Trump Administration Carries Out Most Project 2025 Proposals
A Guardian analysis of the 900-page policy document finds at least 92 proposals to delete data, censor science, or repeal transparency laws.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Government
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The Guardian analyzed all 900 pages of Project 2025 and found at least 92 proposals to delete government data, censor scientific information, repeal transparency laws, or abolish taxpayer-funded research offices. The analysis reports that the Trump administration has carried out most of those proposals, with 42 more appearing to be underway.
Why it matters
The findings bear on how federal data and scientific research are maintained across the United States, and the analysis suggests the policy blueprint has moved from proposal to practice. Democrats, who have retaken control of Congress, could use the document as a tool for oversight of the administration.
The Guardian counted at least 92 proposals in the 900-page document to delete data, censor science, or repeal transparency laws. The count of proposals reported as carried out or underway is 92 plus 42, though the analysis does not state how many of the 42 are complete.
The players
Donald Trump
The 45th and 47th President of the United States, whose administration is the subject of the analysis and who signed the executive order removing terms from federal datasets.
Heritage Foundation
A Washington, D.C.-based conservative think tank that produced Project 2025, the policy blueprint analyzed by the Guardian.
The details
Project 2025 called for removing the terms 'sexual orientation,' 'DEI,' and 'gender equality' from federal data, and Trump signed an executive order to strip that language from hundreds of datasets soon after taking office. The Treasury Department ended collection of data on who owns shell companies this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency deleted its climate research website, and the administration dismissed hundreds of scientists working on the National Climate Assessment. The Transportation Department also narrowed which self-driving car crashes must be reported to federal safety regulators.
Timeline
2024: Trump disowned Project 2025 during his presidential campaign.
Summer 2025: The Treasury Department ended collection of shell company ownership data.
November 11, 2026: Democrats retook control of Congress, and the Guardian published its analysis.
Roadmap
The analysis measures how far the Project 2025 blueprint has moved from published policy document to executive action. It positions the document as a working agenda rather than a set of aspirations, which is the basis for congressional oversight.
Changes to federal datasets and research offices can affect what information the public and researchers can access. Reduced transparency requirements, such as narrower crash reporting for self-driving cars, shape what regulators and consumers can see.
The takeaway
The analysis shows that a policy blueprint can be traced line by line into federal action, so readers can check which proposals have become reality. Tracking those changes is how oversight turns a document into accountable government conduct.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Raw Story.
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