1. Increase Domestic Travel – According to White House officials speaking to Politico, Trump plans to increase his domestic travel in the new year as the midterm elections approach, adding that this has been “long planned.”
2. Hire 50,000 New Employees for National Security Work – US personnel managers say the Trump administration has hired 50,000 new employees, most of whom will work in national security-related fields.
3. Consider Reintroducing the “Food Pyramid” Dietary Guidelines
Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is considering reintroducing the “food pyramid” when it updates the national dietary guidelines later this year, expected to emphasize the importance of protein and whole foods.
4. Lift Ban on Exploration from Alaska Oil Reserve
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on oil extraction from the 23 million-acre Alaska National Oil Reserve, overturning the ban imposed by former President Biden that designated approximately 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil as off-limits.
5. Plan to Expand Food Tariff Exemptions – Three sources familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is preparing to grant broad exemptions to certain tariffs to alleviate anxiety among American consumers caused by high food prices.
6. Operation Southern Spear Launched
—U.S. Defense Secretary Hergsays announced the launch of Operation Southern Spear. This operation aims to defend the U.S. homeland, "purge drug terrorists from the Western Hemisphere," and ensure the country is free from drugs.
7. Tariff Reductions for Some Latin American Coffee Exports—Senior U.S. government officials said Thursday that the U.S. has reached trade agreements with several Latin American countries, including tariff reductions on some coffee and fruit exports.
8. Trade Agreement Reached with Argentina—The White House announced on Thursday in a brief statement on its website that the U.S. and Argentina have reached an agreement to deepen "bilateral trade and investment cooperation."
9. Plans to Attend Next Year's Davos Forum—According to sources, Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next January, marking a warming of relations between the two countries as they approach a trade agreement.
