As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Massachusetts’ representatives in Congress were quick to warn their constituents about his second term.

Massachusetts advocates respond to Trump's executive order ending X-gender passports, raising concerns about its impact on federal gender policies.

President Trump signed an executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to noncitizen parents. Attorneys general from 22 states filed lawsuits in Massachusetts arguing that the order violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Trump's executive order against birthright citizenship faces several legal battles in the courts. Ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants has become a central focus of the administration's hard-line immigration agenda.

Another controversial executive order Trump signed was one aiming to cut off birthright citizenship. Critics immediately pounced on Trump, arguing people born in the United States are granted citizenship under the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment even if their birth parents migrated here illegally.

An Ashland woman who was serving nine months in federal prison was released early after President Trump pardoned all Capitol riot participants.

These executive actions included pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, suspending offshore wind leases and declaring a “national energy emergency” to remove barriers around drilling.