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12:15 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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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.
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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 …
New York Times:
Can President Trump Be Presidential?
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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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 …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:   ‘None of us knows what is going to happen’
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump to be sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership
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.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’
Discussion: The Week
Associated Press:
Smashed Windows, Chaotic Confrontation Near Inauguration
Discussion: ABC News
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
Discussion: Hot Air
Fox News:
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems?  —  New polls suggest that Donald J. Trump has the lowest approval and favorability ratings of any incoming president in the polling era — by a lot.  Unsurprisingly, he is not buying it.  —  He tweeted that the polls are “rigged” just like the “phony” …
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: A divided, yet optimistic country awaits Trump  —  When president-elect Donald Trump addressed America after winning the election, he emphasized uniting the country.  A new Fox News Poll suggests that could be a challenge.  —  In addition, President Obama leaves office on a high note.
Discussion: The Hill, RedState, AOL and The Week
NBC News:
Anti-Trump Protesters Pepper Sprayed on Eve of Inauguration Outside ‘DeploraBall’ in D.C.  —  Hundreds of Inauguration Weekend Protests Planned Across the Country 1:40  —  A weekend of protests over the inauguration and presidency of Donald Trump began Thursday night with police in Washington …
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Camille Dodero / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC
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.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Fascists Crash Alt-Right Deploraball  —  As attendees poured into the Deploraball, a celebratory event organized by figures in the Alt-Right and their Trump-loving allies, hundreds of protesters gathered outside yelling “Nazi scum” as they walked in.  —  Around a half-hour before the event …
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Mattathias Schwartz / The Intercept:
Rudy Giuliani Kicks Off Inauguration Lunch With 9/11 Sex Joke  —  More than 200 Republican lawyers gathered in a ballroom inside Washington, D.C.'s Four Seasons hotel for a celebratory inaugural luncheon on Thursday with incoming White House Counsel Don McGahn and Rudy Giuliani …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover  —  “It's very Red Square,” said Stephen Kerrigan, who oversaw the past two inaugurations.  —  Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Part of being a great president is showing off America's …
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 …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait  —  President-elect Donald Trump's two least controversial Cabinet nominees are expected to be confirmed by the Senate Friday afternoon, but the rest may have to wait before they can officially join the Trump administration.
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
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Melania Trump Channels Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Inaugural Day Fashion  —  Incoming first lady Melania Trump channeled another first lady today with her choice of Inauguration Day fashion.  —  Trump, 46, was spotted entering St. John's Episcopal Church alongside her husband, Donald Trump …
Discussion: AOL and Yahoo
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 …
 
 
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Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
In Trump We Trust: Inauguration prompts celebration in Russia
Discussion: CNBC and The Week
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Elijah Cummings: ‘If the public knew what Congress knows’ they would boycott the inauguration too
Discussion: IJR and Washington Times
Alex Felton / CNN:
From Russia with love: A $10,000 Trump coin
Charlie Hoffmann / Washington Free Beacon:
Al Franken Criticizes Tom Price for Holding Tobacco Stocks He Owns Too
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Christy Gutowski / Chicago Tribune:
Dennis Hastert seeks repayment of $1.7 million from sex abuse accuser
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump West Wing's power brokers jockey for sway
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Bloomberg:
Wright Under Consideration as Trump's Antitrust Chief, Source Says
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump's K Street Office Is Open for Business
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Jim Brown backs Donald Trump
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
It's time to relax about Trump
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed How to stop Trump: Lessons from the tea party
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Report: Trump has given up personal cellphone
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