Regulatory freeze halts publication of new federal rules and withdraws unpublished regulations pending political review — stalling agency rulemaking across government.

Congress invoked the Congressional Review Act to overturn 7 federal agency rules in a single year — the highest CRA usage since its 1996 enactment.

Second wave of probationary federal employee terminations targeted climate, civil-rights, and inspector-general support staff — accelerating Schedule F implementation through attrition.

USAID functions absorbed into State Department with foreign-aid portfolio reviews — consolidating humanitarian and development programs under political appointees per Project 2025's State chapter.