President Donald Trump’s administration announced a series of policy developments Wednesday, citing record tariff revenues, a federal workforce return-to-office mandate, shifting immigration patterns, and a new crime-fighting partnership with Washington, D.C.
Tariff collections topped $31 billion in August, bringing the 2025 total to $158 billion — more than 2.5 times last year’s revenue at this point. The Congressional Budget Office projects that the tariffs will reduce federal deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade.
The White House also pointed to the federal return-to-office order as a success. Federal employees are now “twice as likely to work in-office as employees overall nationwide,” according to Axios, with in-office attendance among federal workers rising nearly 30 percentage points in the second quarter. Officials said the shift has boosted downtown economies dependent on foot traffic.
Homeland Security officials reported what they called a “reverse flow” of migration under Trump’s border policies. They said northward migration from Central America has dropped 97% this year, while crossings by unaccompanied minors are down 93% compared to last year — trends officials linked to a decline in human smuggling activity.
In Washington, D.C., Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a continued partnership with the Trump administration on crime reduction. Administration officials described the collaboration as a model for other Democrat-led cities but did not release specific crime statistics with the announcement.