Coverage from the first day of the second Trump presidency.
There are limitations to what a president can legally do via executive action, and many of Trump’s orders will be challenged in court. That legal process could slow down or halt their implementation.
TikTok’s lifeline came via an executive order signed by Trump on Monday in one of his first acts after taking office.
The president used his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history.
The order removes Biden-era restrictions on new development in Alaska.
Analysis: President Donald Trump went big on building himself up as a hero triumphing over evil, and he leaned in on “Manifest Destiny.”
The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.
Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to end it immediately. On Monday, he declared that the country’s “decline” will end immediately, ushering in “the golden age of America.”
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
President-elect Donald Trump is poised to invoke emergency powers as he orders a series of steps intended to unleash domestic energy production and undo Biden-era policies designed to fight climate change.
It was an aggressive start for a returning president who feels emboldened and vindicated by his unprecedented political comeback.
In a 30-page complaint obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its filing, the public interest law firm National Security Counselors says that the nongovernmental DOGE panel is breaking a 1972 law that requires advisory committees to the executive branch to follow certain rules on disclosure, hiring and other practices.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, has been sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.
Watch live as President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a parade at Capital One Arena and three Inauguration Day balls after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.