Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White House on Monday. Just hours after his inauguration, Trump signed a executive order that directs the attorney general to seek the death penalty in appropriate federal cases and to help preserve capital punishment in states that have had difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs.

"Trump really just said, 'Free expression will no longer be limited,' and 'There are now only two genders, male and female' in the same breath."

Trump signed his first wave of executive orders around 7 p.m. Monday, after his swearing-in ceremony a parade, and before the inaugural balls.

Donald Trump axed all that yesterday as he signed a flurry of new executive orders. One of his first actions was to rescind 78 Biden-era executive actions, including Executive Order 14110 on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.”

The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.

President Trump plans to use the first day of his second term to unwind signature Biden administration policies.

US President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders tied to his campaign promises. Soon after taking charge as the 47th US president on Monday, Trump (78) signed a first round of executive orders.

Donald Trump is returning to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using executive orders.

Incoming President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and there are executive orders already prepared for his signature.