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3:50 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 …
NPR:
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far  —  For updates, context and analysis of Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, check out NPR's live blog throughout the day Monday.  —  President Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations …
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: Slow Boring
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 …
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Plans to Sign ‘Close to 100’ Executive Orders
Discussion: Semafor and Global News
Emily Yoffe / The Free Press:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
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.
Good Morning America:
Trump preparing sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, with commutations for violent offenders: Sources  —  President Donald Trump is preparing to issue a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including commuting the prison sentences …
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
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
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.
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
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
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Cecile Richards, Former President of Planned Parenthood, Has Died
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 …
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Call for ‘Revolution of Common Sense’ in Inaugural Address
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inauguration Live Updates: Trump to Take Oath as 47th President
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
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 …
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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Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Mount Denali as part of first-day executive orders
Laura Kayali / Politico:
As Trump arrives, Macron hints NATO spending target is too low  —  CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ, France — French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Monday that France would need to go beyond NATO's current spending target, especially if United States President Donald Trump pulls the American military out of Europe.
Discussion: Bundeskartellamt, Reuters and DNyuz
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Joshua Posaner / Politico:   Norway cool on Trump's demand for a massive defense spending increase
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!
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden  —  Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day.  They are the lifeblood of our democracy.  —  Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members
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
 
 
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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
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
 Earlier Items: 
Sigal Samuel / Vox:
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It's darker than you think.
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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