In the normal course of things, executive orders are subject to checks and balances.

He then headed to the Oval Office to sign some more.

Trump later in the day signed an executive orderattempting to abolish birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump after delivering his inaugural address at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Getty Images)

Donald Trump after delivering his inaugural address at the rotunda of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Getty Images

Trump later signed an executive order thatprohibits federal recognition oftransgenderAmericans.

Trump torched that order on Monday.

The climate agreement seeks to limit global greenhouse emissions below catastrophic levels.

Oooh, thats a big one, Trump said as he signed the order.

Its a cataclysmic presidential decision.

Biden recentlyscrappedthe federal lethal-injection protocol on grounds that it causes unconstitutional suffering.

Lisa Murkowski, the Republican senator from Alaska, was not happy with Trumps order renaming Denali.

I strongly disagree with the Presidents decision on Denali, shewrote.

The move was, typically, self-serving as Trump said he wanted Americans to see TikToks of our excitinginauguration.

Trump signed amemoto create an onerous process tomake career senior-executive service officials easier to fire.