Donald Trump has been in office for less than 24 hours, but his administration is already working overtime to strip personnel from the executive branch who “are not aligned” with Trump’s “vision to Make America Great Again.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

Trump said Tuesday his administration is in the process of “identifying and removing” more than 1,000 Biden appointees.

It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.

On the second day of his presidency, Donald Trump secured yet another victory from his ally Judge Aileen Cannon.

The US president used the final hours of his presidency to issue preemptive pardons to those he described as potentially being a target of "unjustified (and) politically motivated prosecutions", as well as a number of close family members.

Trump issued pardons for more than 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots

Live: Rhodes and Tarrio were two of the highest-profile defendants Jan. 6 defendants and received some of the harshest punishments in what became the largest investigation in Justice Department history.

Six years after Team Trump wanted the USS John McCain “out of sight,” retired Gen. Mark Milley's portrait had to be put out of sight, too.

Two Pennsylvania brothers arrested for their role in the riots were released in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.

Joe Biden in some of his final acts as U.S. president on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley, House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and members of his own family.