Editing History of the United States (section)

=== Second Trump administration ===
{{Main|Second presidency of Donald Trump}}

Donald Trump won the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], becoming only the second president to be elected to non-consecutive terms after [[Grover Cleveland]]. The election was certified by Congress on January 6, 2025, and Trump assumed office on January 20.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mascaro |first=Lisa |last2=Jalonick |first2=Mary Clare |last3=Amiri |first3=Farnoush |last4=Brown |first4=Matt |date=2025-01-06 |title=Congress certifies Trump's 2024 win, without the Jan. 6 mob violence of four years ago |url=https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-trump-election-certification-capitol-b8284b9b6b22f78ab7f23f8c8b3c3da3 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> On his first day, Trump [[Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants|pardoned about 1,500 people]] convicted of offenses in the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 Capitol attack]] of 2021. Within his first month, he signed approximately 70 [[List of executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump|executive orders]] (far more than any of his recent predecessors), some of which are being [[Court cases related to Donald Trump's second presidential term|challenged in court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-02-20 |title=How many executive orders has Trump signed in 2025?: A look at the president's first month back in office |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/how-many-executive-orders-has-trump-signed-2025-first-month/6157457/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref> On immigration, he signed executive orders blocking asylum-seekers from entry to the U.S., reinstated [[National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States|the national emergency]] at the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexico–U.S. border]], designated drug cartels as terrorist organizations, and attempted to end [[Birthright citizenship in the United States|birthright citizenship]]. He signed the [[Laken Riley Act]] as the first legislation of his term. Trump established the [[Department of Government Efficiency]] (DOGE), led by the businessman [[Elon Musk]], which is tasked with cutting spending by [[Federal government of the United States|the federal government]], limiting bureaucracy, and which has overseen [[2025 United States federal mass layoffs|mass layoffs of civil servants]].

In international affairs, Trump withdrew the United States from the [[World Health Organization]] and the [[Paris Climate Accords]]. He started a [[Second Trump tariffs|trade war with Canada and Mexico]] and continued the ongoing [[China–United States trade war|trade war with China]]. He has repeatedly expressed interest in [[annexing]] Canada, [[Greenland]], and the [[Panama Canal]]. In response to the [[Gaza war|Gaza War]], he proposed [[Potential American ownership of the Gaza Strip|an American takeover of]] the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Forced displacement|forcibly relocating]] the [[Palestinian population]] to other [[Arab states]], and rebuilding Gaza into a tourist resort. Amid the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the Trump administration temporarily suspended the provision of intelligence and [[United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine|military aid]] to [[Ukraine]], offered concessions to [[Russia]], requested half of Ukraine's oil and minerals as repayment for American support, and said that Ukraine bore partial responsibility for the invasion. The administration resumed the aid after Ukraine agreed to a potential ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Matthew |date=March 11, 2025 |title=US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire |url=https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/us-resumes-military-aid-and-intelligence-sharing-as-ukraine-says-it-is-open-to-a-30-day-ceasefire/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=The Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref>