President Trump took office again Monday, completing a remarkable political comeback and becoming only the second person to serve nonconsecutive terms as commander in chief.

Trump’s inauguration ceremony was moved indoors, to the Capitol rotunda, owing to cold temperatures in Washington. That meant he was sworn in before around 600 dignitaries rather than in front of the huge crowds that usually line the National Mall to watch outdoor inaugurations.

Among those who came to the Capitol were all the living former presidents — former Presidents Biden, Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton.

Trump’s vanquished opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, also looked on.

Here are five big takeaways from the day.

Trump makes quick moves with executive orders

Trump, ever the showman, signed a brace of executive orders before a big crowd in Washington’s Capitol One Arena on Monday evening.

The text of the orders was not visible, but they were announced as rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, freezing the enactment of new regulations, ordering federal workers to return to in-person work and withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, among other things.

There were also new executive orders with more nebulous aims, including one purporting to protect free speech and another claiming to prevent the “weaponization” of the justice system.

The latter is inherently controversial given Trump’s often-expressed belief that he has been unfairly prosecuted and his critics’ equally strong conviction that he has repeatedly sought to intimidate and punish his enemies while protecting his friends.

On Monday evening, Zuny Tarrio, the mother of Enrique Tarrio, claimed on social media he was “being released.”

Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, was convicted of seditious........

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