Donald Trump has completed an extraordinary return to power as the 47th president, vowing to impose his vision and re-altering the political and cultural landscape of the nation.

To keep up with the dizzying array of executive orders, directives, firings and policy changes, the Guardian will be tracking the major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, just like we did during the first 100 days of Trump’s first presidency in 2017.

This story will be updated every Monday during Trump’s first 100 days.

(Following is a list of the weeks in descending order.)

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20 January 2025Day 1

Trump was sworn in as the 47th commander in chief under the dome of the US Capitol in a made-for-television ceremony that saw him stick to the script in his official speech but unleash his true feelings in his second speech that attacked the January 6 committee as “political thugs” and the pardons Joe Biden granted the members on the panel. Meanwhile at the Capital One Arena, where Trump had his inaugural parade, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, briefly shocked the news cycle by twice doing what resembled a Hitler salute. Trump wasted no time starting his agenda to dramatically reshape the political and cultural landscape of the nation, signing executive orders at the arena and then at the White House while he gave a freewheeling commentary to reporters.

The executive orders included:

Pardoning more than 1,500 people convicted on January 6 Capitol riot charges.

Withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accords.

Withdrawing from the World Health Organization.

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Attempting to end birthright citizenship.

Preparing to investigate prosecutors who charged him.

Directing the justice department to not enforce the TikTok ban for 75 days.