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2:10 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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New York Times:
Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates  —  WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
An Inaugural Celebration That Rings Hollow  —  Every presidency is different, but inaugural coverage is always the same.  Commentators congratulate Americans on the peaceful transition of power and intone solemn sentences about democratic renewal.  —  There is something unnerving …
Discussion: The Week
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ex-Bush speechwriter: Trump is worse than slave-holding presidents  —  A speechwriter for former President George W. Bush on Friday called President-elect Donald Trump  —  “the worst human being ever to enter the presidency” just hours before Trump's inauguration.
Discussion: alan.com and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Donald Trump's inaugural address: Full text as prepared for delivery  —  Here is the full text of Donald Trump's address at his inauguration as the 45th president on Friday, as prepared for delivery.  His remarks as delivered, with annotations and explanations, are here.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Politico:
Full text: 2017 Donald Trump inauguration speech  —  President Donald Trump's full inaugural address remarks.  —  Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world, thank you.
Rachel Cao / CNBC:
Read President Trump's full, blistering inaugural speech, attacking Washington, promising ‘America first’  —  Trump speaks at inauguration: We will get the job done  —  President Donald Trump just delivered a searing inaugural address, attacking Washington and promising a new hope for Americans who want to dream big.
Discussion: Power Line and Common Dreams
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's full inauguration speech transcript, annotated
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’
Discussion: The Week
Clemence Michallon / Daily Mail:
‘Thank you, baby’: Donald Trump pays tribute to Kellyane Conway for going on CNN to ‘destroy’ his critics when ‘my men are petrified to go on’  —  Donald Trump paid a vibrant tribute to his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway at his campaign donors' dinner Thursday night.
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Associated Press:
Smashed Windows, Chaotic Confrontation Near Inauguration
Discussion: WSVN-TV and Flathead Beacon
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’
Discussion: The Week
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
Discussion: Hot Air
The White House:
An America First Energy Plan  —  Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy.  The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil.
New York Times:
A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps  —  WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump arrived in Washington the day before his inauguration as the nation's 45th president in a swirl of cinematic pageantry but facing serious questions about whether his chaotic transition …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Poll: Trump approval rating hits new low hours before inauguration  —  Just over a third of Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump  —  , according to a new poll released hours before his inauguration.  —  The survey from Fox News showed that 37 percent of Americans approve …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats, RedState and The Week
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:   Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems?
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: A divided, yet optimistic country awaits Trump
Discussion: AOL
Sarah Frostenson / Vox:
Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump's inauguration vs. Barack Obama's  —  President Donald Trump boasted his inauguration would have an “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.”  —  But aerial shots of the National Mall from President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration and today show that isn't likely.
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
President Donald J. Trump  —  Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States.  He believes the United States has incredible potential and will go on to exceed anything that it has achieved in the past.  His campaign slogan was Make America Great Again, and that is exactly what he intends to do.
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Soo Oh / Vox:
Inauguration Day emotion tracker: share your feelings, and we'll tell you where you stand with others  —  How many people feel just like you right now?  —  On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the president of the United States with the lowest approval rating for any incoming president in the modern era.
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Government Secrets Trump Is About to Discover  —  When Dwight Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, outgoing president Harry Truman informed him of an important secret: Days before the election the United States had tested the world's first hydrogen bomb in the Pacific.
Discussion: DCist and Axios
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:   Trump West Wing's power brokers jockey for sway
Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist:
More Than A Year After My Children's Father Died, We're Still Learning How To Transition  —  It sounded simple enough.  —  “Stripes in the corner?”  —  “Yeah, the rest of the room will be peach, but the corner will be striped— gray and peach,” I said, seeing myself pulling …
Fox News:
Fox News Poll 1/19/17  — Home - Video - Politics - U.S. - Opinion - Entertainment - Tech - Science - Health - Travel - Lifestyle - World - Sports - On Air  —  ©2017 FOX News Network, LLC.  All rights reserved.  This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Trump supporters greeted by massive projection of quotes from sexual assault survivors  —  “In this man, I see my abuser.”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—As thousands of Trump supporters poured into the nation's capital on Thursday evening to attend the president-elect's inauguration …
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Inaugural Concert Didn't Fill The National Mall  —  Here's the crowd outside the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday for a concert celebrating President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. … The National Park Service declined to estimate how many people attended the concert.
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Trump just violated his oath to the Constitution  —  His first act as President.  —  On January 20th, 2017, President-elect Trump put his hand on two bibles—one a family bible, and one the same bible that President Lincoln was sworn in for his first term, and that President Obama used …
 
 
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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Aides Prepare List of First Days' Changes on Energy, Sources Say
Discussion: Mashable, EcoWatch, NPR and CNBC
Zoë Schlanger / Wired:
Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump
Discussion: Common Dreams and Gizmodo
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Washington Arrival Starts Clock on His Agenda
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Melania Trump Channels Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Inaugural Day Fashion
Discussion: AOL and Yahoo
Mattathias Schwartz / The Intercept:
Rudy Giuliani Kicks Off Inauguration Lunch With 9/11 Sex Joke
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
In Trump We Trust: Inauguration prompts celebration in Russia
Discussion: CNBC and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Fascists Crash Alt-Right Deploraball
Alex Felton / CNN:
From Russia with love: A $10,000 Trump coin
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait
NBC News:
Anti-Trump Protesters Pepper Sprayed on Eve of Inauguration Outside ‘DeploraBall’ in D.C.
Christy Gutowski / Chicago Tribune:
Dennis Hastert seeks repayment of $1.7 million from sex abuse accuser
Bloomberg:
Wright Under Consideration as Trump's Antitrust Chief, Source Says
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
It's time to relax about Trump
Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover