The Trump administration has pushed through a flurry of actions on the final day of 2025, including drastic reversals on two high key issues.
Donald Trump has abruptly retreated from efforts to deploy federal troops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland. The move marks a significant U-turn after months of tension between the federal government and local authorities.
Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all childcare payments to states, and funding will only be released once states prove the money is being used “legitimately”.
Trump ends national guard effort in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland
Donald Trump has staged a sudden climbdown from his attempts to impose federal troops in law enforcement roles on Democratic-run cities, announcing on Wednesday that he was ending attempted deployments from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland.
Trump administration freezes all childcare payments to all states – report
The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing all childcare payments to all states, an official for Donald Trump’s administration told ABC News in a report published Wednesday, just hours after department officials announced that they had frozen childcare funding to Minnesota. States’ funds, the unnamed official said, will be released “only when states prove they are being spent legitimately”.
Court allows White House to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states
A US appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood health centers in 22 states and Washington DC. The order from the three-judge panel of the Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals puts on hold an injunction issued by US district judge Indira Talwani.
Record number of Americans pessimistic about healthcare system
A record 23 % of Americans believe the United States healthcare system is “in a state of crisis” and 47% think it has “major problems,” according to a recent poll from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America.
Kennedy Center changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name – report
The Kennedy Center reportedly adopted bylaws earlier this year that would limit voting to Donald Trump-appointed trustees – a controversial move that appears to reveal the long-held plan to install Trump’s name to the center.
What else happened today:
Catching up? Here’s what happened on 30 December 2025.
