Here’s How President Trump Shifted Policy in His First Week

President Trump’s blunt message after a whirlwind week of executive orders and presidential proclamations may boil down to this: Take me at my word.

During four years in political exile after his first term, Mr. Trump vowed to radically reshape American life, culture and politics if he got another chance. His first week has demonstrated that he will seek to do just that — and fast — as he races to make good on the promises that vaulted him back into power.

Not all of his directives will succeed in the end. But already, the United States is a different place than it was a week ago.

Several efforts to address climate change have been rescinded, and more land opened to oil drilling. The government now recognizes only two “immutable” genders, male and female. Migrants — now referred to as “aliens” — are being turned away at the border, and immigration agents have been freed to target hospitals, schools and churches in search of people to deport.

Large-scale tariffs have yet to be imposed, but nations around the world are bracing for those that Mr. Trump says will come on Feb. 1. Diversity efforts in the federal government have been dismantled, and employees turned into snitches. Federal money will once again be barred from paying for abortions overseas. Mount Denali once again will be known as Mount McKinley, and the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America (at least, according to the U.S. government).

Career officials at agencies across the government have been let go as part of Mr. Trump’s pledge to get rid of what he considers disloyal members of the “deep state.” Security clearances and protection has been stripped from people Mr. Trump considers political enemies. TikTok was given a temporary reprieve from a forced shutdown, even as Mr. Trump rescinded his predecessor’s efforts to establish guardrails around the development of artificial intelligence.