Trump's cabinet picks already have a playbook they could choose to follow. This is what the Project 2025 manifesto proposes

If you followed the US presidential campaign trail this year, chances are you've heard of Project 2025. Key policies include: Page 6: Providing federal and state support to alternative options to abortion, especially adoption Providing federal and state support to alternative options to abortion, especially adoption Page 455: Ramping up abortion surveillance Ramping up abortion surveillance Page 473: Reverse interpretations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that protect doctors when performing abortions deemed necessary to save a woman's life Reverse interpretations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that protect doctors when performing abortions deemed necessary to save a woman's life Page 458, 485: Revoking approval for medications used in non-surgical abortions and some emergency birth control medications Revoking approval for medications used in non-surgical abortions and some emergency birth control medications Page 486: Ensuring training for abortions for medical professionals is offered on an opt-in basis, rather than opt-out Ensuring training for abortions for medical professionals is offered on an opt-in basis, rather than opt-out Page 266: Minimise support for abortions in international organisations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organisation Minimise support for abortions in international organisations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organisation Page 260: Discontinue international aid provisions to non-government organisations that help provide access to abortions Bureaucracy The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset on the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. Key policies include: Page 59: Reshape the US Global Change Research Program and related climate change research programs to reduce regulation around environmental policymaking Reshape the US Global Change Research Program and related climate change research programs to reduce regulation around environmental policymaking Page 293: Remove the US from any association with UN and other efforts to push sustainable development schemes related to food production Remove the US from any association with UN and other efforts to push sustainable development schemes related to food production Page 365: Adopt an "all of the above" policy that encourages all forms of energy production, including fossil fuels Adopt an "all of the above" policy that encourages all forms of energy production, including fossil fuels Page 365: Repeal subsidies for renewable energy manufacturers Repeal subsidies for renewable energy manufacturers Page 368: Remove 'carbon management' from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's title and purpose Remove 'carbon management' from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's title and purpose Page 369: Eliminate political and climate change-related interference in the Department of Energy's approvals of natural gas exports Eliminate political and climate change-related interference in the Department of Energy's approvals of natural gas exports Page 378: End the focus on climate change and green subsidies End the focus on climate change and green subsidies Page 408: Block environmental issues such as climate change from being cited as a reason to stop fossil fuel projects Education An American elementary school classroom Much of Project 2025's proposed education policy hinges around dismantling the federal Department of Education and allowing states to "lead". Key policies include: Page 450: Remove abortion and euthanasia from health care definitions Remove abortion and euthanasia from health care definitions Page 461: End embryonic stem cell research, which uses embryo cells that form in the first week of pregnancy End embryonic stem cell research, which uses embryo cells that form in the first week of pregnancy Page 470: Allow low- and moderate-complexity laboratories greater regulatory flexibility for clinical testing Allow low- and moderate-complexity laboratories greater regulatory flexibility for clinical testing Page 475: Announce the non-enforcement of the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hospitals Announce the non-enforcement of the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hospitals Page 476: Pay damages to all medical professionals who were dismissed for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Justice In his chapter on the Department of Justice, lawyer Gene Hamilton claims the executive branch has "lost its way" in recent years and has "forfeited the trust of large segments of the American people". Key policies include: Page 549: Conduct a review of all publicly available policies, investigations and cases, ending any that run contrary to Trump's policies Conduct a review of all publicly available policies, investigations and cases, ending any that run contrary to Trump's policies Page 550: Prohibit the FBI from engaging in activities related to combating the spread of misinformation by Americans not tied to criminal activity Prohibit the FBI from engaging in activities related to combating the spread of misinformation by Americans not tied to criminal activity Page 551: Carry out staff cuts at the FBI's headquarters Carry out staff cuts at the FBI's headquarters Page 553: Pursue legislation that encourages the prosecution and sentencing of violent crimes Pursue legislation that encourages the prosecution and sentencing of violent crimes Page 554: Enforce the death penalty for crimes involving violence against and sexual abuse of children Enforce the death penalty for crimes involving violence against and sexual abuse of children Page 555: Finish the south-western land border wall and take a "creative and aggressive approach" to minimising crime along the border Finish the south-western land border wall and take a "creative and aggressive approach" to minimising crime along the border Page 567: Assist the Department of Homeland Security in obtaining information about undocumented migrants in sanctuary cities Assist the Department of Homeland Security in obtaining information about undocumented migrants in sanctuary cities Page 567: Consider overturning every immigration decision rendered by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has served under the Biden administration The LGBTQIA+ community A flag waves as people take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Capital Pride parade in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2024.