President Donald Trump on Monday took the first steps to enact his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that are expected to kickstart his promised transformation of the federal government.

We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.

Incoming President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. There are executive orders already prepared for his signature that will end diversity, equity and inclusion funding,

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense,” said Trump, who at midday Monday became only the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

President Trump signed a group of executive orders on Monday, hours after he was sworn into office for his second term.

Trump will sign an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he says will eliminate government overspending. The new agency will be co-led by tech billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (January 20, 2025) issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to criminal pardons and immigration. Already a subscriber? Log in

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will revoke nearly 80 executive actions of the previous administration, with the Republican adding he also will implement an immediate regulation freeze and a hiring freeze.