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11:30 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump signs ObamaCare executive order  —  President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to “ease the burden of ObamaCare.”  —  Trump signed the order in front of reporters at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, one of his first official acts as president.
Discussion: RedState, ABC News and Scared Monkeys
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act's individual mandate  —  President Trump signed an executive order late Friday giving federal agencies broad powers to unwind regulations created under the Affordable Care Act, including the penalty for people who fail …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Churchill bust returns to Trump's gilded Oval Office  —  President Donald Trump has returned a bust of Winston Churchill to the Oval Office—undoing former President Barack Obama's most contentious interior decorating decision.  —  The Oval Office was redecorated in the hours between Obama's exit …
Discussion: Washington Post
Reuters:
Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump puts Churchill bust back in the Oval Office
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Spicer: Trump doesn't know if he plans more executive action Friday
Discussion: Axios
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.
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The White House:
Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community  —  One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community.  A Trump Administration will empower our law enforcement officers to do their jobs and keep our streets free of crime and violence.  The Trump Administration will be a law and order administration.
Joe Light / Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Overturns Obama's FHA Mortgage-Fee Cut  —  Obama sought to reduce fees by a quarter percentage point  —  Loan program is popular among first-time home buyers  —  The Trump administration overturned a mortgage-fee cut under a government program that's popular with first-time home buyers and low-income borrowers.
Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Trump's WhiteHouse.Gov Disappears Civil Rights, Climate Change, LGBT Rights
Washington Post:
A most dreadful inaugural address  —  Twenty minutes into his presidency, Donald Trump, who is always claiming to have made, or to be about to make, astonishing history, had done so.  Living down to expectations, he had delivered the most dreadful inaugural address in history.
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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.
NPR:
President Trump's Inaugural Address, Annotated  —  Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.  NPR reporters and editors have annotated his remarks.  —  (Image credit: Chelsea Beck/NPR)
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Live Updates: President Donald Trump Celebrates at Inaugural Balls
Discussion: Mother Jones and Axios
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump rattles the establishment with a populist inaugural address true to his campaign
Discussion: Politico
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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Forrest Wickman / Slate:
Donald Trump's First Twitter Background as President Was a Photo From the Inauguration of Barack Obama  —  President Donald Trump officially took over the @POTUS Twitter account on Friday:  —  The new Twitter background made me wonder: Whose inauguration is this from?  The answer:
New York Times:
Trump's Inauguration vs. Obama's: Comparing the Crowds  —  An analysis of news footage appears to indicate that fewer people attended President Trump's inauguration than President Obama's in 2009.  The footage on this page was captured 45 minutes before each oath of office.
Discussion: Hot Air, The Slot and CityLab
Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
These Aerial Photos Show How Trump's Inauguration Crowd Compares With Obama's
Discussion: CNN, New York Magazine and Vox
Washington Post:
White House website promotes Melania Trump's modeling and jewelry line … Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump's charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC.
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION
Discussion: Politico, Shareblue and Common Dreams
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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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun
Discussion: American Prospect and Mother Jones
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in
Discussion: RedState
ProPublica:
Trump Promised to Resign From His Companies — But There's No Record He's Done So  —  To transfer control of his companies, the president has to submit filings in Florida, Delaware and New York.  We spoke to officials in each of those states.  —  At a news conference last week …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘Jesus, Chris’: Rachel Maddow shocked when Chris Matthews suggests Trump might execute son-in-law  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Chris Matthews made a startling comparison during Friday morning's inaugural coverage.  —  Noting that Republican President-elect Donald Trump's son …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
Matthews: Trump Speech Was ‘Hitlerian,’ Jokes He Could Fix Nepotism Laws By Hanging Son-in-Law
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats block Pompeo CIA confirmation vote amid Trump's feud with intel  —  WASHINGTON  —  An objection from three Democratic senators will delay the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump takes office with just 2 Cabinet secretaries
Discussion: ABC News
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Donald Trump completes hostile takeover of Washington, puts both parties on notice … Breanne Deppisch contributed.  —  THE BIG IDEA: President Trump completed his hostile takeover of the Republican Party last July, and on Friday he completed his hostile, if temporary, takeover of Washington.
Discussion: The Guardian
Alex Gangitano / Roll Call:
Lewandowski Stopped From Joining Trump at Inauguration  —  Ex-aide identifies himself as 'Mr. Trump's campaign manager' when stopped by police  —  New Yorkers Celebrated Inauguration With or Without Trump Word on the Hill: Inauguration Day Celebrating the Inauguration
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Slot
 
 
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo to Widen Access to Free Abortion and Contraception
Discussion: The Republic
Sarah Frostenson / Vox:
Photos: President Trump's inaugural parade attracted relatively few people
Discussion: ABC News, DCist and Mediaite
#DisruptJ20:
Well, hi there!  Curious about what's going on? …
Discussion: Vox and DCist
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The System Has Failed and a Con Artist Has Won
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
James Mattis is sworn in as defense secretary, pledges to build alliances
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Bergdahl lawyers press for dismissal after Trump inauguration
Discussion: RedState
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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
Apple sues Qualcomm for roughly $1 billion over royalties
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Jeh Johnson is designated survivor for inauguration
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Government Secrets Trump Is About to Discover
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