memeorandum: Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare (Reuters)

9:55 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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An America First Energy Plan — Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy. The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil.

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The White House:

Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community — One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community. A Trump Administration will empower our law enforcement officers to do their jobs and keep our streets free of crime and violence. The Trump Administration will be a law and order administration.

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Joe Light / Bloomberg:

Trump Administration Overturns Obama's FHA Mortgage-Fee Cut — Obama sought to reduce fees by a quarter percentage point — Loan program is popular among first-time home buyers — The Trump administration overturned a mortgage-fee cut under a government program that's popular with first-time home buyers and low-income borrowers.

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Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:

Donald Trump Just Replaced the White House Climate Website With...This — As Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, the White House website got a major makeover. One of the casualties in the reset: any mention of the need to fight climate change. — The original White House page dedicated …

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The White House:
America First Foreign Policy

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Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Trump's WhiteHouse.Gov Disappears Civil Rights, Climate Change, LGBT Rights

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Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
All References to ‘Climate Change’ Deleted From White House Website at Noon Today

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Washington Post:

A most dreadful inaugural address — Twenty minutes into his presidency, Donald Trump, who is always claiming to have made, or to be about to make, astonishing history, had done so. Living down to expectations, he had delivered the most dreadful inaugural address in history.

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Politico:

Full text: 2017 Donald Trump inauguration speech — President Donald Trump's full inaugural address remarks. — Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world, thank you.

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NPR:
President Trump's Inaugural Address, Annotated

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Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Live Updates: President Donald Trump Celebrates at Inaugural Balls

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump rattles the establishment with a populist inaugural address true to his campaign

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's full inauguration speech transcript, annotated

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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's inauguration speech

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

Trump signs ObamaCare executive order — President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to “ease the burden of ObamaCare.” — Trump signed the order in front of reporters at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, one of his first official acts as president.

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Reuters:

Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare — President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on Friday, heading into the Oval Office shortly after his inaugural parade to direct agencies to ease regulations associated with Obamacare, the signature healthcare law of his predecessor that Trump has vowed to replace.

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump puts Churchill bust back in the Oval Office

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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Spicer: Trump doesn't know if he plans more executive action Friday

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Sarah Frostenson / Vox:

Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump's inauguration vs. Barack Obama's — President Donald Trump boasted his inauguration would have an “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.” — But aerial shots of the National Mall from President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration and today show that isn't likely.

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Forrest Wickman / Slate:

Donald Trump's First Twitter Background as President Was a Photo From the Inauguration of Barack Obama — President Donald Trump officially took over the @POTUS Twitter account on Friday: — The new Twitter background made me wonder: Whose inauguration is this from? The answer:

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ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Churchill bust returns to Trump's gilded Oval Office

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Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
These Aerial Photos Show How Trump's Inauguration Crowd Compares With Obama's

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Washington Post:

White House website promotes Melania Trump's modeling and jewelry line … Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump's charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC.

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Mrs. Karen Pence / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump

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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION

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Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:

Trump just violated his oath to the Constitution — His first act as President. — On January 20th, 2017, President-elect Trump put his hand on two bibles—one a family bible, and one the same bible that President Lincoln was sworn in for his first term, and that President Obama used …

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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in

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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun

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David Ferguson / Raw Story:

‘Jesus, Chris’: Rachel Maddow shocked when Chris Matthews suggests Trump might execute son-in-law — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Chris Matthews made a startling comparison during Friday morning's inaugural coverage. — Noting that Republican President-elect Donald Trump's son …

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Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
Matthews: Trump Speech Was ‘Hitlerian,’ Jokes He Could Fix Nepotism Laws By Hanging Son-in-Law

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ProPublica:

Trump Promised to Resign From His Companies — But There's No Record He's Done So — To transfer control of his companies, the president has to submit filings in Florida, Delaware and New York. We spoke to officials in each of those states. — At a news conference last week …

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Democrats block Pompeo CIA confirmation vote amid Trump's feud with intel — WASHINGTON — An objection from three Democratic senators will delay the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump takes office with just 2 Cabinet secretaries

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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:

James Mattis is sworn in as defense secretary, pledges to build alliances … Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump's defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon's top civilian leader.

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Sarah Frostenson / Vox:

Photos: President Trump's inaugural parade attracted relatively few people — Since President Jimmy Carter's inauguration in 1977, the presidential parade has become a tradition, with the newly minted president walking part of a one-mile route along Pennsylvania Avenue past supporters crowded into grandstands.

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Alex Gangitano / Roll Call:

Lewandowski Stopped From Joining Trump at Inauguration — Ex-aide identifies himself as 'Mr. Trump's campaign manager' when stopped by police — New Yorkers Celebrated Inauguration With or Without Trump Word on the Hill: Inauguration Day Celebrating the Inauguration

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