The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):
1. Trump Fired Both Leftist Commissioners at FTC, Sources Say
In another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies, President Trump fired Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, sources said.
Trump has already sparked lawsuits by firing members of other independent agencies including the National Labor Relations Board.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1935 to uphold a law that allows FTC commissioners to be fired only for good cause, such as neglecting their duties. The ruling shields a number of independent, bipartisan multi-member agencies from direct control by the White House.
God speed Mr. President.
2. Sen. Grassley Bolsters Trump’s Fight Against Judicial Overreach
Encouraging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take “strong action,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA), applauded the Trump administration’s efforts at beating back judicial overreach in the wake of dozens of preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders issued against President Trump.
Grassley sent a letter to Bondi on Friday in support of a Trump memo dated March 6 that directed federal agencies to enforce Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), which requires plaintiffs to post security—financial guarantee—equal to the federal government’s potential costs in fighting lawsuits that might be “later found unjustified.”
In his letter to Bondi, Grassley wrote, “courts now regularly ignore this law without consideration.”
Grassley cited research by the Harvard Law Review that found of the 96 nationwide injunctions spanning four presidencies from 2001-23, two-thirds “targeted Trump during his first four years in office.” And in just two months this term, “dozens of orders” and more than 100 pending lawsuits have been slapped against the administration.
Grassley cited three examples, including the order of a “single D.C. district judge enjoining the federal funding freeze and requiring United States Agency for International Development to disburse $2 billion within 36 hours of his order.” And let us not forget the crazy judge who tried ordering an aircraft to turn around.
3. Trump Continues Border Wins by Awarding First New Contract to Resume Wall
Securing the border is not just about enforcing existing laws. That “big beautiful wall” the critics claimed would never materialize, the one The Regime halted construction on during his first day after the election steal is an important part of our American sovereignty.
President Trump has officially awarded the first border wall construction contract of his second term, making good on his promise to complete the barrier between the United States and Mexico. The $70 million contract went to Granite Construction Company and will fund approximately seven miles of new border wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, within the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector. This strategically closes critical gaps left behind when The Obiden Regime canceled existing contracts.
The funding for this initial phase comes from money previously allocated in Customs and Border Protection’s 2021 fiscal year budget—resources that have been sitting unused while our border remained vulnerable. The construction will specifically target areas known to be heavily trafficked by cartels moving drugs and human trafficking victims into our country.
For Trump supporters who voted for border security in 2016, 2020, and 2024, this contract award represents a promise being fulfilled. It is the first of what will likely be many similar announcements as the administration works to complete the comprehensive border barrier system.
NOTE: American taxpayers were forced to shell out nearly $700 million just to not build the border wall as a result of The Obiden Regime pausing wall construction in January 2021—contractors still had to be paid to do nothing. This wasteful pause cost approximately $6 million per day while construction sites sat idle.
4. Splashdown! Dragon Returned with Stranded Astronauts, Landed in Gulf of America
This return has been months in the making. As reported early Tuesday, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have spent nine months in space, essentially stranded aboard the International Space Station, awaiting their chance to come home. What was supposed to be a 10-day jaunt has now dragged on for months after the Boeing Starliner that was originally set to bring them back experienced thruster issues that necessitated scrapping the initial plan.
Now, Williams and Wilmore are back on terra firma (more or less—off the coast of Florida, at least) compliments of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. After undocking from the ISS early Tuesday morning, the Dragon spacecraft, with four Crew 9 members aboard (including Williams and Wilmore, as well as Commander Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov), began its journey back, with an expected return time of 5:57 p.m. Eastern.
While Musk has his SpaceX sights set on Mars and 2026, the safe return of two stranded astronauts who’ve been away from home now since June of 2024 is unquestionably a big win—for the astronauts themselves, for SpaceX, and for the future of space flight.
5. Pentagon to Cut up to 60,000 Civilians Jobs from Defense Department
The latest move by the Trump Administration is to reduce the number of civilian jobs from the Defense Department by 50,000 to 60,000 the AP reported.
The reduction in civilian jobs will not impact military readiness.
The Associated Press reported:
Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday.
To reach the goal of a 5% to 8% cut in a civilian workforce of more than 900,000, the official said the department aims to slash about 6,000 positions a month by simply not replacing workers who routinely leave.A key concern is that service members may then be tapped to fill those civilian jobs. But the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide personnel details, said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to ensure the cuts don’t hurt military readiness.
6. Border Czar Tom Homan Gave One-Sentence History Lesson to Reporter Who Complained About ‘Old Law’
The former acting ICE director was asked on Monday by a reporter what he would say to those who “claim you’re using a 200-year-old law to circumvent due process.”
“An old law?” he asked, incredulity written all over his face.
He then noted:
It’s not as old as the Constitution.
We still pay attention to that, don’t we?
To make his response even better, he simply walked away as soon as he finished the comment, leaving the reporter to desperately scream another question at his back.
Old Law, indeed. Trump used the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport illegal alien gang members.
To be specific, he sent a few hundred members of Tren de Aragua, whose compatriots sexually assault and murder American women like Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray, to a high-security prison in El Salvador.
The Alien Enemies Act, passed during the time of President John Adams, allows the commander-in-chief to remove foreigners deemed a threat to the United States.
7. DOJ Moves Towards Justice for Americans Murdered on October 7
JTF 10-7 will focus on targeting, charging, and securing for prosecution in the United States the direct perpetrators of the October 7 attack—the terrorists on the ground that day who murdered and kidnapped innocent civilians.
The DOJ announced:
JTF 10-7 will also assume responsibility for the pending charges against Hamas leadership relating to the October 7 attack and other acts of terrorism, and to bring those criminals to the United States to face justice for their reprehensible role in these atrocities.
Finally, JTF 10-7 will investigate acts of terrorism and civil rights violations by individuals and entities providing support and financing to Hamas, related Iran proxies, and their affiliates, as well as acts of antisemitism by these groups.
