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9:30 AM ET, January 20, 2025

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Fox News:
Trump to take more than 200 executive actions on day one  —  EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day—a massive, first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families …
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
‘Disgrace’: Pope Francis revives feud with Trump just before inauguration  —  Pope Francis blasted Donald Trump's plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, calling the United States president-elect's proposal a “disgrace.”  —  “If true, this will be a disgrace …
Emily Yoffe / The Free Press:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’  —  The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns.  Also: ends housing of biological men in women's prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.  —  Toward the end of the 2024 presidential campaign …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Call for ‘Revolution of Common Sense’ in Inaugural Address  —  In his speech, excerpts of which were shared with The Wall Street Journal, the incoming president will proclaim a ‘new era of national success’  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will call for a …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's second coming
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Nobody knows what Trump is going to do
Associated Press:
Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's honeymoon won't last  —  This is a very bleak moment for the United States and the world.
Discussion: Fox News
Politico:   Trump is back with a big agenda, a mandate — and an axe to grind
Mike Allen / Axios:
Day 1: Trump to revoke security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials
Discussion: CBS News
Business Insider:
TikTok says it is ‘restoring service’ after Trump announces he will issue executive order
Yascha Mounk / The Boston Globe:   Trump is back. But a return of total resistance would be a bad strategy.
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Francis says Trump's immigration raids would be a ‘disgrace’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Immigration, Energy, Government Hiring
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals  —  Acting on the day he leaves office, President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by his incoming successor, Donald J. Trump, who has vowed “retribution.”
Discussion: Townhall, DNyuz and Semafor
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Associated Press:
Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential revenge by Trump  —  President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers …
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Biden issues preemptive pardons to Milley, Fauci, Jan 6. panel members  —  Biden explained that he was issuing the pardons, not because of any wrongdoing by those included, but to protect them after they had served their country.  —  President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons Monday …
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members  —  The move comes just hours before Biden cedes power to Donald Trump.  —  In this Nov. 29, 2021 file photo Anthony Fauci (R), Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …
Discussion: USA Today and Twitchy
Ella Lee / The Hill:   Biden pardons Fauci, Jan. 6 committee ahead of Trump inauguration
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
New York Times:
The One Thing Americans Remember About Biden
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and Twitchy
CBS News:
Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned.
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
DOGE: Dangerous Oligarchs Grab Everything
Discussion: The Dispatch, Reason and DNyuz
Billy Bambrough / Forbes:
It's ‘Just Begun’—Trump Meme Coin Suddenly Crashes Back As Melania Coin Shock Hits Crypto  —  Crypto markets have been rocked by the launch of an “official” Donald Trump memecoin this weekend—with traders braced for more mayhem this coming week.  —  Unlock over $3,000 in NFT, web3 and crypto perks — Apply now!
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New York Times:
Trump's Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World's Most Valuable  —  The new business venture by the Trump family is generating intensifying criticism, even as it has turned into an overnight phenomenon, generating a windfall on paper.  —  The Trump family's new crypto token surged …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump's inauguration  —  Trump's team requested the high-level resignations as the president-elect prepares a sharp break with the Biden administration.  —  Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective …
Discussion: Twitchy, Joe.My.God. and HuffPost
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office.  The War Rages On.  —  Donald J. Trump's promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.  —  After they win elections and move into the White House …
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
Politico:
Eric Adams, in line for a potential pardon, to attend Trump inauguration  —  The New York City mayor headed to D.C. just days after meeting with Trump in Florida.  —  NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams left New York City in the middle of the night to head to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump …
Discussion: New York Post
CNN:
TikTok is coming back online after Trump pledged to restore it  —  New York CNN —  TikTok appears to be coming back online just hours after President-elect Donald Trump pledged Sunday that he would sign an executive order Monday that aims to restore the banned app.
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David McCabe / New York Times:
TikTok Flickers Back to Life After Trump Says He Will Stall a Ban
 
 
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Donald Trump's Disruption Is Back
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