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5:10 PM ET, January 17, 2025

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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment  —  I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex.  We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women's full equality once and for all.
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Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law.  What happens next is unclear  —  President Biden on Friday declared that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution is “the law of the land,” a surprising declaration that does not have any formal force of effect …
CNN:
Trump's inauguration expected to be moved indoors  —  President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is expected to be moved indoors Monday due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation's capital, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the plans told CNN.
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Politico:
China will dispatch an envoy to Trump's inauguration
ABC News:
Trump's inauguration moving indoors due to weather: Sources
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Vivek Ramaswamy plans to announce Ohio gubernatorial run  —  The co-leader of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative plans to announce a run for Ohio governor, two people familiar with his plans said.  —  Biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy plans …
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Associated Press:
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in the US Senate
New York Times:
'I'm Urging You Not to Run': How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out  —  The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then dragged his feet on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the “darkest figures.”
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New York Times:   How Biden's Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
Emily Crane / New York Post:
CNN wants to exile Jim Acosta's show to the ‘Siberia of television news’ to stop him annoying Trump  —  CNN is apparently plotting to exile star anchor Jim Acosta — a longtime antagonist of President-elect Donald Trump — to the “Siberia of television news” in a bid to “throw a bone” …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Acosta at a Midnight Crossroads  —  CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office. … Thompson, I'm told, delivered the veteran journalist a sudden and strange proposal: Move your show to midnight and anchor it until 2am ET.
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice to lead …
Discussion: Mother Jones
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Additional Clemency Actions  —  Today, I am commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses who are serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
New York Times:
Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive |  CBS Owner Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review on Tap  —  Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media.
Washington Post:
Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books  —  Parents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.  —  January 17, 2025  —  Live updates: Trump's inauguration …
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Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations
ProPublica:
This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump.  He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.  —  Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her.  Its white-on-black lettering — “FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM” — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own.
Lottie Joiner / The Guardian:
Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: 'I can't be here'  —  Republicans and conservatives meanwhile are pouring in for celebrations with hotels being nearly 70% booked  —  Alejandra Whitney-Smith has plans for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week: spend a week in a cabin without technology.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Politico:
Trump to take oath of office in chamber Jan. 6 rioters ‘desecrated’  —  Federal judges on Friday sentenced perhaps some of the last Jan. 6 defendants who breached the Capitol grounds four years ago.  —  At noon on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated in the Capitol rotunda …
CBS News:
Supreme Court upholds law that would ban TikTok in the U.S.  —  Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.
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NBC News:
Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners' abortions  —  Boyfriends and husbands can have uniquely personal and specific information necessary to help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.  —  As anti abortion advocates launch legal efforts to stop abortion pills …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Senate greenlights GOP's first immigration bill, clearing the way for passage  —  Senators advanced Republicans' first swing at cracking down on illegal immigration on Friday, clearing the way for passage as soon as next week.  Ten Democratic senators joined all Republicans in voting …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered Afghans  —  A Florida jury on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country.  —  It was an unusual ruling against a media outlet in a defamation case.
 
 
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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Biden Gives $26 Billion for Clean-Energy Projects in Final Days
Discussion: New Yorker
Associated Press:
Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Will Biden Pardon This Human Rights Lawyer Who Beat Big Oil in Court?
Washington Post:
Cannon holds hearing on Trump documents report as Democrats urge its release
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Sues PepsiCo for Rigging Soft Drink Competition
Discussion: NPR and Reuters
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The End of the DEI Era
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Howard Husock / The Hill:
Fixing the missing ‘N’ in ‘NPR’: Public media must serve the American public at large
Discussion: The Independent
 Earlier Items: 
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Leaving His Post  —  The Washington Post building.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump's Arms
ProPublica:
Lawmakers in at Least Seven States Seek Expanded Abortion Access
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Doris Kearns Goodwin: ‘The robber barons probably thought they were God too’
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Donald Trump taps Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight to be Hollywood ‘ambassadors’
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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