It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
In a flurry of unilateral executive actions, Mr. Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely.
The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said.
President Trump’s first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.
The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.
President Trump’s public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally.
The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear.
The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that has not historically been political.
The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.