How did the United States change between Sep 27, 2025 and Oct 15, 2026?
Every branch of government, compared side by side.
22 files changed, 3,684 insertions(+), 29 deletions(−) · 13 months
Laws enacted
+856 notable · lowest of 10 since 1974
Executive orders
+84signed · 2nd of 5 since 2001
Final rules
+2,966229 significant · lowest of 5 since 2001
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+1 −1departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$2.84T$37.5T → $40.3T
Donald J. Trump was president on both dates. Congress enacted 85 public laws. 2 senators and 8 representatives took seats that they did not hold before.
Most unusual Notable laws: 5.7 a year, the 11th highest of 10 presidencies since 1974.
Executive7 files+3,485−8
executive/presidentThe presidency
Donald J. Trump R
47th president · in office on both dates
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidency
J.D. Vance R
in office on both dates
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials
+5−7Wikidata ↗
Todd Blanche R
confirmed 50–49 · Aug 8, 2026
office vacant or abolished
Markwayne Mullin R
confirmed 54–45 · Mar 23, 2026
Jay Clayton I
confirmed 51–47 · Jul 28, 2026
Other senior officials (2 changed)
office vacant or abolished
25 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Marco Rubio R
Secretary of the Treasury: Scott Bessent
Secretary of Defense: Pete Hegseth R
Postmaster General: David P. Steiner
Secretary of the Interior: Doug Burgum R
Secretary of Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Commerce: Howard Lutnick R
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Scott Turner R
Secretary of Transportation: Sean Duffy R
Secretary of Energy: Chris Wright
Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon R
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Doug Collins R
White House Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles R
Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought R
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Lee Zeldin R
Ambassador to the United Nations: Mike Waltz R
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: John Ratcliffe R
Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Kelly Loeffler R
U.S. Trade Representative: Jamieson Greer
Postmaster General: David P. Steiner
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Dan Caine
Director of the FBI: Kash Patel
National Security Advisor: Marco Rubio R (acting)
Solicitor General: D. John Sauer
executive/ordersExecutive orders
84 executive orders signed · Donald Trump 84
1,132 → 1,214 orders (issued since 1994) in force · 2 revoked in this window
EO 14360 Modifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs With Respect to Certain Agricultural Products
signed Nov 14, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14361 Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
signed Nov 20, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14368 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
signed Dec 18, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14410 Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
signed Jun 3, 2026 by Donald Trump
EO 14353 Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar
signed Sep 29, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14354 Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
signed Sep 29, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14355 Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence
signed Sep 30, 2025 by Donald Trump
EO 14356 Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
signed Oct 15, 2025 by Donald Trump
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EO 14357 Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
Nov 4, 2025 · Donald Trump
EO 14358 Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Consistent With the Economic and Trade Arrangement Between the United States and the People's Republic of China
Nov 4, 2025 · Donald Trump
EO 14359 Fostering the Future for American Children and Families
Nov 13, 2025 · Donald Trump
EO 14362 Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Nov 24, 2025 · Donald Trump
EO 14363 Launching the Genesis Mission
Nov 24, 2025 · Donald Trump
EO 14364 Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain
Dec 6, 2025 · Donald Trump
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations
+429Congress.gov ↗
419 civilian nominations received · 429 confirmed · 33 withdrawn · 91 returned to the President
Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Kristi Noem.
confirmed Mar 23, 2026 · 54–45
Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Tulsi Gabbard.
confirmed Jul 28, 2026 · 51–47
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, vice Pamela Bondi.
confirmed Aug 8, 2026 · 50–49
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, vice Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned.
confirmed Sep 30, 2026 · 47–41
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies
+1−1Wikidata ↗
425 → 425 tracked organizations · 16 → 16 executive departments
U.S. Wildland Fire Service
established Jan 1, 2026 · United States government agency
NOAA Environmental Modeling Center
abolished Jan 1, 2026 · United States weather agency · replaced by NOAA Office of Modeling and Development
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
executive/regulationsFederal regulations
+2,966Federal Register API ↗
2,966 final rules published in the Federal Register
from Sep 27, 2025
229 of them flagged "significant" under EO 12866
major economic or policy impact
1,771 proposed rules · 21,710 notices
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Final rules carry the force of law. Rescissions count as rules too, so this measures regulatory activity, not net growth.
Military2 files±0
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 7 armed conflicts → 7
7 conflicts active on both dates
Iraq: insurgency and war against IS
since Aug 8, 2014 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Somalia: al-Shabaab
since 2015 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Al-Shabaab
Iran–Israel conflict
since 2020 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Israel
Red Sea: the Houthis (Yemen)
since Feb 3, 2024 · U.S. a principal party · against Ansarallah (the Houthis)
Syria: Islamic State
since 2025 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Nigeria: Islamic State
since 2025 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
Somalia: Islamic State
since Feb 1, 2025 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against IS
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded. UCDP data runs through 2025, so "active" on later dates means active at the end of 2025.
military/troopsU.S. troops abroad
+1,635 troops abroadDMDC via troopdata (Allen, Flynn & Martinez Machain) ↗
162,138 → 163,773 active-duty troops stationed abroad · 1,309,636 → 1,335,749 total active duty
10 → 10 countries with 1,000 or more U.S. troops
as of Jun 30, 2025 → as of Mar 31, 2026
Germany 35,989 → 37,009
+1,020
Japan 53,912 → 54,891
+979
Largest U.S. deployments as of Mar 31, 2026
Japan 54,891
Germany 37,009
South Korea 23,372
Italy 12,783
United Kingdom 10,158
Guam 7,137
Spain 3,835
Bahrain 3,151
Active-duty personnel assigned to each country in the Defense Department's location reports, which leave out most combat deployments, forces afloat, and short rotations: Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan during their wars are press or Pentagon estimates, and Iraq and Syria read zero after 2023 although a few thousand troops remained. Each date shows the latest report on or before it.
Legislative4 files+95−9
legislative/controlControl of Congress
119
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
119th Congress → 119th Congress · 0 new Congresses elected
0 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Republican majority on both dates
219 R · 213 D → 219 R · 214 D
Senate: Republican majority on both dates
53 R · 47 D → 53 R · 47 D
legislative/senateSenate
2 new members · 2 departed · 98 served on both dates · women 26 → 27 · median age 66 → 66
Who joined and who left (2 in · 2 out)
Alan Armstrong R
Oklahoma
Darline Graham R
South Carolina
Markwayne Mullin R
Oklahoma
Lindsey Graham R
South Carolina
legislative/houseHouse
8 new members · 7 departed · 425 served on both dates · women 125 → 125 · median age 58 → 59
4 state delegations changed
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Arizona 2 D · 6 R
Arizona 3 D · 6 R
Florida 8 D · 20 R
Florida 7 D · 20 R
Tennessee 1 D · 7 R
Tennessee 1 D · 8 R
Texas 12 D · 25 R
Texas 13 D · 24 R
Who joined and who left (8 in · 7 out)
Adelita S. Grijalva D
Arizona-7
James Gallagher R
California-1
Aisha Wahab D
California-14
Clay Fuller R
Georgia-14
Everton Blair Jr. D
Georgia-13
Analilia Mejia D
New Jersey-11
Matt Van Epps R
Tennessee-7
Christian D. Menefee D
Texas-18
Doug LaMalfa R
California-1
Eric Swalwell D
California-14
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D
Florida-20
Marjorie Taylor Greene R
Georgia-14
David Scott D
Georgia-13
Mikie Sherrill D
New Jersey-11
Tony Gonzales R
Texas-23
legislative/lawsLaws enacted
85 public laws enacted · 0 landmark · 6 notable · 76 routine · 3 ceremonial
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Pub. L. 119-38 · Nov 19, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Pub. L. 119-60 · Dec 18, 2025
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Pub. L. 119-69 · Jan 14, 2026
Lulu's Law
Pub. L. 119-100 · Jun 26, 2026
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Pub. L. 119-101 · Jul 11, 2026
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Pub. L. 119-111 · Sep 18, 2026
Judicial3 files+104
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme Court
Bench by appointing party: 6 R · 3 D → 6 R · 3 D · every justice ↗
9 justices served on both dates
Clarence Thomas R
appointed by George H.W. Bush · 1991 · confirmed 52–48
John Glover Roberts, Jr. R
appointed by George W. Bush · 2005 · confirmed 78–22
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. R
appointed by George W. Bush · 2006 · confirmed 58–42
Sonia Sotomayor D
appointed by Barack Obama · 2009 · confirmed 68–31
Elena Kagan D
appointed by Barack Obama · 2010 · confirmed 63–37
Neil M. Gorsuch R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2017 · confirmed 54–45
Brett M. Kavanaugh R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2018 · confirmed 50–48
Amy Coney Barrett R
appointed by Donald J. Trump · 2020 · confirmed 52–48
Ketanji Brown Jackson D
appointed by Joseph R. Biden · 2022 · confirmed 53–47
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courts
Courts of appeals (active judges): 90 R · 87 D → 92 R · 87 D
District courts (active judges): 382 D · 251 R → 373 D · 279 R
Donald J. Trump R appointed 47 judges
8 appeals · 38 district · 1 other
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions
57 argued decisions · 5 landmark
Learning Resources v. Trump
607 U.S. 229 · Feb 20, 2026 · Decided 6–3 · Miscellaneous · Vacated
Louisiana v. Callais
No. 24-109 · Apr 29, 2026 · Decided 6–3 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Struck down state law
Cisco Systems v. Doe
No. 24-856 · Jun 23, 2026 · Decided 6–3 · Judicial Power · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Trump v. Slaughter
No. 25-332 · Jun 29, 2026 · Decided 6–3 · Miscellaneous · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Declared federal law unconstitutional
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
No. 24-621 · Jun 30, 2026 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal3 files±0
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget
−2.2% real spendingMonthly Treasury Statement ↗
Actual spending and revenue in the 12 months before each date · Aug 2025 → Aug 2026
Spending $7.11T
12 months ending Aug 2025
Spending $7.16T
12 months ending Aug 2026 · +0.6% nominal · −2.2% after inflation
Revenue $5.22T
12 months ending Aug 2025
Revenue $5.39T
12 months ending Aug 2026 · +3.3% nominal · +0.3% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$1.89T
12 months ending Aug 2025
Surplus / deficit −$1.77T
12 months ending Aug 2026 · +$125B
Annual budget tables only have final figures through fiscal year 2025, which can't show change over a short or recent span. This compares the latest 12 months of actual Treasury figures before each date instead. Spending in any 12 months mostly reflects budgets passed earlier.
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
+$2.84TTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$37.5T
as of Sep 26, 2025
$40.3T
as of Oct 13, 2026
fiscal/economyPrices and jobs
+4.0% pricesBureau of Labor Statistics ↗
Prices rose 4.0% · a dollar in Aug 2025 bought what $1.04 buys in Sep 2026
Consumer prices 324.0
CPI-U, Aug 2025
Consumer prices 336.9
CPI-U, Sep 2026 · +4.0%
Unemployment 4.3%
Aug 2025
Unemployment 4.2%
Sep 2026 · −0.1 points
Latest monthly reading on or before each date. Prices are the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (from 1913); unemployment is the seasonally adjusted rate (from 1948).
Constitution & Union1 file±0
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood
27 → 27 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
No amendments ratified and no states admitted. The last amendment was the 27th, in 1992.
Reverts1 file−12
revert/undoneWhat was undone
2 executive orders revoked or superseded · 7 rules struck down by Congress · 3 Supreme Court precedents overruled
Trump revoked 2 orders: 1 by Biden, 1 by Obama
7 agency rules nullified under the Congressional Review Act
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3 decisions that overruled precedent
Cisco Systems v. Doe
Jun 23, 2026 · 6-3 · Judicial Power
Trump v. Slaughter
Jun 29, 2026 · 6-3 · Miscellaneous
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
Jun 30, 2026 · 6-3 · First Amendment
Revocations are full revocations or supersessions recorded in the Federal Register (partial amendments aren't counted). Congressional Review Act disapprovals are identified by title. Laws repealed outright aren't tracked yet. Agencies abolished are in the Executive section.
Log1 file±0
logEverything in between
15 events
- orderModifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs With Respect to Certain Agricultural Products
- lawEpstein Files Transparency Act
- orderModifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
- orderAdjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- lawNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- lawWhole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
- rulingLearning Resources v. Trump
- rulingLouisiana v. Callais
- orderImplementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
- rulingCisco Systems v. Doe
- lawLulu's Law
- rulingTrump v. Slaughter
- rulingNational Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
- law21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- lawLindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026