By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in furtherance of the purposes of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest [ ] The post Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration and Oversight of Federal Support appeared first on The White House.
Trump was inaugurated for a second, non-consecutive term and signed a large slate of day-one executive actions, including withdrawal from the Paris agreement and the World Health Organization, and clemency for January 6 defendants.
Why it matters: Set the pace for a second term governed heavily through executive action.
In a Rose Garden address, Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, saying he was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. Formal withdrawal completed in November 2020; the US rejoined in 2021 and withdrew again in 2025.