But within days of that NPS announcement, President Trump took office and signed executive orders halting all federal grants for review by a newly created agency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In Washington, D.C., the Preservation League was awarded $75,000 to document LGBTQ+ historic resources in the city. In Providence, R.I., the Preservation Society was slated for $74,692 to conduct an LGBTQ+ survey and prepare a National Register nomination. Those significant locations are integral to understanding LGBTQ history not only in the city but the nation as well, Miller said. That decision triggered Trump’s first impeachment trial, which became less about the law and more about Republican loyalty to the president.