Trump’s week in review: Weed farm raids, restricting public benefits for illegal immigrants

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Saturday, July 12, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from the White House on June 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Trump addressed the three Iranian nuclear facilities that were struck by the U.S. military early Sunday. | Carlos Barria - Pool/Getty Images

President Donald Trump continues to garner headlines for the policies and actions his administration has undertaken since the beginning of his second term, with this week seeing federal agents finding undocumented minors during a weed farm raid and the continued move to lay off federal employees.

Every week, the Trump administration pursues measures aimed at achieving the president's broad agenda, encompassing issues such as immigration, foreign policy, reducing the size of the federal government and other matters.

Here are five new developments over the past week.

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