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Project 2025's authors are explicit about their goal: a fundamental realignment of the relationship between the federal government, its citizens, and democratic institutions. Taken together, full implementation would produce a government that looks quite different from the one that has existed since the New Deal era.
The President would have near-total control over every federal employee, agency, and regulatory body. Independent agencies — the Fed, FTC, FCC, CFPB — would effectively become arms of the White House. Career civil servants could be replaced with political loyalists at will.
The Department of Education would no longer exist. The CFPB would be gone. The EPA's regulatory reach would be a fraction of its current size. Block grants would replace most federal social programs — states would decide eligibility, benefits, and delivery.
Federal health programs would not fund or reference abortion. Contraception access via Title X would be sharply reduced. Welfare programs would require marriage or work to receive benefits. Gender identity would have no legal standing in federal programs.
The U.S. would have withdrawn from all major climate agreements. International climate funding would be zeroed out. Tariffs and industrial policy would replace free-trade commitments. NATO allies would face harder pressure to spend — or face reduced U.S. commitment.
Supporters argue this would restore constitutional governance, reduce federal overreach, and return power to states and families. Critics argue it would dismantle democratic checks, entrench one-party executive control, and gut the safety net for tens of millions of Americans.
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The most structurally radical pillar. Argues the President must have total control over the executive branch — including agencies Congress designed to be independent. The centerpiece is Schedule F, which would let the President fire career civil servants who resist political directives.
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