CURRENT & FIRST-TERM RECORDS
Donald Trump
Second-term directives, first-term legislation, public family roles and court records.
Open Trump’s desk →POWER · HISTORY · THE PUBLIC RECORD
The presidency, in perspective.
A dedicated desk for the current administration. An archive for every presidency. Follow the documents, the history and the questions that remain.
HISTORICAL PRESIDENCY
Joe Biden
Legislation, presidential records and the archive after the administration.
Open Biden’s desk →
HISTORICAL PRESIDENCY
Barack Obama
Laws, the digital archive and an official historical address.
Open Obama’s desk →EIGHT-PART READING SERIES
The presidency in public records.
Present · Public record · Free to read
Trump’s second-term record: three September orders and the work they assign
A dated reading of new directives on H-1B reviews, marine fishing and Chesapeake Bay programs, with implementation separated from stated goals.
Source pages checked September 19, 2026; event dates are stated separately.
Read the record →Past · History · Free to read
Trump’s first term through three enacted laws
A chronology of the 2017 tax law, the First Step Act and the CARES Act gives readers concrete starting points for studying 2017–2021.
Source pages checked September 19, 2026; event dates are stated separately.
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Present · Explainer · Free to read
The Trump family’s public roles: what dated records establish
Melania Trump’s current first-lady biography and archived records of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner describe different kinds of public work.
Source pages checked September 19, 2026; event dates are stated separately.
Read the record →THE COMPLETE PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVE
Every presidency. One place to begin.
45 people, 47 numbered presidencies. Cleveland and Trump each served nonconsecutive presidencies.
45 profiles shown · Chronological by first presidency
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