On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders focused on immigration, energy, and diversity programs. He declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, resumed border wall construction, and reinstated policies like “Remain in Mexico” and the targeting of certain cartels. Trump also took aim at federal diversity programs by restricting gender recognition and cutting funding for gender-transition healthcare,
He created a new Department of Government Efficiency to reduce spending, reintroduced “Schedule F” to make it easier to dismiss certain federal employees, and froze federal hiring. In energy, he declared a national emergency to fast-track drilling and withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement. Additionally, Trump granted security clearances to selected staff and revoked them from his critics. His actions sparked controversy, with legal challenges anticipated.
