On his first day in office, President Donald Trump is expected to turn away from former President Joe Biden's environmental policies with a suite of new priorities.
The speech echoed many of the themes he sounded at his first inauguration in 2017 when he spoke darkly of the "American carnage" of crime and job loss that he said had ravaged the country.
Several large U.S. financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, have withdrawn from the networks after years of growing political and legal pressure.
In a Day 1 executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew from the landmark climate accord. Additional orders on energy are expected.
The move announced Monday is a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distances the nation from its closest allies.
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to “immediately pause” the spending of money from the Inflation Reduction Act, former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law that provided hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to clean energy and other climate initiatives.
President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the planet and our ability to adapt.
Donald Trump began signing the first of possibly more than 100 executive orders after his inauguration on Monday, before travelling to the Oval Office to sign more.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign up to 100 executive orders today, after his inauguration on Monday. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump plans executive action that could deepen climate change's impact on Arizona.