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6:50 PM ET, January 20, 2025

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Washington Post:
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship  —  The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.  —  The U.S. government will no longer recognize …
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NPR:
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far  —  For updates, context and analysis of Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, check out NPR's live blog throughout the day Monday.  —  President Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations …
The White House:
President Trump's America First Priorities
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Trump's honeymoon won't last  —  This is a very bleak moment for the United States and the world.
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
‘Disgrace’: Pope Francis revives feud with Trump just before inauguration
Discussion: CNN and DCReport.org
Steven Nelson / New York Post:   Trump to issue executive order defining sex as ‘male and female’: ‘These are sexes that are not changeable’
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump taps longtime immigration official as acting attorney general
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Associated Press:
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel.  It's a guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump  —  Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
New York Times:
Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon  —  The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.  —  The Pentagon on Monday removed a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley …
Discussion: USA Today and Reuters
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon removes new portrait of Mark Milley  —  The portrait of Gen. Mark Milley, the former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, disappeared Monday from the Pentagon — less than three hours after President Donald Trump took office.  Incoming Defense Department officials did not explain …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals
Erica Orden / Politico:   Left off Biden's list of pardons: Jack Smith
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Convicted Felon Sworn In as President
Fox News:
GOP lawmakers pledge to investigate Biden's last-minute pardons: ‘Call them all before Congress’
Davis Winkie / USA Today:
Gen. Mark Milley ‘deeply grateful’ for Biden pardon on morning of Trump's inauguration
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden  —  I am issuing pardons to Gerald G. Lundergan and Ernest William Cromartie.  I am also commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.  —  My family has been subjected …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier  —  The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute  —  “Incredible things are happening already lmao,” wrote Gab founder and Hitlerbot innovator Andrew Torba  —  Right-wing extremists, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis are celebrating an alarming gesture made by the world's richest man.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's DOGE to be sued within minutes of Trump inauguration  —  The legal status of Musk's government waste panel will be challenged in federal court almost as soon as the president-elect is sworn in.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
News site focused on Elon Musk to launch
Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died  —  Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer.  She was 67.  —  Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer, her family confirmed in a statement.
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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate  —  Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled …
New York Times:
Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project  —  The world's richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man …
Discussion: The Hill, DNyuz and Forbes
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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in  —  Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office.  —  Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration …
ABC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy to leave DOGE and announce run for Ohio governor, sources say  —  He's is expected to announce his run for governor next week, the sources said.  —  Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Donald …
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Associated Press:
Ramaswamy won't serve on Trump's government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor
Zack Colman / Politico:
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement  —  The decision delivers a blow to the effort to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels.  —  President Donald Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, delivering a blow …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inauguration Live Updates: Trump to Take Oath as 47th President
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali  —  Donald Trump will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali as part of his Day One actions, incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on X on Monday morning.  Trump will rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” …
Joshua Posaner / Politico:
Norway cool on Trump's demand for a massive defense spending increase  —  OSLO — Norway is one of the world's richest countries, but isn't signing up for U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that NATO members increase their defense budgets to 5 percent of GDP.  —  “'I'm prepared for new discussions about targets.
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Laura Kayali / Politico:
As Trump arrives, Macron hints NATO spending target is too low
Discussion: Bundeskartellamt and Reuters
Molly White / Citation Needed:
No, Trump didn't make $50 billion from his memecoin  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  When Donald Trump launched a memecoin days before his inauguration, newspapers were quick to try to grab headlines with huge numbers.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump's hands-off abortion stance faces political reality  —  President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as he returns to the Oval Office.  —  Anti-abortion groups want Trump to quickly take executive action …
 
 
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Biden said his pardon of family was meant to shield them from Trump. That's not the full story.
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Family waiting to cross border learns their CBP One appointment is canceled
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Harris heading home to Los Angeles to help fire victims
New York Times:
Transcript: Donald Trump's Second Inaugural Speech
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
Thoughts on Inauguration Day and MLK Day: On pardons, oligarchy, and good governance
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump vows to reinstate unvaccinated military
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and Washington Times
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Everyone Who Was Supposed To Protect You From This Failed Miserably
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Of, For, and By the Billionaires
Discussion: The Atlantic
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