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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Police union that endorsed Trump blasts Jan. 6 pardons … - “Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,” per the statement.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
“F—k it: Release 'em all”: Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons … - Trump vacillated during an internal debate over targeted clemency vs. a blanket decision according to two insiders.  — But as Trump's team wrestled with the issue, and planned a shock-and-awe batch of executive orders Day 1 …
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump May Come to Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons.  Here's Why.  —  The potential for political backlash is real — now and in the future.  —  Even though President Donald Trump had vowed to deliver pardons to those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol, his sweeping clemency for roughly 1,500 people was stunning.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters  —  Law and order?  Back the blue?  What happened to that GOP?  —  Republicans are busy denouncing President Biden's pre-emptive pardons for his family and political allies, and deservedly so.  But then it's a shame you don't hear many, if any …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
Discussion: Alternet.org
NPR:
Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump makes AI announcement and defends Jan. 6 pardons
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump starts new term with 47% approval; Jan. 6 pardons unpopular, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and The Independent
Associated Press:
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave  —  President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
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Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave
Indivisible Guide:   Courage is contagious — it's time to fight back
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings  —  Right Rev. Mariann Budde had appealed to Trump to have mercy and compassion during an interfaith service.
Discussion: Alternet.org, RedState and TMZ.com
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Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts bishop who gave sermon at inaugural prayer service
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump demands apology, criticizes bishop's prayer service remarks
Washington Post:
Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review  —  The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.  —  The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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CNN:
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications  —  Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has asked federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories, according to sources within the agencies.
Discussion: Axios and Reuters
Haley Byrd Wilt / NOTUS:
Republican Senators Seem Willing to Endure the ‘Challenge’ of Trump's Proposed Tariffs  —  Trump suggested Monday he'd put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, two of the U.S's top trading partners.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump is getting closer to blowing up the trade agreement …
Discussion: CNN, Alternet.org, CBS News and Breitbart
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP member wants bishop ‘added to deportation list’ after Trump prayer service  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump.  —  “The person giving this sermon should be added …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Republicans Don't Seem Interested In Probing Donald Trump's Family Business  —  The new top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee reminded James Comer of his past interest in presidential ethics.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON - It's looking like House Oversight Committee chair James Comer …
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The missing context from the Elon Musk salute  —  We can't have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.  —  Having never met Elon Musk, I can't rule out the possibility that the man deliberately gave a Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration parade.
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute  —  Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk's stated support for far-right  —  There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk's apparent use …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Elon Musk's salute falls flat: Why far-right trolling isn't working this time around  —  As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk's provocation, “People can officially stop listening to you”  —  One thing that's easy enough to see about Elon Musk's infamous hand gesture …
Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
Trump pardons dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht  —  President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug trafficking.
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship  —  Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too
Kimmy Yam / NBC News:   Great-grandson of the man who established birthright citizenship slams Trump's new executive order
Andrew Solender / Axios:
The most chaotic new committee in Congress … - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), whose mere presence on a committee is enough to cause upheaval, will be chairing Oversight's DOGE subcommittee.  — Several of the GOP members are from the right-wing Freedom Caucus …
Discussion: Politico
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Top DOGE Dem is ready for a fight
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Press Telegram
NBC News:
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims  —  The former sister-in-law of Trump's defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety.  Hegseth's second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
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Associated Press:
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement  —  The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Thompson's Trump Talk  —  Ahead of Inauguration Day, CNN chief Mark Thompson convened his top journalists for a meeting in which he provided guidance about how he wanted the affair covered. … Staff meetings before major news events are typical for the network.
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Mail
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
How TikTok is burnishing Trump's strongman image  —  If you kiss the ring hard enough, laws disappear.  —  You're forgiven for forgetting about TikTok for the last couple of days, what with the horrorshow avalanche of executive orders and gleeful deployment of Nazi salutes (plural!) from the world's richest man.
Discussion: New York Post, Politico and Forbes
Washington Post:
‘DOGE’ revamp empowers Musk as frictions spur Ramaswamy's exit  —  A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk to run the group.  —  President Donald Trump's order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” …
 
 
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