Trump issues more executive orders as Cabinet picks march toward confirmation: Live updates

I can confirm that the American people will not hear from me today because they will hear it from the leader of the free world. President Trump will address the press at the White House later this afternoon and we will have a big meeting. infrastructure announcement.

Leavitt also celebrated Trump's sweeping actions on day one, which included a total of 42 executive orders and more than 115 personnel actions.

By Katelyn Caralle, senior US political reporter

Donald Trump signed a raft of executive orders on Monday in a massive crackdown on day one of his second term.

The orders and actions cover a wide range of issues, from immigration policy to gender identity issues and even addressing the flow of water from showerheads.

DailyMail.com takes a look at the most notable and important orders Trump signed in the hours after his inauguration.

Donald Trump's agenda is headed to Congress after the Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill that makes it easier to deport illegal immigrant criminals.

The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives 264 – 159 last week with bipartisan support, was named in honor of the late Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, 22, who was killed by repeat offender Jose Ibarra.

Marco Rubio has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the next Secretary of State.

The Florida senator, 53, and former presidential candidate, was confirmed with a resounding bipartisan vote from his colleagues and himself.

The Senate then decided to immediately consider Rubio's nomination before its 100 members. Even the Republican from Florida was allowed to vote on his own fate.

Rubio's nomination follows a Senate tradition of confirming at least one member of the presidential Cabinet on Inauguration Day, dating back to Bill Clinton's first day in office.

Normally, the nominees are important to national security, and as the incoming head of the State Department, Rubio will have a lot to do in that sense.

Donald and Melania Trump hit three inaugural balls in one night in Washington DC to mark the start of a new MAGA era.

The newly sworn-in president and his glamorous first lady started off at the military-themed Commander in Chief ball before heading to the nearby Liberty Ball, where they danced on stage with the entire Trump family. They then drove to Union Station for the Starlight Ball.

“We needed three because we have so much support,” Trump told the crowd at the Liberty Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Monday night.

The crowd waited for hours to see the returned commander in chief and he and the first lady were finally played by the United States Marine Band at the Commander in Chief ball just before 10:30 p.m.

Melania debuted a leggy, white and black dress, which was custom made by Hervé Pierre, the same designer who created her inaugural 2017 outfit.

They did their first slow dance to The Battle Hymn of the Republic, played by the United States Marine Band, before being joined on stage by Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha.

Both couples then danced with members of the military, as is customary.

President Donald Trump is firing thousands of White House staffers who disagree with his vision to make America great again.

Through his social media platform Truth Social, the newly appointed president publicly fired several senior employees in an unprecedented uproar.

The message read: “Our first day in the White House isn't over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively identifying and removing more than a thousand presidential appointments from the previous administration that do not align with our vision to Make America Great Again.