When President Trump vowed a “tide of change” in his inaugural address last year, he was not exaggerating.
One year in, those changes are everywhere, often turbulent and polarizing, manifestations of the sharp right turn that Mr. Trump promised for the country and the world.
The president has declared that his power is constrained only by his “own morality.” That sentiment has made itself felt in the aggressive immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and other cities, which has led to one death.
The Times found evidence of change in all 50 states, no place left untouched. This is by no means a complete list.
Then again, Mr. Trump says that he is far from finished.
Alabama At a growing evangelical church, many Christian conservatives feel that they are finally being heard.
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Alaska In Nome, a quiet frontier town, construction will soon start on the country’s only deepwater Arctic port, which is key to Mr. Trump’s ambition to claim the U.S. as master of the Far North.
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Arizona After Mr. Trump froze grants and loans for clean energy initiatives, a planned battery factory in Buckeye was canceled, leaving a 214-acre site vacant.
Arkansas The state no longer allows food stamps to be used to buy sugary sodas and other junk food, a change pushed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
California Yosemite National Park has fewer workers because of budget cuts, which means that rangers are scarce, scientists are cleaning bathrooms and some visitors are acting out.
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Colorado Children’s Hospital Colorado stopped giving hormone medications to transgender minors after Mr. Trump threatened to pull all federal funding.
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Connecticut The state will receive $154 million in federal funds for rural health care this year. The Trump administration issued the money to all states, partly to offset the impact of Medicaid cuts.
Delaware State lawmakers had to fast-track a bill to ensure that provisions in Mr. Trump’s signature policy bill would not cost the state more than $400 million in corporate taxes.
Florida Cubans are being deported in record numbers.
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Georgia Firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have affected not only scientific research but also Atlanta’s sense of moral purpose.
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Hawaii After Mr. Trump barred transgender people from military service, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, a 15-year Air Force veteran based in Oahu, lost his job and retirement package, including his pension.
Idaho Twin Falls, which has emerged as an agribusiness powerhouse, had relied on hundreds of new refugees arriving each year to fill jobs. Since last May, only 37, all Afrikaners, have settled in the city.
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Illinois The Trump administration blocked the shutdown of a U.S. Steel plant, saving hundreds of jobs.
Indiana Immigrant detainees are now housed at the “Speedway Slammer,” one of a number of detention facilities that the Trump administration has opened and given jokey names to promote its expanding deportation program.
Iowa After ICE agents detained Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, it was revealed that much of the information in his employment application had been false, starting with the fact that he was a U.S. citizen.
Kansas The director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library was forced out of his job after declining to give a sword to Mr. Trump for use as a gift to King Charles.
Kentucky Dozens of schools will lose over $18 million over the next two years because the Trump administration canceled grants that had helped pay for services like transportation, mental health care and career programs.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry directed state agencies to begin referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” following Mr. Trump’s lead.
Maine At Acadia National Park, a number of signs referring to climate change were removed after the Trump administration ordered national parks to purge descriptions that failed to “focus on the greatness” of America.
Maryland The state has lost roughly 25,000 federal jobs — the largest number in any state — since Mr. Trump has taken office.
Massachusetts The Trump administration stopped several wind farm projects, including one set to power 400,000 homes. Wind farms have support from environmentalists, but some coastal residents have fought their development.
Michigan Tariffs worked in favor of the appliance maker Whirlpool, which is based in the state, according to its chief executive. In October, the company announced a $300 million investment in its U.S. laundry manufacturing facilities.
Minnesota Aggressive immigration enforcement has led to protests in Minneapolis. The fatal shooting of a protester by a federal agent incited demonstrations all over the country.
Mississippi The state recently declared a public health emergency after a steep rise in the rate of infant deaths, but its ability to address the issue could be hampered by a lack of data: The C.D.C. recently stopped collecting statistics on maternal and infant health because of staff cuts.
Missouri The state redrew its congressional map, splitting the core of Kansas City into three districts and joining several Republican-led states that are trying to help Mr. Trump hold onto a narrow Republican majority in the House.
Montana In a state with a strong agricultural economy, fertilizer prices had increased 20 percent by late December from the same month in 2024 — a result of tariffs and the trade war with Canada.
Nebraska The Curtis Medical Center, a clinic that served a small town for 30 years, has closed, in part because of anticipated Medicaid cuts under Mr. Trump’s signature tax and policy bill.
Nevada The Trump administration has opened large swaths of formerly protected federal land in the state to oil and gas drilling, geothermal development and hard-rock mining.
New Hampshire The state lost more than $4 million in federal grants for PTSD and critical-incident training for emergency medical workers, improvements to the state’s mental health system and other efforts. The cuts were part of the Trump administration’s termination of Covid-19 relief funding across the country.
New Jersey Mr. Trump halted the planned Gateway Tunnel — a long-awaited $16-billion infrastructure project connecting New Jersey and New York — to punish Democrats for the government shutdown.
New Mexico Navajo Technical University received an unexpected windfall of $3.5 million after the Trump administration decided to increase funding for tribal colleges.
New York Columbia University, known as the “activist Ivy,” has been relatively quiet, in part because of Mr. Trump’s determination to quell campus unrest.
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North Carolina The Lumbee Tribe has hailed Mr. Trump as the president who gave it full federal recognition, something the tribe had sought for more than a century.
North Dakota The Republican governor asked for and received federal disaster aid after tornadoes killed four people and damaged public infrastructure. The same day, the Trump administration denied aid to several blue states.
Ohio The state’s soybean farmers have felt the whiplash of Mr. Trump’s tariffs. After the president imposed a 145 percent tariff on China, the country cut off U.S. soybean purchases. Mr. Trump then authorized a buyout for farmers and reached a deal with China, but soybean prices have wobbled since November.
Oklahoma The United Arab Emirates committed $4 billion to build an aluminum processing plant near Tulsa, part of an effort by the Trump administration to seek investments from the Middle East.
Oregon The new attorney general, Dan Rayfield, promised to use the state’s Department of Justice to push a progressive agenda. But Mr. Rayfield spent much of 2025 responding to what he and other Democrats deemed federal overreach. Oregon filed or joined 52 lawsuits aimed at blocking or rolling back Trump administration moves.
Pennsylvania After new federal work requirements for some SNAP recipients began on Sept. 1, the number of people in the state receiving the food benefits dropped by 8 percent.
Puerto Rico The U.S. sent thousands of personnel to military bases in the territory as part of a buildup of American forces in the Caribbean ahead of the removal of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader.
Rhode Island Brown University was an example of deference and then defiance, cutting a deal with the Trump administration before pushing back against more aggressive proposals for higher education.
South Carolina A coastal town near Charleston was set to receive $5.5 million in federal funding for a project to reduce flooding near a popular park. But those plans were scrapped in May, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency ended the program, calling it “wasteful.”
South Dakota The state’s public broadcaster cut its newsroom to four journalists from 11 after Mr. Trump and Republicans in Congress stripped funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Tennessee A university dean was fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk after his assassination, a sign of how much the debate over free speech has changed under the Trump administration.
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Texas After President Trump shut the border, a shelter in a border town is no longer filled with migrants, and is now giving aid to local residents.
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Utah State officials banned fluoride in public drinking water after Mr. Kennedy, the health secretary, said that all water systems should remove fluoride because of health risks, a hotly contested assertion.
Vermont Greensboro, a foodie destination near the northern border saw the number of Canadian tourists plummet after Mr. Trump threatened the country.
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Virginia The Trump administration reversed the Biden administration’s renaming of Fort Lee, originally named for the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. But to skirt a law requiring the military to remove Confederate symbols, Fort Lee is now named after Pvt. Fitz Lee, a somewhat obscure Black soldier who fought in the Spanish-American War.
Washington Many dockworkers at the port in Seattle are idling, as tariffs drive down shipping. Younger longshoreman are especially hurting, and are wondering whether to continue showing up for what had once been a solid, working-class career.
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Washington, D.C. Government workers removed a “Black Lives Matter” mural that was painted after the murder of George Floyd. Congressional Republicans had threatened to cut off federal funds to the district if the mural, near the White House, was not removed.
West Virginia The Trump administration announced a $625 million investment to “expand and reinvigorate America’s coal industry.” Gov. Patrick Morrisey called the plan a “major victory” for his state.
Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin-Madison reported a sharp drop in international students in its incoming freshman class after the Trump administration imposed sharp limitations on immigration.
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Wyoming The Trump administration’s cuts to clean-energy funding included a $49 million grant that was set to fund a carbon-capture program at a coal-fired power plant in Gillette.
Reporting by Alan Blinder, Julie Bosman, Emily Cochrane, Richard Fausset, J. David Goodman, Ruth Graham, Anna Griffin, Matthew Haag, Amy Harmon, Jack Healy, Miriam Jordan, Soumya Karlamangla, Patricia Mazzei, Eduardo Medina, Sarah Mervosh, Sharon Otterman, Amy Qin, Campbell Robertson, Rick Rojas, Jenna Russell, Pooja Salhotra, Edgar Sandoval, Ed Shanahan, Mitch Smith and Billy Witz
Design and graphics by Gray Beltran and Jenni Lee
Photo and video editing by Heather Casey
Missouri map by Leanne Abraham and Zach Levitt. Source: Associated Press (election results)
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