Donald Trump has officially returned to the Oval Office, signing a flurry of executive orders that included pardoning about 1,500 defendants charged in the US Capitol attack and a crackdown on immigration.
The 47th president also withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement for a second time, exited the World Health Organization, then rolled back two trans and gender-identity rights orders that Joe Biden signed on his first day in office.
Hugo Lowell wrote from the Guardian’s Washington bureau that Trump’s return was a carefully choreographed display of brute force. Meanwhile, social media debate centred Elon Musk’s was-it-or-wasn’t-it fascist-style salute.
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In pictures
Fashion highlights of the Trump inauguration included Ivanka’s bag, men in black and Melania’s “dark Maga” vibe – specifically her boater hat, so wide-brimmed her triumphant husband was forced to air kiss her in celebration.
What they said …
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“Donald Trump … [claimed] Americans split the atom when that honour belongs to Nelson’s most famous and favourite son Sir Ernest Rutherford.”
The Nelson mayor, Nick Smith, said he would invite the US ambassador to New Zealand “so we can keep the historic record on who split the atom first accurate”.
In numbers
Research has found people who are living with diabetes and taking medications found in weight-loss jabs have a reduced risk of developing a range of conditions from clotting disorders to chronic kidney disease.
Before bed read
Two leading contenders for Oscars this year – The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez – used artificial intelligence in the editing suite. Will it affect their chances of winning?
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: LIPS. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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