Donald Trump has returned to the presidency, signing a series of executive orders and granting numerous pardons on his first full day back in office. These actions reflect his administration's priorities, touching on issues like immigration, public health, and climate policy. After taking the oath of office just after noon on Monday, Trump signed dozens of executive orders and issued nearly 1,600 pardons within hours.
What to Know:
- Nearly 1,600 people connected to the January 6 Capitol riot received pardons, with sentences for some militia members commuted.
- Executive orders declared a national emergency at the border and sought to end birthright citizenship.
- Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, putting America alongside only three other nations outside the accord.
- The president pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, citing disagreements over its pandemic response.
- A government website that provided information on reproductive rights appears to have gone offline around the same time Trump returned to office.
- Trump imposed a federal hiring freeze, delayed TikTok bans, gutted racial equity policies, and proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Stay with Newsweek as we track Trump's executive actions and their impact throughout the day.
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