Daily Briefing: Trump's first full day in office

<p><p>Donald Trump begins Tuesday as the 47th president of the U.S. following an opulent Inauguration Day celebration — and a deluge of executive orders set to impact American lives. Ohio State is the college football champion.</p><p><strong>🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm <a href="https://twitter.com/nicolefallert">Nicole Fallert</a>,</strong> Daily Briefing author. <a href="/story/life/health-wellness/2025/01/20/donald-trump-melania-air-kiss/77838121007/">We're all talking about that Trump-Melania air kiss</a>.</p><h2>Donald Trump kicks off his second term with flurry of action. Now what happens?</h2><p>Americans are processing a flurry of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump just hours after he took the oath of office on Monday.</p><p><strong>What did Trump do?</strong> He began signing the executive orders around 7 p.m. Monday, after his swearing-in ceremony and a parade, and just before the evening's inaugural balls were slated to begin. He started by rescinding 78 executive orders approved by his predecessor Joe Biden, including efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, protect federal lands from oil drilling and reduce the cost of prescription medications.</p><h4>USA TODAY is breaking down what these orders mean for you and your family:</h4><ul><strong>Migration:</strong> In one of its first actions, the new administration turned off a function of the CBP One cellphone application that let migrants make appointments to enter the country at a port of entry. <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/trump-executive-order-national-emergency-mexico-border-military/77557680007/">Migrants with appointments after Trump's noon inauguration saw their hopes crushed</a>. <strong>Gender:</strong> Trump declared <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/trump-executive-order-transgender-male-female/77835545007/">the federal government only recognizes two sexes</a> — male and female — a move that reverses protections for transgender people put in place under Biden.<strong>January 6:</strong> Trump <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/donald-trump-pardons-jan-6-defendants/77490839007/">pardoned about 1,500 people charged in the Capitol attack of Jan. 6, 2021</a>, fulfilling a campaign pledge.<strong>Climate:</strong> Carrying out his long-promised "drill, baby, drill" agenda on American fossil fuels, <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/trump-executive-order-day-1-electric-vehicle/77835683007/">Trump eliminated the so-called "electric vehicle mandate" and withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement</a>.<strong>Global health:</strong> Trump ordered the U.S. to exit the World Health Organization — <a href="/story/news/health/2025/01/20/trump-orders-us-exit-world-health-organization/77772989007/">experts warn that's dangerous</a>.<strong>TikTok:</strong> Trump's executive order <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/donald-trump-executive-order-tiktok/77836011007/">aims to halt enforcement of a ban on TikTok</a> in the U.S. for 75 days.<strong>The "Gulf of America"</strong>: Trump <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/donald-trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico/77836221007/">ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico</a> on official maps and throughout the federal government.</ul><p><strong>The big takeaway:</strong> <a href="/story/news/politics/2025/01/21/donald-trump-inauguration-whats-next/77838501007/">Now the real work begins</a>. The Trump Cabinet is taking shape. Executive orders are flying. Republican lawmakers are working to advance Trump’s agenda amid ultra-thin margins in both chambers.</p><img width="100%" /><h2>More news to know now</h2><ul><strong>Marco Rubio was confirmed,</strong> <a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/marco-rubio-confirmed-trump-secretary-of-state/77815817007/">making him the first Latino secretary of State</a>.<strong>It has been five years since the first COVID-19 case in America.</strong><a href="/story/news/nation/2025/01/20/covid-19-five-years-first-case-2025/77744363007/">What's it like today</a>?<strong>Tributes are pouring in for Cecile Richards,</strong> former Planned Parenthood president and activist, <a href="/story/news/local/2025/01/20/cecile-richards-planned-parenthood-dead-67/77837813007/">who died at age 67 of a brain tumor</a>.<strong>Two Americans were freed</strong><a href="/story/news/world/2025/01/21/americans-taliban-prisoner-swap/77844335007/">in a Taliban prisoner exchange</a>.</ul><p>What's the weather today? <strong><a href="/weather">Check your local forecast here</a>.</strong></p><h2>In case you missed it: Here's what happened on Inauguration Day</h2><p>There were conspicuous hats. Billionaires rubbed shoulders with lawmakers. Carrie Underwood's performance glittered despite an audio mishap. The 24-degree weather in the capital didn't cool Trump's intense rhetoric about the state of the nation and his plans for his second term.</p><p><strong>Inauguration Day 2025 delivered pomp and circumstance,</strong> but also symbolism and style as President Donald Trump officially transitioned into the nation's highest office.</p><ul><strong><a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/who-attended-donald-trump-inauguration/77837059007/">Who was there</a></strong>? Lawmakers, family, celebrities and tech CEOs crammed into the Capitol Rotunda for a rare indoor swearing-in ceremony.<strong><a href="/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/biden-pardons-milley-fauci-cheney-schiff/76823846007/">Biden issued last-minute pardons amid reports of bitterness</a></strong>. The preemptive pardons are for potential targets of the new administration.<strong><a href="/videos/news/politics/2025/01/20/analyzing-trumps-second-inaugural-address-comparisons-to-2017-speech/77840808007/">"The Golden Age of America begins right now"</a>:</strong>  Trump's roughly 30-minute speech tried a hand at optimism − while continuing to chest thump with pledges large and small.<strong><a href="/story/entertainment/music/2025/01/20/carrie-underwood-trump-inauguration/77816407007/">Underwood was a pro</a>.</strong> The country star sang “America the Beautiful” a capella following a technical issue with her background music.<strong><a href="/story/life/style/2025/01/20/top-fashion-moments-trump-inauguration/77839496007/">There was major fashion</a>.</strong> Inaugural clothing has historically signaled the tone of a new administration, making way for a new president and new agenda. This year was no different.</ul><img width="100%" /><h2>In other news, it's really, really cold</h2><p>Brrr! A deep freeze is likely to maintain its grip on the eastern and southern U.S. through the next few days. A winter storm that began late Monday across eastern and southern Texas is set to roll eastward along the Gulf Coast and through the Southeast on Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters say. Heavy snow is expected along and north of the Interstate 10 corridor with swaths of sleet and freezing rain over portions of southern Texas, southeast Georgia and northern Florida. <strong><a href="/story/news/nation/2025/01/20/winter-weather-forecast-updates-extreme-cold-snow/77834883007/">Here's what to know about winter conditions in your area</a></strong>.</p><img width="100%" /><h2>Some of Tuesday's trending topics</h2><ul><strong>Here's where the largest snowfall</strong><a href="/story/graphics/2025/01/20/weekly-snowfall-predictions-major-ski-resorts/77836667007/">will happen this week at ski resorts</a>.<strong>Are you going into work for the coffee</strong> <a href="/story/money/2025/01/21/coffee-badging-employees-avoid-office-mandates/77731723007/">and then leaving</a>?<strong>American Coco Gauff is out</strong><a href="/story/sports/tennis/2025/01/20/australian-open-coco-gauff-loses-paula-badosa-quarterfinals/77842553007/">of the Australian Open</a>.<strong>Ichiro Suzuki</strong> will make history <a href="/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/01/21/ichiro-suzuki-baseball-hall-fame-cooperstown/77842393007/">as the first Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer</a>.<strong>"The Brutalist" was criticized</strong> for using AI <a href="/story/entertainment/movies/2025/01/20/the-brutalist-adrien-brody-ai-backlash/77838027007/">to adjust Adrien Brody's accent</a>.</ul><h2>The Buckeyes get the title</h2><p>After leading by as many as 24 points in the second half, Ohio State held on for a 34-23 victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The title is the Buckeyes’ ninth in program history, three of which have come since 2002. It capped a commanding run through the inaugural 12-team playoff, with wins against Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame, in order — and each came by double digits. <strong><a href="/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/01/20/cfp-championship-game-live-updates-college-football-ohio-state-notre-dame/77802913007/">Here's a full recap of the game</a></strong>.</p><img width="100%" /><h2>Photo of the day: Early bird gets the (book)worm</h2><p>Fans who have waited more than a year for Rebecca Yarros’ latest romantasy novel, the highly-anticipated follow-up to “Fourth Wing” and “Iron Flame", <a href="/story/entertainment/books/2025/01/21/onyx-storm-rebecca-yarros-release/77747046007/">spent the final two-and-a-half-hour countdown</a> Monday night spread through the four floors at Barnes &amp; Noble Union Square in New York City, beading dragon-themed friendship bracelets, playing "Empyrean" series trivia and making friends.</p><img width="100%" /><p>Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, <a href="https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/Daily-Briefing/">sign up for the email here</a>. 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