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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.
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists
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.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
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 …
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture
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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
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: Axios and DNyuz
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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Washington Post:
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
Discussion: Bloomberg, USA Today and Washingtonian
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges
Discussion: IJR and Semafor
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 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 …
New York Times:
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon  —  The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.  —  The Pentagon on Monday removed a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley …
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Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Trump was right — bluntness not betrayal
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Petty Trump Takes Down Mark Milley's Pentagon Portrait
Discussion: Axios
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 …
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: The Hill and Roll Call
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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 …
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.
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.
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
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 …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The inauguration of a multi-billion dollar grift  —  On Monday, Donald Trump took the oath of office — the first person to be sworn in as president while simultaneously hawking an eponymous meme coin.  —  Trump launched $TRUMP, a crypto token, on Friday night.  Meme coins are crypto tokens tied to a celebrity or joke.
 
 
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John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court gives boost to woman who claimed murder conviction tainted by ‘sexist stereotyping’
Discussion: NBC News, USA Today and WHDH-TV
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
No Time for Wonkery  —  This is hell, nor are we out of it  —  Donald Trump's second …
Discussion: ABC News
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
New York Times:
TikTok, Trump and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy
STAT:
Trump's initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination
 Earlier Items: 
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: GovExec.com
The White House:
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Discussion: Reason and American Prospect
The White House:
Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety
Discussion: Reason and HuffPost
The White House:
APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate
Discussion: Task & Purpose, DNyuz and The Guardian
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
ESPN's forthcoming standalone streaming service will cost $30 per month, or $36 per month in a bundle with Disney+'s and Hulu's ad-supported tiers

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
CEO Mark Thompson tells employees that CNN plans to launch a streaming service in the fall; cable subscribers will have free access to the service

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audible partners with US publishers to convert print books and e-books into audiobooks narrated by 100+ AI voices across English, Spanish, French, and Italian

 
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