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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.
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.
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Welcome to Trump's Dystopian Border Fantasyland
Discussion: The Hill
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  —  We're all for patriotism here, but let's do a little experiment with a section of Trump's second inaugural address yesterday: … See how different it sounds if you just change the name of the country?  Trump really can't avoid sounding like Cheeto Benito.
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.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune mum on pardons
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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 …
The White House:
Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety
Discussion: Reason and HuffPost
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 …
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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
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
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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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, The Hill and Roll Call
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Washington Post:
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1  —  We're tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.  —  Donald Trump began issuing executive actions Monday after being sworn in as the 47th president …
Discussion: Bloomberg, USA Today and Washingtonian
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Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP leadership after action-packed Inauguration Day
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges
Discussion: IJR and Semafor
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 …
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
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 …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Trump fires Milley and slams celebrity chef Jose Andres  —  President Donald Trump dismissed retired Gen. Mark Milley from a federal position and targeted celebrity chef Jose Andres as one of his first acts as president.  —  Hours after he was sworn into office as the country's 47th president …
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: nationalinterest.org
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 …
 
 
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Alan Z. Rozenshtein / Default:
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
Tom Gerken / BBC:
Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’
Discussion: 404 Media
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court ducks copyright battle between GOP firebrand and ‘Success Kid’ family
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Trump was right — bluntness not betrayal
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 Earlier Items: 
STAT:
Trump's initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination
The White House:
Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information
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
New York Times:
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate
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