President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders hours after taking the oath of office, including declaring a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, ordering construction on his border wall to resume and terminating diversity programs at federal agencies. But that was just the start ...
Jan. 15, 29 and 30, Feb. 13
The White House sought to send a message to reticent Senate Republicans to get on board with all of Trump’s nominees, warning of political consequences for those who defy him.
Feb. 5
Feb. 9
Trump tied his desire to rename the Gulf of Mexico to his contention that Mexico has allowed undocumented migrants to flow into the United States unfettered.
Feb. 11 and April 1
Trump and ally Elon Musk have hit foreign aid harder and faster than almost any other target in their push to cut the size of the federal government. Both men argue that USAID projects advance a liberal agenda and are a waste of money.
Feb. 20
Feb. 28
A meeting that was intended to kick off negotiations on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals devolved into a remarkable confrontation, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance chastising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and telling him he wasn’t grateful enough to the United States.
March 4
Trump touted his newly imposed tariffs and basked in Republican applause for his administration’s swift early actions, while he drew a wave of protests from Democrats as he spoke to a joint session of Congress.
March 11
Tesla delivered five of its vehicles to the White House and parked them on a driveway for Trump to personally inspect, hours after he said on Truth Social that he planned to buy a Tesla to demonstrate his support for Musk and for the slumping company.
March 12
Shunning the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in the White House, Trump fired the center’s president, removed the bipartisan board of Biden appointees and named himself chairman of the storied music, theater and dance institution.
March 26
The Trump administration struck a $6 million deal with El Salvador to imprison deportees it says are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and members of the street gang MS-13. The administration has labeled both gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.
March 28
Vance's visit to Greenland was viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid Trump’s bid to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory.
March 31
April 2
Touting the event as "Liberation Day," Trump announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S.
April 3
April 5
Coast-to-coast opposition to upheaval in Trump’s second term took shape at more than 1,200 events organized by Democratic activists.
April 9
Trump's sweeping push for global tariffs have roiled the stock market.
April 26
Speaking to journalists Sunday as he boarded Air Force One in New Jersey, the president said he believed a ceasefire deal could be on the horizon as he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal.”
