memeorandum: First Lady Melania Trump (Mrs. Karen Pence/The White House)

12:45 AM ET, January 21, 2017

Top Items:

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

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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Daily Signal and ACASignups.net

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 — President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on Friday, heading into the Oval Office shortly after his inaugural parade to direct agencies to ease regulations associated with Obamacare, the signature healthcare law of his predecessor that Trump has vowed to replace.

Discussion: Political Wire

ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Politico, IJR and Associated Press

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump puts Churchill bust back in the Oval Office

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and Occupy Democrats

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.

Discussion: Esquire, Politico, Mediaite, Bloomberg, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Common Dreams, DeSmogBlog, Gizmodo, IJR, Gothamist, Hit & Run, The Guardian, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Mashable, Grist, Reuters, Joe.My.God., The Week, CNBC, Occupy Democrats, Vox and Morning Consult

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.

Discussion: Slate, Mashable, Political Insider blog, PINAC, Washington Post, 24Ahead, Vox, Rewire, Hit & Run and New York Times

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.

Discussion: Shareblue, Mother Jones, Occupy Democrats, The Real Deal New York and New Century Times

Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Just Replaced the White House Climate Website With...This

Discussion: The Guardian, AOL, BuzzFeed, KTLA, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Grist and Gizmodo

The White House:
America First Foreign Policy

Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress, New York Times, NPR, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Business Insider and Naked Politics

Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Trump's WhiteHouse.Gov Disappears Civil Rights, Climate Change, LGBT Rights

Discussion: The White House, Washington Post, New York Times, ABC News, The Verge, The Daily Caller, Mashable, Talking Points Memo, Vox, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, CNBC, Shakesville and No More Mister Nice Blog

Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
All References to ‘Climate Change’ Deleted From White House Website at Noon Today

Discussion: Motherboard, Rush, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys

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.

Discussion: Roll Call, The Guardian, Daily Wire, Occupy Democrats, Daily Kos, Politico, Mediaite, New York Magazine and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: RedState, The First Street Journal, New York Times, Business Insider, The White House, IJR, The Guardian, Friendly Atheist, ABC News, Outside the Beltway, Vox, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, CBS New York and Hit & Run

NPR:
President Trump's Inaugural Address, Annotated

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic and WFLA-TV

Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Live Updates: President Donald Trump Celebrates at Inaugural Balls

Discussion: Mother Jones and Axios

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.

Discussion: Shareblue, ABC News, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and DCist

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:

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Deadline, AOL, SFist, The Week, New Urban Legends, Al Jazeera English, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, KTLA, Political Wire, NPR, WBAY-TV, The Verge, Mashable and twitchy.com

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.

Discussion: Power Line, National Review, Mother Jones, The Week and New Urban Legends

Mrs. Karen Pence / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump

Discussion: Mediaite, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God. and The Week

Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION

Discussion: Politico, Common Dreams and Shareblue

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 …

Discussion: Business Insider, Hot Air, The Slot and Axios

Matea Gold / Washington Post:

The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun … The effort to impeach President Donald John Trump is already underway. — At the moment the new commander in chief was sworn in, a campaign to build public support for his impeachment went live at ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org …

Discussion: American Prospect and Mother Jones

Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Trump just violated his oath to the Constitution

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Rewire, New Century Times, The Week and Towleroad

Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in

Discussion: RedState

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

Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
Matthews: Trump Speech Was ‘Hitlerian,’ Jokes He Could Fix Nepotism Laws By Hanging Son-in-Law

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Other McCain and Instapundit

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

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump takes office with just 2 Cabinet secretaries

Discussion: ABC News

William Turton / Gizmodo:

National Park Service Banned From Tweeting After Anti-Trump Retweets — The National Park service retweeted some sick Donald Trump burns, noting how, uh, lightly attended his inauguration was compared to Barack Obama's in 2009. But now, the NPS has been ordered by its Washington support office to …

Discussion: Mashable, Motherboard and Mediaite

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