In today's newsletter: Donald Trump signs a slew of executive actions hours after he was sworn in as president. A winter storm is expected to drop snow from Texas to Florida. And controversy is brewing around the use of artificial intelligence in "The Brutalist."

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When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States yesterday, he declared that the “golden age of America begins right now.” By the end of his first day in office, Trump had signed a flurry of executive orders that would deliver on promises he made on the campaign trail to push his agenda on immigration, climate change and more. Among the biggest actions on his first day back in office:

✔️ Trump issued roughly 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when thousands stormed the building amid his false claims about the 2020 election. In speeches yesterday, Trump repeated claims that the election four years ago was “rigged” and referred to criminal defendants as “J6 hostages.”

✔️ On immigration, Trump signed: a directive to end birthright citizenship, which has been understood to be required under the 14th Amendment; an order designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; and an order declaring a national emergency at the southern border, among others. But the issue of birthright citizenship, as well as border wall funding and other immigration-related actions, will almost surely be challenged in court, senior Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley explains.

✔️ Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok a 75-day extension during which the U.S. will not enforce the law meant to force the app’s owner to sell the company, continuing the Biden administration’s approach of not enforcing the law that got bipartisan support when it passed last year. The extension does not overturn the law because Trump has no such authority. TikTok must either find a U.S. company to take an 80% stake in it or it will be banned under the law.

✔️ Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, a pledge by participating nations to work together to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. In recent years, the U.S. pledged billions of dollars to funds that assist developing nations with climate adaptation and mitigation, which Trump objected to in the executive order.

✔️ Other executive orders call for: the federal recognition of only two sexes; requiring all federal workers to return to in-office work, revoking Joe Biden’s landmark executive order on AI safety, creating the Department of Government Efficiency and withdrawing from the World Health Organization.

Read more about Trump’s most notable Day 1 executive orders here.

The orders were part of a day of pomp and circumstance in Washington, D.C., that included past presidents, all nine Supreme Court justices, lawmakers, CEOs and family members witnessing Trump taking his oath of office, his supporters packing the Capital One Arena for an indoor parade and an inaugural ball where he and first lady Melania Trump shared the first dance.

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Winter storm hits Gulf Coast states

Snowfall in the Houston area has prompted the closure of both of the city’s major airports this morning, as more than 55 million people throughout the Gulf Coast region braced for this week's a historic winter storm. The storm could be crippling for this area of the U.S., where most cities do not have snow plows.

The National Weather Service predicts snow will fall along the Interstate 10 corridor from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle, and icy conditions will be seen in Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Florida. Freezing rain threatens to stretch north into coastal Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, forecasters said.

Ohio State defeats Notre Dame for college football title

Ohio State won the College Football Playoff championship game Monday, beating Notre Dame 34-23 for the 2025 title. The Buckeyes raced out to a hot start, taking a 31-7 lead before the Fighting Irish mounted a major comeback in the second half, bringing the game as close as 31-23 before surrendering a late field goal.

The star of the game was Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins, who scored three of the team’s four touchdowns. Judkins ran for 100 yards on 11 carries, with two scores. He also caught two passes for 21 yards and another touchdown. Judkins made one of the game’s best plays — a 70-yard run in the third quarter that set up the Buckeyes’ fourth score of the night.

The expanded playoff field, from four to 12 teams, ended up helping No. 8 seed Ohio State, which dropped its final game of the season against its bitter rival, the Michigan Wolverines. The Buckeyes defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, Oregon Ducks and Texas Longhorns en route to the title game. Read more highlights from last night's game.

'Brutalist' hit with backlash over AI

It wouldn’t be Hollywood without some extra drama. Just as the Oscars race is set to officially kick off with Thursday’s nominations, controversy is brewing around one of the frontrunners, “The Brutalist.” Reporter Rebecca Cohen and entertainment correspondent Chloe Melas break down why the use of artificial intelligence in the post-World War II film starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, particularly when it came to how the actors sounded, struck a nerve.

— Jamie Knodel, news editor

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