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8:20 AM ET, January 22, 2025

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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.
Discussion: WINK News and Alternet.org
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump makes AI announcement and defends Jan. 6 pardons
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Why Trump Could Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons
Discussion: Associated Press
NPR:
Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don't ever lecture America again'
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump starts new term with 47% approval; Jan. 6 pardons unpopular, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: Politico and The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
Jan. 6 Defendants Leave Prison as Trump's Broad Pardons Draw Sharp Reactions
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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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht … - He added, “The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me.”
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  —  Employees of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are to be placed on administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.  Agencies were told to make plans for layoffs.  —  President Donald Trump's administration took aim …
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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New York Times:
Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife  —  A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation.  His attorney denied her account.
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
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 …
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Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts bishop who gave sermon at inaugural prayer service
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 …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too  —  President Trump's public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally.  —  President Trump's executive order …
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Kimmy Yam / NBC News:   Great-grandson of the man who established birthright citizenship slams Trump's new executive order
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
Marni Rose McFall / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Medicare Executive Order Explained  —  's executive order 14087, which was put in place to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans.  —  Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team outside of regular working hours via email for comment.  —  Why It Matters
Discussion: KOLO-TV and Raw Story
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs
Discussion: KFMB
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘All Americans legally female’: Trump invites mockery with sloppy executive order  —  President Donald Trump published two executive orders late Monday that targeted transgender people, but critics couldn't help but note that the clunky language declared all Americans legally female.
Discussion: The Independent
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Constitution page on White House website shows 404 error  —  The Constitution page on President Trump's White House website is showing a 404 error.  —  “Page not found,” the site reads.  —  Under former President Biden's term, the website highlighted the history behind the creation …
Discussion: HuffPost and WANE 15
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Politico:
Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden's infrastructure money  —  One of Trump's executive orders could imperil billions in funding for projects that states have already begun working on, some experts said.  —  An executive order by President Donald Trump requiring agencies …
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Politico:   Democrats plot strategy for fighting Trump on funding freeze
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Top DOGE Dem is ready for a fight … - “All you need to do is see that they put [Rep.] Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in charge of the committee to know that this is likely going to be very much a political committee,” she said. … - Stansbury said that there are “a lot of good government …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Press Telegram
Popular Information:
A new Trump Tower of corruption  —  President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.  After exiting the White House in 2021, Kushner launched a new private equity firm, Affinity Partners, and announced he was seeking to raise $7 billion.
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” …
Axios:
Egg shortages, higher prices spike as bird flu grows … - Some retailers are limiting how many eggs consumers can purchase while others are having a hard time keeping shelves stocked.  — “It's really a crazy situation and an unfortunate situation for consumers because the supply situation …
Discussion: Deseret News
 
 
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
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