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3:00 PM ET, January 20, 2025

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Washington Post:
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship  —  The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.  —  The U.S. government will no longer recognize …
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New York Times:
Here Are Trump's Expected Executive Orders  —  The incoming president's team said he would take unilateral action on a variety of fronts during his first hours in office, including 10 executive orders cracking down on immigration and immigrants.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday …
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 …
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
‘Disgrace’: Pope Francis revives feud with Trump just before inauguration  —  Pope Francis blasted Donald Trump's plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, calling the United States president-elect's proposal a “disgrace.”  —  “If true, this will be a disgrace …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Call for ‘Revolution of Common Sense’ in Inaugural Address  —  In his speech, excerpts of which were shared with The Wall Street Journal, the incoming president will proclaim a ‘new era of national success’  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will call for a …
Emily Yoffe / The Free Press:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Plans to Sign ‘Close to 100’ Executive Orders
Discussion: Semafor
NPR:
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump returns triumphant to the US Capitol for swearing-in
Discussion: Associated Press
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Nobody knows what Trump is going to do
Associated Press:
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee in effort to guard against ‘revenge’ by Trump  —  President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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New York Times:
Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals  —  President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.
Fox News:
GOP lawmakers pledge to investigate Biden's last-minute pardons: ‘Call them all before Congress’
Davis Winkie / USA Today:   Gen. Mark Milley ‘deeply grateful’ for Biden pardon on morning of Trump's inauguration
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Don't Be Shocked.  Don't Be Awed.  —  Welcome to Inauguration Day.  We'll be here for the next four years—at least.
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden  —  I am issuing pardons to Gerald G. Lundergan and Ernest William Cromartie.  I am also commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.  —  My family has been subjected …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden pardons his family in final minutes in office … President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for three of his siblings and two of their spouses, citing concerns that they will be targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations.”
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
President Biden Pardons Family Members
Discussion: IJR and Florida Politics
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president
Discussion: Politico, Power Line, Townhall and DNyuz
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's DOGE to be sued within minutes of Trump inauguration  —  The legal status of Musk's government waste panel will be challenged in federal court almost as soon as the president-elect is sworn in.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
News site focused on Elon Musk to launch
Discussion: The Hill and City A.M.
Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died  —  Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer.  She was 67.  —  Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer, her family confirmed in a statement.
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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died  —  Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women's rights and other progressive causes, died Monday.  In a statement, her family confirmed her death, saying she passed away at home, “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie.”
Remy Tumin / New York Times:   Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier  —  The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency …
Zack Colman / Politico:
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement  —  The decision delivers a blow to the effort to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels.  —  President Donald Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, delivering a blow …
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and Townhall
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inauguration Live Updates: Trump to Take Oath as 47th President
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!
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali  —  Donald Trump will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali as part of his Day One actions, incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on X on Monday morning.  Trump will rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Everyone Who Was Supposed To Protect You From This Failed Miserably  —  Trump will now be president again.  It was a top-to-bottom collapse and failure by every major institution that got us here  —  Many of those same people and leaders are now cashing in, paying millions in protection money, or laughing about what has happened.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sigal Samuel / Vox:
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term.  It's darker than you think.  —  There's a dominant narrative in the media about why tech billionaires are sucking up to Donald Trump: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, all of whom have descended on the nation's capital …
 
 
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Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
Thoughts on Inauguration Day and MLK Day: On pardons, oligarchy, and good governance
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump vows to reinstate unvaccinated military
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
Change No One Would Have Believed  —  As we await the inauguration, take yourself back to January 20th, 2009.
Associated Press:
Do US adults support Trump's agenda? Here's what an AP-NORC poll shows
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy releases new rules for the 98th Oscars in 2026, including making it tougher to vote in a category without watching all the nominees in the category

Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Truth Social dropped Nexstar from a defamation lawsuit after Nexstar agreed to fire a breaking news reporter at The Hill; Nexstar denies the accusation

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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