Donald Trump
President of the United States; author of the IEEPA tariffs and the federal workforce cuts.
Role in each timeline
- Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
President who promoted the accounts with CEOs and signed the July 2025 law creating them.
- IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits
Issued the 2025 IEEPA tariff orders and the February 2026 Section 122 replacement surcharge.
- Student Loans After SAVE: From the Court Block to the Repayment Assistance Plan
Signed the reconciliation law creating new repayment plans, loan caps, and other federal student-loan changes.
- The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
President who repeatedly demanded lower rates, nominated Stephen Miran and Warsh, and initiated efforts to remove Governor Lisa Cook.
- TSMC Arizona: From a $12 Billion Fab to a $265 Billion Gigafab Cluster
U.S. president at the White House announcement of TSMC's March 2025 US$100 billion U.S. expansion.
- US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
President whose administration announced in December 2025 that approved Chinese customers could buy H200 chips under a revenue-sharing arrangement.
- US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
President asked by senators to reverse the China chip-sales arrangement.
Entries that mention Donald Trump
- Trump restarts the Cook removal with a notice letter and a 21-day deadline Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Trump rings the opening bell from the Oval Office with the NYSE and Nasdaq; Dell shares jump Updateon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- Trump Accounts go live on the 250th anniversary, with the $1,000 deposits and family contributions starting Launchon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- Supreme Court, 5 to 4, keeps Cook in office: governors have for-cause protection and a right to notice and a hearing Legalon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Warsh sworn in as chair at the White House; the FOMC elects him unanimously Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Su meets Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing days after the Trump–Xi summit, pledging more investment Updateon US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
- Judge Boasberg grants the Fed Board's motion to quash subpoenas Legalon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Same day, Trump imposes a 10% Section 122 surcharge for 150 days to replace the struck-down tariffs Regulatoryon IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits
- Trump names Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed chair Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- BIS moves the MI325X, alongside Nvidia's H200, to case-by-case review with security conditions Regulatoryon US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
- Powell calls Justice Department subpoenas pretexts Responseon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Trump allows H200 sales to approved Chinese customers with a 25 percent cut for the US Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- Michael and Susan Dell pledge $6.25 billion to put $250 into 25 million children's accounts Announcementon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- PSLF final rule lets the Secretary disqualify employers with a 'substantial illegal purpose' Regulatoryon Student Loans After SAVE: From the Court Block to the Repayment Assistance Plan
- Stephen Miran sworn in as governor the day before the meeting, on leave from the White House Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Trump says he is firing Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage-fraud allegations; Cook refuses to go Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- US government takes a 9.9 percent stake in Intel for US$8.9 billion, funded from unpaid CHIPS grants Financialon Intel Foundry and 18A: From IDM 2.0 to a Government-Owned Stake
- Six senators urge Trump to reverse AMD and Nvidia China chip arrangement Responseon US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
- White House confirms Nvidia and AMD will hand over 15 percent of China chip revenue for their licenses Regulatoryon US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
- Nvidia and AMD to pay the US government 15 percent of H20 and MI308 revenue from China Reporton US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- Commerce will resume reviewing MI308 licenses; AMD says shipments will restart once approved Announcementon US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates Trump Accounts: $1,000 for babies born 2025 through 2028 Regulatoryon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act rewrites federal student lending: RAP, loan caps, Grad PLUS ends Regulatoryon Student Loans After SAVE: From the Court Block to the Repayment Assistance Plan
- SSA hails the One Big Beautiful Bill as ending taxes on benefits for nearly 90% of recipients, then corrects itself Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Trump hosts CEOs at the White House to sell the $1,000 'Trump Accounts'; Dell pledges to match for employees' children Announcementon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- Oregon and allied states file IEEPA tariff challenge Legalon IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits
- Executive Order 14257: a 10% worldwide tariff and higher reciprocal rates on dozens of countries Regulatoryon IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits
- TSMC adds US$100 billion for three more fabs, two packaging plants and an R&D center: US$165 billion total Announcementon TSMC Arizona: From a $12 Billion Fab to a $265 Billion Gigafab Cluster
- Trump invokes IEEPA for the first tariffs: 10% on China, 25% on Canada and Mexico over fentanyl Regulatoryon IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits