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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 …

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 …

Discussion: The Week

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.

Discussion: alan.com and Raw Story

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Report: Manafort part of intelligence review of intercepted Russian communications

Discussion: RedState, Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos

Fox News:

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Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo

Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Poll: Trump approval rating hits new low hours before inauguration

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, RedState and The Week

Nate Cohn / New York Times: Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems?

Fox News:
Fox News Poll: A divided, yet optimistic country awaits Trump

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Washington Post:

Donald Trump's inaugural address: Full text as prepared for delivery — Here is the full text of Donald Trump's address at his inauguration as the 45th president on Friday, as prepared for delivery. His remarks as delivered, with annotations and explanations, are here.

Discussion: Instapundit

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.

Discussion: Vox, The Guardian, Hit & Run and New York Times

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’

Discussion: The Week

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.

Discussion: BizPac Review

Associated Press:
Smashed Windows, Chaotic Confrontation Near Inauguration

Discussion: WSVN-TV and Flathead Beacon

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’

Discussion: The Week

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says

Discussion: Hot Air

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’

The White House:

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.

Discussion: Bloomberg, ThinkProgress, Motherboard, Mother Jones, Morning Consult, DeSmogBlog, Joe.My.God. and Grist

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:

President Donald J. Trump — Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He believes the United States has incredible potential and will go on to exceed anything that it has achieved in the past. His campaign slogan was Make America Great Again, and that is exactly what he intends to do.

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Guardian

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Sworn In as 45th President of the United States

Discussion: Politico, YouTube, Associated Press, The Week and Joanne Jacobs

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.

Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Townhall.com, RedState, Fox News, LifeZette, DCist, IJR, Hot Air and Daily Wire

Camille Dodero / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC

Discussion: Common Dreams, RedState and The Daily Caller

Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist:

More Than A Year After My Children's Father Died, We're Still Learning How To Transition — It sounded simple enough. — “Stripes in the corner?” — “Yeah, the rest of the room will be peach, but the corner will be striped— gray and peach,” I said, seeing myself pulling …

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 …

Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Big Think

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.

Discussion: USA Today, Washington Post, The Week and Politicus USA

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: The Week, USA Today and Talking Points Memo

Zoë Schlanger / Wired:

Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump — At 10 AM the Saturday before inauguration day, on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania, roughly 60 hackers, scientists, archivists, and librarians were hunched over laptops, drawing flow charts on whiteboards …

Discussion: Common Dreams and Gizmodo