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over his tariffs, making California the first U.S. state to do so.[417]
A massive power outage causes the entire island of Puerto Rico to lose electricity.[418]
Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Democratic senatorChris Van Hollen from Maryland meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador to push for his release. The move comes hours after being previously denied a meeting with him.[420]
April 18 – At least three people are killed when a small plane crashes into thePlatte River in Omaha, Nebraska.[421]
Federal authorities arrest a man inColorado Springs for his "Declaration of War" threateningElon Musk, Tesla owners, and members ofTrump'scabinet. The declaration, sent to various media outlets, detailed specific attack methods and aimed at Musk's elimination.[425]
April 22 –Roche announces plans to invest $50 billion in the US over the next five years, creating 12,000 jobs.[429]
April 23 –Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial begins after the original verdict was overturned.[430]
April 24
A group of 12 states files a lawsuit against theTrump administration, alleging that the national trade policy is subject to Trump's political motives instead of the law.[431]
April 25: Former Congressman George Santos is sentenced to prison for wire fraud and identity theft and is fined nearly $374,000.
April 26
Eleven people are injured in a shooting during an altercation inMyrtle Beach,South Carolina. The suspect is shot and killed by responding police officers.[435]
More than 100 people suspected of entering the U.S.illegally are detained in a raid by theDEA andICE at a nightclub inColorado Springs,Colorado, which had been investigated for drug trafficking and prostitution.[440]
TheUkraine–US Mineral Resources Agreement is signed, providing an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine's defence and reconstruction, in exchange for access to the war-torn country's energy and mineral resources.[446]
The House of Representatives cites the Congressional Review Act and votes to block California from implementing a law that would phase out the sale of new gas vehicles by 2035.[447]
May 8 – American Robert Francis Prevost is electedpope during the2025 conclave, becoming the first North American to hold the position. He chooses the nameLeo XIV.[453]
May 8: Robert Francis Prevost, from Chicago, Illinois, is elected Pope Leo XIV.
May 9 – Newark MayorRas Baraka is taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center. He is released several hours later.[454]
May 12
Trump announces a plan to pressure drug companies to lower US costs by 50% to 90%.[455]
May 13 – Saudi Arabia announces a $600 billion investment in the US, including Nvidia AI chips, Boeing planes, a $142 billion defense deal, a $20 billion DataVolt energy project, $14.2 billion inGE Vernova exports, and others.[460]
May 14 – Trump signs an agreement with Qatar to facilitate economic exchanges valued at a minimum of $1.2 trillion, including deals totaling more than $243.5 billion across sectors such as defense, aviation, infrastructure, and energy.[461]
May 15 – The United Arab Emirates announces plans to invest $1.4 trillion in the US over the next 10 years, focusing on AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, quantum computing, biotechnology, and manufacturing.[462]
Alarge and destructive tornado tore through theGreater St. Louis suburbs, damaging or destroying thousands of structures and resulting in 5 deaths and $1.6 billion in damage.
May 21: President Trump accuses South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of his government committing genocide against white Afrikaners during an Oval Office meeting.
The Trump administration haltsHarvard University's ability to enroll international students and requires existing international students to transfer to other schools.[475] A judge blocks the order.[476]
A Cessna Citation IIcrashes in San Diego, killing all six occupants of the aircraft.[477]
The Supreme Court rules that Trump can legally revoke thetemporary protected status (TPS) of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan immigrants in the country, totaling over 530,000 people. This comes after the Supreme Court previously allowed the Trump administration to revoke the TPS of over 250,000 Venezuelans living and working in the US.[482][483]
Trump signsProclamation 10949, which bans nationals from 12 countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, from entering the US.[487]
Contrary to all other member nations, the US vetoes a UN Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.[488]
June 4: President Trump signs a proclamation to ban nationals from 12 countries from entering the US.
June 5
Elon Musk and Donald Trump begina social media feud. Musk makes multiple posts critical of Trump and of the Big Beautiful Bill on X; he claims that the bill will increase the deficit, that Trump would have lost the election without him, and that Trump's name is in theJeffrey Epstein client list. Trump responds by saying that Musk "went crazy" after Trump "took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars".[489]
House Oversight chairJames Comer subpoenas Joe Biden's White House physician as part of a probe into Biden's mental fitness during his time in office.[491]
June 6
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to the US after being deported toEl Salvador and held at theCECOT maximum security prison. He faces charges of trafficking migrants.[492]
Grant Hardin, who had escaped fromNorth Central Unit prison inCalico Rock, Arkansas on May 25 by disguising himself as a guard, is recaptured by law enforcement about 1.5 miles away from the prison that he escaped, ending the manhunt.[493]
June 13 – Heavy flooding hits San Antonio, Texas; at least 11 people are killed, and the San Antonio River rises from 3 feet to 25 feet in about 2 hours.[505]
June 14: State representative Melissa Hortman (left) and her husband are shot and killed, while state senator John Hoffman (right) and his wife are injured at their homes.
June 15 – Three people are killed, including an infant, and two teenagers are injured in a shooting following a confrontation at a carnival inWest Valley City,Utah.[512]
June 16 – Furniture retailerAt Home files forChapter 11bankruptcy as a result of the increased tariffs, as well as a declining number of customers.[513]
After 18 months of negotiations, Japanese companyNippon Steel finalizes its $14.9 billionacquisition ofU.S. Steel. The deal allows U.S. Steel to retain its name and headquarters inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, and gives the U.S. government the ability to veto corporate decisions as needed.[516][517]
Death of John O'Keefe: Karen Read is found not guilty of murder in the death of her boyfriend,Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, who died on the front lawn of another Boston Police officer in 2022.[522]
June 23 – Agriculture SecretaryBrooke Rollins announces an end to the "roadless rule" protecting nearly a third offorests in the United States, enabling 58 million acres of land to be opened up to road construction and development.[533]
June 24
Iran–Israel war: Trump uses an expletive in front of reporters, as he accuses both Iran and Israel of violating a ceasefire announced the previous night.[534][535]
In three separate decisions, the Supreme Court rules that lower court orders are limited on nationwide injunctions inTrump v. CASA, Inc., that teaching usingLGBTQ themed books in public schools without parental opt-outs violates theFree Exercise Clause inMahmoud v. Taylor, and upholds the Texas law requiring age verification for accessing pornographic websites.[539][540][541]
TheS&P 500 index closes at a record high of 6173.07 points, the highest since February.[542]
June 28 – CaliforniagovernorGavin Newsom files a $787 million defamation lawsuit againstFox News over misrepresentation of a phone call between him and Trump.[543]
Former WBC middleweight championJulio César Chávez Jr. is arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his home inLos Angeles due to Chávez Jr.'s affiliation with theSinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. has designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.[559]
July 3 – The first group of immigrant detainees arrives atAlligator Alcatraz in Florida, beginning the facility's operations.[560]
Trump also announces a new set of tariffs on imports fromAlgeria,Brunei,Iraq,Libya,Moldova, thePhilippines, andSri Lanka, assigning country-specific duties ranging 20 to 30% following the expiration of a 90-day negotiation period.[578]
In an attack at a church inLexington, Kentucky, a gunman shoots a state trooper,carjacks a vehicle, then kills two women and injures two men before police kill him.[582]
House Republicans block a Democratic attempt to force a vote on releasing theEpstein files. The final vote is 211 to 210, with zero Republicans supporting the measure.[587]
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) votes to reject a planned 24.3% cut inNASA funding contained in the White House's fiscal 2026 budget proposal.[589]
The California High-Speed Rail project as of May 2025, prior to President Trump's federal funding rescindment.
Trump sues media tycoonRupert Murdoch for $10 billion after theWall Street Journal reports allegations that Trump's name appeared on a "bawdy" 2003 birthday card to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.[599][600]
The Department of Justice asks a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's case at the direction of Donald Trump.[604]
July 19 – 30 people are injured when a car drives into pedestrians outside a club onSanta Monica Boulevard inEast Hollywood, Los Angeles. The driver of the vehicle is shot and injured, though it is not known if they were shot before or after the crash.[605]
AstraZeneca announces it will invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030. The investment will support the construction of a new drug manufacturing facility in Virginia and expand research and development and cell therapy manufacturing in Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Indiana, and Texas.[608]
Following the withdrawal of 2,000National Guardsmen last week, the Pentagon announces the withdrawal of all 700Marines who were deployed toLos Angeles, California.[609]
July 22 – The United States and Japan announce a new trade framework. The framework includes 15% reciprocal tariffs on Japanese goods entering the United States, a $550 billion investment commitment from Japanese companies in the US, a joint U.S.-Japan venture on an LNG project in Alaska, and other initiatives.[613]
Lieutenant GovernorDavid M. Apatang is sworn in as the new governor of the Northern Mariana Islands following the death of GovernorArnold Palacios the previous day.[620]
Intel announces planned layoffs for over 20,000 employees by the end of the year.[621]
The United States and theEuropean Union announce a new trade framework. This includes 15% reciprocal tariffs on European goods entering the United States, a $600 billion investment commitment from the EU, European imports of American energy worth $750 billion by 2028, and additional European purchases of military equipment, automobiles, aircraft, and technology products.[626]
The United States andSouth Korea reach trade a new trade framework. This includes 15% reciprocal tariffs on South Korean goods entering the United States, a $350 billion investment commitment from South Korea, and South Korean imports of American energy worth $100 billion by 2028.[634]
August 2 – TheOffice of Special Counsel begins investigating former assistant U.S. attorneyJack Smith, alleging he violated theHatch Act during his investigations of President Trump prior to Trump's election.[639]
TheTexas House of Representatives vote to issue civil arrest warrants for more than 50 Democratic representatives who left the state in order to block a vote on a U.S. House of Representatives map that would give Republicans more seats. In Texas, at least 100 of the 150 representatives must be in the state for a vote. The civil arrest warrants only apply in Texas and are largely symbolic.[641]
Health SecretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the withdrawal of $500m in funding formRNA vaccines targeted at diseases such as theflu andCOVID-19, stating that "mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses".[643]
August 6 – The DHS announces it is removing age restrictions for new hires at ICE.[644]
Apple Inc.CEOTim Cook presents a gift toDonald Trump of a glass plaque (fromCorning Inc.,Harrodsburg, Kentucky) with a24-karatbullion gold display base (fromUtah), and announces a $100 billion commitment to U.S. manufacturing, amidst a Trump plan to impose an import tariff of 100% on semiconductor chips, a 25% tariff on Apple, 50% tariffs on Indian imports (exempting smartphones) and after Apple's 2025 February $500 billion investment commitment over the next five years, the aiming to hire 20,000 new employees, and manufacture AI servers.[647][648] On August 6, Trump said Apple will dodge the new tariffs on semiconductors.[649][650][651][652]
Roblox Schlep ban controversy: TheRobloxYouTuber Schlep receives a cease-and-desist letter from Roblox Corporation and is threatened with legal action for catching predators on the platform. This leads to protests both in Roblox games and in real life.[654]
August 9–10: Flash flooding in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area.
Trump deploys theNational Guard toWashington, DC and places the city's police under federal control, as he announces a crackdown on crime and homelessness in the capital.[656]
An explosion at theClairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, kills two people and injures another ten.[657]
The US sees its largest job losses since theCOVID-19 pandemic, with half of all industries laying off workers, and many economists predicting arecession.[658][659]
August 14 – The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps deploys 4,500 Marines and sailors to thesouthern Caribbean to conduct anti-drug trafficking operations and counter cartel activity.[660]
MSNBC announces it will rebrand to MS NOW (an abbreviation ofMySource [for]News,Opinion, [and the]World) as part of parent companyNBCUniversal's spinning off of most of its cable networks toVersant, a new publicly traded company controlled byComcast shareholders.[664]
Federal judgeKathleen Williams orders the closure of "Alligator Alcatraz", a controversial migrant detention centre in theFlorida Everglades, citing its severe environmental damage. The Trump administration is given 60 days to wind down the facility's operations.[666]
August 21: The interior of the South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz", which was ordered to close.
August 22
The FBI raids the Maryland home of former national security advisorJohn Bolton.[667]
The United States government takes a 10% equity stake inIntel in exchange forCHIPS Act funding allocated under the Biden administration.[668]
Five people are killed and dozens injured after a tour bus with 52 passengers crashes nearPembroke, New York.[669]
Thekilling of Iryna Zarutska occurred at the East/West Boulevard light rail station on the Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
August 25 – President Trump signs an executive order directing federal prosecutors to seek charges against people who burn American flags, despite the 1989 Supreme Court caseTexas v. Johnson affirming flag burning as protected speech under the First Amendment.[671]
September 3 – A group ofJeffrey Epstein victims hold a press conference onCapitol Hill to announce they will create their own comprehensive abuser list to publicly expose those involved in the scandal.[682]
Trump signs an executive order authorizing "Department of War" as an unofficial secondary title for theDepartment of Defense. The order does not rename the department, as that would require approval fromCongress.[685]
TheHouse Oversight Committee releases a "birthday book" compiled forJeffrey Epstein in 2003, which includes a note allegedly signed by President Donald Trump; theWhite House denies its authenticity. The book is part of a larger trove of estate documents provided to the committee, containing Epstein's will and personal address book with contacts from politics, business, and entertainment.[688]
September 10 –Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and influential ally of President Trump, isassassinated at a campus event in Utah.[690]
September 11
TheFBI release images of a "person of interest" in the Charlie Kirk assassination. A high-poweredrifle is found in a wooded area, along with a "footwear impression... and a forearm imprint".[691]
Former RepresentativeMadison Cawthorn is arrested in Florida after failing to attend a court date relating to his failure to drive with a valid license.[692]
NASA has begun blocking Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining in its space programs.[693]
September 12 – A 22-year-old male suspect is arrested in connection with Charlie Kirk's assassination.[694]
September 13: The FAA fines Boeing for safety violations, including when a plug door fell off midflight.
Five people are wounded in a mass shooting at a homeless encampment near theI-35W & Lake StreetMetro station inMinneapolis,Minnesota.[705] Later that same day, eight people are injured in a shooting at another homeless encampment. Police say they are investigating a possible connection between the shootings.[706]
TheFederal Reserve lowers its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, to between 4% and 4.25%, down from its prior range of 4.25% to 4.5%, marking its first cut since December 2024.[710]
ABC suspendsJimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely following commentsJimmy Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin on his show two days prior.[711]
September 18
Trump announces that he will designate theAntifa ideology as a terrorist organization with anexecutive order on September 22.[712]
Returning from the UK aboardAir Force One, Trump tells reporters that theFCC should revoke the licenses ofTV networks that cover him negatively.[713]
TheSecret Service is reported to have tracked down and disabled a network of 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards that could have been used to disrupt communications in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.[720]
September 17–22:Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk showJimmy Kimmel Live! is suspended byABC following criticism from conservatives, but is released five days later.
President Trump orders the deployment of US troops toPortland, Oregon, which he describes as "war ravaged" and "under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists." He authorizes the use of "full force" if needed.[725]
2025 Southport shooting: Three people are killed and five injured in a mass shooting at a dockside restaurant inSouthport, North Carolina. The suspected shooter is taken into custody by theCoast Guard.[726]
2025 United States federal government shutdown: A shutdown of the federal government begins, the first since2018, after senators fail to agree on a last-minute funding bill. It lasts until November 12, making it the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. History.[731]
Part of a 17-storey residential building in the Bronx area of New York collapses, in what the fire department calls a "major emergency". No injuries are reported.[732]
According toForbes,Elon Musk becomes the first person in history to exceed anet worth of half a trillion dollars, briefly reaching the milestone before slipping back down to $499bn.[733]
Texasmegachurch pastorRobert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse and is given a 10-year prison sentence, but will serve only six months in an Oklahoma jail.[736]
October 2: Texas megachurch pastorRobert Morris, founder of theGateway Church, pleads guilty to child sex abuse
October 3 – Rapper and music industry mogulSean Combs is sentenced to 50 months in prison (with time served) and given a $500,000 fine after being convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends.[739]
October 4 – The house ofDiane Goodstein, a South Carolina Circuit Court judge recently criticised by the Trump administration, is burned down. Three members of her family, including her husband, former Democratic state senatorArnold Goodstein, and their son, are hospitalized with serious injuries.[740]
October 5 – President Trump expresses frustration about a ruling by District Court JudgeKarin Immergut, whom he appointed during his first term, preventing him from deploying troops to Portland, Oregon.[741]
October 6
TheSupreme Court rejects an appeal byGhislaine Maxwell against her sex-trafficking conviction, meaning her 20-year prison sentence will remain in place, unless a presidential pardon is made.[742][743]
October 7 – Warrantless arrests byICE in the Chicago area are ruled unlawful by a federal judge.[745]
October 8 – Trump announces thatIsrael andHamas have reached an agreement and signed the first phase of apeace deal. Under this deal, all remaining hostages are to be released in exchange for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 serving life sentences, within 72 hours. Israel will also withdraw its forces to pre-designated lines within the Gaza Strip.[746]
Politico publishes thousands of leakedTelegram messages, revealing youngGOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.[754][755]
The retirement (end-of-life) ofMicrosoft'sWindows 10 operating system occurs on this date.[756][757] Users will either have to installWindows 11 or use an alternative operating system from Microsoft to receive security updates. However, third-party programs andLTSC will continue to support it.
October 15 – Following a series of deadly U.S. strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, Trump confirms that theCIA is conducting covert operations inVenezuela.[758]
October 18:No Kings protests occur across the country; image shows crowds in Los Angeles, California
Former representativeGeorge Santos, who had been serving a seven-year prison sentence for fraud and identity theft, has his sentencecommuted by President Trump to three months, allowing his immediate release.[761]
October 18 –No Kings protests are held in thousands of locations around the country, against Donald Trump's policies and actions during his second presidency.[763]
October 22 – Secretary of DefensePete Hegseth announces another strike on a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people.[767]
October 23 – The remains ofEliza Monroe Hay, daughter of 5th president James Monroe, are returned to the United States and buried near her father 185 years after she died in Paris, France.[769]
October 24
Target announces it willlayoff 1,800 corporate positions, cutting 8% of its global workforce.[770]
Pentagon spokesmanSean Parnell announces that theUSSGerald R Ford carrier will deploy to theCaribbean, alongside several destroyers and a submarine,[771] to "enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle transnational criminal organisations."[772]
October 28 – The United States and Japan sign a Memorandum of Cooperation to expand shipbuilding capacity, along with agreements on next-generation nuclear power reactors and rare earth materials.[776]
October 29
ChipmakerNvidia becomes the first company to reach a market valuation of $5 trillion, amid the ongoingAI boom.[777]
The Trump administration announces a 95% reduction in the number ofrefugees allowed to enter the US. The previous limit of 125,000 is cut to 7,500 and gives priority towhite South Africans.[780]
The Senate passes a bill by 51–47 votes to nullify Trump's global tariffs on more than 100 nations, although the measure is expected to stall in the House.[781]
The Heritage Foundation publicly supportsTucker Carlson for having white nationalist political commentatorNick Fuentes onto his podcast. The Heritage Foundation's defense of Carlson ignited a debate about antisemitism among conservatives.[782][783][784] Republicans includingTed Cruz andMitch McConnell condemned the Heritage Foundation's defense of Tucker Carlson.[785]
October 31 – Trump announces that he will designateNigeria as a "country of particular concern" in response to reports of recent atrocities againstChristians byIslamic extremists.[786]
November 3 –IRS official Cynthia Noe tells statecomptrollers who participate in theIRS Direct File program that it will not be available in the 2026 filing season.[789]
November 5 – After a court directive, theUSDA announces that SNAP benefits will be issued for November 2025 but beneficiaries of the program will only receive up to 65% of their benefits.[795]
November 6 –Nancy Pelosi announces that she will retire in 2027, after serving for 40 years in the House of Representatives.[796]
November 7 – DHS secretary Kristi Noem andCorey Lewandowski reportedly attempts to purchase 10Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit airlines for deportations and personal use.[797]
November 8 – President Trump shares an image on Truth Social appearing to propose the length ofmortgages be increased to 50 years.[798]
Twenty people are injured, including three critically, and hospitalized when a bus carrying mostly teenagers overturns onSR 330 nearRunning Springs, California.[803]
November 10: Thegovernment shutdown ends following a Senate vote, also ending theSNAP shutdown. (Image shows SNAP recipients by US county)
November 12
Newly released emails provided by theJeffrey Epstein estate show that "Trump knew about the girls" being abused by Epstein and "spent hours" with one of the victims.[804][805]
The longestgovernment shutdown in US history ends after 43 days, with a new spending bill signed into law.[807]
November 13 – TheESCAPADE mission is launched byNASA, usingBlue Origin's partially reusableNew Glenn rocket. Two spacecraft, known asBlue andGold, are scheduled to arrive atMars in 2026.[808]
November 14 – President Trump distances himself from former ally RepresentativeMarjorie Taylor Greene, and calls her a lunatic on Truth Social, after she backed the releasing of the Epstein files.[809]
November 15 – After released personal emails of Jeffrey Epstein caused speculation that President Trump and prior PresidentBill Clinton once engaged in inappropriate conduct, Epstein's brotherMark issues a statement that the exchange was a joke and not about Clinton.[810]
November 16 – While speaking on Fox News, Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent raises doubt over the ability to issue President Trump's announced tariff rebate checks.[811]
The House votes 427–1 to compel the Justice Department to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein files.[817] The Senate gives unanimous consent to pass it upon its arrival, sending the bill to Trump for his signature.[818]
November 20 – President Trump posts toTruth Social calling for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested and put on trial after making a video urging US service members and the intelligence community to refrain from orders if they broke the law.[824]
November 21 –Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from the House of Representatives effective January 5, 2026, amid a feud with President Trump.[825]
November 22 – TheUS Court of Appeals for the DC circuit puts a hold on a ruling by a lower judge and blocks the DHS from enforcing policies that expose migrants to the risk of rapid deportations.[826]
November 23: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly shut down eight months ahead of schedule.
November 24 – A federal judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI bossJames Comey and NY attorney generalLetitia James.[828]
November 25 – The Department of Interior announces an entrance fee increase for all international visitors to national parks, commemorative annual passes featuring Donald Trump and "resident-only patriotic fee-free days for 2026" including Trump's birthday.[829]
November 26
A Georgia prosecutor officially drops the racketeering case against President Trump and others for attempting to overturn the2020 presidential election.[830]
Washington, D.C., shooting: TwoNational Guardsmen are shot a few blocks away from the White House in Washington DC. One of the victims, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbs to her injuries the following day, while the other, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, is left "fighting for his life" in hospital.[832] A suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is taken into custody.[833]
November 27 – Trump announces that the US will "permanently pause migration" from all "third world countries".[834]
November 28 – U.S. officials and legal experts raise accusations that Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth may have committedwar crimes by ordering a follow-up strike to kill survivors of a September 2 strike on a suspected drug–smuggling boat in the Caribbean, after the first missile attack reportedly left two people clinging to the wreckage.[835]
November 29 –2025 Stockton shooting: Four people are killed and eleven others injured in a mass shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, California.[836]
Costco joins several other companies in suing theTrump administration over its tariffs, seeking refunds in the event that the Supreme Court finds them illegal.[841]
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activistCharlie Kirk at a Utah campus in September makes his first in-person court appearance.[859]
Five days after theBrown University shooting, the suspect is found dead inside aNew Hampshire storage facility. Authorities say the shooting may be connected to the December 15 fatal shooting of MIT professorNuno Loureiro at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.[873]
Inside CECOT, a60 Minutes exposé reporting the severe conditions faced by detainees deported from the U.S. at theTerrorism Confinement Center inEl Salvador, is pulled from release on the order of CBS editor-in-chiefBari Weiss over concerns that it indicates bias to the American public and unfairly misrepresents the actions and policies of theTrump administration. The piece is unintentionally published online by a Canadian license-holder the following day, quickly going viral and spreading across the internet despite claims of copyright infringement by the network.[877][878]
December 23 – The Justice Department releases more than 11,000 files related to the Epstein investigation, the largest batch to date. The files show that Donald Trump travelled on Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported".[879][880][881]
The Department of Health and Human Services freezes child care payment to all states followingaccusations of fraud at daycare centers in Minnesota.[887]
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