Trump signs executive order ending DEI programs across federal government on Inauguration Day

President Trump signs a series of executive orders on his first day in office, including orders ending DEI programs across the federal government, reinstating federal employees fired in his first term, and withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. These actions set the broad template for second-term executive power consolidation. Dozens of federal career officials, agency heads, and inspectors general receive termination notices within the first 72 hours.