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12:55 PM ET, January 21, 2025

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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  —  DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS, and the subsequent executive orders on immigration he issued Monday, paint a picture of the border that is detached from reality.  —  The newly sworn-in president cast the nation's outgoing leadership …
Discussion: New York Post
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists
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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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune mum on pardons
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump's Opening Act of Contempt
Discussion: The Hill and DNyuz
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:   The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police
Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP leadership after action-packed Inauguration Day
Discussion: Punchbowl News
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  —  The removal of Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first woman to lead a U.S. military service, is the first of several potential changes.  —  The Trump administration has ousted the Coast Guard's top admiral …
U.S. Coast Guard:
ALCOAST 021/25 - JAN 2025 LEADERSHIP NOTIFICATION TO USCG WORKFORCE
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
CNN:
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
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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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 …
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:
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:
REEVALUATInG AND REALIGNING UNITED STATES FOREIGN AID
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
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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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 …
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Courtney Rozen / Bloomberg Law:   Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Over Ending Job Protections
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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 …
Joey McFadden / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Removes Reproductive Rights Website  —  The site's removal may be due to one of President Trump's new executive orders.  —  Trump Asks U.S. Troops in South Korea: 'How's Kim Jong Un?'  —  ROCKET MAN REGARDS  —  The president went on to brag about his relationship with the “tough cookie” despot.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Alan Z. Rozenshtein / Default:
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
Discussion: Reason and 9to5Mac
Tom Gerken / BBC:
Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’
Discussion: 404 Media
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges
Discussion: IJR and Semafor
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
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
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From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS and a public TV affiliate in Minnesota sue the Trump administration, saying his executive order to cut federal funding violated PBS' First Amendment rights

Chris Willman / Variety:
Taylor Swift acquires the rights to her first six albums from Shamrock Capital; sources say the deal was in the mid-$300M range

Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC over a documentary that claimed that Adams had sanctioned an MI5 informant's murder

 
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