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New York Times:
Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates — WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
An Inaugural Celebration That Rings Hollow — Every presidency is different, but inaugural coverage is always the same. Commentators congratulate Americans on the peaceful transition of power and intone solemn sentences about democratic renewal. — There is something unnerving …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ex-Bush speechwriter: Trump is worse than slave-holding presidents — A speechwriter for former President George W. Bush on Friday called President-elect Donald Trump — “the worst human being ever to enter the presidency” just hours before Trump's inauguration.
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Raw Story
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Report: Manafort part of intelligence review of intercepted Russian communications — American intelligence and law enforcement agencies are looking at intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of an investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump
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Clemence Michallon / Daily Mail:
‘Thank you, baby’: Donald Trump pays tribute to Kellyane Conway for going on CNN to ‘destroy’ his critics when ‘my men are petrified to go on’ — Donald Trump paid a vibrant tribute to his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway at his campaign donors' dinner Thursday night.
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NBC News:
Anti-Trump Protesters Pepper Sprayed on Eve of Inauguration Outside ‘DeploraBall’ in D.C. — Hundreds of Inauguration Weekend Protests Planned Across the Country 1:40 — A weekend of protests over the inauguration and presidency of Donald Trump began Thursday night with police in Washington …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’ — President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration “will be a shock to the system that is Washington D.C.,” incoming counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Friday morning. — Conway, who took over as Trump's campaign manager …
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The Week
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
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Hot Air
Camille Dodero / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Michael Moore leads massive anti-Trump protest in NYC
Michael Moore leads massive anti-Trump protest in NYC
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New York Times:
A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump arrived in Washington the day before his inauguration as the nation's 45th president in a swirl of cinematic pageantry but facing serious questions about whether his chaotic transition …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
‘None of us knows what is going to happen’
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump to be sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership
Trump to be sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership
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The Week
Fox News:
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems? — New polls suggest that Donald J. Trump has the lowest approval and favorability ratings of any incoming president in the polling era — by a lot. Unsurprisingly, he is not buying it. — He tweeted that the polls are “rigged” just like the “phony” …
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: A divided, yet optimistic country awaits Trump — When president-elect Donald Trump addressed America after winning the election, he emphasized uniting the country. A new Fox News Poll suggests that could be a challenge. — In addition, President Obama leaves office on a high note.
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Inaugural Concert Didn't Fill The National Mall — Here's the crowd outside the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday for a concert celebrating President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. … The National Park Service declined to estimate how many people attended the concert.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Fascists Crash Alt-Right Deploraball — As attendees poured into the Deploraball, a celebratory event organized by figures in the Alt-Right and their Trump-loving allies, hundreds of protesters gathered outside yelling “Nazi scum” as they walked in. — Around a half-hour before the event …
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Protests already underway in Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration
Protests already underway in Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration
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Common Dreams, USA Today and Mediaite
Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover — “It's very Red Square,” said Stephen Kerrigan, who oversaw the past two inaugurations. — Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON Part of being a great president is showing off America's …
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Trump supporters greeted by massive projection of quotes from sexual assault survivors — “In this man, I see my abuser.” — WASHINGTON, D.C.—As thousands of Trump supporters poured into the nation's capital on Thursday evening to attend the president-elect's inauguration …
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Forbes, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Daily Kos
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait — President-elect Donald Trump's two least controversial Cabinet nominees are expected to be confirmed by the Senate Friday afternoon, but the rest may have to wait before they can officially join the Trump administration.
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The Week, USA Today and Talking Points Memo
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump West Wing's power brokers jockey for sway — In the two months since Donald Trump won the most coveted office in the United States, his aides have quietly jostled for the next most valuable workspace—the short corridor just down the hall from the Oval Office.
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Obama's last transfer of Gitmo detainees, Trump inherits 41 — Trump on Guantanamo Bay Story highlights — Washington (CNN)The Pentagon announced Thursday that four more inmates were transferred out of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, marking the final such transfer under …
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Bloomberg:
Wright Under Consideration as Trump's Antitrust Chief, Source Says — Ex-FTC commissioner said in running for Justice Department job — Courts have countered Wright dissents in FTC enforcement cases — The Trump team is considering giving a top antitrust post to a former U.S. trade …
Soo Oh / Vox:
Inauguration Day emotion tracker: share your feelings, and we'll tell you where you stand with others — How many people feel just like you right now? — On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the president of the United States with the lowest approval rating for any incoming president in the modern era.
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Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Melania Trump Channels Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Inaugural Day Fashion — Incoming first lady Melania Trump channeled another first lady today with her choice of Inauguration Day fashion. — Trump, 46, was spotted entering St. John's Episcopal Church alongside her husband, Donald Trump …
Mattathias Schwartz / The Intercept:
Rudy Giuliani Kicks Off Inauguration Lunch With 9/11 Sex Joke — More than 200 Republican lawyers gathered in a ballroom inside Washington, D.C.'s Four Seasons hotel for a celebratory inaugural luncheon on Thursday with incoming White House Counsel Don McGahn and Rudy Giuliani …