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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Police union that endorsed Trump blasts Jan. 6 pardons … - “Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,” per the statement.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters  —  Law and order?  Back the blue?  What happened to that GOP?  —  Republicans are busy denouncing President Biden's pre-emptive pardons for his family and political allies, and deservedly so.  But then it's a shame you don't hear many, if any …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
“F—k it: Release 'em all”: Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons … - Trump vacillated during an internal debate over targeted clemency vs. a blanket decision according to two insiders.  — But as Trump's team wrestled with the issue, and planned a shock-and-awe batch of executive orders Day 1 …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
‘A Betrayal, a Mockery’: Police Express Outrage Over Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons  —  More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.  —  When inmates are released from federal prison, the Justice Department places …
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump makes AI announcement and defends Jan. 6 pardons
NPR:
Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don't ever lecture America again'
Associated Press:
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave  —  President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
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Politico:   Democrats plot strategy for fighting Trump on funding freeze
Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
Trump pardons dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht  —  President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug trafficking.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP member wants bishop ‘added to deportation list’ after Trump prayer service  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump.  —  “The person giving this sermon should be added …
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Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts bishop who gave sermon at inaugural prayer service
NBC News:
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims  —  The former sister-in-law of Trump's defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety.  Hegseth's second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
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New York Times:
Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife  —  A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation.  His attorney denied her account.
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship  —  Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too  —  President Trump's public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally.  —  President Trump's executive order …
Kimmy Yam / NBC News:   Great-grandson of the man who established birthright citizenship slams Trump's new executive order
Washington Post:
Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review  —  The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.  —  The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies …
Discussion: Axios and CNN
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The missing context from the Elon Musk salute  —  We can't have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.  —  Having never met Elon Musk, I can't rule out the possibility that the man deliberately gave a Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration parade.
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute
Marni Rose McFall / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Medicare Executive Order Explained  —  's executive order 14087, which was put in place to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans.  —  Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team outside of regular working hours via email for comment.  —  Why It Matters
Discussion: KOLO-TV and Raw Story
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs
Discussion: KFMB
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Constitution page on White House website shows 404 error  —  The Constitution page on President Trump's White House website is showing a 404 error.  —  “Page not found,” the site reads.  —  Under former President Biden's term, the website highlighted the history behind the creation …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump announces private-sector $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology.
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CNBC:
Trump announces AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘All Americans legally female’: Trump invites mockery with sloppy executive order  —  President Donald Trump published two executive orders late Monday that targeted transgender people, but critics couldn't help but note that the clunky language declared all Americans legally female.
Discussion: The Independent
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Washington Post:
‘DOGE’ revamp empowers Musk as frictions spur Ramaswamy's exit  —  A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk to run the group.  —  President Donald Trump's order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Top DOGE Dem is ready for a fight … - “All you need to do is see that they put [Rep.] Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in charge of the committee to know that this is likely going to be very much a political committee,” she said. … - Stansbury said that there are “a lot of good government …
Popular Information:
A new Trump Tower of corruption  —  President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.  After exiting the White House in 2021, Kushner launched a new private equity firm, Affinity Partners, and announced he was seeking to raise $7 billion.
Axios:
Egg shortages, higher prices spike as bird flu grows … - Some retailers are limiting how many eggs consumers can purchase while others are having a hard time keeping shelves stocked.  — “It's really a crazy situation and an unfortunate situation for consumers because the supply situation …
Discussion: Deseret News
 
 
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump terminates John Bolton's security detail within hours of taking office
 

 
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