Timeline of the second Trump presidency (2026 Q1)

The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2026, from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

Timeline

January 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Thursday
January 1
Friday
January 2
  • President Trump signs an executive order saying that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue.[1]
Saturday
January 3
Sunday
January 4
  • President Trump warns that Colombia President Gustavo Petro could face US action and appeared to make similar comments about Cuba.[3]
Monday
January 5
  • A person is arrested on trespassing and vandalism charges, after attempting to damage Vice President Vance's home in Ohio.[4]
  • DHS officials claim on social media that a reservation for employees was refused by Hilton Hotels due to refusal to allow ICE or immigration officials to stay on property.[5]
  • The HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) announces the reduction in the amount of shots recommended for every child in an overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule.[6][7]
Tuesday
January 6
  • President Trump ally Lindsey Halligan is ordered by a federal judge to explain her continued use of the title of the US Attorney General for the Eastern District of Virginia.[8]
  • The Trump administration announces the pause in federal child care and family assistance funds to five Democratic states; California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.[9]
  • Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirms President Trump's desire to acquire Greenland stating that it was a vital national security priority for the US.[10]
  • The White House launches a website praising President Trump for his handling of the January 6 attack, blamed Democratic law makers for altering the narrative, and commended the pardoning of participants.[11]
Wednesday
January 7
Thursday
January 8
  • The US Senate advances a bipartisan resolution to block President Trump from using military force within or against Venezuela without prior approval from Congress.[18]
  • Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance brief members of the media.
  • Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem orders new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities, forcing them to seek a weeks advance of prior notice before conducting oversight visits.[19]
Friday
January 9
  • Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announces the suspension of federal benefit program funding to Minnesota over alleged fraud allegations.[20]
Saturday
January 10
Sunday
January 11
Monday
January 12
  • Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces the integration of Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok into Pentagon networks.[21]
  • Anthony Tata, the Pentagon's undersecretary for personnel and readiness issues a letter in response to queries from a coalition of lawmakers. The letter clarified that the military condemned any hazing or bullying, which appear to be counter to what DOD secretary Pete Hegseth had said earlier in September 2025.[22]
  • Two aides in Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer were placed on administrative leave after the Labor Department inspector general initiated an investigation over claims of inappropriate relationship between Chavez-DeRemer and a staffer and travel fraud by Chavez-DeRemer.[23]
Tuesday
January 13
Wednesday
January 14
Thursday
January 15
Friday
January 16
  • A security officer assigned to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on leave after allegations of the two engaging in a romantic relationship. Chavez-DeRemer is married.[40]
Saturday
January 17
Sunday
January 18
Monday
January 19
Tuesday
January 20
Wednesday
January 21
Thursday
January 22
Friday
January 23
Saturday
January 24
Sunday
January 25
  • A federal funding package is declared to be up in the air, as Senate Democrats announced their refusal to vote in approval for it if the funding includes appropriates for the Department of Homeland Security which oversees ICE after the shooting of Alex Pretti.[57]
  • Defense secretary Pete Hegseth posts a "How To" graphic on social media, with the graphic reading "1. Don’t be here illegally. 2. Don’t attack I.C.E. officers. 3. Obey federal and state laws".[58]
Monday
January 26
  • President Trump announces that Border Czar Tom Homan would be dispatched to Minnesota. He later posted in a separate Truth Social post that he and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had spoken over the phone.[59]
  • President Trump and Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, and her aid Corey Lweandowski held a two hour meeting at the White House at Noems request.[60]
  • The Treasury Department cancels multiple contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm, after a contractor with the firm leaked confidential IRS information.[61]
  • A recording of Senator Ted Cruz appears to show Cruz criticizing Tucker Carlson, Vice President Vance and President Trump and their policies.[62]
  • Chief US District Judge Patrick Schiltz orders acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear in court in reference to the case of Juan Tobay Robles. Tobay Robles had been denied a bond hearing or otherwise released from detention within seven days of a prior order.[63]
  • Customs & Border Protection commander-at-large Greg Bovino is slated to return to El Centro, California to resume duties as chief of that sector, after his temporary position ended.[64]
  • A statement from ICE and from the president of the Lombardy region Attilio Fontana announces the inclusion of ICE agents in support roles for the Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, and as body guards for Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the 2026 Winter Olympics. The announcement drew wide spread outrage and concern due to the brutal and violent immigration crackdowns by ICE agents recently.[65][66]
  • FBI director Kash Patel announced an investigation into the Signal group texts Minnesota resident use to share information about immigration raids and ICE movements.[67]
Tuesday
January 27
Wednesday
January 28
Thursday
January 29
Friday
January 30
Saturday
January 31

February 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Sunday
February 1
Monday
February 2
Tuesday
February 3
Wednesday
February 4
Thursday
February 5
Friday
February 6
  • Vice President Vance and Second Lady Vance attend the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony where they were booed and jeered at when they appeared on the big screen. Viewers in the United States reportedly were shown the Vice President and Second lady without the boos while all other international broadcasters did.[107][108]
  • Talks between representatives of the United States and Iran are held in Geneva to discuss the terms for Tehran's nuclear program to be updated to follow UN nuclear weapons standards.[109]
Saturday
February 7
Sunday
February 8
Monday
February 9
Tuesday
February 10
Wednesday
February 11
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee about ongoing controversies such as, the Jeffrey Epstein file releases, investigation into President Trump's political rivals and foes, and the handling of the ICE shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.[120]
  • Judges in Northern District of New York announce that they had appointed and sworn in Donald Kinsella after the former acting US Attorney General for the district had been found unlawfully serving. Shortly after the announcement Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to fire Kinsella via social media.[121]
  • The House passes the SAVE America Act, 218 to 213. The bill would have sweeping changes to voting regulations by requiring proof of citizenship at voter registration, a national photo ID requirement to vote and significantly curtail mail-in-voting.[122]
  • Public opinion polling agency Gallup announces that they would discontinue tracking presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades of doing so.[123]
  • President Trump threatens that "any Republican" who voted against tariff measures would "seriously suffer the consequences come Election time" on Truth Social, shortly after six Republicans voted against proposed tariffs against Canada.[124]
  • Vice President Vance tells CNN reporters that Olympians should try to bring their countries together and to do that is "...not to show up in a foreign country and attack the president of the United States, but it's to play your sport and represent the country well."[125]
Thursday
February 12
Friday
February 13
  • A report released by the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee states that the Trump administration had currently spent more than $30 million to deport migrants from the US, with some costing $1 million a piece.[130]
  • Two golfers sue President Trump and his administration in an attempt to stop the planned take over and redevelopment of the capitols public golf course. The Interior Department had terminated the lease for the course in December 2025, with Trump suggesting converting the course to host major championships and international competition in February 2026.[131]
  • The Justice Department sues Harvard University for allegedly failing to comply with the departments investigation into admissions decisions, in a follow up investigation from the Supreme Court case of Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard.[132]
  • The Department of Education announces the opening of a Title IX investigation into the Puyallup School District and its handling of a complaint made regarding a transgender student.[133]
  • The Department of Education announces an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents and its efforts to have 60% of adults in the state holding a college degree or other credential. The department has raised claims that the objectives for Black and Hispanic students are discriminatory compared to other races.[134]
  • It is reported that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and top advisor Corey Lewandowski fired a US Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket went missing during a switch to a second plane. The pilot was rehired after it was discovered that no one else was qualified to fly the pair back.[135]
Saturday
February 14
  • A partial government shutdown begins after Congressional Democrats and President Trumps team failed to reach a deal that would continue funding for the DHS through September 2026.[136]
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference stating that "the United States and Europe belong together", pivoting from Vice President Vance's more combative tone in 2025.[137]
Sunday
February 15
Monday
February 16
Tuesday
February 17
Wednesday
February 18
  • The Trump administration pays the remaining portion of the Gateway rail tunnel project with additional funding to allow for construction to continue. This occurred after a federal judge ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and President Trump to do so.[145]
  • A directive memo is included in federal court fillings and instructed ICE to detain refugees who entered the US lawfully but have not obtained a permanent resident card a year after their admission.[146]
  • California and about a dozen other states sue the federal government to force the payout of grants previously approved by Congress for clean energy projects.[147]
  • US District Judge Laura Provinzino orders Matthew Isihara a government attorney to be held in civil contempt of court for violating the order for the Justice Department to return identification documents to Rigoberto Soto Jimenez.[148]
Thursday
February 19
  • President Trump announces at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members had pledged $7 billion towards a Gaza relief package and five countries; Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania had pledged to deploy troops as part of internal stabilization.[149]
  • President Trump announces that he would decide whether to launch military strikes against Iran within the next 10 days during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting.[150]
  • In response to the US Women's Olympic Ice Hockey team winning gold in their match against Canada, the White House reposted a celebratory post from the official USA Hockey account with some added text.[151]
  • It is reported that the husband of Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer was barred from the department's headquarters after alleged sexual misconduct and harassment against at least two female staffers in December 2025.[152]
Friday
February 20
Saturday
February 21
  • President Trump announces that he would increase global tariffs to 15%, the day after the Supreme Court struck down his "reciprocal tariffs". The announcement came via Truth Social.[157]
  • President Trump announces that he was sending a hospital ship to Greenland to supply the area with health care, via Truth Social.[158]
  • President Trump and First Lady Trump attend the Governor Dinner held in the East room of the White House.[159]
  • FBI Director Kash Patel meets with the Milan Joint Operations Center, an interagency and international endeavor to support the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.[160]
Sunday
February 22
Monday
February 23
Tuesday
February 24
  • President Trump delivers his first official State of the Union Address in the second term.[172]
  • Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a missing immigrant left by Border Patrol agents in Buffalo, New York after being released from Erie County jail on February 19 is found deceased. Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan called the Border Patrols actions unprofessional and inhumane with no known attempt to release him in a safe secure location or with family.[173]
  • Senator Richard Dubin sends a letter to the Government Accountability Office and the Justice Department inspector general using whistleblower information claiming that the FBI elite evidence response team was delayed in responding to the Brown University shooting due to FBI director Kash Patel's usage of the jets.[174]
  • FBI director Kash Patel's schedule during his trip to Italy leading up to the US Olympic Men's Ice Hockey game is released to the public leading to questions and concerns about Patel's use of government resources.[175]
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with AI start-up Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei to demand the US military is given unfettered access to its Claude AI by February 27 or have the government label the AI bot a risk to the supply chain. Hegseth also threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act from the Cold War, to compel Anthropic to work with the Defense Department.[176]
  • A case files by 14 state attorney generals and the governor of Pennsylvania aims to reverse the stated number of childhood vaccinations after the updated guidances were announced in January 2026.[177]
Wednesday
February 25
  • Cuban border patrol troops kills four people and wounded six others after a confrontation labeled by Cuba as an attempted terrorist attack, where a Florida registered speedboat approached Cuban territorial waters. The speedboats passengers were identified as Cuban nationals living in the United States, and taken by authorities for medical treatment.[178]
  • US District Judge Brian Murphy rules that the DHS policy allowing for immigration authorities to deport migrants to "third world" countries that are not the migrants home countries without first giving notice or ability to object was unlawful.[179]
  • The Defense Department shoots down a US Customs and Border Protection drone near Fort Hancock, Texas and the US-Mexico border.[180]
  • Vice President Vance and Administrator Mehmet Oz announce actions to address fraud, waste, and abuse.
Thursday
February 26
Friday
February 27
  • Former President Bill Clinton speaks in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in regards to Jeffrey Epstein and his relationship with the Clintons. In his opening statement Clinton claimed he did nothing wrong and saw nothing, and "it doesn't help you for me to play detective 24 years later."[187]
  • Refugees and others file a lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court against DHS secretary Kristi Noem, acting director of ICE Todd Lyons and others over a new policy that would allow the agency to detain refugees without a warrant.[188]
Saturday
February 28

March 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Sunday
March 1
Monday
March 2
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about concerns that the US-Israeli strikes could cause long term regional conflict stating that it would not be similar to the Iraq conflict while speaking with Air Force General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[192]
  • The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announces the death of a fourth US service member after they had been wounded during the initial attacks on Iran on Saturday. The number was increased to six shortly after.[193][194]
  • Global crude oil prices surge by 8% and stocks fell in the United States after the start of the Iran conflict by the United States and Israel, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.[195]
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declines to delay implementation of the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a majority of President Trump's tariffs.[196]
  • Seven environmental groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity challenge a series of amendments to the Bureau of Land Management resource management plans in Montana, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The groups asked a federal judge to enjoin and remand the plans.[197]
  • Minnesota sues the Trump administration officials, including Dr. Oz, and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr for a temporary restraining order against the withholding of Medicaid from the state by the administration.[198]
  • The Supreme Court blocks California from enforcing state rules that restrict the schools ability to notify parents if their student comes out as transgender and enforcing the use of the students preferred pronouns.[199]
  • First Lady Melania Trump speaks at a UN Security Council meeting which focused on children in conflict, stating that the US stood with all children throughout the world.[200]
Tuesday
March 3
  • Following drone attacks on the US Embassies in Riyadh and Kuwait, the US Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon are closed to the public. The US State Department ordered the evacuation of all non-emergency personnel and family from Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan and the UAE.[201]
  • Department of Labor's chief of staff Jihun Han and deputy chief of staff Rebecca Wright step down and submitted letters of resignation to secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer amidst an internal watchdog's investigation of alleged misconduct at the department.[202]
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House.
Wednesday
March 4
Thursday
March 5
  • President Trump announces he is replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and nominating Senator Markwayne Mullin to take her place. Trump says Noem will be "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas," a security initiative focusing on the Western Hemisphere.[205]
  • The House votes on a measure to block or curb President Trumps ability from taking further military action against Iran without Congressional support.[206]
  • The Senate fails to reach the 60-vote threshold to fund the Department of Homeland Security, continuing the ongoing partial government shutdown.[207]
  • The National Capital Planning Commission holds a meeting to discuss President Trumps planned White House ballroom, with the final vote to be held on April 2. More than 100 people are registered to speak during the meeting.[208]
  • The Department of Justice releases additional documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, including uncorroborated allegations against Epstein and President Trump. The documents were reportedly not released initially as they had been categorized as duplicates.[209]
  • About two dozen states has filed suit against President Trump and his planned new global tariff policies that were enacted after the Supreme Court decision.[210]
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with representatives of several Latin American countries to discuss security goals in a joint conference titled "Americas Counter Cartel Conference".[211]
Friday
March 6
  • On Truth Social, President Trump posts about the Iran war stating that only after unconditional surrender by Iran and the choosing of an "acceptable leader" would the war end. Trump closed the post with “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!)”.[212]
  • US crude oil prices break $90 per barrel, with the US Development Finance Corporation beginning the creation of a $20 billion reinsurance facility in an effort to move tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.[213]
  • Following a Supreme Court decision the US Customs and Border Protection agency claims that they are unable to immediately start issuing tariff refunds due to unprecedented volume.[214]
  • FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announces the departure of FDA Vaccine Chief Dr. Vinay Prasad in late April. Prasad will leave the FDA for a second time with this departure.[215]
  • The US Department of Interior announces the proposal of a new rule to overturn restrictions that would then allow for state regulations to apply to national preserves, potentially expanding hunting, trapping and fishing in national preserves.[216]
  • The Social Security Administrations inspector general notifies members of House and Senate committees that they are reviewing a complaint of potential misuse of SSA data by a former DOGE employee.[217]
  • The Authors Guild files suit against the National Endowment for the Humanities, its acting chair, and several DOGE staffers in a class action lawsuit against the cancelation of multiple grants that were tagged as DEI.[218]
Saturday
March 7
Sunday
March 8
Monday
March 9
  • The international standard for crude oil surges to nearly $120 a barrel, about 65% higher than prior to the Iran conflict, before dropping to below $100. With President Trump on Truth Social claiming that there is no oil shortage and prices would drop.[226]
  • Anthropic sues the Trump administration for declaring the AI company a risk to the Defense Departments supply chain, claiming the government violated its First Amendment rights.[227]
  • In an interview with CBS, President Trump alleges that the Iran conflict was almost over and that the country had basically nothing left to continue fighting. He also stated that the United States could take over the Strait of Hormuz and do a lot with it.[228]
  • President Trump announces that he had donated $1 million to House Speaker Mike Johnson's fundraiser, while speaking at House GOP members Issues Conference.[229]
Tuesday
March 10
Wednesday
March 11
  • The Trump administration announces new trade investigations into China, Mexico, the European Union and over a dozen other economies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.[232]
  • Seventeen Democratic-led states sues the Trump administration over the "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" survey that requires universities to provide admission and student data broken down by race and other aspects.[233]
  • It is reported that in preliminary findings as part of an ongoing military investigation, the US was determined responsible for the Tomahawk missile strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school during the Iran conflict.[234]
  • During a Trump rally in Hebron, Kentucky, President Trump brings Jake Paul onto the state where Trump claimed Paul would run for office and endorsed him. Paul has not made an announcement for running for office.[235]
Thursday
March 12
  • The Trump administration sues California air regulators over rules aimed at curbing pollution from vehicles, claiming that the state did not have the authority to enforce any of their vehicle emission regulations.[236]
Friday
March 13
Saturday
March 14
  • President Trump called on US allies, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and others to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.[242]
Sunday
March 15
Monday
March 16
  • President Trump announces that his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. She is expected to continue her job while undergoing treatment.[245]
  • The Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administrations power to curtail temporary protections for migrants from countries experiencing extraordinary conditions.[246]
  • Federal Judge Brian Murphy ruled in favor of the American Academy of Pediatrics against the US Department of Health and Human Services and the appointment of vaccine advisors.[247]
  • President Trump and Vice President Vance participate in an executive order signing.
Tuesday
March 17
Wednesday
March 18
Thursday
March 19
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House.
Friday
March 20
Saturday
March 21
Sunday
March 22
Monday
March 23
Tuesday
March 24
Wednesday
March 25
Thursday
March 26
Friday
March 27
Saturday
March 28
Sunday
March 29
Monday
March 30
Tuesday
March 31

See also

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