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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: The White House, Reuters and Axios
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police  —  Donald Trump's decision to do something so obviously unpopular and fraught should put to rest any GOP attempts to minimize his intentions.  —  One of the big questions surrounding a newly sworn-in President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon
Washington Post:
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
Discussion: USA Today, Washingtonian and Bloomberg
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Trump was right — bluntness not betrayal
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jack Detsch / Politico:
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP leadership after action-packed Inauguration Day
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Jack Blanchard / Politico:   Playbook: The Trump blitz hits Washington
New York Times:
Trump Signs Two Orders to Dismantle Equity Policies
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
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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CNN:
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters  —  President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
The Bulwark:   An All-Out Assault on the Rule of Law
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 …
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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases  —  The conservative activist was on the board of the Patriot Freedom Project, which advocated for Capitol riot defendants.  —  WASHINGTON — A conservative activist who has been on the board …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Joe.My.God. and DNyuz
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Founder of Oath Keepers Militia
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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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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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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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
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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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 …
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors: ‘Not going to happen’
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 …
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 …
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.
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
The “find out” phase begins  —  Voters effed around.  And now ...  On November 5, voters handed Donald Trump a decisive win in the Electoral College.  They did this following a campaign during which he was convicted of felonies, smeared migrants as backward pet-eaters, demonized trans people …
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 …
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 …
The White House:
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis  —  Over the past 4 years, the Biden Administration's destructive policies inflicted an historic inflation crisis on the American people.  The Biden Administration not only exploded Government spending …
 
 
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