What to Expect From Trump’s First Day in Office

The president-elect is expected to issue a series of executive orders and take other actions to fulfill pledges he made throughout the 2024 campaign.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the U.S.–Mexico border wall near Pharr, Texas, on June 30, 2021. Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images

Premium Reports

What to Expect From Trump’s First Day in Office

The president-elect is expected to issue a series of executive orders and take other actions to fulfill pledges he made throughout the 2024 campaign.

Save

By Janice Hisle

November 11, 2024Updated:November 11, 2024

Based on his campaign trail statements, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to sign a flurry of executive orders as soon as he regains power on Jan. 20, 2025.

He will become only the second former U.S. president to return to office after losing a reelection bid. President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, served as the 22nd and 24th president in the late 1800s.

What to Expect From Trump’s First Day in Office

What to Expect From Trump’s First Day in Office

North Carolina Communities Rising From the Ruins of Hurricane Helene

How the Chinese Regime Uses YouTube to Influence Americans

How Hackers Can Control Phones Without the User Clicking on a Link

What to Know About the Problems in Newark’s Airspace

Greenland’s Mineral Wealth Could Pave Way to Independent Future

Even With Trump’s Orders, an Uncertain Future for Pennsylvania’s Coal Miners

How Legal Immigration Is Keeping Farms Afloat

Parents of Autistic Children Weigh In on RFK Jr.’s Plan to Find the Cause

A Look at China’s Economy in 8 Charts

How Falun Gong Spread and Transformed China in the ’90s