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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.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Trump executive orders that threaten democracy  —  Ever since Donald Trump declared he'd act like a dictator on Day 1 during his presidential campaign, there have been real concerns that he'd be true to his word — that he'd take a series of unilateral actions that threaten the integrity of American democracy.
Discussion: Politico, The White House, Reuters and Axios
New York Times:
Trump Starts Immigration Crackdown, Enlisting the Military and Testing the Law  —  The president's Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump's birthright citizenship order  —  Constitutional scholars said the president's executive order would upend precedent and is unlikely to pass legal muster.  —  President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship faced a flurry …
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 …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   An All-Out Assault on the Rule of Law
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune mum on pardons
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
New York Times:
Trump's Opening Act of Contempt
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Meet the Violent Jan. 6 Criminals Trump Let Back on the Streets  —  The president's sweeping pardon of 1,500 individuals does not exclude the perpetrators of some of the day's most intense violence  —  Donald Trump declared in his inaugural address that his second presidency would restore …
Discussion: The Contrarian
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP leadership after action-packed Inauguration Day
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Trump signs order seeking to rename Alaska's Denali and the Gulf of Mexico  —  President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its old name, Mount McKinley.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday issued …
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The White House:
Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements  —  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.  The United States must grow its economy and maintain jobs …
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The White House:
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
The White House:
REEVALUATInG AND REALIGNING UNITED STATES FOREIGN AID
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Landon Mion / Fox News:
Coast Guard Commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official  —  Senior DHS official confirms to Fox News Digital Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved of her post  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated over concerns about the border …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump administration ousts Coast Guard's top officer
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
U.S. Coast Guard:
ALCOAST 021/25 - JAN 2025 LEADERSHIP NOTIFICATION TO USCG WORKFORCE
George Wright / BBC:
Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally  —  Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump.  —  Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration  —  The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday.  —  Neo-Nazis are celebrating Elon Musk making two Nazi …
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
Why Ruben Gallego's Laken Riley vote is a warning for Democrats  —  In backing the Laken Riley Act, the Arizona senator said he's breaking with a party that's “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.”  —  Ruben Gallego didn't run to be the next John McCain or Kyrsten Sinema …
Discussion: New Republic, Roll Call and The Hill
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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:
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment  —  President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned.
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Information
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
No Time for Wonkery  —  This is hell, nor are we out of it  —  Donald Trump's second inaugural speech was as vile as expected, but also surprisingly dull.  —  OK, I guess his promise to take back the Panama Canal was a bit exciting.  But nobody took him seriously.
Discussion: ABC News
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy  —  If it wasn't already obvious, the last 72 hours have made it crystal clear that it is urgent to build and mainstream alternative, decentralized social media platforms that are resistant to government censorship and control …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President.  He's Still Trying To Be a Good One.  —  The most consequential presidents divided the nation—before “reuniting it on a new level of understanding.”  —  Donald J. Trump in his second inaugural address was everything his supporters hoped he would be …
Discussion: Daily Kos and nationalinterest.org
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Distorting Trump's Language  —  In the flurry of boasts, exaggerations, and untruths that President Trump emitted during yesterday's Inaugural Address, he made evident his intention to turn reality on its head.  Taking his predecessor's successes in reducing crime, increasing oil and gas production …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Bored German Translator Caught Calling Trump's Speech ‘S***’ on Hot Mic  —  SWEARING IN  —  A bored German translator was caught in a hot mic moment after being heard calling Donald Trump's presidential speech “s—.”  The translator, working for German TV channel Phoenix …
Tom Gerken / BBC:
Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’  —  Meta says its working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a “results hidden” message when users search for the terms “Democrat” or “Democrats”.  —  Some social media users have accused the company of political bias …
Discussion: The Independent and 404 Media
Jake Lahut / Columbia Journalism Review:
The White House Press Corps Gears Up for Another Trump Term  —  Plenty to worry about—but some are looking forward to the press having better access.  —  The return of Donald Trump to the White House has prompted predictable worries among many DC-based reporters about how his administration might seek …
Discussion: USA Today, Townhall and HuffPost
Mason Boycott-Owen / Politico:
Elon Musk to fund UK far-right ringleader Tommy Robinson's legal fight, supporters claim  —  Robinson's representatives post ‘heartfelt gratitude’ to the X owner on Telegram.  —  LONDON — Elon Musk has agreed to pay legal fees racked up by jailed British far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, Robinson's representatives have claimed.
Discussion: The i Paper and The Gateway Pundit
STAT:
Trump's initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination  —  President orders federal workers back to the office, freezes most hiring  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump began his second term Monday with a sweeping order aimed at reversing dozens …
CBS News:
Judge blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump documents case to lawmakers  —  Washington — A federal judge in South Florida blocked the Justice Department from giving lawmakers the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith's report that deals with his investigation into President Trump's handling of classified documents.
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pritzker attacks Trump over birthright citizenship order: It's ‘chaos’  —  CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker launched an attack on President Donald Trump's planned executive order attempting to revoke birthright citizenship.  “That's unconstitutional.  We will not follow an unconstitutional order …
 
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN poaches WaPo vet Philip Rucker
Joey McFadden / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Removes Reproductive Rights Website
Discussion: Associated Press
Alan Z. Rozenshtein / Default:
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
Discussion: Reason and 9to5Mac
Courtney Rozen / Bloomberg Law:
Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Over Ending Job Protections
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges
Discussion: Semafor and IJR
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court ducks copyright battle between GOP firebrand and ‘Success Kid’ family
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
The “find out” phase begins
Discussion: Talking Feds Substack
The White House:
Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President
Discussion: Defense One
The White House:
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
The White House:
APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK
The White House:
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions
Politico:
Get out of DOGE: How Musk helped eject Ramaswamy
 

 
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
New York State passes a bill mandating safety and transparency requirements for frontier AI models; it awaits Governor Hochul's signature

Nick Mokey / VentureBeat:
In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical conditions 94.9% of the time when given test scenarios directly, vs. 34.5% when prompted by human subjects

Timothy B. Lee / Understanding AI:
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