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8:55 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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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.
Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Just Replaced the White House Climate Website With...This  —  As Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, the White House website got a major makeover.  One of the casualties in the reset: any mention of the need to fight climate change.  —  The original White House page dedicated …
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.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump rattles the establishment with a populist inaugural address true to his campaign
Discussion: Politico
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's inauguration speech
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Times
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Trump's vision of education begins and ends with schools being bad
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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: New Urban Legends and Mother Jones
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION
Discussion: Shareblue and Common Dreams
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:
ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump  —  The Obama family exited the east side of the U.S. Capitol building this afternoon after Donald Trump's inauguration, heading first by helicopter to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where they will board Air Force One for Palm Springs, California.
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 and Scared Monkeys
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Reuters:
Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare
Discussion: Political Wire
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump puts Churchill bust back in the Oval Office
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Spicer: Trump doesn't know if he plans more executive action Friday
Discussion: Axios
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
Caleb Howe / RedState:
MSNBC's Chris Matthews Refers to Trump's Inaugural Address as “Hitlerian” [VIDEO]
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 Calfas / The Hill:
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in
Discussion: RedState
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun
Discussion: American Prospect and Mother Jones
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
James Mattis is sworn in as defense secretary, pledges to build alliances … Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump's defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon's top civilian leader.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump takes first official acts at signing ceremony
Discussion: Politico and IJR
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: Hot Air, The Slot and Axios
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump takes office with just 2 Cabinet secretaries  —  Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump is settling into office this weekend with a mostly-empty Cabinet that will likely take weeks to fill.  —  He has a nasty nominations war in the Senate to blame.
Discussion: ABC News
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats block Pompeo CIA confirmation vote amid Trump's feud with intel
Discussion: Daily Kos
#DisruptJ20:
Well, hi there!  Curious about what's going on?  We've got answers to some of your burning questions.  We'll update this as the Inauguration rolls closer.  Any more questions?  Contact us here!  —  Who is behind all this?  —  #DisruptJ20 is supported by the work of the DC Welcoming Committee …
Discussion: Vox and DCist
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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Sarah Frostenson / Vox:
Photos: President Trump's inaugural parade attracted relatively few people
Discussion: ABC News, DCist and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump's Inauguration vs. Obama's: Comparing the Crowds
Discussion: Hot Air, The Slot and CityLab
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The System Has Failed and a Con Artist Has Won
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Bergdahl lawyers press for dismissal after Trump inauguration
Discussion: RedState
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bannon calls Trump's speech ‘Jacksonian’
Discussion: Axios
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Jeh Johnson is designated survivor for inauguration
Discussion: IJR
 Earlier Items: 
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Pen Trading and Peekaboo at President Trump's 1st Law Signing
Discussion: Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Watchdog group files complaint over Trump's Washington hotel
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump's inaugural speech painted an ugly picture of America. That isn't reality.
Discussion: The Nation
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ex-Bush speechwriter: Trump is worse than slave-holding presidents
Discussion: The Atlantic, Rush and Raw Story