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8:30 AM ET, January 20, 2025

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Associated Press:
Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential revenge by Trump  —  President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers …
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Fox News:
Trump to take more than 200 executive actions on day one  —  EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day—a massive, first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families …
Emily Yoffe / The Free Press:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’  —  The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns.  Also: ends housing of biological men in women's prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.  —  Toward the end of the 2024 presidential campaign …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's second coming  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Monday morning, and happy Inauguration Day.  This is Jack Blanchard on Playbook debut.  Stay warm out there.  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE SECOND COMING: Donald Trump will today complete …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Biden pardons Fauci, Jan. 6 committee ahead of Trump inauguration  —  President Biden granted pardons to several prominent public servants Monday who have faced attacks from President-elect Trump in one of his final acts in office.  —  Biden issued pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci …
Discussion: DNyuz
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's honeymoon won't last  —  This is a very bleak moment for the United States and the world.  —  Donald Trump takes office today promising to immediately start in on a litany of human rights abuses and other efforts to harm marginalized people.  He's promised a sweeping assault …
Discussion: Fox News
Axios:
Day 1: Trump to declare “emergency” in burst of energy orders … - “National security is a key issue here,” the adviser said. … - The emergency order is expected to focus on electricity generation. … - “It's fundamental that we're able to produce the necessary electricity …
Discussion: Bloomberg
David Propper / New York Post:
Trump to suspend security clearances of 51 intelligence officials who falsely implied Hunter Biden laptop was Russian fake  —  President-elect Donald Trump, on Day 1, plans to suspend security clearances of the 51 intelligence officials who claimed reporting tied to Hunter Biden's laptop had …
Politico:   Trump is back with a big agenda, a mandate — and an axe to grind
Yascha Mounk / The Boston Globe:   Trump is back. But a return of total resistance would be a bad strategy.
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
David McCabe / New York Times:
TikTok Flickers Back to Life After Trump Says He Will Stall a Ban
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Francis says Trump's immigration raids would be a ‘disgrace’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Immigration, Energy, Government Hiring
New York Times:
The One Thing Americans Remember About Biden
Discussion: Bloomberg and Twitchy
CNN:
TikTok is coming back online after Trump pledged to restore it
NBC News:
TikTok begins restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments
Haleluya Hadero / Associated Press:
TikTok says it's restoring service to US users based on Trump's promised executive order
Billy Bambrough / Forbes:
It's ‘Just Begun’—Trump Meme Coin Suddenly Crashes Back As Melania Coin Shock Hits Crypto  —  Crypto markets have been rocked by the launch of an “official” Donald Trump memecoin this weekend—with traders braced for more mayhem this coming week.  —  Unlock over $3,000 in NFT, web3 and crypto perks — Apply now!
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New York Times:
Trump's Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World's Most Valuable  —  The new business venture by the Trump family is generating intensifying criticism, even as it has turned into an overnight phenomenon, generating a windfall on paper.  —  The Trump family's new crypto token surged …
CBS News:
Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump's inauguration  —  Trump's team requested the high-level resignations as the president-elect prepares a sharp break with the Biden administration.  —  Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective …
Discussion: Twitchy, Joe.My.God. and HuffPost
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office.  The War Rages On.  —  Donald J. Trump's promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.  —  After they win elections and move into the White House …
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Man accused of starting fire at Wisconsin congressman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say
Discussion: DNyuz and USA Today
Rep. Chellie Pingree / The Hill:
Make America healthy again? Let's see if they're serious
Discussion: New York Post
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Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust
 

 
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Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Internal memo: the US DOJ disbands the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit, established by Biden in 2021, as the agency is “not a digital assets regulator”

The Information:
Source: Instagram is working on an iPad app, and Adam Mosseri told staff to be willing to assume more “risk” to take advantage of a potential TikTok ban

Bradly Shankar / MobileSyrup:
Nintendo says Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada “will not start on April 9, 2025 in order to align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the US”
 
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