The Democracy Clock Event Log: Volume II, July 2025-January 2026

The continuation and completion of the public record.

The Democracy Clock: Event Log, Volume II documents governance actions affecting democracy in the United States from July 2025 through January 2026, completing the contemporaneous record of the second half of the first year of  Donald Trump’s second term in office. Organized chronologically, this volume preserves the second half of the archival record on which the narrative analysis is based.

Like Volume I, this book is not interpretive. It exists to preserve evidence.

Each entry records:

• the date of the action

• a concise description of what occurred

• the institutional or governmental domain involved

• why the event mattered for democratic norms, accountability, or the rule of law

What this volume contains

• A chronological log of democracy-relevant governance actions

• Executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative developments

• Institutional decisions that shape democratic practice beyond headline events

• Clear, non-speculative explanations of democratic relevance

Together with Volume I, this book preserves the full year-long record of democratic change as it occurred.

What this volume is for

This volume is intended for readers who want completion and continuity:

• Journalists and researchers working across the full time span

• Educators and students examining democratic change longitudinally

• Citizens seeking a verified reference record

• Readers who want to corroborate the narrative analysis with primary documentation

How this volume fits into the series

The Democracy Clock: Event Log, Volume II is the second half of the archival foundation for The Democracy Clocknarrative volume.

• Event Log, Volume I documents January–July 2025

• Event Log, Volume II documents July 2025–January 2026

• The Narrative Volume synthesizes and interprets the full record

Each serves a distinct purpose; together they form a complete evidentiary and analytical framework.

What this book is—and is not

This book is:

• A contemporaneous public record

• An archival reference work

• A documented chronology of democratic change

This book is not:

• A news digest

• A political argument

• A retrospective interpretation

Available formats: Paperback and hardback

(Content is identical across formats.)