DC's metro system keeps trolling Trump for his poor inauguration attendance  —  It keeps pointing out on Twitter how bad attendance was for Trump's event — and how good it is for the Women's March on Washington.  —  Washington, DC's metro system, WMATA, just keeps throwing shade …

National Park Service Banned From Tweeting After Anti-Trump Retweets  —  The National Park service retweeted some sick Donald Trump burns, noting how, uh, lightly attended his inauguration was compared to Barack Obama's in 2009.  But now, the NPS has been ordered by its Washington support office to …

Trump's executive order on Obamacare, explained by two health policy experts  —  Shortly after the end of his inaugural parade, President Donald Trump issued his first executive order: instructions for the federal government to dismantle the Affordable Care Act “to the maximum extent permitted by law.”

Justice Department blesses White House post for Kushner  —  In a reversal of legal advice given to prior presidents, the Justice Department has concluded that it is lawful for President Donald Trump to appoint his son-in-law Jared Kushner to a White House post.

Donald Trump is so unpopular that there are even women marching against him in Antarctica.  —  The day after the inauguration of a president who bragged about grabbing women by their genitals, thousands will be marching in Washington and in more than 60 countries around the world, to …

Hundreds march through Loop as part of Women's March on Chicago  —  An estimated 250,000 people gathered to rally in downtown Chicago as a sister event to the National Women's March taking place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017.  —  Organizers officially canceled the march portion …

NYT's Dean Baquet rips ‘fairly ridiculous conclusion’ in public editor's column on Russia coverage … Executive editors at the New York Times routinely differ with the public editors who deliver less-than-flattering judgments on the work of their colleagues.  Less routinely do they express their misgivings afterwards.

Trump's first full day: Prayer, bowling, and a visit to the CIA  —  President Donald Trump quickly set to work in his signature style—including hanging gold drapes in the Oval Office—making good on his promise to radically change the government he now controls, even as demonstrators marched through …

Flynn is creating the most military-heavy National Security Council of the modern era  —  President Trump is filling the government's national security leadership with former military officials and businessmen, rejecting the policy and academic types both parties have traditionally relied on.

Donald Trump Strikes Nationalistic Tone in Inaugural Speech  —  Donald Trump delivered what historians and speechwriters said was one of the most ominous inaugural addresses ever, reinforcing campaign themes of American decline while positioning himself as the protector of the country's ‘forgotten men and women.’

On Punching Nazis  —  1. Nazis are scum.  —  2. Principles are in a constant struggle with viscera.  I want punching Nazis to be acceptable, and find the spectacle of Nazis getting punched to be viscerally satisfying.  Jesus Christ and John Donne aside, Nazi suffering does not move me.

White House site updated to remove Melania Trump QVC reference  —  Washington (CNN)The White House edited First Lady Melania Trump's biography on WhiteHouse.gov Friday “out of an abundance of caution” that a reference to her clothing line on QVC could be seen as an endorsement, a spokesperson for Trump told CNN.

Trump's America is a rotten place  —  President Trump delivered a campaign speech, not an inaugural address today.  That he and his staff do not understand the difference goes to the heart of his insufficiency as a leader.  Addressing a shockingly sparse crowd, he painted a picture …