If You’re Not Terrified Over NSPM-7,
You Should Be
Common Dreams

(October 25, 2025) — On September 23, Donald Trump issued NSPM-7, a sweeping directive aiming to criminalize dissent and ordering the FBI, IRS, and other federal law enforcement agencies to investigate a broad range of progressive nonprofits.

NSPM-7 states that organizations that espouse “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity,” “extremism on migration, race, and gender,” or opposition to “traditional American views on family, religion, and morality” are “participants in criminal and terroristic conspiracies.”

What Do Those Terms Even Mean?
NSPM-7 then orders FBI counter-terrorism task forces and the IRS criminal division to prioritize organizations that express these views for potential prosecution.

Common Dreams has been on the leading edge, covering the stunningly dangerous implications of NSPM-7 — coverage we vote to continue. But reporting on these abuses of power also makes us a target for Trump’s weaponized federal agencies, and we’re asking you to stand with us in this perilous moment.

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