Inauguration Day updates: Donald Trump becomes 47th U.S. president, signs slew of executive orders

President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1.

With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate accords and sought to keep TikTok open in the U.S., among other actions. He pardoned hundreds of people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Here’s a look at some of Trump’s initial actions and upcoming plans:

Pardons in the Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

As he promised repeatedly during the 2024 campaign, the president issued pardons late Monday for about 1,500 people convicted or criminally charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as Congress convened to certify Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump.

Separately, Trump ordered an end to federal cases against “political opponents” of the Biden administration — meaning Trump supporters. He said Monday that he would end “weaponization” of federal law enforcement but his actions seemed targeted only to help his backers.

The economy and TikTok

In a made-for-TV display at Capital One Arena on Monday evening, Trump signed a largely symbolic memorandum that he described as directing every federal agency to combat consumer inflation. By repealing Biden actions and adding his own orders, Trump is easing regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production, something he promises will bring down costs of all consumer goods. Trump is specifically targeting Alaska for expanded fossil fuel production.

On trade, the president said he expects to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, but declined to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

Trump also signed an order intended to pause Congress’ TikTok ban for 75 days, a period in which the president says he will seek a U.S. buyer in a deal that can protect national security interests while leaving the popular social media platform open to Americans.

America First

As he did during his first administration, Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. He also ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign aid spending. Both moves fit into his more isolationist “America First” approach to international affairs.

In more symbolic moves, Trump planned to sign an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making it the Gulf of America. The highest mountain in North America, now known as Denali, will revert back to Mount McKinley, its name until President Barack Obama changed it. And Trump signed an order that flags must be at full height at every future Inauguration Day. The order came because former President Jimmy Carter’s death had prompted flags to be at half-staff. Trump demanded they be moved up Monday. Another Trump order calls for promoting “Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.”

Immigration and national security

Trump reversed several immigration orders from Biden’s presidency, including one that narrowed deportation priorities to people who commit serious crimes, are deemed national security threats or were stopped at the border. It returns the government to Trump’s first-term policy that everyone in the country illegally is a priority for deportation.

The president declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, and he plans to send U.S. troops to help support immigration agents and restrict refugees and asylum.

Trump is trying end birthright citizenship. It’s unclear, though, whether his order will survive inevitable legal challenges, since birthright citizenship is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

He temporarily suspended the U.S. Refugee Admission Program, pending a review to assess the program’s “public safety and national security” implications. He’s also pledged to restart a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait over the border in Mexico, but officials didn’t say whether Mexico would accept migrants again. And Trump is ending the CBP One app, a Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants.

Meanwhile, on national security, the president revoked any active security clearances from a long list of his perceived enemies, including former director of national intelligence James Clapper, Leon Panetta, a former director of the CIA and defense secretary, and his own former national security adviser, John Bolton.

Climate and energy

As expected, Trump signed documents he said will formally withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreements. He made the same move during his first term but Biden reversed it.

Additionally, Trump declared an energy emergency as he promised to “drill, baby, drill,” and said he will eliminate what he calls Biden’s electric vehicle mandate.

Overhauling federal bureaucracy

Trump has halted federal government hiring, excepting the military and other parts of government that went unnamed. He added a freeze on new federal regulations while he builds out his second administration.

He formally empowered the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which is being led by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. Ostensibly an effort to streamline government, DOGE is not an official agency. But Trump appears poised to give Musk wide latitude to recommend cuts in government programs and spending.

Diversity, equity and inclusion and transgender rights

Trump is rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. Both are major shifts for the federal policy and are in line with Trump’s campaign trail promises. One order declares that the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female. And they’re to be defined based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes, according to details of the upcoming order. Under the order, federal prisons and shelters for migrants and rape victims would be segregated by sex as defined by the order. And federal taxpayer money could not be used to fund “transition services.”

A separate order halts DEI programs, directing the White House to identify and end them within the government.

» READ MORE: Trump signed a slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Donald Trump has named more Fox News personalities for positions in his administration than belong to his beloved Village People. More than could play in the starting offense of his hometown New York Jets. More than there are groups in the periodic table.

So far, he has selected at least 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.

Some of the posts count among the most important in the land. He’s tapped former Fox & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, former Fox pundit and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and former Fox Business host, U.S. Rep. and reality show star Sean Duffy as transportation secretary. All of those require confirmation by the U.S. Senate to take office.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former star of the Fox show The Five, left the network and soon after became engaged to Donald Trump Jr. They have since split, but the president has picked her to be Ambassador to Greece.

“It’s ironic that as much as President Trump has criticized Fox News over the last few years for being allegedly unfair to him, he’s still apparently enamored with the bright lights and star power of so many of the Fox News television hosts,” former Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson tells NPR.

Fox, with its heavily pro-Trump audience, has been a mainstay of support for Trump. When it wavers, as Carlson’s remarks suggest, he publicly pulls its stars back into line.

“Fox should be very happy,” says Eric Bolling, a former Fox host for eight years who supports and has advised Trump. “Their talent is front and center in the news day to day. That shows their audience that they [Fox] are on the right Trump track, even if Donald himself pokes Fox from time to time.”

Bolling adds, “He does that to course correct them. And it tends to work.”

It’s hardly a new dynamic for the 45th and now 47th president. Trump named 20 Fox-affiliated people to his administration during his first four-year term, according to the liberal watchdog group Media Matters. This time, however, he almost matched that figure at the outset of his second term.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Trump takes office today, and in the process officially dodges a laundry list of legal troubles.

His legal team spent much of the past two years fighting to delay the four criminal cases he faced, and the strategy worked. He becomes president without a federal conviction or having spent any time behind bars.

Here’s a quick rundown of the criminal cases Trump faced and how they (mostly) concluded:

New York hush money

The only case of the four to reach trial, and the one that made Trump the first person convicted of a felony to be elected president. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg brought charges alleging that Trump falsified business records to cover up sexual relationships he had and protect his reputation during the 2016 campaign, and Trump was convicted in May of last year. He received no fine or prison sentence, however, as his sentencing came after he was elected president and the judge in the case ruled any other sentence would have interfered with his ability to govern.

Federal classified documents

Maybe the most cut and dry of the criminal cases was also the one that ground to a halt before it got going.Special counsel Jack Smith accused Trump of mishandling classified documents, and Trump was even recorded on tape talking about a classified document he still had possession of. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case a few months after it was filed, because Smith was unconstitutionally appointed, Cannon said. Smith appealed, but dropped the charges once Trump was elected.

Federal election subversion

This case opened a broad debate over presidential immunity. Smith filed this case as well, accusing Trump of breaking the law in trying to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election. Trump’s legal team argued that the president had immunity for many of the crimes he was accused of, and the Supreme Court eventually agreed the president is immune from prosecution for official acts but not unofficial acts. Smith filed a new indictment in August 2024, but dropped the charges after Trump was elected.

Georgia election subversion

This racketeering case also centers on Trump’s actions in the time following voting in 2020, including the infamous phone call where Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes. Several of the 19 defendants initially named in the indictment have already pled guilty, and this is the only case still active, as Trump does not have the power to end state prosecutions as federal executive. It has an uncertain future, however, as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is fighting a court order that removed her office from the case over impropriety accusations stemming from her personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Trump is unlikely to face trial in the case until 2029, if at all.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Trump is set to place a four-month pause on refugee resettlement and moving to end asylum for those who have entered the country without legal status, as a part of a series of executive orders to limit legal immigration.

“We are going to end asylum and close the border to illegals via proclamation, which creates an immediate removal process without possibility of asylum,” said a White House official on a call with reporters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss upcoming actions.

Details about the pause and the ban on asylum remain to be seen.

During his time in office, former President Joe Biden implemented his own policies to limit asylum claims. Last summer, he issued an executive order that allowed the processing of most asylum claims to be suspended when the seven-day average of unauthorized crossings breached 2,500 people.

Biden’s final rule was even stricter. It mandated the suspension of asylum claims from those who cross between legal ports of entry when the seven day average is 1,500 crossings.

In Trump’s first administration, he lowered the cap of refugees to 15,000, a historic low.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

Some Democratic lawmakers and Black activists are planning to skip or tune out Trump’s inauguration in favor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which also falls on Monday.

Some have pointed to Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, including talk of political retribution, and policy stances — including promises of mass deportations — they say are at odds with King’s message and legacy.

“I plan to spend the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my district at community events that feed our collective soul and re-commit us to building a future rooted in love,” Massachusetts Rep. Ayana Pressley told member station GBH.

In response to posts calling for people to watch the King Center’s commemorative service instead of the inauguration, Bernice King — King’s daughter — turned to Instagram last month to encourage people to pay attention to both.

“l certainly understand the desire to tune out rhetoric, ideology, and policies with which we passionately disagree and which contradict the spirit of the Beloved Community,” King wrote. “However, we must pay attention to what President-Elect Trump speaks on that day, even if by transcript and video later.”

People can’t address language and legislation if they are not strategic in their listening, she added, warning that “this is not the time for ignorance.”

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

One of the open questions as the U.S. heads into the second Trump term is how much the president’s loss in 2020 will dominate his policy decisions regarding agencies like the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security, which have various roles in investigating and protecting elections.

Trump’s first speech as president this time around indicates a willingness to move on, now that he won the popular vote and an Electoral College sweep in 2024. In his inaugural address, Trump did not mention the 2020 election or any of the baseless stolen election accusations he made so frequently on the campaign trail.

Still, NPR has reported that so-called election integrity activists motivated by his previous fraud claims are still working behind the scenes to push for more restrictive voting policies in states across the country, and Republicans in Congress have already introduced legislation aimed at eliminating noncitizen voting, which was a leading conspiracy theory last year.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

Among the plans and priorities Trump announced in his inaugural address, he said “as of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

The Biden administration had recognized more than two genders in its policy actions.

The State Department, for example, updated passport applications to include an option for an “X” gender marker. In 2022, the administration allowed transgender and non-binary veterans to identify as such on their medical records.

According to a glossary of terms created by NPR with help from GLAAD:

Sex refers to a person’s biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy. Sex is typically categorized as male, female or intersex.

Gender is often defined as a social construct of norms, behaviors and roles that varies between societies and over time. Gender is often categorized as male, female or nonbinary.

While gender has traditionally been understood as either male or female, over time many people have come to recognize this as a binary. Many Americans identify as nonbinary, agender, gender-expansive or genderqueer.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address gave clues about what he will focus on — and how he sees the country.

“The golden age of America begins right now,” Trump said. “From this day forward, our country will flourish.”

He said the country will be the “envy of the world,” and that it would “not be taken advantage of.”

Trump promised during the campaign to push for tariffs on foreign goods, to expand drilling and deport immigrants without legal status in the country.

In his inaugural address, he said he would sign a “series of executive orders” that focus on immigration and the economy. Trump said he would declare a “national emergency at our southern border,” halting immigration and deporting “criminal immigrants.”

“We will do it at a level nobody has ever seen before,” Trump promised.

Trump also said he would declare a “national energy emergency,” would rescind the Green New Deal and the electric vehicle mandate and create an “External Revenue Service” to level tariffs against other countries’ goods.

Trump argues those measures would help build American “prosperity,” though he said post-election that it would be “hard” to lower prices. Prices and inflation were consistently shown to be many Americans’ top concerns.

Culture issues and immigration were always the fuel to Trump’s political rise. Immigration has been a key priority of his base. In the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, 4 in 10 Republicans were in favor of mass deportations and more than half said they strongly support it.

Trump said he would make it U.S. policy that there are only two genders — “male and female.” LGBTQ+ rights were a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Trump has also promised political retribution, though it’s unclear how far or if he will follow through on that.

“The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” Trump vowed in his address and said the “weaponization” will end.

He also promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America, Mt. Denali in Alaska back to Mt. McKinley and that the country would wrest control of the Panama Canal.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Trump has taken the oath of office, taking office for a second time.

He shook hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who administered the oath, and then shook hands with former president Biden. He then embraced first lady Melania Trump and his children standing nearby.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh administered the oath of office to vice president JD Vance.

Vance’s wife, Usha, and their three kids stood nearby, watching and smiling.

Usha, a lawyer, spent a year clerking for Kavanaugh when he served as an appeals court judge in Washington, D.C.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

President Biden, in his final moments of office, pardoned several of his family members — James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens and Francis Biden — saying that they have been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats” that he does not foresee ending.

“I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics,” Biden wrote in a statement that was released just minutes before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office. “But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances.”

The preemptive pardons follow others issued earlier today, to Dr. Anthony Fauci, members of the Jan. 6 select committee and others.

Late last year, President Biden also pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted in June of federal gun charges for lying about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. Three months later, Hunter Biden entered a guilty plea to tax offenses

In addition to the pardons to family members, Biden also commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI agents.

A group of Proud Boys carrying pro-Trump signs and anti-antifa marched on the streets in Washington as Trump prepared for the swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda.

The extremist group was known for street fights with anti-fascist activists when Trump infamously told them to “stand back and stand by” during his first debate in 2020 with Biden.

Dozens of Proud Boys leaders, members and associates have been convicted and sentenced to prison in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It’s unclear whether any might receive pardons promised by Trump.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

And he’s made a slew of “Day 1” promises to voters this time around, from launching the largest deportation in history to signing pardons for Jan. 6 rioters.

But because of the way the government is set up (remember learning about checks and balances?), there’s only so much Trump can do on his own.

Ahead of his swearing in as 47th president on Monday, incoming White House officials held phone calls to outline some of the executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to take on his first day in office.

Earlier this month, Trump told Republican senators that he was preparing more than 100 executive orders — targeting border security, energy development, workforce rules and more — to roll out starting on day one of his presidency.

It’s not unusual for presidents to issue a flurry of executive actions within hours of their inauguration.

Biden signed 15 on his first day in 2021. Trump signed a record 14 executive orders and presidential memoranda during his first week in office in 2017.

Here are the main ways he could flex his executive power, as defined by the Library of Congress:

Executive orders are directed towards — and concerning — actions by government officials and agencies. They have the force of law if the topic is “founded on the authority of the president derived from the Constitution or statue,” and are required to be published in the Federal Register (the official journal of the federal government).

Executive memoranda are like executive orders, but are not required to cite the president’s legal authority or be printed in the Federal Register.

Proclamations typically concern the activities of private individuals and do not have the force of law. They are considered largely ceremonial these days.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

When former president Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on federal properties for 30 days, in keeping with presidential tradition.

That’s happened before: Capitol flags were flown at half-staff in honor of former President Harry Truman during the 1973 inauguration of President Richard Nixon. If that tradition continued, flags would be lowered today for Trump’s inauguration.

But that’s not the case in D.C. and several other states.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican, announced last week that the flags at the Capitol “will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump.”

They will be lowered back to half-staff the following day, he added.

Trump had previously accused Democrats of being “giddy” about flags being at half-mast on his Inauguration Day, adding that “nobody wants to see this.”

After Trump pushed back, governors of some states — from both parties — ordered flags at state buildings to fly at full-staff on Monday. Those states include Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska, Alabama, New York, California and Colorado.

Incoming officials from the Trump White House previewed 10 sweeping executive actions on border security that Donald Trump will sign on Monday, once he becomes president

“Our southern border is overrun by cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers, unvetted military-age males from foreign adversaries and illicit narcotics that harm Americans, especially our youth,” according to incoming White House officials who spoke to reporters on a background call.

Among the measures, Trump will declare a national emergency at the U.S. southern border.

The officials said this action will allow U.S. armed forces to finish the border wall, by directing the defense and homeland security secretaries to erect physical barriers at the border. It will also allow the defense secretary to deploy members of the armed forces and National Guard to the border.

Officials said they’re also planning to end the policy known as “catch and release,” and reinstate “Remain in Mexico,” which would require some asylum seekers as the southern border to wait in Mexico for their hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Trump also plans to designate criminal cartels as terror groups, the officials said, suspend refugee resettlement, end asylum, and — notably — end birthright citizenship.

Birthright citizenship, for anyone born in the country, is enshrined in the 14th Amendment. This action is likely to see immediate legal challenges.

Since the early days of the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has vowed to begin his second term with both new and old efforts to curb legal migration and deport those who are in the U.S. without legal status.

Last night during a rally in Washington D.C., Trump said he plans to sign executive orders quickly and launch “the most aggressive, sweeping effort to restore our borders the world has ever seen.”

Incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan also said large-scale raids to deport and detain those without legal status are set to begin as soon as Tuesday, focusing on people considered a security or safety threat.

“While we hope for the best, we take Trump at his word. We are prepared to fight back against any cruel or violent attacks on immigrant communities in the U.S. or those fleeing to this country in search of safety and refuge,” said Kerri Talbot, co-executive director of the Immigration Hub, an advocacy organization.

The U.S. had seen an increase in border crossings under the Biden administration, at times reaching all-time highs. But Customs and Border Protection’s recent numbers have shown a sharp decrease in unauthorized apprehensions in the past six months.

» READ MORE: Trump plans 10 sweeping actions on border security on Day 1. Here’s what we know

Trump will sign an executive order declaring that the federal government would recognize only two genders: male and female, an incoming White House official said Monday.

The order undoes parts of one President Joe Biden signed on his first day in office four years ago. Trump’s order could restrict access to gender-affirming medical care and sports competitions for some transgender people.

The official said only two sexes will be recognized on passports and visas.

The move is not a surprise. Trump criticized transgender and nonbinary rights in his campaign, airing one ad more than 15,000 times that proclaimed, “Kamala is for them/them. President Trump is for you.”

Civil rights groups were preparing to challenge Trump’s restrictions in court before he took office.

“We are going to persevere, we’re going to continue in our work and we’re going to continue to protect trans rights throughout the country,” said Ash Orr, a spokesperson for Advocates for Trans Equality last week, anticipating such an order.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.

Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, representatives said.

“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” said a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama that was shared with The Associated Press.

No explanation was given for why Michelle Obama was skipping Trump’s inauguration. She also did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington last week. Former Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton and their spouses attended — except for her.

Bill Clinton will attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, a person familiar with the former president’s schedule confirmed for the AP. Hillary Clinton will also attend, a spokesperson said.

» READ MORE: Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there

Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events.

Underwood, who launched her career on “American Idol,” is to perform shortly before Trump takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, according to a copy of the inaugural program provided to The Associated Press.

“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement Monday. “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”

American disco group the Village People made a name for themselves in the late-70s for their chant-along dance-pop hits and their colorful on-stage personas. Their best known hit, “Y.M.C.A.,” is widely considered a gay anthem — and became a staple of Trump’s rallies in the last election, along with their hit “Macho Man.”

The American disco group is set to perform at one of Trump’s inaugural balls and a rally he’s holding in Washington the day before he’s sworn in.

“We know this won’t make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” the band said in a post on its Facebook page Monday. “Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost. Therefore, we believe it’s now time to bring the country together with music which is why VILLAGE PEOPLE will be performing at various events as part of the 2025 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.”

» READ MORE: Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump’s inauguration events

President Biden said on Monday that he would issue pardons to General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee — hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office.

“The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense,” Biden said in a statement.

This dispatch originally appeared on NPR.

As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he wants to do.

More people hold an unfavorable than favorable view of him, most are against pardoning those convicted of attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and they’re split on whether to mass deport immigrants who are in the U.S. without legal status.

Perhaps most importantly, Americans have high expectations that their personal financial situations will improve under Trump, but more think tariffs will hurt rather than help the economy.

Trump has promised bold action, but, as the NPR poll shows, the politics may be tricky. Presidents often become vulnerable because of overreach. They tend to believe — falsely — that because they were elected, they have a mandate for everything on their agenda. Clearly, that’s not the case.

“The opening round of the second term is not going well with the public,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the survey of 1,387 adults. “Americans are not convinced of Trump’s agenda pillars, including pardons and tariffs. Mass deportations are only getting mixed reviews.”

The core of why Trump got another term was negative feelings about the economy. Voters said throughout the campaign that their top concern was inflation, specifically prices. But bringing down prices, Trump said after the election, will likely be “hard” despite his promises to fix the economy.

Inauguration Day involves much more than the swearing-in ceremony — now planned to take place inside the Capitol building and not on its West Front, given the frigid forecast in Washington, D.C.

The day follows a weekend of receptions, remarks and appearances by the incoming president, and there’s a full slate of events on Monday.

Here are some of the events on the day’s agenda:

• St. John’s church service
• Tea at the White House
• Swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol
• Farewell ceremony to the former president and vice president
• The president’s signing room ceremony
• Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) congressional luncheon
• Oval Office signing ceremony at the White House

There will also be a live feed of the events in Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, and Trump said he would stop there after being sworn in. Later, he will attend three inaugural balls: the Commander in Chief Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball and the Starlight Ball.

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.

“The weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.”

The Rotunda is prepared as an alternative for each inauguration in the event of inclement weather. The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since that day.

Alternate plans are required for the more roughly 250,000 guests ticketed to view the inauguration from around the Capitol grounds and the tens of thousands more expected to be in general admission areas or to line the inaugural parade route from the Capitol to the White House.

Trump said some supporters would be able to watch the ceremony from Washington’s Capital One Arena on Monday, a day after he plans to hold a rally there. He said he would visit the arena after his swearing-in.

» READ MORE: Trump swearing-in will move inside Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold

President-elect Donald Trump will take his oath of office inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at 12 p.m. ET today.

WHYY and NPR are kicking off inauguration live coverage in this blog, with news, context and analysis of the day before and after Trump’s swearing-in.

Trump is the second president to move his inauguration indoors to the Rotunda, from the West Front of the Capitol, due to a forecast of frigid weather.

Temperatures will reach a high of about 24 degrees Monday with wind gusts as high as 31 mph, according to National Weather Service.

Sponsor MessageCrews — who spent four months building the inaugural and presidential parade platforms outside — has outfitted the Rotunda and Capitol One Arena to host Trump’s inauguration events. Nearly a quarter million people had tickets for Trump’s outdoor inauguration, many of whom will not be able to attend the limited-capacity indoor events.

Read more details about the day here, and follow along as our reporters keep you updated on events as they unfold.