Trump’s Accomplishments Since Taking Office (January 20, 2025 – March 2026)
President Trump’s second term has centered on an “America First” agenda, prioritizing border security, economic growth through deregulation and domestic investment, foreign policy resets, energy dominance, and government efficiency. The White House has touted “365 wins in 365 days,” supported by more than 250 executive orders issued in the first year-plus. Below is a summary of major claimed and reported achievements, drawn primarily from administration statements and supportive coverage:
- Border Security and Immigration: Historic enforcement actions, including early passage of the Laken Riley Act. Achieved negative net migration for the first time in 50 years, reduced daily illegal border encounters to near-zero levels (with sharp drops reported), and accelerated deportations of criminal offenders—hundreds of thousands removed, including serious threats.
- Economy and Jobs: Attracted trillions in new domestic investments (with figures cited up to $18 trillion in some addresses), onshoring manufacturing, and factory revitalization. The stock market reached dozens of record highs, factory investments surged, and new American exports grew significantly. Reduced the federal workforce by roughly 300,000 while pursuing spending cuts and deregulation.
- Energy and Production: Record U.S. energy output, with policies favoring domestic production (including fossil fuels) to drive down costs. Executive actions cut renewable subsidies and streamlined regulations on traditional sources.
- Foreign Policy and National Security: Administration claims credit for helping settle multiple long-standing conflicts in under a year, including ending the Gaza war with hostage releases, degrading Iran’s nuclear capabilities through operations such as Operation Epic Fury in early 2026, and advancing broader Middle East stability. Bolstered military readiness through targeted investments and alliances.
- Crime and Public Safety: Record drops in homicide rates, linked in part to strengthened immigration enforcement and law-and-order measures.
- Healthcare and Consumer Costs: Most Favored Nation agreements on pharmaceuticals, credited with substantial drug price reductions.
- Government Efficiency and Other Priorities: Significant bureaucracy reductions, implementation or progress on roughly half of Project 2025 initiatives (per independent trackers), rollbacks of “woke” policies (including DEI, CRT, and certain transgender mandates in federal programs and schools), and new frameworks like the GENIUS Act for stablecoin and crypto regulation. Additional steps included wildfire prevention reforms, supersonic flight deregulation, and anti-fraud initiatives.
These highlights reflect White House and supportive reporting. Critics acknowledge some progress but point to persistent challenges like affordability and question certain investment or outcome figures.
Pennsylvania Reasons to Vote Republican in 2026
The 2026 midterms in Pennsylvania feature a high-stakes gubernatorial race (incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro vs. Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who secured the GOP endorsement), battles for control of the state House and Senate (Republicans hold the Senate majority; the House is narrowly Democratic), and several competitive U.S. House seats.
Republicans argue that aligning state leadership and policies with President Trump’s national “America First” agenda will directly tackle Pennsylvania families’ top concerns: affordability, energy costs, taxes, education quality, and economic competitiveness. The state ranks middling or lower in key economic and education metrics according to GOP analyses, and voters repeatedly rank costs, jobs, and energy as priorities.
Key reasons Pennsylvania Republicans emphasize for supporting GOP candidates:
- Lower Energy Costs and Unleash Resources: Pennsylvania is an energy powerhouse with vast natural gas, coal, and oil reserves. Republicans advocate “all-of-the-above” production, opposition to costly regulations like RGGI (which they say inflate electricity prices), and Trump-style deregulation to deliver cheaper power for households, manufacturers, and emerging sectors like data centers and AI. They contrast this with policies they argue drive up costs for families and businesses.
- Economic Growth, Jobs, and Affordability: Leverage Trump’s reported investment and reshoring successes in manufacturing and tech. GOP candidates push tax relief, reduced red tape, pro-business reforms (including national proposals like no taxes on tips or overtime), and fiscal discipline to lower grocery, housing, and utility costs—issues that consistently rank high with Pennsylvania swing voters.
- Education and School Choice: Strengthen Pennsylvania’s education outcomes through expanded school choice, parental rights, and reduced federal mandates, framed as empowering families over “mediocre” national rankings.
- Public Safety and Immigration Alignment: Increased support for law enforcement, crime reduction strategies (tied to national homicide declines), and backing federal border policies to curb impacts like fentanyl trafficking and state-level costs from illegal immigration.
- Agriculture and Rural Support: Protect family farms by eliminating the “death tax,” cutting bureaucracy, aiding young farmers, and opening new markets—priorities highlighted in platforms like Stacy Garrity’s to boost Pennsylvania’s ag economy.
- Overall Contrast: Republicans position themselves as focused on “giving back” to taxpayers rather than higher taxes and spending, protecting hard-earned dollars, delivering results on infrastructure, and creating opportunity—while critiquing the incumbent’s record on energy costs and fiscal management.
Governor Shapiro’s policies, critics argue, risk turning Pennsylvania into another high-tax, high-regulation state like New York or New Jersey—models they call economically strained. Instead, Pennsylvania should capitalize on its enormous natural gas reserves (often called the “Saudi Arabia of natural gas” due to the Marcellus Shale) by reducing red tape, limiting special-interest influence, and prioritizing practical energy development that benefits families and workers.
Vote for real people with skin in the game—your local Republican candidates. Vet them carefully, review their voting records, and hold them accountable once in office.
