
Tools & Trackers
Politifact: MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term
"For each campaign promise, our reporters research the issue and then rate it based on whether the promise was achieved: Promise Kept, Promise Broken, Compromise, Stalled, In the Works or Not Yet Rated. We rate the promise not on the president's intentions or effort, but on verifiable outcomes."
Just Security: Litigation Tracker
"This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions....The Tracker is part of the Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of the Trump Administration’s Executive Actions.... The Tracker was first published on Jan. 29, 2025 and is continually updated."
The Guardian: Tracking Trump – updates on the presidency’s first 100 days
"To keep up with the dizzying array of executive orders, directives, firings and policy changes, the Guardian will be tracking the major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, just like we did during the first 100 days of Trump’s first presidency in 2017." The timeline is updated each Monday of the first 100 days.
U.S. News: Trump's Executive Orders on Trial
"Executive orders have limited staying power, as they can easily be reversed by the next president. And that’s if they survive the legal challenges.
U.S. News is tracking lawsuits challenging some of Trump’s biggest executive orders. The list will be updated as new lawsuits are filed."
NY Times: Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump's Agenda
The New York Times updated its tracker, which aims to track numerous legal battles across personal, business, and political or Constitutional areas.
NY Times: Major Moves Tracker
"The New York Times is tracking the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term. This page will be updated daily."
SPN: Federalism Scorecard
"Our Federalism Scorecard makes no claims about where Americans should live, only that they should protect the places they love. We offer specific recommendations for American communities to combat the hidden but growing danger of federal overreach."
The Economist: Checks and Balance Newsletter
"This weekly newsletter takes a broad look at the state of American democracy, while also holding up a magnifying glass to the issues that matter to voters, from foreign policy decisions to school-board disputes.
Each week our US correspondents share personal insights from their reporting and explain what lessons can be drawn from the latest polling."
DOGE: Regulations
DOGE's Regulations page offers insights into federal regulations, featuring the "Unconstitutionality Index," which indicates the number of agency rules established by unelected officials compared to laws enacted by Congress. Additionally, it provides data on the overall word count and sections of regulations within the Code of Federal Regulations, categorized by agency.
Brookings: Regulatory Tracker
The tracker "provides background information and status updates on a curated selection of significant regulatory and deregulatory changes made by the Trump administration. This tracker allows you to monitor a curated selection of new, delayed, and repealed rules, notable guidance and policy revocations, executive actions, and important court battles across key policy areas such as environmental, health, labor, and more."
Ballotpedia: Administrative State Legislation Tracker
"Ballotpedia’s policy experts provide daily updates on bills and other relevant political developments and translate bill text into easy-to-digest summaries. Our team manually reviews each bill added to the tracker and categorizes them by topic and subtopic. Our unique bill tracker user interface then allows users to search and filter by state trifecta status, the political party of bill sponsors, the status of the legislation, our system of topics and subtopics, text search, most recent action, and bill number."
State Litigation and AG Activity Database
"On the site, you will find information on the current and past occupants of state AG offices, as well as scholarship examining their activities. You will also find up-to-date-lists of multistate lawsuits against the federal government, settlements with corporations, amcius brief filings, sign-on letters, and more."
CIS Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
"Since 2015, the Center has been tracking sanctuaries, which we define as those state and local jurisdictions that have laws, ordinances, policies, or practices that prevent state and/or law enforcement agencies from cooperating fully with ICE in gaining custody of criminal aliens who have been arrested for local crimes."
WSJ: The Trump Tracker
"President Trump started his second term by rapidly deploying executive orders, memos and presidential actions to deliver on campaign promises and reverse policies from previous administrations. The Wall Street Journal is tracking his biggest moves to reshape the federal government."
Economist: Approval Tracker
"Every week YouGov, an online pollster, asks 1,500 American adults how they feel about a range of topics. We have collated their responses to these surveys since 2009, including the latest data on the most pressing political issues—from immigration and the state of the economy to gun control and health care. The result is a snapshot of Americans’ shifting views on their politics and society over the past 16 years."