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| April 2025 | Korbein Schultz is sentenced to seven years in prison for his espionage-related crimes. |
| April 2 2025 | House of Representatives increases to 220 Democrats and 433 total members. |
| April 2 2025 | House membership changes confirmed, including the results of the special election. |
| 2025 | The United States had imposed a total of six rounds of sanctions between 2020 and 2025 targeting Hong Kong and Chinese officials under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. |
| April 1 2025 | A special election was held for a House Representative seat. |
| March 31 2025 | Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey begins a record-breaking Senate speech protesting President Donald Trump's agenda, continuing into April 1, 2025. |
| March 28 2025 | The Trump administration fired over 200 USIP staffers and appointed Nate Cavanaugh as USIP president, who then transferred the headquarters building to the US Government. |
| March 2025 | The Supreme Court denied to hear the appeal in the Juliana v. United States case. |
| March 2025 | The Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the case. |
| March 24 2025 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Ming Xi Zhang, a 61-year-old Chinese national and owner of Ya Ya Noodles in Montgomery Township, NJ. |
| March 2025 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a controversial statement about the 'Deep State' on his official X account, claiming leftist forces weaponize the justice system against right-wing leaders, which was subsequently deleted and reposted on his personal account. Elon Musk responded with support by posting a '100' emoji. |
| March 2025 | The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a Chinese 'teapot' oil refinery and related executives for violations of international sanctions against Iran. |
| March 2025 | Trump announced firing of most USIP board members, including George Moose, and appointed Kenneth Jackson as acting president. |
| March 2025 | The institute accused Elon Musk's DOGE operatives of illegally entering their building. |
| March 17 2025 | US attorney's office reported unauthorized individuals inside USIP headquarters, with Kenneth Jackson claimed to be in charge. |
| March 17 2025 | Dan Bongino becomes Deputy Director, taking office on this date. |
| March 2025 | President Trump issued an executive order directing the elimination of the Council 'to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law'. |
| March 15 2025 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act was passed, providing funding and extending various government provisions. |
| 2025 | President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency planned to target over 80,000 VA employees for termination, potentially delaying benefits for affected veterans. |
| March 13 2025 | House of Representatives further changes to 213 Democrats and 431 total members. |
| March 13 2025 | House of Representatives further changes to 213 Democratic and 431 total Representatives. |
| March 11 2025 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer becomes Secretary of Labor |
| March 7 2025 | Michael Charles Schena, a 42-year-old U.S. Department of State employee with a Top Secret security clearance, was arrested on criminal charges for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to gather and transmit national defense information to the People's Republic of China. The FBI affidavit noted he used an iPhone to share information and had an invoice referencing 'CNY' (likely Chinese yuan). |
| March 6 2025 | Jian Zhao, Li Tian (both active-duty U.S. Army soldiers), and Ruoyu Duan (former U.S. Army soldier) were arrested on espionage-related charges. Tian and Duan were charged with conspiring to commit bribery and theft of government property involving U.S. military information. Zhao was charged with conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information to individuals in China, as well as bribery and theft of government property. |
| March 6 2025 | The House votes 224–198 (2 present) to censure Representative Al Green (D) of Texas for speaking out of turn during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. |
| March 5 2025 | House of Representatives composition changes to 214 Democrats and 432 total members. |
| March 5 2025 | House party composition changes to 214 Democratic and 432 total Representatives |
| March 5 2025 | House of Representatives composition changes to 214 Democratic and 432 total Representatives. |
| March 5 2025 | House party composition changes to 214 Democrats and 432 total members, with 3 vacancies. |
| March 5 2025 | Representative Sylvester Turner (D) of Texas dies. |
| March 5 2025 | A Democratic House incumbent died, with a special election date to be determined. |
| March 4 2025 | President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress. |
| March 3 2025 | Linda McMahon was confirmed as Secretary of Education. |
| February 2025 | A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment against Linwei Ding, expanding the charges to seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of trade secret theft, replacing the previous four-count indictment. |
| February 28 2025 | Vice President JD Vance asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "Have you ever said thank you once?" during an Oval Office meeting, which subsequently inspired numerous internet memes. |
| February 27 2025 | Jamieson Greer is appointed United States Trade Representative |
| February 2025 | President Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum (NSPM) directing CFIUS to restrict Chinese investments across multiple critical sectors including technology, infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and raw materials. The memorandum commits to using 'all necessary legal instruments' to curb Chinese investments in the United States. |
| February 21 2025 | Howard Lutnick was appointed as Secretary of Commerce. |
| February 20 2025 | Kelly Loeffler becomes Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
| 2025 | Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender member of Congress in United States history. |
| February 13 2025 | Two significant appointments were made: Brooke Rollins became Secretary of Agriculture, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| February 12 2025 | Tulsi Gabbard is appointed Director of National Intelligence |
| February 7 2025 | Russell Vought takes office as Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
| February 5 2025 | Attorney General Pam Bondi lifts the moratorium on federal executions and directs the Justice Department to strengthen the death penalty. |
| February 5 2025 | Multiple Cabinet appointments occurred: Pam Bondi became Attorney General, Scott Turner was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Doug Collins was named Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
| February 5 2025 | Doug Collins was sworn in as the 12th Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, after being selected by President Donald Trump. |
| February 4 2025 | Chris Wright took office as Secretary of Energy. |
| February 2 2025 | Neoconservative writer Bill Kristol made a provocative statement that 'The deep state is far preferable to the Trump state', prompting reaction from the Heritage Foundation. |
| February 1 2025 | President Trump issued Executive Order 14195, imposing a 10% tariff on imports from China due to perceived insufficient action by Chinese officials in stopping precursor chemical supply to criminal cartels and curbing money laundering by transnational criminal organizations. |
| February 1 2025 | Doug Burgum was sworn in as the current Secretary of the Interior, assuming leadership of the department. |
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