In the 6 p.m. hour, Mr. Trump signed more orders before a packed Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. Among them, a requirement that federal workers return to full-time work in person immediately, a freeze on all federal hiring, except by the military and some other excluded categories.

In his inaugural address, President Trump said he'll be ushering in a new era and ending a period of American decline. Those executive orders​ cover a wide range of policies from immigration to energy,