President Trump touted his efforts to remake the government, including calling on federal workers to return to the office. He also defended his attempt to pause and review federal grants and loans.

President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term in office tomorrow. We'll look ahead to see what to expect from his administration based on what he did and didn't achieve in his first term.

We look at some of President Trump's executive orders as well as the confirmation process for his controversial nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth.

DETROW: Mara Liasson joins us from the White House to parse through the administration's moves today. Hey, Mara. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi, Scott. DETROW: All day, there was so much confusion about ...

In his inauguration speech, President Trump promised a new beginning for the United States. He plans to send troops to the border and deport millions of people.

Well, that was just one of many speeches from President Trump today, and here to break down what we heard and saw is NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Hi, Mara. MARA LIASSON ...

We're joined now by senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Good morning, Mara. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Good morning, Ayesha. RASCOE: So we just heard the latest about this very ...