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MJ Lee / CNN:
Biden is inheriting a nonexistent Covid-19 vaccine plan from Trump administration, sources say — (CNN)Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell CNN, posing a significant challenge for the new White House.
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Will Feuer / CNBC:
Biden to sign 10 executive orders and invoke Defense Production Act to combat Covid pandemic — President Joe Biden released details of his Covid response plan, including 10 executive orders and his intent to use the Defense Production Act. — The 23-page plan expands on initiatives outlined …
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The Daily Beast:
‘Worse Than We Imagined’: Team Trump Left Biden a COVID Nightmare — SOLD AS IS — The systems to manufacture, distribute, and track vaccine doses set up by the Trump administration are even more broken than Biden's COVID team feared. — Twelve minutes before noon on Wednesday …
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Washington Post:
Army falsely denied Flynn's brother was involved in key part of military response to Capitol riot — The Army falsely denied for days that Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, the brother of disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn, was involved in a key meeting during …
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New York Times:
Hours After Biden Inauguration, Federal Agents Use Tear Gas in Portland — Protesters who spent months in the streets over racial injustice and inequality said they don't expect immediate change from President Biden, who they declared “will not save us.” — PORTLAND, Ore. …
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Tom Cotton: Antifa rioters won't stop because Joe Biden is president
Tom Cotton: Antifa rioters won't stop because Joe Biden is president
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The White House:
President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership
President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership
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New York Times:
Scorning Biden, protesters in Portland, Ore., and Seattle called for more radical change.
Scorning Biden, protesters in Portland, Ore., and Seattle called for more radical change.
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John Salvatore Jeff Dunetz / The Lid:
Antifa Riots On Inauguration Day In Portland And Seattle
Antifa Riots On Inauguration Day In Portland And Seattle
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CNN:
GOP senators warn McConnell could face backlash if he votes to convict Trump — Mitch McConnell: Capitol rioters were fed lies — (CNN)A faction of Senate Republicans has a warning for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stick with former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
The Lincoln Project co-founder says post-Trump he's going after Cruz — Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson said that now that former President Trump is out of office, he intends to turn the super-PAC's attention to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). — Wilson told the Texas politics-focused podcast …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Won't Start a Third Party — But He Might Break the GOP
Trump Won't Start a Third Party — But He Might Break the GOP
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CNN:
As expected, Biden intends to keep FBI director in his post, an official says — (CNN)President Joe Biden intends to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his post, a senior administration official tells CNN, a sign of confidence for the bureau's leader who has more than six years remaining in his term.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats poised to rebuff McConnell's filibuster demands — Senate Democrats are signaling they will reject an effort by Mitch McConnell to protect the legislative filibuster as part of a deal to run a 50-50 Senate, saying they have little interest in bowing to his demands just hours into their new Senate majority.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats shoot down McConnell's filibuster gambit
Democrats shoot down McConnell's filibuster gambit
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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Biden's 17 Executive Orders and Other Directives in Detail — The moves aim to strengthen protections for young immigrants, end construction of President Donald J. Trump's border wall, end a travel ban and prioritize racial equity. — WASHINGTON — In 17 executive orders …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Biden Has Already Fired Three of Trump's Worst Appointees — Many of Donald Trump's most notorious appointees, including his cabinet secretaries, resigned shortly before Joe Biden took office. But myriad officials whom Trump installed in the executive branch remained in spite of their antagonism toward the new president's agenda.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens quickly fire White House chief usher installed by Trump — (CNN)The Bidens moved quickly on Wednesday to fire White House chief usher Timothy Harleth, who was installed by the Trumps, two sources with knowledge have confirmed to CNN. — Harleth was hired by Melania Trump in 2017 to fill the important role of chief usher.
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Niall McCarthy / Statista Infographics:
Pets Return To The White House Under President Biden
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Media trust hits new low — Trust in traditional media has declined to an all-time low, and many news professionals are determined to do something about it. — Why it matters: Faith in society's central institutions, especially in government and the media, is the glue that holds society together.
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Reuters:
First big suicide attack in Baghdad for three years kills at least 32 — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two men blew themselves up in a crowded Baghdad market on Thursday, killing at least 32 people in Iraq's first big suicide bombing for three years, authorities said, describing it as a possible sign of the reactivation of Islamic State.
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Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
Strange bedfellows! MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had secret romance with Jane Krakowski, wooing 30 Rock actress with flowers and champagne in relationship that baffled her friends — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had a secret nine month romance with 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski, DailyMail.com can reveal
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democrats caught flat-footed by total control of Washington — DRIVING THE DAY — The Democratic takeover of the White House and Congress is complete. But the truth is that the party was caught flat-footed by it: Almost no one expected JON OSSOFF and RAPHAEL WARNOCK …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Former GOP operative Michael Ellis placed on administrative leave from NSA top lawyer job — The director of the National Security Agency, who was ordered over the weekend to install a former GOP political operative as the agency's top lawyer, on Wednesday placed that individual on administrative leave …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Michael Ellis, a Trump appointee at the N.S.A. who was sworn in on Tuesday, has been placed on leave.
Michael Ellis, a Trump appointee at the N.S.A. who was sworn in on Tuesday, has been placed on leave.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top D.C. lobbying firm quietly hires controversial Trump advisor — Forbes Tate is one of the top ten lobbying firms in D.C., bringing in over $14 million in publicly reported lobbying fees last year. Each month, the firm collects tens of thousands of dollars from A-list clients including Bayer …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump's Parting Gift to Joe Biden — Donald Trump's chaotic final days in the White House could present President Joe Biden with a historic opportunity to broaden his base of public support and splinter Republican opposition to his agenda. — Recent polls have repeatedly found …
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New York Times:
From Commander in Chief to Interloper in Palm Beach — If former President Donald J. Trump intends to live in South Florida full time, he is likely to encounter some friction. (Though his fans are thrilled.) — PALM BEACH, Fla. — On Wednesday, Donald J. Trump did what many older New Yorkers do: He retired to Florida.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media can be glad for the Biden White House's return to normalcy. But let's not be lulled. — White House press secretary Jen Psaki was prepared. She was professional. She was noncombative. — And she didn't peddle a whopper of a lie, the way Sean Spicer did on Day One four years ago with his …
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Diana Olick / CNBC:
Biden looks to give a big boost to homebuyers and builders — Biden is proposing a $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, which could be accessed immediately by the buyer, thereby serving as down payment assistance. — The FHA could also reduce its monthly insurance premiums under the new leadership.
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Words of Division — Cloaked in an appeal to unity, President Biden's inaugural speech hit all the expected themes of racial resentment and blame. — Politics and law — The Social Order — It's an odd way to seek national unity: call a significant portion of the American public white supremacists, racists, and nativists.
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Washington Post:
Harris to delay move into vice-presidential residence — Vice President Harris and her husband Doug Emoff will not immediately be moving into the Naval Observatory while work is done on the 128-year-old home, according to two people familiar with the arrangement.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
No, There Won't Be Unity — Inaugural addresses are meant to be aspirational, so President Joe Biden might as well have doubled down on his call for unity in his address on Wednesday. — Presidents have made such appeals going back to George Washington. More recently, George W. Bush billed himself …
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Why Joe Biden's Honeymoon May Be the Shortest on Record
Why Joe Biden's Honeymoon May Be the Shortest on Record
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