Understanding Project 2025: What It Says and Who’s Behind It

Conservatives behind an extensive plan for reshaping the US government known as Project 2025 see it as a resource for the next presidency of Donald Trump, should he succeed in his bid to return to the White House. Democrats are eager to tie Trump to the plan, given that its more controversial proposals could turn off independent voters, yet Trump has distanced himself from the initiative. However, its recommendations echo many of the positions he’s taken in his campaign, and a number of people close to him are heavily involved in the project.

What is Project 2025?

The project, ...