Open items
Open items with no final outcome as of Nov 8, 2026. One row per item. “Resolves when” names the event that would close the row; “Check from” is the earliest date worth checking; “Where to check” is the court docket, agency or congressional venue to check. Resolution rule: a new event → new Timeline entry; a status change → dated Update note on the existing entry; then refresh the article’s Outcome and Digest line.
| # | Item | Article | Timeline ID(s) | Resolves when | Check from | Where to check | Status (Nov 8, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLC memo disclosure (ACLU v. DOJ, S.D.N.Y.) | Caribbean Boat Strikes | 2026-09-30-5 | Ruling on the reserved presidential-communications privilege | Nov 9, 2026 | S.D.N.Y. docket No. 25-cv-10189, ACLU v. DOJ (Judge Paul Engelmayer) | Pending: Memo ordered produced for in camera review (Sept 30, 2026); not public as of Nov 8 |
| 2 | Burnley v. United States (D. Mass.) | Caribbean Boat Strikes | 2026-01-27-1 | A Trinidad court’s declaration that the men are legally dead; a ruling on the stay | Nov 9, 2026 | D. Mass. docket, Burnley v. United States; Trinidad and Tobago court (death declaration) | Pending: Stalled as of mid-September 2026 on the government’s stay request |
| 3 | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights petition (reported Dec 3, 2025) | Caribbean Boat Strikes | 2025-09-15-1 | An admissibility decision (Al Jazeera reports it is unclear how binding any decision would be) | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Hearing held Mar 13, 2026; no admissibility or merits decision | |
| 4 | Unedited strike videos | Caribbean Boat Strikes | 2025-12-04-2 | Confirmation by the Armed Services Committees or the Pentagon | Nov 9, 2026 | House and Senate Armed Services Committees; Pentagon | Unresolved: No confirmed report that they reached Congress (Hegseth called the video “top secret,” Dec 2025) |
| 5 | Impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth (Ansari; Massie, Sept 15, 2026), and Rep. Larson’s articles against Trump | Caribbean Boat Strikes; also Venezuela and the Maduro Capture, The 2026 Iran War | 2026-09-15-3, 2026-11-04-to-05-2, 2026-04-06-to-07-1 | Reintroduction and a House floor vote; no date set | Nov 9, 2026 | House: congress.gov and House Clerk roll calls (impeachment resolutions by Reps. Massie, Ansari and Larson; House Judiciary Committee) | Pending: House: no vote held; Massie said Nov 4–5, 2026 he would reintroduce his |
| 6 | Defense Department inspector general review | Caribbean Boat Strikes | 2026-09-09-to-10-30-1 | Publication of the report | Nov 9, 2026 | Defense Department inspector general reports | Pending: Announced May 2026; covers targeting procedure only |
| 7 | Maduro and Flores prosecution (SDNY) | Venezuela and the Maduro Capture | 2026-10-15-7, 2026-10-28-4 | Pretrial hearing in December 2026; sovereign-immunity dismissal argument pending; trial June 14, 2027 | Dec 2026 | S.D.N.Y. docket, Maduro and Flores prosecution (immunity hearing Dec 17, 2026; trial June 14, 2027) | Pending: Not-guilty pleas entered on added torture-conspiracy charges (Oct 15, 2026); case reassigned after Hellerstein’s death to Judge Analisa Torres, the AP reports (Oct 28) |
| 8 | Van Dyke prosecution (SDNY) | Venezuela and the Maduro Capture | 2026-04-23-2 | Trial or plea; no date in the record | Nov 9, 2026 | S.D.N.Y. docket, Van Dyke prosecution | Pending: Released on $250,000 bond (Apr 24, 2026); later proceedings not in the record |
| 9 | Venezuelan elections | Venezuela and the Maduro Capture | 2026-11-05-10 | An election date set in Caracas | Nov 9, 2026 | Venezuelan electoral authorities (Caracas); State Department statements | Unresolved: Rubio would not guarantee one before Trump leaves office (Nov 5, 2026) |
| 10 | Congressional authorization and the WPR 60-day limit | The 2026 Iran War | 2026-05-01-1, 2026-07-08-1 | An authorization, a joint resolution enacted over a veto, or a court ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Congress: congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls (authorization or joint resolution); federal courts | Unresolved: No authorization enacted; fighting resumed in early July after the May 1 letter said hostilities had “terminated.” |
| 11 | Minab school strike investigation | The 2026 Iran War | 2026-09-17-1 | Release of CENTCOM’s findings | Nov 9, 2026 | CENTCOM | Unresolved: CENTCOM completed its investigation by June 18, and senior officials were reviewing it |
| 12 | Los Angeles Posse Comitatus injunction | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2026-10-23-1 | Ninth Circuit decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket (appeal of Judge Breyer’s Sept 2, 2025 Posse Comitatus ruling) | Pending: Appeal of Breyer’s Sept 2, 2025 ruling undecided |
| 13 | Memphis task-force shootings | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2026-07-05-1, 2025-10-to-2026-07-08-1 | TBI findings | Nov 9, 2026 | Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) | Pending: Investigations into all five, including the killings of Tyrin Johnson and Jonah Neal, open |
| 14 | New Orleans | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2026-03-02-3 | Record of whether they left | Nov 9, 2026 | Louisiana Governor’s office; Louisiana National Guard | Unresolved: About 120 of the 350 troops extended through August 2026 |
| 15 | D.C. Guard litigation | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2026-01-16-4 | D.C. Circuit merits ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Circuit docket (appeal of Judge Jia Cobb’s ruling) | Pending: Stay of Judge Jia Cobb’s ruling remains; no merits decision |
| 16 | ICE support (Title 32) | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2025-07-25-to-08-05-1 | Record of an end date | Nov 9, 2026 | Pentagon; National Guard Bureau | Unresolved: Guard in 20 states authorized from July 2025; end date and any extensions not verified |
| 17 | Insurrection Act | Domestic Troop Deployments | 2025-10-10-2, 2026-01-15-2 | Invocation | Nov 9, 2026 | White House proclamations; Federal Register | Unresolved: Discussed by Trump; not invoked |
| 18 | Nigeria civilian casualties | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2025-12-25-1 | A published investigation | Nov 9, 2026 | Airwars; Nigerian government statements | Unresolved: Airwars: 5–8 injured in Offa, no deaths; Nigeria: none (Dec 25, 2025 strikes) |
| 19 | U.S.–Cuba talks | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2026-03-20-5 | A reported agreement | Nov 9, 2026 | State Department statements; Cuban government statements | Unresolved: No agreement reported since Cuba’s rejection (Mar 20, 2026) |
| 20 | Raúl Castro charges | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2026-05-20-1 | U.S. federal court; no date reported | Nov 9, 2026 | U.S. federal court docket in the Raúl Castro case (district not named in the article); DOJ Office of Public Affairs | Pending: Indictment unsealed (May 20, 2026) |
| 21 | Jáuregui treason case | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2026-10-18-to-21-1 | Mexican court; no date reported | Nov 9, 2026 | Mexican federal court (Jáuregui treason case) | Pending: Charged (Oct 18–21, 2026) |
| 22 | Mexican consulate review | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2026-05-07-2 | State Department findings | Nov 9, 2026 | State Department | Pending: Review of all 53 consulates opened (May 7, 2026) |
| 23 | Mexico v. Google | Threats Against Nigeria, Greenland, Cuba and Mexico | 2025-05-09-2 | Final judgment, Mexico City court | Nov 9, 2026 | Mexico City court (Mexico v. Google) | Pending: Early ruling for Mexico (May 2025) |
| 24 | Withheld records on Trump’s accuser (Phang v. Blanche) | The Epstein Files | 2026-10-16-2 | Sullivan’s ruling on the redactions | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket, Phang v. Blanche (Judge Emmet Sullivan) | Pending: Notes delivered for in-camera review (Oct 16, 2026) |
| 25 | DOJ IG compliance audit | The Epstein Files; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-04-23-1 | Publication of the audit | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Office of the Inspector General reports | Pending: No report as of Oct 28, 2026 |
| 26 | GAO review of DOJ’s redaction and release | The Epstein Files | 2026-04-28-7 | Publication of a GAO report | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Senate request accepted (Apr 28, 2026); no GAO product found as of Nov 8, 2026 | |
| 27 | Leon Black contempt | The Epstein Files | 2026-09-16-8 | Certification to the U.S. Attorney; ruling in Black’s suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Speaker of the House (certification under 2 U.S.C. §194); U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.; court docket in Black’s suit | Pending: House contempt vote (Sept 16, 2026); certification not reported |
| 28 | Kellen referral to DOJ | The Epstein Files | 2026-06-04-4 | DOJ statement or action | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: Referral (Jun 4, 2026); DOJ action not reported |
| 29 | Treasury Suspicious Activity Reports | The Epstein Files | 2025-08-31-1 | Committee release | Nov 9, 2026 | House Oversight Committee releases; Treasury | Unresolved: Requested (Aug 31, 2025); production not public |
| 30 | Survivors’ Privacy Act suit | The Epstein Files | 2026-03-26-2 | A ruling on the class claims | Nov 9, 2026 | N.D. Cal. docket, survivors’ Privacy Act suit | Pending: Filed (Mar 26, 2026); no reported ruling |
| 31 | Obstruction allegation against Blanche | The Epstein Files | 2026-10-26-2, 2026-11-04-to-05-1 | Incoming Democratic committee investigations (2027) | Jan 3, 2027 | House Judiciary and Oversight Committees (Democratic majority from Jan 3, 2027) | Unresolved: Judiciary Democrats’ report (Oct 26, 2026); no finding by any court or prosecutor |
| 32 | Hegseth accountability for the chat | The Signal Chat and Pentagon Information Policy | 2025-12-03-1, 2026-04-15-3 | House action; any Justice Department review | Nov 9, 2026 | House (impeachment articles against Hegseth); Justice Department | Pending: IG found a risk to the mission (Dec 3, 2025); impeachment articles introduced (Apr 15, 2026) |
| 33 | Leak investigations | The Signal Chat and Pentagon Information Policy | 2025-04-18-2, 2026-08-5, 2026-10-28-1 | A Justice Department charging decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department (charging decisions) | Pending: Aides fired (Apr 2025); ~50 polygraphed (Aug 2026); Sylvia referred, no charge reported (Oct 28, 2026) |
| 34 | Staff NDA and polygraph plan | The Signal Chat and Pentagon Information Policy | 2025-10-01-4 | Publication of the NDA | Nov 9, 2026 | Pentagon (Office of the Secretary of Defense) | Unresolved: Reported Oct 1, 2025; NDA text not in the record |
| 35 | Briefings and photographer access | The Signal Chat and Pentagon Information Policy | 2026-07-20-2, 2026-03-04-2 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Pentagon press office (briefing schedule and press access rules) | Unresolved: No briefing May 5 to Jul 20, 2026; only Defense Department photographers admitted |
| 36 | Stars and Stripes ombudsman’s retaliation suit (Judge Mehta, D.D.C.) | The Signal Chat and Pentagon Information Policy; also FCC Actions and Press Access | 2026-01-15-to-10-06-1, 2026-06-25-162, 2026-10-06-2 | Ruling on the merits | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket (Judge Mehta), Stars and Stripes ombudsman’s suit | Pending: Reinstatement denied; suit proceeds (Judge Mehta, D.D.C., Oct 6, 2026) |
| 37 | Amendment to the 2023 assessment | Withdrawn Studies and Deleted Federal Data | 2026-09-10-2 | Final notice; no date set | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal Register; U.S. Global Change Research Program | Pending: Proposed in the Federal Register (Sept 10, 2026) |
| 38 | EEO-1 to EEO-6 reports | Withdrawn Studies and Deleted Federal Data | 2026-07-23-3 | EEOC final rule | Nov 9, 2026 | EEOC (final rule in the Federal Register) | Pending: Comments closed Aug 24, 2026 |
| 39 | Annual federal employee survey | Withdrawn Studies and Deleted Federal Data | 2025-08-mid-20-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | OPM (Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey) | Unresolved: 2025 survey cancelled; no record of 2026 |
| 40 | CDC measles death tally | Withdrawn Studies and Deleted Federal Data | 2026-09-03-to-24-1 | Confirmation of the Pennsylvania removals | Nov 9, 2026 | CDC measles case and death counts; Pennsylvania health authorities | Unresolved: 4 deaths counted against states’ 8 (Nov 6, 2026) |
| 41 | FCC inquiries (KCBS, Comcast, NBCUniversal, BBC/PBS/NPR) | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2025-04-16-1, 2025-07-29-3 | An FCC order or closure | Nov 9, 2026 | FCC (orders and closure notices) | Unresolved: No finding, fine or closure reported |
| 42 | ABC early renewals, equal-time notice and View action, DEI review | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2026-01-21-2, 2026-08-18-1 | AliKhan’s ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket No. 26-cv-2902 (Judge AliKhan), ABC and Disney suit; FCC | Pending: ABC and Disney suit argued before Judge AliKhan, D.D.C. (Oct 6, 2026); no renewal decision |
| 43 | Library fund: accounting for the ~$63M | FCC Actions and Press Access; also Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2025-09-late-2, 2026-03-11-3 | Congressional Democrats’ probe (opened Mar 2026) | Nov 9, 2026 | Congressional Democrats’ probe (Sens. Warren and Blumenthal, Rep. Stansbury; opened Mar 2026) | Unresolved: Dissolved late 2025; Warren, Blumenthal and Stansbury asked for an accounting |
| 44 | Antitrust Division pool inquiry | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2026-10-09-4 | A Division decision | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Antitrust Division | Pending as of Nov 8, 2026 |
| 45 | AP access | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2025-11-24-5, 2025-06-06-4 | D.C. Circuit decision | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Circuit docket No. 25-5109 (AP access appeal) | Pending: D.C. Circuit appeal argued Nov 24, 2025; June 2025 partial stay keeps AP out of the Oval Office and Air Force One |
| 46 | Cole subpoena | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2026-02-09-to-08-01-1 | A ruling or withdrawal | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket on the Matthew Cole grand-jury subpoena (court not named in the article) | Pending: Listed by the Press Freedom Tracker as “Objected to” (June 5, 2026) |
| 47 | Prosecutions of Lemon, Fort, Williams and Brinksman | FCC Actions and Press Access | 2026-01-29-6, 2026-04-03-to-13-1, 2026-10-23-2 | Trial-court rulings | Nov 9, 2026 | Trial courts in the Lemon, Fort, Williams and Brinksman prosecutions | Pending: Brinksman charged (Oct 23, 2026) |
| 48 | Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem and the vacated injunctions on force against protesters, press and observers | FCC Actions and Press Access; also City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2025-09-10-2026-04-01-1, 2026-04-01-124, 2026-03-05-4, 2026-01-16-1, 2026-03-25-2, 2026-04-27-3 | Proceedings on remand | Nov 9, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket No. 25-5975 and the district court on remand, Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem | Pending: Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction as overbroad and remanded (Apr 1, 2026) |
| 49 | WLF trust bank charter (OCC) | Crypto and World Liberty Financial; also Trump Organization Foreign Deals, Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-08-27-1 | OCC final charter, which requires capital, a pre-opening exam and “passivity commitments” | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) | Pending: OCC conditional approval (Aug 14, 2026) |
| 50 | Congressional consent to foreign payments, including the UAE payments (Foreign Emoluments Clause) | Crypto and World Liberty Financial; also Trump Organization Foreign Deals | 2025-06-11-3, 2026-11-07-2, 2026-07-01-1 | A consent or disapproval vote in the Democratic-controlled Congress seated Jan 3, 2027 | Jan 3, 2027 | Congress: congress.gov (consent or disapproval resolutions under the Foreign Emoluments Clause); House and Senate roll calls | Unresolved: No vote; the related UAE arms-sale disapproval resolution failed 56–39 (Jun 11, 2025) |
| 51 | Greenberg v. Trump (D.D.C.): emoluments suit over the UAE crypto payments | Crypto and World Liberty Financial; also Trump Organization Foreign Deals, Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals, Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-10-22-2, 2025-09-05-2026-02-03-1 | A ruling on standing, the threshold question | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket No. 1:26-cv-03686, Greenberg v. Trump | Pending: Filed Oct 22, 2026; no rulings |
| 52 | Congressional inquiries (CZ pardon; Sacks) | Crypto and World Liberty Financial | 2026-06-06-1, 2025-late-1, 2026-11-07-2 | Democratic control of both chambers, with subpoena power, from Jan 3, 2027 | Jan 3, 2027 | House and Senate committees (Democratic majorities from Jan 3, 2027); OGE (Warren’s letters on Sacks) | Pending: Democrats’ “pay-to-play” letters (May 7, 2026) and Sen. Warren’s letters to OGE on Sacks: no published findings |
| 53 | DOJ Binance-Iran investigation | Crypto and World Liberty Financial | 2025-09-16-2026-04-21-1 | A DOJ charging or closing decision; results of Sen. Blumenthal’s inquiry | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department; Sen. Blumenthal’s inquiry | Pending: Reported by the WSJ (March 2026); no outcome reported |
| 54 | Sun v. WLF; WLF defamation countersuit | Crypto and World Liberty Financial | 2026-08-20-1 | A merits ruling in either case | Nov 9, 2026 | Judge James Donato’s docket, Sun v. WLF; Florida court (WLF countersuit) | Pending: Per Sun’s account, Judge James Donato kept Sun’s individual claims (Aug 20, 2026); countersuit filed in Florida |
| 55 | Bondi jet memo (Freedom of the Press Foundation suit, filed Jul 28, 2025) | Trump Organization Foreign Deals | 2025-07-28-3 | A ruling ordering release of the memo | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: No ruling; memo unreleased | |
| 56 | CREW inspector-general request and records suit on Doral | Trump Organization Foreign Deals; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-09-05-2026-02-03-1, 2026-02-03-121 | A State inspector general finding or a court ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | State Department inspector general; court docket in CREW’s records suit | Pending: Inspector-general request filed Feb 3, 2026; records suit filed Mar 18, 2026; no finding or ruling reported |
| 57 | House Oversight probes of Trump-family business and allies (Rep. Garcia, 2027) | Trump Organization Foreign Deals; also Outside Allies and Donors | 2026-11-04-to-05-1 | Start of the new Congress in 2027 | Jan 3, 2027 | House Oversight Committee (Rep. Robert Garcia; new Congress from Jan 3, 2027) | Pending: Garcia plans 2027 probes (Nov 4–5, 2026) |
| 58 | Williams sanctions order (IRS suit) | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2026-09-29-to-10-28-1, 2026-10-28-5 | Eleventh Circuit ruling on the appeal | Nov 9, 2026 | Eleventh Circuit docket (appeal of the Williams sanctions order) | Pending: Eleventh Circuit denied a stay (Sept 29); DOJ appeal brief (Oct 28, 2026) |
| 59 | NYT suit | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2025-09-15-5 | Ruling on the amended complaint | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in Trump’s suit against the New York Times (court not named in the article) | Pending: Being amended (Jul 27, 2026 order) |
| 60 | BBC suit | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2026-08-24-254, 2025-12-15-1, 2026-10-22-255 | Deposition deadline, Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 | Court docket in Trump’s suit against the BBC (court not named in the article) | Pending: Motion to dismiss pending (Aug 24); deposition ordered (Oct 22, 2026) |
| 61 | Selzer suit | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2025-06-30-2026-09-23-1, 2026-09-23-81 | Iowa Supreme Court appeal | Nov 9, 2026 | Iowa Supreme Court | Pending: Dismissed (Sept 23, 2026); appeal announced |
| 62 | Carroll $83.3M verdict | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits | 2026-08-17-2 | Supreme Court action | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket (Carroll $83.3M verdict) | Pending: At the Supreme Court (Aug 2026) |
| 63 | Proud Boys leaders’ $100M civil suit | Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits; also Outside Allies and Donors | 2026-07-10-1, 2025-08-25-81, 2025-06-06-to-08-25-1 | Ruling on DOJ’s Aug 25, 2025 motion to dismiss | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the Proud Boys leaders’ $100M suit (DOJ motion to dismiss) | Pending: No final ruling; the criminal case was dismissed at DOJ’s request (Jul 10, 2026) |
| 64 | Autopen “VOID” declaration | Pardons and Clemency; also Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-12-02-5, 2026-03-04-4, 2025-03-16-17-1 | A court ruling on revoking a pardon | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal courts (any case testing the revocation of a pardon) | Unresolved: Trump posted that autopen-signed Biden documents, including pardons, are “null, void” (Dec 2, 2025); NBC reported DOJ shelved its autopen probe without a grand jury (Mar 4, 2026); no recorded legal effect |
| 65 | Peizer SEC civil suit | Pardons and Clemency | 2026-01-16-to-08-07-1, 2026-08-07-161 | Ruling on the motion | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the SEC’s civil suit against Peizer | Pending: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to dismiss “in the exercise of its discretion”; its release does not mention the pardon (Aug 7, 2026) |
| 66 | Musk preemptive pardon | Pardons and Clemency | 2026-11-02-3 | A grant | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney (clemency grants) | Unresolved: Trump said he would; none recorded (Nov 2, 2026) |
| 67 | Maxwell clemency | Pardons and Clemency | 2025-11-12-7, 2026-04-mid-late-1, 2026-05-19-181 | A presidential grant | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney (clemency grants) | Unresolved: None granted; Trump has not ruled it out; Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was not under consideration (Nov 12, 2025); acting Attorney General Blanche told a Senate panel he would not recommend it (May 19, 2026) |
| 68 | Pardon Attorney post | Pardons and Clemency | 2026-08-21-1 | An appointment | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department (Pardon Attorney appointment) | Unresolved: Martin left; no successor named (Aug 21, 2026) |
| 69 | “Pay-to-play” inquiry | Pardons and Clemency | 2026-06-11-106, 2026-08-21-3 | Subpoena power from Jan 3, 2027 | Jan 3, 2027 | House and Senate Democrats’ “pay-to-play” inquiry; committees with subpoena power from Jan 3, 2027 | Pending: “Pardons, Inc.” report; no findings or referrals (Aug 21, 2026) |
| 70 | No Payoffs for Pardons Act (S.5212) | Pardons and Clemency | 2026-08-03-2 | Committee markup or a floor vote | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Introduced and referred (Aug 3, 2026); no further action found | |
| 71 | Kennedy Center closure | Renamings, Monuments and the Ballroom | 2026-05-29-3, 2026-09-15-2, 2026-03-23-2 | A ruling in the Mar 23 suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the preservation groups’ Mar 23, 2026 suit (court not named in the article) | Pending: Two-year plan blocked (May 29); board voted to close (Sept 15, 2026); no separate ruling in the Mar 23 suit |
| 72 | Trump signature on paper currency | Renamings, Monuments and the Ballroom | 2026-03-26-3 | Confirmation of printing | Nov 9, 2026 | Treasury (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) | Unresolved: Treasury told Reuters first $100 notes would print in June 2026; printing not confirmed |
| 73 | Trump park pass | Renamings, Monuments and the Ballroom | 2025-12-10-3, 2026-01-09-3 | A ruling in the suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the Center for Biological Diversity suit | Pending: NPR reported that National Park Service guidance issued that week says passes with stickers over Trump’s face may be voided (Jan 9, 2026); no ruling |
| 74 | Reflecting Pool and fountain contracts | Renamings, Monuments and the Ballroom | 2026-06-25-4, 2026-07-31-to-08-03-1, 2026-10-08-253 | An IG or Office of Professional Responsibility finding | Nov 9, 2026 | Interior Department inspector general; DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility | Pending: DOJ’s IG referred Hearn’s lawyers’ complaint to the Office of Professional Responsibility (Oct 8, 2026); no Interior IG decision |
| 75 | Lafayette Park fence | Renamings, Monuments and the Ballroom | 2026-09-03-4 | Final approval | Nov 9, 2026 | Commission of Fine Arts (CFA); National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) | Pending: Reviewed by the CFA (Jul 16) and NCPC (Sept 3); no final approval |
| 76 | CHIPS equity letters of intent | Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals | 2026-07-26-to-10-28-1, 2026-01-12-to-07-29-1, 2026-10-22-221 | Final award agreements | Nov 9, 2026 | Commerce Department (CHIPS award agreements) | Pending: Fusion-firm letters (Oct 22, 2026); several not final |
| 77 | L3Harris Missile Solutions convertible security | Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals | 2026-01-12-to-07-29-1, 2026-04-23-161 | The IPO planned for the second half of 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | SEC filings (L3Harris Missile Solutions IPO) | Pending: Closed (Apr 23, 2026); IPO not reported |
| 78 | H20 15% revenue share | Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals | 2025-08-11-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Nvidia SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) | Unresolved: Never put into regulation; 10-K does not say whether anything was paid |
| 79 | Inspector-general request on awards to sons’ companies | Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-08-05-2 | An inspector-general decision to investigate | Nov 9, 2026 | Defense Department inspector general | Pending: Sent (Aug 5, 2026); no response reported |
| 80 | Lutnick: senators’ Feb 25, 2026 letter on Cantor’s fees from the USA Rare Earth sale, and the Tether loan | Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals; also Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-02-18-3, 2025-10-2026-03-18-1 | A Commerce response; disclosure of whether he keeps an interest in the trusts | Nov 9, 2026 | Commerce Department (response to senators’ Feb 25, 2026 letter); OGE (Lutnick’s financial disclosures) | Unresolved: Sent (Feb 25, 2026); no public response |
| 81 | Musk’s § 208 exposure and public disclosure | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-05-28-1 | An OGE or inspector-general review | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE; inspectors general | Unresolved: No prosecution, OGE finding or inspector-general conclusion; no public disclosure filed (as of Nov 8, 2026) |
| 82 | Schiff’s waiver question | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-02-10-4 | OGE’s answer | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE | Pending: Asked whether any written waiver existed (Feb 10, 2025) |
| 83 | DOGE records under FOIA | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2026-10-13-3 | The Supreme Court’s decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket (DOGE FOIA case) | Pending: Review granted (Oct 13, 2026) |
| 84 | Appointments Clause challenge over USAID | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-03-28-7, 2025-07-01-2 | A Fourth Circuit ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Fourth Circuit docket (appeal of Judge Chuang’s USAID ruling) | Pending: Ruling remains stayed; USAID stopped operating (July 2025) |
| 85 | NHTSA Tesla Full Self-Driving probe | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-02-mid-to-23-1, 2026-03-18-21 | NHTSA’s findings | Nov 9, 2026 | NHTSA | Pending: Upgraded to an engineering analysis covering about 3.2M vehicles (Mar 18, 2026) |
| 86 | NLRB data-access allegations | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-04-15-4 | The inspector general’s findings | Nov 9, 2026 | NLRB inspector general | Pending: GAO did not review the period Berulis described (2026) |
| 87 | Ukraine Starlink outage: senators’ request to the Defense Department inspector general | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions; also Russia and Ukraine | 2026-10-13-to-14-1, 2026-10-15-301 | The inspector general’s findings | Nov 9, 2026 | Defense Department inspector general | Pending: Nine senators requested a review (Oct 15, 2026) |
| 88 | FAA Starlink and Golden Dome inspector-general requests; PSI letters | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2025-02-25-3, 2025-05-01-5, 2025-04-27-to-28-1, 2025-04-early-1 | Inspector-general findings | Nov 9, 2026 | Transportation and Defense Department inspectors general; Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations | Pending: No recorded answer (2025) |
| 89 | Project Meridian committee | Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions | 2026-11-02-4 | A ruling on the Federal Advisory Committee Act claims | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court docket, CREW, Public Citizen and POGO suit over Project Meridian (court not named in the article) | Pending: CREW, Public Citizen and the Project On Government Oversight sued to dissolve it (Nov 2, 2026) |
| 90 | Gaza visitor-visa halt | Outside Allies and Donors | 2025-08-15-to-16-1 | Completion of State’s review | Nov 9, 2026 | State Department | Unresolved: State halted visas for a review (Aug 16, 2025); outcome not in the record |
| 91 | Bannon contempt conviction | Outside Allies and Donors | 2026-11-05-4 | Ruling on the second motion | Nov 9, 2026 | District court (Judge Nichols), Bannon contempt case | Pending: DOJ’s second motion to vacate (Nov 5, 2026); sentence already served |
| 92 | Babbitt suit | Outside Allies and Donors | 2025-05-02-2 | A final settlement | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the Babbitt suit | Pending: DOJ agreed in principle to settle |
| 93 | MAGA Inc. gifts and agency actions | Outside Allies and Donors | 2025-02-14-2026-02-17-1, 2026-11-04-to-05-1 | An investigation by the new House majority | Jan 3, 2027 | House committees (new majority from Jan 3, 2027) | Unresolved: No official body has made a finding (as of Nov 8, 2026) |
| 94 | Scotts Valley casino eligibility | Outside Allies and Donors | 2025-03-26-2026-03-05-1 | Interior’s decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Interior Department | Pending: Yocha Dehe gave $2M during the reconsideration (Mar 5, 2026) |
| 95 | Moroun gift and Gordie Howe bridge | Outside Allies and Donors | 2026-02-13-5 | Inquiry findings | Nov 9, 2026 | House Oversight Democrats | Pending: No reported result; bridge opening delayed (June 2026) |
| 96 | Loeffler and Isaacman gifts | Outside Allies and Donors | 2025-06-25-1, 2025-05-31-to-11-04-1 | A Hatch Act complaint | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel (Hatch Act complaints) | Unresolved: No Hatch Act complaint recorded |
| 97 | GEO Group gifts | Outside Allies and Donors | 2026-07-to-08-1 | Identification of the contributing entity | Nov 9, 2026 | FEC filings (MAGA Inc. donor reports) | Unresolved: Record does not show which GEO entity gave (Jul to Aug 2026) |
| 98 | Mellon’s troop-pay gift (the Shutdowns table also covers shutdown troop pay and TSA pay) | Outside Allies and Donors; also Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2025-10-11-1, 2026-02-14-to-04-30-1 | A GAO decision | Nov 9, 2026 | GAO decisions; federal courts | Unresolved: No GAO or court decision recorded (Oct 25, 2025) |
| 99 | Lutnick: “buy Tesla” endorsement | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-03-28-6 | An OGE finding | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE | Pending: Warren and Waters asked OGE to investigate under § 2635.702 (Mar 28, 2025) |
| 100 | Hatch Act complaints (Lutnick, Bessent, Noem, Navarro, Leavitt) | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-08-13-to-2026-10-27-1, 2026-08-20-155 | OSC findings, reported to the President for presidential appointees | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel (Hatch Act Unit) | Pending: CREW asked Special Counsel Baldis to resolve six complaints (Aug 20, 2026) |
| 101 | Sacks waivers | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-late-1 | Inquiry findings or an OGE response | Nov 9, 2026 | Sen. Warren’s inquiry; OGE | Pending: Clark called them “sham ethics waivers”; Warren opened an inquiry (late 2025) |
| 102 | Kushner as envoy without confirmation or disclosure (CREW suit) | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints; also Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-02-19-to-10-14-1, 2026-02-19-161, 2025-03-28-5 | A ruling on the Appointments Clause and disclosure claims | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in CREW’s suit (court and docket not in the article); House Judiciary Democrats’ probe | Pending: CREW sued to block him from the role; no ruling reported (Oct 14, 2026) |
| 103 | Bessent divestment | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2026-throughout-1 | Public record of completed divestment | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE (Bessent’s financial disclosures and divestiture records) | Unresolved: Federal ethics watchdog found he failed to “timely comply” (2026) |
| 104 | Oz’s UnitedHealth and HCA holdings | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-04-03-1 | A public record of the sale | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE (Oz’s financial disclosures) | Unresolved: No confirmation of the pledged sale (as of Nov 8, 2026) |
| 105 | Feinberg and Golden Dome awards | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2026-03-05-3 | An OGE or inspector-general review | Nov 9, 2026 | OGE; inspectors general | Unresolved: Pentagon says he has no direct acquisition role; no ruling or finding recorded (Mar 5, 2026) |
| 106 | Hegseth broker report | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2026-03-30-to-31-1, 2026-03-31-5 | A response to the records request | Nov 9, 2026 | House Oversight Democrats; Pentagon | Pending: Pentagon calls the FT report false; Democrats asked him to preserve records (Mar 31, 2026) |
| 107 | Strategy Group ad contracts | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-11-14-2, 2026-03-05-1 | An inspector-general or GAO review | Nov 9, 2026 | Inspectors general; GAO | Unresolved: ProPublica reported emergency justifications; White House denied approving the campaign (Nov 14, 2025) |
| 108 | Daedalus aircraft modification | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2026-03-24-to-10-09-1, 2026-10-09-181 | DHS production of the records | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS (records demanded by Sens. Welch, Blumenthal and Schiff) | Pending: Welch, Blumenthal and Schiff demanded records from Mullin (Oct 9, 2026) |
| 109 | Lewandowski’s SGE days | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-08-14-to-2026-03-18-1, 2026-03-18-160 | DHS release of the day logs | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS; House Oversight Committee | Unresolved: DHS’s 69-day count not backed by records produced to House Oversight (Mar 18, 2026) |
| 110 | CREW complaints on Patel, Duffy, Boren and Kupor | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-02-24-2, 2026-02-24-181, 2026-08-19-1, 2026-05-08-3, 2026-07-07-182, 2026-07-to-08-17-1, 2026-08-17-210, 2026-08-21-2 | Inspector-general findings | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ, Transportation, Agriculture and OPM inspectors general | Pending: Latest filed on Kupor (Aug 21, 2026) |
| 111 | CREW complaints on Robertson, Bowman and Navarro | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2026-01-27-3, 2026-07-09-2, 2026-10-09-5 | Inspector-general or OGE findings | Nov 9, 2026 | Energy Department and Federal Reserve inspectors general; OGE | Pending: Latest filed on Navarro (Oct 9, 2026) |
| 112 | D’Esposito complaint | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-01-05-4, 2026-10-15-4 | An OSC finding | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel (Hatch Act Unit) | Pending: OSC accepted it for review (Oct 14, 2026) |
| 113 | GAO review of Pulte’s referrals | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints; also Federal Reserve Independence | 2025-12-04-8 | The GAO report | Nov 9, 2026 | GAO | Pending: Report expected late 2026 or early 2027 (opened Dec 4, 2025) |
| 114 | Bessent’s 2007 pledges | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-09-17-2 | A referral by FHFA or DOJ | Nov 9, 2026 | FHFA; Justice Department | Unresolved: No referral or investigation recorded; lender said it knew both were second homes (Sept 17, 2025) |
| 115 | McMahon WWE suit | Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints | 2025-12-11-1 | A ruling in the suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the WWE suit naming McMahon (court not named in the article) | Pending: Allowed to proceed (Dec 11, 2025) |
| 116 | Comey: “86 47” threats case (E.D.N.C.) | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-10-26-1, 2026-07-28-1 | Ruling on the motion to dismiss | Jan 2027 | E.D.N.C. docket, Comey “86 47” threats case (arraignment January 2027) | Pending: Vindictive-prosecution motion outstanding (filed Jul 28, 2026) |
| 117 | Comey: Espionage Act case (18 U.S.C. §793) | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-10-26-1, 2026-04-28-1 | Ruling on charging method and timeliness | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the Comey Espionage Act case (court not named in the Status table) | Pending: Unsealed (Oct 26, 2026); filed on the last day of the limitations period |
| 118 | Bolton | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-06-26-1, 2026-10-30-3 | Sentence | Dec 2026 | Sentencing court in the Bolton case (sentencing Dec 4, 2026) | Pending: Guilty plea (Jun 26, 2026); DOJ seeks 60 months, the defense asks for probation |
| 119 | Schiff | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-10-23-2 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: Not charged; MSNBC reported prosecutors found the evidence insufficient, which Blanche denied (Oct 23, 2025) |
| 120 | Brennan | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-11-07-1 | A charging decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department (charging decision) | Unresolved: Under investigation and subpoenaed; not charged (Nov 7, 2025) |
| 121 | “Grand conspiracy” inquiry (Fort Pierce) | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-11-07-1, 2025-09-26-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Fort Pierce grand jury; Justice Department | Unresolved: More than 130 subpoenas; Quiñones resigned with no charges filed (Nov 6, 2026) |
| 122 | Smith: Hatch Act probe | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-08-02-1 | An OSC finding | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel | Unresolved: No public OSC finding |
| 123 | Kelly: classified-disclosure review | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-05-10-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Pentagon (review ordered by Hegseth) | Unresolved: Announced May 10, 2026; open |
| 124 | Fauci contempt referral | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-08-06-4 | Certification under 2 U.S.C. §194 | Nov 9, 2026 | Senate (certification under 2 U.S.C. §194); Justice Department | Unresolved: Stalled: no formal DOJ referral, no certification by Vance (late August 2026) |
| 125 | Omar | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-10-12-1 | A charging decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department (charging decision) | Unresolved: Under active investigation; no charges (Oct 12, 2026) |
| 126 | Kent leak probe | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-03-18-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: No charge under 18 U.S.C. §793 or any other statute reported (Mar 18–19, 2026) |
| 127 | Cook: criminal probe | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-09-04-4, 2026-08-week-of-7-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: Open since September 2025; never charged |
| 128 | Removal of Fed Governor Cook: second removal proceeding before the committee of inquiry | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics; also Federal Reserve Independence, Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-08-week-of-7-1, 2026-10-07-222, 2026-06-29-1 | Hearing outcome | Dec 14, 2026 | White House “committee of inquiry” (hearing Dec 14, 2026); Federal Reserve Board | Pending: Removal effort restarted (August 2026); an Oct 7 memorandum created the committee, whose hearing was moved from Nov 5 to Dec 14 |
| 129 | SPLC | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-04-21-2 | Trial | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court in Montgomery, Ala. (SPLC prosecution) | Pending: Vindictive-prosecution motion denied (Aug 7, 2026); second superseding indictment (Aug 11) |
| 130 | Lucas racketeering prosecution | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics; also Mid-Decade Redistricting, The 2026 Midterms | 2026-10-22-3, 2026-05-06-1 | Trial | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court docket in the Lucas racketeering prosecution | Pending: Racketeering and related conspiracy counts, indicted Oct 14, 2026 (unsealed Oct 22) |
| 131 | Swalwell | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2025-11-13-to-12-04-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: Referred, not charged |
| 132 | E. Jean Carroll and Newsom probes | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-05-27-1, 2026-06-15-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department | Unresolved: Open |
| 133 | DOJ response to Trump’s Nov 7 directive on Democrats’ oversight pledges | Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics | 2026-11-08-1 | A DOJ announcement, or the Jan 3, 2027 start of the new Congress | Jan 3, 2027 | Pending: Blanche: an investigation “could be” opened; no statute named (Nov 8, 2026) | |
| 134 | Halligan appointment; Comey and James dismissals | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-01-20-1, 2026-09-15-4 | Fourth Circuit decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Fourth Circuit docket (Halligan appointment; Comey and James dismissals) | Pending: Appeal filed Feb 9, argued Sept 15, 2026 |
| 135 | Removal of court-appointed Kinsella (N.D.N.Y.) | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes; also Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-02-11-2 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | N.D.N.Y. (court-appointed U.S. Attorney); Justice Department | Unresolved: Fired the day of his Feb 11, 2026 appointment; not followed further in the record |
| 136 | Reinstatement of court-appointed Rogoff (W.D. Wash.) | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes; also Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-10-01-2, 2026-10-04-2 | Ninth Circuit ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket; W.D. Wash. No. 2:26-cv-02566 | Pending: Bastian’s Oct 1 order stayed Oct 4, 2026; Rogoff out of the post |
| 137 | Driscoll and Jensen suit | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2025-09-10-2 | Ruling on the motion | Nov 9, 2026 | District court docket, Driscoll and Jensen suit (court not named in the article) | Pending: Government’s motion to dismiss (Jan 20, 2026) and plaintiffs’ response (Feb 17, 2026); no ruling found |
| 138 | Suits by kneeling, Arctic Frost and nine classified-documents agents | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2025-09-26-4, 2025-fall-to-2026-03-19-1, 2026-03-19-21, 2026-10-15-2, 2026-02-25-to-03-02-1 | Rulings | Nov 9, 2026 | Court dockets in the agents’ suits (courts not named in the article) | Pending: Filed Dec 2025, Mar 19, 2026, Oct 15, 2026 |
| 139 | Reuveni complaint (Bove allegation) | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes; also Alien Enemies Act and CECOT | 2026-03-30-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility | Unresolved: Inspector general declined, referred to OPR (Mar 30, 2026 letter); no finding on Bove expected |
| 140 | Hearn prosecutors’ matter | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-07-31-to-08-03-1 | OPR review | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility | Pending: Referred to OPR (Oct 8, 2026) |
| 141 | Ogles probe closure | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-05-to-10-23-1, 2026-10-22-182 | Inspector general’s response | Nov 9, 2026 | DOJ inspector general | Pending: Review requested Oct 23, 2026 |
| 142 | Martin’s D.C. Bar charges | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-03-06-1 | Removal ruling; bar disposition | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Bar disciplinary system; federal court (Martin’s removal bid) | Pending: No ruling on his bid to move the case to federal court |
| 143 | DOJ suit against the D.C. Bar | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-05-13-3 | A ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in DOJ’s suit against the D.C. Bar (court not named in the article) | Pending: Filed May 13, 2026; no ruling |
| 144 | Bar-discipline rule | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes | 2026-03-05-to-04-25-1 | A final rule | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department (final rule in the Federal Register) | Pending: Proposed Mar 5, 2026; not final as of Nov 8, 2026 |
| 145 | DOJ misconduct complaints against seven Minnesota judges | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes; also Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-09-30-to-10-21-1 | Circuit disposition | Nov 9, 2026 | Eighth Circuit Judicial Council (confidential misconduct process) | Pending: Filed from Sept 30, 2026 |
| 146 | DOJ misconduct complaint against Judge Reyes | Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes; also Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2025-02-21-5 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Judicial-misconduct process for Judge Reyes’s circuit (D.C. Circuit Judicial Council) | Unresolved: Filed Feb 21, 2025; no disposition located |
| 147 | FHFA inspector general’s obstruction claim | Federal Reserve Independence | 2025-11-03-to-2026-10-02-1, 2026-10-30-2, 2026-09-30-196 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | FHFA inspector general; FHFA; Congress (FY2027 budget) | Unresolved: Budget cut to $20M in force (Sept 30, 2026); obstruction alleged and denied (Oct 30, 2026) |
| 148 | ABA v. Trump (policy challenge) | Law Firms and Universities | 2025-06-16-2026-03-31-1, 2026-03-31-81 | Merits ruling (D.D.C.) | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket No. 1:25-cv-01888, ABA v. Trump | Pending: Motion to dismiss denied (Mar 31, 2026) |
| 149 | San José State Title IX finding | Law Firms and Universities | 2026-03-06-2 | A ruling on CSU’s APA and constitutional claims | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: CSU sued (Mar 6, 2026); no government response as of Mar 11 | |
| 150 | Van Erem disclosure | Law Firms and Universities | 2026-08-17-to-18-1 | An OSC or inspector-general finding | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel; DOJ and HHS inspectors general | Pending: Filed with OSC and the DOJ and HHS inspectors general (Aug 17–18, 2026) |
| 151 | Impeachment resolutions against judges | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2025-11-04-to-17-1, 2025-12-03-5 | A House vote | Nov 9, 2026 | House (impeachment resolutions against judges) | Pending: No House vote; the Gill effort stalled |
| 152 | Motion to disqualify Schiltz and Tunheim | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-10-21-6 | Ruling on the motion | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket on the motion to disqualify Judges Schiltz and Tunheim | Pending: Reported by MPR News (Oct 21, 2026) |
| 153 | Lamberth and DuBose show-cause orders | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-02-26-1, 2026-03-13-to-08-07-1 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. dockets Nos. 1:25-cv-00583 and 1:25-cv-00691 (Lamberth and DuBose show-cause orders) | Unresolved: No contempt finding recorded |
| 154 | Prison-union contract (BOP) | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2025-09-25-to-2026-09-29-1, 2026-10-16-143, 2026-10-20-144 | Ruling on BOP’s request | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the BOP prison-union contract case | Pending: Contempt denied and re-termination held to violate the injunction (Oct 16, 2026); BOP asked to modify the injunction so it can cancel the contract again (Oct 20) |
| 155 | Big Bend border-wall application (No. 26A560) | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2026-10-21-7 | Supreme Court ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket No. 26A560 | Pending: Undecided as of Nov 7, 2026 |
| 156 | Hush-money removal (People v. Trump) | Conflicts Between the Executive and the Courts | 2025-11-06-to-2026-08-28-1, 2026-08-28-201 | Second Circuit ruling on the appeal; Appellate Division ruling on the direct appeal | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Hellerstein denied removal a third time on remand; notice of appeal filed (Aug 28, 2026) | |
| 157 | New York SB 10637 amendment | Mid-Decade Redistricting | 2026-06-17-3 | Second legislative passage, then a public vote, possibly in 2027 | Nov 9, 2026 | New York State Legislature; New York voters (referendum) | Pending: First passage (Jun 17, 2026) |
| 158 | Colorado Amendment 86 (and Alaska Measure 2) | Mid-Decade Redistricting; also The 2026 Midterms | 2026-08-31-307, 2026-06-29-306, 2026-11-03-7 | AP call (not made as of Nov 6) | Nov 9, 2026 | Colorado Secretary of State; Alaska Division of Elections; AP race calls | Pending: About 46.5% yes, below the 55% needed; certified for the ballot Aug 31 after the state supreme court threw out three other initiatives, Nos. 240, 241 and 242 (Jun 29) |
| 159 | Census excluding unauthorized immigrants | Mid-Decade Redistricting | 2025-08-07-to-2026-02-06-1, 2026-02-06-137 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Census Bureau | Unresolved: Census Bureau planned a citizenship question in its 2030 practice test (Feb 6, 2026) |
| 160 | DOJ voter-roll suits | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-09-10-1, 2026-10-23-290, 2026-06-24-4, 2026-03-24-289 | Rulings on DOJ’s appeals | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal courts of appeals (DOJ’s appeals of the voter-roll dismissals) | Pending: 27th dismissal (Oct 23, 2026); Michigan affirmed; Oklahoma settled (Mar 24) |
| 161 | Alaska’s DOJ data agreement | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-04-22-to-10-16-1, 2026-10-16-181 | A ruling in that suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Alaska state court (state-law suit over the DOJ data agreement) | Pending: Motion to dismiss denied (Oct 16, 2026) |
| 162 | Orange County suit | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2025-06-25-2 | Resumption | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the Orange County suit | Pending: Paused |
| 163 | DHS subpoenas for Texas county voter files | Federal Actions on Election Administration; also Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-04-10-2 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS; Texas county election offices; any court challenge under 8 U.S.C. §1225(d)(4) | Unresolved: No reported resolution (April 2026) |
| 164 | FBI 2020 and Ohio probes | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-06-11-1 | Charges or public findings | Nov 9, 2026 | FBI; Justice Department | Unresolved: No charges in Ohio (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 165 | Thompson TRO (N.D. Cal.) | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-11-03-15 | Ninth Circuit ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket (Thompson TRO from N.D. Cal.) | Pending: Stayed 6–5 (in effect Nov 4, 2026) |
| 166 | DOJ’s Alaska certification suit (dismissed Nov 1, 2026; on appeal) | Federal Actions on Election Administration; also The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-01-1, 2026-11-05-1 | Ninth Circuit ruling; any DOJ motion to expedite; Alaska certification (Nov 25) | Nov 18, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket (DOJ’s appeal of the Alaska certification suit’s dismissal) | Pending: Dismissed (Nov 1, 2026); DOJ appealed; briefing runs past the Nov 25 certification target; ranked-choice tabulation Nov 18 |
| 167 | Armed-agent suits (Denver, NAACP, Democratic committees, Arlington County) | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-11-03-14, 2026-09-10-223, 2026-09-18-225, 2026-09-23-226, 2026-10-20-227 | Rulings in the suits | Nov 9, 2026 | Court dockets in the four armed-agent suits | Pending: No ruling by Election Day (Nov 3, 2026) |
| 168 | Democrats’ § 11(b) suit | Federal Actions on Election Administration | 2026-10-20-1 | A further ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | D.D.C. docket, Democrats’ § 11(b) suit | Pending: Relief denied for lack of standing (Nov 2, 2026); no further ruling reported |
| 169 | Uncalled House seats (19) | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-07-2, 2026-11-03-3 | Final counts; FL-27 recount | Nov 9, 2026 | State election offices and recount boards (CO-4; FL-27 recount; FL-7, FL-9); AP race calls | Pending: Laubacher (D) leads Boebert by about 2,500 in CO-4; FL-27 recount; FL-7 and FL-9 within a point (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 170 | Alaska Senate race | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-05-1 | Ranked-choice tabulation Nov 18; certification target Nov 25 | Nov 18, 2026 | Alaska Division of Elections (ranked-choice tabulation Nov 18; certification Nov 25) | Pending: Peltola leads by 637 first-choice votes; Trump demanded the namesake’s votes go to Sullivan (Nov 5); uncalled (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 171 | Mississippi Senate race | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-05-to-07-1 | Affidavit cure deadline Nov 10; county certification Nov 13; state certification by Dec 3 | Nov 10, 2026 | Mississippi Secretary of State and county election officials (cure deadline Nov 10) | Pending: Colom leads Hyde-Smith by 2,574 at 97% counted (Nov 6); uncalled (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 172 | Hyde-Smith affidavit-ballot demand | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-05-to-07-1 | A suit to include or exclude ballots (Mississippi has no recount law) | Nov 9, 2026 | Mississippi courts (any suit on the affidavit ballots) | Unresolved: Preservation demand sent to all 82 counties (Nov 5, 2026); no suit filed |
| 173 | Kansas and Alaska governor races | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-03-5 | Final counts | Nov 9, 2026 | Kansas Secretary of State; Alaska Division of Elections | Pending: Democrats lead; Holscher 50.3–49.7 in Kansas (Nov 6, 2026) |
| 174 | Potter County certification suit | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-10-27-3 | A ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court docket, Potter County certification suit | Pending: No ruling reported (Nov 5, 2026) |
| 175 | Peltola ballot-records suit | The 2026 Midterms | 2026-11-05-1 | A ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in Peltola’s ballot-records suit | Pending: Suit filed; no ruling reported |
| 176 | H.J.Res.29 | Third-Term Statements and the No Kings Protests | 2025-01-23-1 | Committee action before it expires on Jan 3, 2027 | Jan 3, 2027 | House Judiciary Committee (congress.gov, H.J.Res.29) | Pending: Referred; no further action |
| 177 | Legality of a third term | Third-Term Statements and the No Kings Protests | 2025-03-30-1, 2025-10-29-21 | A court ruling or formal legal opinion | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal courts; DOJ Office of Legal Counsel | Unresolved: No court ruling or Office of Legal Counsel opinion in the record |
| 178 | 2028 Republican succession | Third-Term Statements and the No Kings Protests | 2025-12-21-1 | A Trump endorsement | Nov 9, 2026 | Trump’s public statements | Unresolved: No Trump endorsement; Kirk endorsed Vance (Dec 18, 2025) and insiders were reported pushing Rubio (April 2026) |
| 179 | FY2027 appropriations | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2026-09-02-2 | Lame-duck stopgap, omnibus, minibuses or a partial lapse | Dec 11, 2026 | Congress: congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls (stopgap expires Dec 11, 2026) | Pending: Stopgap signed Sept 2, 2026 |
| 180 | GAO’s nine ICA violation findings | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2026-10-07-2 | A Comptroller General suit under 2 U.S.C. §687 | Nov 9, 2026 | GAO (Comptroller General suit under 2 U.S.C. §687); federal court | Unresolved: Eighth and ninth issued Oct 7, 2026; no enforcement suit |
| 181 | Comptroller General vacancy | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-10-08-2 | Commission recommendation and a nomination | Nov 9, 2026 | Commission under 31 U.S.C. §703; White House nomination; Senate confirmation | Pending: Commission had not convened as of Oct 8, 2026; career staff lead GAO in acting roles |
| 182 | Energy control-point spending | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2026-06-04-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Energy Department Antideficiency Act reports; GAO (decision B-337838) | Unresolved: GAO B-337838 (June 4, 2026): DOE should report Antideficiency Act violations to the extent it exceeded the limits |
| 183 | California v. Wright: Energy’s 284 grant cancellations | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings; also Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2025-10-01-2, 2026-08-05-3, 2026-07-15-to-08-05-1, 2026-06-02-222 | Merits ruling; OSC action on CREW’s complaint | Nov 9, 2026 | N.D. Cal. docket, California v. Wright; Office of Special Counsel (CREW’s complaint) | Pending: Motion to dismiss denied June 2, 2026; Wright referred to the Justice Department Aug 4 |
| 184 | DOT highway funds (California, New York) | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2025-09-26-2026-04-16-1, 2026-04-24-147 | Second Circuit ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Second Circuit docket (DOT highway funds) | Pending: New York petitioned Apr 24, 2026; no ruling reported |
| 185 | Underground Railroad Education Center NEH grant ($250,000) | Shutdowns, Rescissions and Impoundment Findings | 2026-03-20-2 | A ruling on reinstatement | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Suit filed Mar 20, 2026; no ruling found | |
| 186 | Return of the 137 men | Alien Enemies Act and CECOT | 2026-02-12-2, 2026-09-25-2 | D.C. Circuit ruling on the return orders | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Circuit docket (return orders; argued Sept 25, 2026) | Pending: None reported returned as of Nov 8, 2026 |
| 187 | Boasberg criminal-contempt inquiry | Alien Enemies Act and CECOT | 2025-04-16-2, 2026-09-29-3 | En banc ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | En banc D.C. Circuit docket (Boasberg criminal-contempt inquiry; argued Sept 29, 2026) | Pending: Panel ordered the inquiry terminated (Apr 14, 2026) |
| 188 | J.O.P. class removals | Alien Enemies Act and CECOT | 2025-04-23-2026-09-25-1, 2026-07-29-61, 2026-09-25-61, 2026-10-08-61 | E.L.A.’s return; compliance with the case-closure order | Nov 9, 2026 | D. Md. docket No. 8:19-cv-01944, J.O.P. (Judge Gallagher) | Pending: Civil contempt Jul 29 and Sept 25, 2026; E.L.A. ordered returned; settlement violation found Oct 8, 2026 |
| 189 | Abrego Garcia prosecution | Alien Enemies Act and CECOT | 2026-05-22-1 | Sixth Circuit ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Sixth Circuit docket (appeal of the vindictive-prosecution dismissal) | Pending: Charges dismissed as vindictive May 22, 2026 |
| 190 | Abrego Garcia removal to Liberia | Alien Enemies Act and CECOT; also Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2026-10-06-1, 2025-12-11-3 | A ruling on the Liberia request | Nov 9, 2026 | Immigration court (Abrego Garcia’s removal case and the Liberia request) | Pending: He remains free |
| 191 | Renée Good killing | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-01-18-3, 2026-01-07-1 | Hennepin County charging decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Hennepin County Attorney | Pending: DOJ declined to investigate Ross; no county charging decision as of about Nov 4, 2026 |
| 192 | Alex Pretti killing | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-10-27-2 | Probe findings | Nov 9, 2026 | FBI; DOJ Civil Rights Division | Pending: No findings or charges, and no federal contact with his family, as of Oct 27, 2026; DOJ calls the timing normal |
| 193 | Silverio Villegas González killing | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-05-05-to-10-08-1 | Investigation results | Nov 9, 2026 | Illinois State Police | Pending: Medical examiner ruled a homicide; agent not named |
| 194 | Castro prosecution | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-01-14-2, 2026-09-03-2, 2026-10-late-1 | Ruling on his removal motion | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court docket in the Castro prosecution (removal motion) | Pending: Pleaded not guilty to federal counts (Sept 18, 2026); Texas declined to extradite on state charges; federal prosecutor fired Sept 3 |
| 195 | Morgan prosecution | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-04-16-1 | Ruling on the removal motion | Nov 9, 2026 | Court ruling on Morgan’s removal motion (court not named in the article) | Pending: Seeks federal-court transfer on Supremacy Clause immunity grounds; a DOJ attorney took part in the hearing |
| 196 | Morales prosecution | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-10-30-1 | Further proceedings | Nov 9, 2026 | Harris County court and District Attorney | Pending: Free on $30,000 bond (Nov 3, 2026) |
| 197 | Porter, Houston, Biddeford, Austin, Marble Hill shootings | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2025-12-31-2, 2026-07-07-to-15-1, 2026-07-13-4, 2026-09-20-1, 2026-10-08-1 | Charging decisions | Nov 9, 2026 | State and local prosecutors (Porter, Houston, Biddeford, Austin, Marble Hill) | Pending: Awaiting charging decisions |
| 198 | Illinois commission referrals | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-04-30-2 | Charging decisions | Nov 9, 2026 | Two Illinois county prosecutors and four police departments | Pending: No referral has produced a charge |
| 199 | Maine observers’ class action | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-02-23-2 | A ruling in the case | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Temporary restraining order denied (Mar 23, 2026); amended complaint filed Apr 27 | |
| 200 | Minnesota evidence suit (D.D.C.) | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-09-10-10-15-1, 2026-10-27-2 | Rulings on the dispositive motions | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: DOJ stopped sharing evidence Sept 10, 2026; dispositive motions pending (Oct 27, 2026) | |
| 201 | New Jersey mask-and-ID law | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-04-29-3 | Ruling in the suit | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal court docket in DOJ’s suit against the New Jersey mask-and-ID law | Pending: No ruling found |
| 202 | Illinois Bivens Act | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2025-12-22-2 | Merits ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Illinois’s motion to dismiss reportedly denied (about August 2026) | |
| 203 | Thao arrest (Ramsey County) | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-07-15-3 | Ruling in the suit; a charging decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: County sued DHS over its noncooperation (Jul 15, 2026) | |
| 204 | Minnesota profiling suit (Hussen v. Noem) | City Enforcement Operations and Fatal Shootings | 2026-03-09-3 | Further rulings or an appeal | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Preliminary injunction and class certification denied on standing (Mar 9, 2026) | |
| 205 | No-bond detention | Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2025-07-08-2, 2026-04-28-6 | Supreme Court decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket, Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha | Pending: Review granted (Oct 1, 2026) in the Second Circuit case that split with the Fifth and Eighth Circuits (Apr 28, 2026); 9th Circuit stay of nationwide relief (Mar 31, 2026) |
| 206 | Custody deaths | Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2026-09-30-3, 2026-10-17-2, 2026-05-28-to-10-26-1 | Inspector general report | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS inspector general; ICE detainee death reports | Pending: 36 deaths in FY2026; none listed for FY2027 (Nov 8, 2026); no prosecution or discipline in the record |
| 207 | Release-order compliance | Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2026-10-26-11-02-1, 2026-11-02-7 | Further contempt proceedings | Nov 9, 2026 | W.D. Pa. and D. Or. dockets (Judge Kasubhai) | Pending: Officials held in civil contempt in W.D. Pa. (Oct 26, 2026); Kasubhai ruling (Nov 2, 2026) |
| 208 | Citizen-removal suits (J.L.V. v. Acuna; Morales Garcia v. Mullin) | Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2026-08-30-1, 2025-07-31-4 | Rulings in the suits | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Morales García readmitted at Laredo (Aug 30, 2026); his suit continues | |
| 209 | Cato raid class action (Rojas v. McCoy) | Detention and Deaths in Custody | 2026-09-10-3 | Ruling on that motion | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Filed with a preliminary-injunction motion for one worker (Sept 10, 2026) | |
| 210 | Third-country removals (D.V.D. v. DHS) | Travel Bans, Refugees and Denaturalization | 2026-09-29-1, 2026-10-05-1 | Supreme Court ruling after argument | Dec 2026 | Supreme Court docket, D.V.D. v. DHS (December 2026 argument) | Pending: Judgment stayed and removals resumed Sept 29, 2026 |
| 211 | $70,000 OPT fee | Travel Bans, Refugees and Denaturalization | 2026-10-07-to-08-1 | A final rule | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS (final rule in the Federal Register) | Pending: Proposed Oct 7–8, 2026 |
| 212 | Denaturalization cases | Travel Bans, Refugees and Denaturalization | 2026-06-18-to-10-05-1, 2026-08-03-181, 2026-10-05-181, 2026-03-23-181, 2026-03-24-181, 2026-10-13-183, 2026-10-14-181 | Rulings in individual cases | Nov 9, 2026 | Federal district courts; DOJ releases | Pending: 123 complaints by Aug 3, 2026; 40 more announced Oct 5; four judgments found in DOJ releases (Mar 23 and 24, Oct 13 and 14, 2026) |
| 213 | Khalil removal | Student Visas and Speech-Based Removals | 2026-10-19-2, 2025-06-20-2, 2026-08-14-81 | Government response due Nov 20; ruling on the petition for review | Nov 20, 2026 | Supreme Court docket; Third Circuit docket, Khalil v. Blanche | Pending: Third Circuit ruling on hold pending his petition (Oct 19, 2026) |
| 214 | Suri removal | Student Visas and Speech-Based Removals | 2025-03-17-to-2026-07-23-1, 2026-07-23-41 | Supreme Court action | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket, Trump v. Suri | Pending: Fourth Circuit affirmed release (July 23, 2026); removal case continues |
| 215 | Kordia and Aghayeva removal cases | Student Visas and Speech-Based Removals | 2025-03-14-to-2026-03-16-1, 2026-03-16-41, 2026-02-26-3 | Rulings in the removal cases | Nov 9, 2026 | Immigration courts (Kordia and Aghayeva removal cases) | Pending: Kordia bonded out (Mar 16, 2026); Aghayeva released, in proceedings per DHS (Feb 26, 2026) |
| 216 | Mahdawi removal | Student Visas and Speech-Based Removals | 2025-04-14-2, 2026-02-17-1, 2026-04-29-to-07-21-1, 2026-06-03-181, 2026-07-21-181 | First Circuit ruling on the petition for review | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: February 2026 termination reversed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Apr 29, 2026); removal ordered (Jun 3, 2026); Second Circuit vacated his release order (Jul 21, 2026); no re-detention reported | |
| 217 | SSA testimony corrections | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-01-16-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of Special Counsel (Hatch Act referrals) | Unresolved: Two staffers referred for possible Hatch Act violations (Jan 2026); no penalties in the record |
| 218 | Palantir systems (IRS, ICE) | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-04-24-1 | Rulings in those suits | Nov 9, 2026 | Court dockets in the Privacy Act suits (at least 12) | Pending: IRS payments exceeded $130 million by Apr 2026 |
| 219 | Passport data for voter checks | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-09-22-2 | Publication of the notice | Nov 9, 2026 | State Department Privacy Act notice (Federal Register); status reports in DSCC v. Trump | Pending: DOJ status report in DSCC v. Trump (Sept 22, 2026) |
| 220 | EPIC v. OPM | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-07-30-2 | Ruling after discovery | Nov 9, 2026 | E.D. Va. docket, EPIC v. OPM | Pending: Motion to dismiss denied (Jul 30, 2026) |
| 221 | PCLOB removals | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance; also Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-01-27-2 | D.C. Circuit decision | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Circuit docket, LeBlanc v. PCLOB | Pending: Appeal expedited Aug 5, 2026; no member returned, no quorum as of July 2026 |
| 222 | GAO review of DOGE access | Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance | 2026-09-29-4 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | GAO | Unresolved: Agencies withheld information (Sept 29, 2026) |
| 223 | Probationary firings | Federal Workforce Reductions and Schedule F | 2025-09-12-2 | An appellate ruling on the Sept 12, 2025 judgment | Nov 9, 2026 | Ninth Circuit docket (probationary-firings appeal) | Pending: Ruled unlawful, no reinstatement, files to be corrected (Sept 12, 2025) |
| 224 | Administrative-leave rule | Federal Workforce Reductions and Schedule F | 2026-06-29-to-11-18-1, 2026-10-19-181 | Effective date | Nov 18, 2026 | OPM (rule effective Nov 18, 2026) | Pending: Final rule Oct 19, 2026 |
| 225 | Employee NDA | Federal Workforce Reductions and Schedule F | 2026-05-26-6 | Final OPM action | Nov 9, 2026 | OPM | Pending: Proposed May 26, 2026; not finalized in the sources cited |
| 226 | EEOC hearing proposal | Federal Workforce Reductions and Schedule F | 2026-08-26-2 | Final EEOC rule | Nov 9, 2026 | EEOC | Pending: Proposed Aug 26, 2026; not finalized in the sources cited |
| 227 | Acting IGs at Education and Commerce | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-05-23-to-2026-09-30-1, 2026-09-17-to-10-01-1, 2026-09-28-61, 2026-10-26-62 | Senate vote on Priebe; DeArmas’s start in late Nov 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | Senate (Priebe nomination); Education and Commerce inspector general offices | Pending: At least five acting IGs replaced in 2025; GAO found Vacancies Act violations (Sept 17, 2026); Priebe nominated (Sept 28) and DeArmas named to replace acting IG Rocque (Oct 26, 2026) |
| 228 | OGE director | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-02-10-to-2026-06-23-1, 2026-06-23-21 | Senate confirmation | Nov 9, 2026 | Senate (OGE director confirmation) | Unresolved: Keith Sonderling acting since Jun 23, 2026; Michael Chamberlain nominated, not confirmed |
| 229 | Gabbard whistleblower complaint | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-02-25-3 | Production of the report | Nov 9, 2026 | Congressional intelligence committees; Office of the Director of National Intelligence | Unresolved: Underlying report not produced to the committees as of Feb 25, 2026 |
| 230 | DHS OIG access | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-01-08-06-24-1, 2026-03-02-161, 2026-06-24-161 | A § 417 notice or restored access | Nov 9, 2026 | DHS inspector general | Unresolved: No findings in the excessive-force reviews; no § 417 notice given, per the IG |
| 231 | FEC quorum | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2025-02-06-2, 2026-02-11-62 | Senate confirmation | Nov 9, 2026 | Senate (FEC nominations) | Pending: Feb 11, 2026 nominees unconfirmed |
| 232 | EAC commissioners | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-07-09-1 | Nominations | Nov 9, 2026 | White House nominations; Senate | Unresolved: None since Jul 9, 2026 |
| 233 | USPS inspector general review of the ballot portal (shares a Status row with the DOJ Epstein-files audit, which is listed under The Epstein Files) | Inspectors General and Watchdogs | 2026-04-23-1, 2026-09-13-1 | Reports | Nov 9, 2026 | USPS Office of Inspector General (the DOJ OIG audit is under The Epstein Files row) | Pending: Opened Apr 2026 and Aug–Sept 2026 |
| 234 | Jan 5 schedule and ACIP appointments (multistate suit) | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-10-06-3, 2026-10-08-4 | A ruling on vacatur | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the multistate suit (court not identified in the article) | Pending: New York and Vermont joined (Oct 5 and 8, 2026) |
| 235 | Moderna mRNA flu vaccine | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-06-18-1 | FDA approval decision | Nov 9, 2026 | FDA | Pending: Advisory committee unanimously recommended approval (Jun 18, 2026) |
| 236 | Surgeon general and FDA nominations | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-04-30-1, 2026-09-24-4 | Senate confirmation votes | Nov 9, 2026 | Senate | Pending: Saphier named; Overton nominated |
| 237 | Minnesota Medicaid deferral | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-04-06-4 | A merits ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | D. Minn. docket, Minnesota v. Oz | Pending: Emergency relief denied (Apr 6, 2026); no later ruling |
| 238 | Planned Parenthood Medicaid cut | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2025-07-04-to-2025-12-30-1, 2025-12-12-116, 2025-12-30-117 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | First Circuit; CMS | Unresolved: First Circuit reversed one injunction and stayed the other (Dec 2025); one-year provision lapsed about Jul 4, 2026 |
| 239 | FTC demands; WPATH suit | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-05-07-07-10-1, 2026-06-17-181, 2026-07-10-182 | A ruling in the Texas suit | Nov 9, 2026 | N.D. Tex. docket (WPATH suit) | Pending: Demands withdrawn (Jun 17); Boasberg declined to halt suit (Jul 10, 2026) |
| 240 | U.S. measles elimination status | Public Health Under RFK Jr. | 2026-09-03-to-24-1, 2026-03-02-263 | The commission’s ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | PAHO Regional Verification Commission (meeting Nov 10–13, 2026) | Pending: Review set for November 2026 |
| 241 | Green-bank grants | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2025-02-12-09-02-1, 2026-08-04-21, 2026-10-09-21 | Supreme Court action | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket (green-bank grants) | Pending: En banc D.C. Circuit ruled 6–4 for grantees (Aug 4, 2026) and days later stayed the payout; stay clarified (Oct 9, 2026) |
| 242 | Offshore lease buybacks (about $3.9 billion, 12 leases) | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2026-06-02-3 | Rulings in the states’ suits | Nov 9, 2026 | Court dockets in the eight states’ suits | Pending: No ruling (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 243 | Solar for All cancellation | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2025-08-07-10-16-1, 2025-10-16-138 | A ruling | Nov 9, 2026 | Court docket in the 20-plus states’ Solar for All suit | Pending: States sued (Oct 16, 2025); no ruling (Nov 8, 2026) |
| 244 | Wright referral; Hatch Act complaint | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2026-08-05-3, 2026-07-15-to-08-05-1, 2026-09-09-244 | DOJ or OSC action | Nov 9, 2026 | Justice Department; Office of Special Counsel | Pending: Complaint filed (Sept 9, 2026) |
| 245 | Suncor v. Boulder County | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2026-10-05-1 | The Court’s decision | Nov 9, 2026 | Supreme Court docket No. 25-170, Suncor v. Boulder County | Pending: Administration supports the oil companies |
| 246 | Community Change Grants | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2026-10-07-2 | Release of the funds | Nov 9, 2026 | EPA; GAO | Unresolved: GAO found ICA violation over $1.5 billion+ (Oct 7, 2026) |
| 247 | IMO Net-Zero Framework | Climate and Environmental Policy Changes | 2025-10-10-2026-05-01-1, 2025-10-17-167, 2026-05-01-168 | An IMO vote | Nov 9, 2026 | International Maritime Organization (IMO) | Pending: Adoption adjourned (Oct 17, 2025); not adopted (May 1, 2026) |
| 248 | Peace agreement | Russia and Ukraine | 2026-11-05-9 | Abu Dhabi working-level talks, Nov 10–11, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 | U.S.–Russia–Ukraine talks (Abu Dhabi working-level talks, Nov 10–11, 2026); White House and State Department statements | Pending: No agreement; Trump met Dmitriev (Nov 5, 2026) |
| 249 | Reported withholding of PURL Patriot interceptors | Russia and Ukraine | 2026-10-13-to-14-1, 2026-10-19-302 | Delivery records or an official finding | Nov 9, 2026 | Pentagon; NATO | Unresolved: Kyiv Independent report disputed by U.S. and NATO officials (Oct 19, 2026) |
| 250 | Putin G20 invitation | Russia and Ukraine | 2026-04-23-4 | Dec 14–15 summit at Doral; attendance not yet known | Dec 14, 2026 | G20 summit at Doral (Dec 14–15, 2026); White House statements | Pending: Invitation reported by the Washington Post (Apr 23, 2026) |
| 251 | Farm purchase commitments | China and North Korea | 2025-11-10-1 | Purchase data | Nov 9, 2026 | USDA export sales reports | Unresolved: Soybeans on track; no corn, less sorghum (Sept 10, 2026) |
| 252 | Boeing 200-aircraft commitment | China and North Korea | 2026-05-20-6 | Firm airline orders | Nov 9, 2026 | Boeing orders reports | Unresolved: No firm airline orders (November 2026) |
| 253 | Taiwan arms package (~$14 billion) | China and North Korea | 2026-09-29-6 | Administration notice to Congress; no date | Nov 9, 2026 | Congress (arms-sale notification); State Department | Pending: Still stalled before congressional notification (Sept 29, 2026) |
| 254 | Trump–Kim meeting | China and North Korea | 2026-10-12-to-14-1, 2026-08-17-4 | An announced meeting | Nov 9, 2026 | White House statements | Unresolved: None held or scheduled (mid-October 2026) |
| 255 | Saudi nuclear agreement | Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-07-22-1, 2026-08-24-248 | End of the review, about late November or later if the clock pauses, or a disapproval resolution | Nov 9, 2026 | Congress (90-day review; disapproval resolution) | Pending: Sent to Congress Aug 24, 2026 for 90-day review; no disapproval vote found |
| 256 | Albanese injunction (D.D.C.) | Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2025-07-18-2026-10-13-1, 2026-05-13-124, 2026-05-22-126 | D.C. Circuit ruling on the stay | Nov 9, 2026 | D.C. Circuit docket (stay of Judge Leon’s May 13, 2026 order) | Pending: Leon’s May 13, 2026 order stayed administratively by the D.C. Circuit (May 22) |
| 257 | Netanyahu pardon | Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2025-11-mid-2, 2025-11-30-141, 2026-02-12-142 | A decision by President Herzog | Nov 9, 2026 | Office of the President of Israel (Herzog) | Pending: No pardon on Netanyahu’s Nov 30, 2025 request; Trump called Herzog “disgraceful” (Feb 12, 2026), and Herzog’s office cites the rule of law |
| 258 | Israel aid ($4B a year) | Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-11-03-1 | An implementing action; the memorandum of understanding runs through Sept 2028 | Nov 9, 2026 | White House; State Department | Unresolved: Trump said it would end “by the end of this year” (Nov 3, 2026); no implementing action |
| 259 | Israeli government formation | Gulf States, Israel and Gaza | 2026-10-27-1 | A coalition or another election | Nov 9, 2026 | Knesset | Unresolved: Hung Knesset after Oct 27, 2026; Eisenkot refuses to serve under Netanyahu |
| 260 | IEEPA refunds | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-10-08-3 | CIT ruling on the class claim | Nov 9, 2026 | Court of International Trade, Freestyle World v. CBP (Slip Op. 26-123) | Pending: Freestyle World importer class certified (Oct 8, 2026) |
| 261 | EO 14421 grid-equipment emergency | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-08-26-3 | Energy Department implementing rules | Nov 9, 2026 | Energy Department | Pending: Declared (Aug 26, 2026); no court challenge recorded |
| 262 | Section 301 excess-capacity probes | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-07-23-2, 2026-03-11-251 | A USTR determination | Nov 9, 2026 | USTR | Pending: Opened (Mar 11–12, 2026); no action |
| 263 | Wind-turbine and robotics Section 232 findings | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-10-22-to-28-1, 2026-01-14-to-10-28-1, 2026-10-28-161 | Negotiated outcomes | Nov 9, 2026 | Commerce Department; White House proclamations | Pending: Proclamations (Oct 22 and 28, 2026) |
| 264 | EU deal (15%): European Parliament approval | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-01-21-181 | A Parliament vote to resume approval | Nov 9, 2026 | Pending: Approval suspended amid the Greenland tariff threats (Jan 21, 2026); no later vote recorded | |
| 265 | Irish whiskey tariff removal | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2026-09-13-3 | Conclusion of talks | Nov 9, 2026 | USTR; U.S.–Ireland talks | Pending: Removal announced (Sept 13, 2026); CREW reports talks ongoing |
| 266 | Argentina ESF swap | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2025-10-09-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | Treasury (Exchange Stabilization Fund); GAO; Congress | Unresolved: No court, GAO or congressional action recorded |
| 267 | Swiss-gift and Lutnick ethics questions | Tariffs and Trade Policy | 2025-11-early-to-2026-01-29-1, 2026-01-28-199, 2025-02-18-3 | Not named in the article’s Status table | Nov 9, 2026 | USTR (Wyden’s Jan 28, 2026 letter on the Swiss tariff cut); Commerce Department (senators’ Feb 25, 2026 questions to Lutnick) | Unresolved: Senators’ letters (Jan 28 and Feb 25, 2026); no public answers |
Unresolvable so far
Status-table rows marked Unresolved that name no court, agency, committee or other venue where the question could be settled. Re-check only if new reporting appears.
- FTCA claims (~$230M) (Media Settlements and Trump’s Lawsuits) — 2026-05-18-1 — Traded away in the deal (May 18, 2026); revival not reported
- Sovereign wealth fund (Government Equity Stakes and Chip Export Deals) — 2025-02-03-2 — “On pause” (May 23, 2025); not created
- DOGE personnel ethics records (Musk, DOGE and Conflict-of-Interest Questions) — 2026-08-05-1 — GAO lacked records for 142 of 206; OGE said it could not review an expired program (Aug 5, 2026)
- Blanche crypto memo (Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints) — 2025-04-07-3 — Ethics experts said it violated § 208; DOJ declined comment
- Witkoff family’s WLF stake (Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints) — 2026-01-to-03-1, 2025-04-07-3 — Stake sold to his sons (Jan 2026); OGE disclosure released March 2026
- Warren–Garcia letter on the President’s trades (Cabinet Financial Disclosures and Ethics Complaints) — 2026-08-12-3 — No response recorded by the Aug 28 deadline (as of Nov 8, 2026)
- Krebs and Taylor reviews (Prosecutions and Investigations of Trump Critics) — 2025-04-09-3 — Listed “ongoing,” no reported activity since April 2025
- Firings of Evans and the Richmond analysts (Justice Department and FBI Personnel Changes) — 2026-09-03-2, 2026-06-05-2 — No reported suits
- Duke, George Washington and George Mason matters (Law Firms and Universities) — 2025-07-28-31-1, 2025-07-week28-1, 2025-08-12-3, 2025-08-22-4 — No resolution located
- U.S.-citizen detentions (Detention and Deaths in Custody) — 2026-10-29-3, 2026-10-06-to-10-29-1, 2026-10-21-2 — ProPublica counts 519 citizens through Oct 21, 2026; DHS keeps no count and had not answered the Oct 21, 2026 House letter
- Chung (Student Visas and Speech-Based Removals) — 2025-03-25-5 — Arrest barred (Mar 25, 2025)
- ICE voter records (Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance) — 2026-10-07-1 — About 100 million records gathered (FOIA release Oct 7, 2026)
- Parent Locator access (Federal Data Sharing and Surveillance) — 2026-03-11-1 — No report that DHS gained access
- NIH–Pentagon agreement (Public Health Under RFK Jr.) — 2026-09-03-5 — Amount and duration not public; no termination or GAO review
- EO 14377 Los Angeles permitting (Climate and Environmental Policy Changes) — 2026-01-23-2 — No implementation or challenge recorded
- Patriot production license (Russia and Ukraine) — 2026-07-07-to-08-1 — Offered at the NATO summit (Jul 7–8, 2026)
- Proposed suspension of Spain from NATO (Russia and Ukraine) — 2026-04-24-4, 2026-07-07-to-08-1 — Option listed in a reported internal Pentagon email (Apr 24, 2026); trade and visit halt announced at the summit (Jul 7–8)
- Board of Peace funds (Gulf States, Israel and Gaza) — 2026-02-19-1 — FT report (May): the Board’s World Bank account held no funds despite about $17 billion pledged; donations went to a J.P. Morgan account with no reporting obligation