President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.

The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.

Donald Trump’s first day as the 47th US President included signing executive orders to pardon January 6 Capitol rioters, withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, delay the TikTok ban, and reverse 78 Biden-era policies.

Trump's Day 1 executive orders are related to a wide range of issues, from the Capitol riot defendants to immigration and the TikTok ban.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, including delaying the TikTok ban, withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, and issuing pardons for January 6 Capitol rioters.

Nearly 100 executive orders, extending to energy, TikTok and trade, are expected to be issued as new president moves swiftly on pledges.

President Donald Trump began quickly implementing his agenda shortly after taking office on Monday by signing a slate of executive orders.

Trump's new orders also include mandates for how the U.S. government recognizes gender on federal documents and change official names of Mount Denali in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. And they could grant the second Trump administration expansive authority to enforce border security and immigration laws.

Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States. From this moment on, America's decline is over. For more from Inauguration Day, I caught up with USA TODAY chief political correspondent Phillip M. Bailey. Phillip, thank you so much for hopping on during this big, big week in Washington. Phillip M. Bailey:

President Donald Trump has taken the first steps toward enacting his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that are expected to kickstart his promised transformation of the federal government.

Reich also criticises Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship - where anyone born in the US becomes a citizen - saying it's a violation of the US constitution: "Decent people could lose their citizenship... children could lose their parents...some parents may not have the right papers."