President Donald Trump signed an executive action reinstating the so-called Mexico City Policy, delivering an early and expected victory to opponents of abortion rights who helped fuel his return to power.

The US tends to ping-pong on the rule based on the president’s political party, but Trump’s version goes further than previous bans. View on euronews

Trump signed a slew of executive orders that initiated the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accords and WHO, ordered troops to the border with Mexico, pardoned about 1,500 January 6 rioters and restarted permitting for natural gas export terminals. He also rescinded 78 Biden-era directives.

On his first day in office President Donald Trump signed a slew of orders. Everything from Leaving the World Health Organization to renaming the Gulf of Mexico to declaring there are only two genders.

The U.S. has traditionally been the most generous benefactor of the WHO. A Trump executive order to cut ties with the WHO could pose a threat to global public health.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

This is the second time Trump tried to withdraw from WHO, with the first attempt in July 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

President Trump in his first four days of a second term, made headlines with actions that altered US policies. From cracking down on immigration to reshaping energy and foreign relations, these moves set the stage for a contentious term.

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.