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Withdrew the United States from\xa0the Trans Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade deal he had heavily criticized as a candidate as not protecting American workers enough. Greenlit\xa0beginning construction on a wall\xa0along the U.S. border with Mexico, which he said he hoped would\xa0begin within "months." Reinstated the so-called Mexico City policy, which bars federal money from going to foreign nonprofits which promote or perform abortions. \xa0Ordered\xa0a freeze on federal hiring\xa0other than for military, public safety and public health jobs. \xa0Reversed a planned cut\xa0on mortgage insurance for many first-time homebuyers. Ordered executive branch agencies to\xa0begin preparing for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, so far a mostly symbolic action that\xa0could be used to undermine the law's enforcement. \xa0Formally submitted his Cabinet nominations to the U.S. Senate, which has now\xa0confirmed Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and\xa0signed a waiver for Mattis. \xa0\xa0Moved forward\xa0on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines. \xa0Ended a policy known as "catch and release,"\xa0under which some immigrants are released from detention while they await a hearing with an immigration judge. \xa0Ended federal funding to sanctuary cities and states, which opt out of reporting undocumented immigrants. \xa0Kept FBI Director James Comey, who\xa0both he and Hillary Clinton criticized\xa0over his handling of her private email server, on the job.\xa0Named net neutrality critic Ajit Pai\xa0to lead the Federal Communications Commission. . This show sponsored by Studentsforabetterfuture.com