Trump 2nd term live updates: More executive action plans for Day 2

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President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

More orders are expected Tuesday amid fallout from his first moves, including his issuing pardons for more than a thousand rioters convicted in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his effort to end birthright citizenship.

Meanwhile, lawmakers will continue to question and process the president's Cabinet picks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been sworn in as other nominees, including Elise Stefanik for ambassador to the United Nations, face confirmation hearings.

ByWill Steakin ABCNews logo
Jan 21, 2025, 6:57 PM GMT

DOGE gets official government website

The page currently consists of a simple landing page displaying a logo featuring the iconic Shiba Inus from the original "doge" meme.

The official page comes after President Donald Trump's executive order on Monday night creating the now solely Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. The order notably stated that the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) will be renamed the U.S. DOGE Service and placed under the Executive Office of the President.

DOGE will terminate on July 4, 2026, as Musk has previously detailed, and each agency in the Trump admin must create a DOGE Team, according to the order.

ByKatherine Faulders, Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller and Allison Pecorin ABCNews logo
Jan 21, 2025, 6:49 PM GMT

Trump to meet with Republican leaders at White House

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House at 2 p.m., sources told ABC News.

At 3 p.m. ET, other GOP leaders from both chambers -- including Steve Scalise, Lisa McClain and John Barrasso -- will meet with Trump as well at the White House, sources said.

The White House has not yet formally released a schedule for Trump.

ByAaron Katersky and Peter Charalambous ABCNews logo
Jan 21, 2025, 6:48 PM GMT

Trump's 1st executive orders quickly face lawsuits

Eighteen states and the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit challenging the president's executive order to cut off birthright citizenship Tuesday, calling it a "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage."

The lawsuit accused Trump of seeking to eliminate a "well-established and longstanding Constitutional principle" by executive fiat.

A union representing thousands of federal employees also sued the Trump administration Monday evening over an executive order that makes it easier to fire career government employees, alleging the directive would violate the due process rights of its members.

"The Policy/Career Executive Order directs agencies to move numerous employees into a new excepted service category with the goal that many would then be fired," the lawsuit alleged.

ByLuke Barr ABCNews logo
Jan 21, 2025, 6:47 PM GMT

Coast Guard commandant fired in part over DEI efforts: Source

Admiral Linda Fagan, who served as the Coast Guard Commandant and was the first woman to lead a U.S. armed forces branch, was "relieved of her duties" by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman.

A source with knowledge of the decision said Fagan was fired in part because of her Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, right, testifies during an oversight hearing on sexual assaults in the Coast Guard on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington.
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, right, testifies during an oversight hearing on sexual assaults in the Coast Guard on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Washington.

"She has served a long and illustrious career and I thank her for her service," according to a memo to the workforce obtained by ABC News.

Admiral Kevin Lunday is now acting commandant.

Trump promised to go after who he called "woke" generals in the military during his 2024 campaign. His nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said he will follow through on that issue.