Project 2025’s reputation is… complicated, but its performance is impressive. Join us as we touch on the status of completion and dig into how a once-fringe playbook is becoming a real-time political reality.

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works cited:

• The New York Times. “Government Shutdown Means Trump Can Reshape the Federal Workforce — and Workers Feel It.” The New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/politics/government-shutdown-trump-layoffs-unions.html. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

• Axios. “Pentagon Limits Press Reporting, New Rules Under Hegseth.” Axios, 16 Oct. 2025, https://www.axios.com/2025/10/16/pentagon-press-reporting-rules-restrictions-hegseth. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

• Newsweek. “Project 2025 Tracker: Trump Has Implemented Half of the Conservative Plan.” Newsweek, 2025, https://www.newsweek.com/project-2025-trump-has-implemented-half-of-conservative-plan-tracker-10874076. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

• The Cut. “Tracking Project 2025: How Far Has the Plan Come?” The Cut, 2025, https://www.thecut.com/article/trump-project-2025-tracker-progress.html. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

• BBC News. “What Is Project 2025? The Conservative Blueprint Gaining Traction.” BBC News, 2025, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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