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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment  —  I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex.  We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women's full equality once and for all.
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Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law.  What happens next is unclear  —  President Biden on Friday declared that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution is “the law of the land,” a surprising declaration that does not have any formal force of effect …
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified  —  President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that's unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Biden just announced there's a new constitutional amendment.  Huh?  —  Three days before leaving office, President Joe Biden has made a surprising announcement: He declared that a decades-old proposed Constitutional amendment enshrining equal rights on the basis of sex is now “the law of the land.”
CNN:
Trump's inauguration expected to be moved indoors  —  President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is expected to be moved indoors Monday due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation's capital, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the plans told CNN.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Moves Inauguration Indoors Amid Forecast of Extreme Cold  —  The change, a rare break with tradition, will deny Mr. Trump the pomp and large audience he hoped for at his second swearing-in.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump said Friday that his inauguration would be moved inside the Capitol Rotunda because of weather concerns.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: Trump, Citing Cold Weather, Moves Inauguration Indoors
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice to lead …
New York Times:
'I'm Urging You Not to Run': How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out  —  The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then dragged his feet on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the “darkest figures.”
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
How Biden Destroyed His Legacy
New York Times:   How Biden's Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
Emily Crane / New York Post:
CNN wants to exile Jim Acosta's show to the ‘Siberia of television news’ to stop him annoying Trump  —  CNN is apparently plotting to exile star anchor Jim Acosta — a longtime antagonist of President-elect Donald Trump — to the “Siberia of television news” in a bid to “throw a bone” …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Acosta at a Midnight Crossroads  —  CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office. … Thompson, I'm told, delivered the veteran journalist a sudden and strange proposal: Move your show to midnight and anchor it until 2am ET.
Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive |  CBS Owner Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review on Tap  —  Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media.
Andrew Tobias / Signal Cleveland:
Gov. Mike DeWine picks Jon Husted to fill JD Vance's U.S. Senate seat  —  Gov. Mike DeWine has chosen Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill a vacant seat representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate.  —  “I came to the conclusion, as you see, that the person who is best suited to be the United States senator …
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Associated Press:
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in the US Senate
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Vivek Ramaswamy plans to announce Ohio gubernatorial run  —  The co-leader of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative plans to announce a run for Ohio governor, two people familiar with his plans said.  —  Biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy plans …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
TikTok CEO thanks Trump for commitment to finding solution after court upholds ban  —  TikTok CEO Shou Chew thanked President-elect Trump on Friday for his commitment to find a solution that keeps the app available in the U.S., after the Supreme Court upheld a law requiring the platform …
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CBS News:
Supreme Court upholds law that would ban TikTok in the U.S.
NBC News:
Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban
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Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Additional Clemency Actions  —  Today, I am commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses who are serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
ProPublica:
This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump.  He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.  —  Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her.  Its white-on-black lettering — “FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM” — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own.
Lottie Joiner / The Guardian:
Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: 'I can't be here'  —  Republicans and conservatives meanwhile are pouring in for celebrations with hotels being nearly 70% booked  —  Alejandra Whitney-Smith has plans for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week: spend a week in a cabin without technology.
Discussion: TMZ.com
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered Afghans  —  A Florida jury on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country.  —  It was an unusual ruling against a media outlet in a defamation case.
Politico:
Senate greenlights GOP's first immigration bill, clearing the way for passage  —  Senators advanced Republicans' first swing at cracking down on illegal immigration on Friday, clearing the way for passage as soon as next week.  Ten Democratic senators joined all Republicans in voting …
Discussion: The Hill and Wall Street Journal
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners' abortions  —  Boyfriends and husbands can have uniquely personal and specific information necessary to help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.  —  As anti abortion advocates launch legal efforts to stop abortion pills …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books  —  Parents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.  —  January 17, 2025  —  Live updates: Trump's inauguration …
 
 
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Matt Sledge / The Intercept:
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Statements on Supreme Court's Decision in TikTok, et al. v. Garland19 minutes ago
Discussion: CBS News, The Verge, Slate and Breitbart
US Department of Justice:
Undocumented Individual Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Voting Fraud and Passport Fraud
Emily Crane / New York Post:
The Left is now more unpopular worldwide than any time since the Cold War: report
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu and RedState
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Biden Gives $26 Billion for Clean-Energy Projects in Final Days
Discussion: New Yorker
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Will Biden Pardon This Human Rights Lawyer Who Beat Big Oil in Court?
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Cannon holds hearing on Trump documents report as Democrats urge its release
Discussion: CNN
Howard Husock / The Hill:
Fixing the missing ‘N’ in ‘NPR’: Public media must serve the American public at large
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Leaving His Post  —  The Washington Post building.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump's Arms
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Doris Kearns Goodwin: ‘The robber barons probably thought they were God too’
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Donald Trump taps Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight to be Hollywood ‘ambassadors’