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10:45 PM ET, January 20, 2025

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The White House:
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  The previous administration has embedded deeply unpopular …
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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 …
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps  —  Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders that President Trump revoked on Monday was one that had reversed the first Trump administration's unprecedented policy of altering a key set of census results.
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Trump Administration Fires Immigration Court Officials as Crackdown Begins
Discussion: Politico and Townhall
The White House:
President Trump's America First Priorities
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump order seeks end to birthright citizenship in US
Discussion: Reuters
Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Here Are Trump's Expected Executive Orders
NBC News:
Senate passes Laken Riley Act aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration
Washington Post:
Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences  —  Trump ordered those still incarcerated to be released immediately from federal prison.  —  41 minutes of fear: A video timeline from inside the Capitol siege  —  President Donald Trump announced Monday evening …
Discussion: The Hill and The Moderate Voice
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump issues sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters  —  The action laid waste to the Justice Department's four-year drive to punish the first disruption of the transfer of power in American history.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
New York Times:
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon  —  The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.  —  The Pentagon on Monday removed a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley …
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Politico:
Trump's pledge to rename Denali rankles Alaskan lawmakers
Discussion: The Hill, NOTUS and Must Read Alaska
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Trump: 'We don't need' Latin America
Discussion: Twitchy
HuffPost:
Trump Rambles About His Enemies In More On-Brand Speech After His Inaugural Address
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon removes new portrait of Mark Milley
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
The White House:
APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  The Protecting Americans …
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Politico:
Get out of DOGE: How Musk helped eject Ramaswamy  —  Ramaswamy is leaving the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and plans to run for Ohio governor.  —  Elon Musk has already achieved his first cut at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy.
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ABC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy to leave DOGE and announce run for Ohio governor, sources say
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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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Biden said his pardon of family was meant to shield them from Trump. That's not the full story.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals
The White House:
GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute  —  “Incredible things are happening already lmao,” wrote Gab founder and Hitlerbot innovator Andrew Torba  —  Right-wing extremists, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis are celebrating an alarming gesture made by the world's richest man.
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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture  —  Speaking at a celebratory rally in Washington, Mr. Musk twice extended his arm out with his palm facing down, drawing comparisons to the Nazi salute.  —  Elon Musk ignited speculation and chatter online …
The White House:
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION  —  WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization  —  Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation's standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.  —  President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Axios, Reuters, Townhall, NPR and DNyuz
The White House:
PROTECTING THE MEANING AND VALUE OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  The privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and profound gift.
The White House:
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:
Discussion: The Hill, NOTUS, Advocate and The 19th
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in  —  Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office.  —  Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration …
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:   Trump did not place hand on Bible for oath of office during his inauguration
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate  —  Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled …
New York Times:
Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project  —  The world's richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Elon Musk already has a White House email address
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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