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PROTECTING THE MEANING AND VALUE OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. The privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and profound gift.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Trump executive orders that threaten democracy — Ever since Donald Trump declared he'd act like a dictator on Day 1 during his presidential campaign, there have been real concerns that he'd be true to his word — that he'd take a series of unilateral actions that threaten the integrity of American democracy.
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists
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GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon …
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CNN:
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Founder of Oath Keepers Militia
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Founder of Oath Keepers Militia
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The White House:
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:
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Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
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The White House:
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The previous administration has embedded deeply unpopular …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
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George Wright / BBC:
Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally — Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. — Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration — The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday. — Neo-Nazis are celebrating Elon Musk making two Nazi …
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STAT:
Trump's initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination — President orders federal workers back to the office, freezes most hiring — WASHINGTON — President Trump began his second term Monday with a sweeping order aimed at reversing dozens …
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Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
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The White House:
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION — WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization — Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation's standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. — President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States …
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Trump signs order seeking to rename Alaska's Denali and the Gulf of Mexico — President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its old name, Mount McKinley. — President Donald Trump on Monday issued …
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Daniella Diaz / Politico:
Why Ruben Gallego's Laken Riley vote is a warning for Democrats — In backing the Laken Riley Act, the Arizona senator said he's breaking with a party that's “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.” — Ruben Gallego didn't run to be the next John McCain or Kyrsten Sinema …
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors: ‘Not going to happen’
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Jack Blanchard / Politico:
Playbook: The Trump blitz hits Washington
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police — Donald Trump's decision to do something so obviously unpopular and fraught should put to rest any GOP attempts to minimize his intentions. — One of the big questions surrounding a newly sworn-in President Donald Trump …
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APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Policy. The Protecting Americans …
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Politico:
Get out of DOGE: How Musk helped eject Ramaswamy — Ramaswamy is leaving the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and plans to run for Ohio governor. — Elon Musk has already achieved his first cut at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy.
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The White House:
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis — Over the past 4 years, the Biden Administration's destructive policies inflicted an historic inflation crisis on the American people. The Biden Administration not only exploded Government spending …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pritzker attacks Trump over birthright citizenship order: It's ‘chaos’ — CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker launched an attack on President Donald Trump's planned executive order attempting to revoke birthright citizenship. “That's unconstitutional. We will not follow an unconstitutional order …
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Landon Mion / Fox News:
Coast Guard Commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official — Senior DHS official confirms to Fox News Digital Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved of her post — EXCLUSIVE: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated over concerns about the border …
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Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President — Personnel — Clearances for Executive Office of the President — The Executive Office of the President requires qualified and trusted personnel to execute its mandate on behalf of the American people.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The inauguration of a multi-billion dollar grift — On Monday, Donald Trump took the oath of office — the first person to be sworn in as president while simultaneously hawking an eponymous meme coin. — Trump launched $TRUMP, a crypto token, on Friday night. Meme coins are crypto tokens tied to a celebrity or joke.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump signs order to end ‘government censorship’ of social media — President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to stop “government censorship,” a sweeping action that could chill years of efforts to combat the proliferation of false information online.
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