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5:30 PM ET, January 21, 2025

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NBC News:
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims  —  The former sister-in-law of Trump's defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety.  Hegseth's second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
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New York Times:
Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife  —  A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation.  His attorney denied her account.
Discussion: USA Today
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Routinely Passed Out from Alcohol Abuse, Witness Says  —  Trump's Pentagon pick has denied allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign’  —  Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick to run the Pentagon, regularly abused alcohol to the point that he passed out at family gatherings …
Politico:   Senate learns of new allegations against Hegseth
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Trump picks fights with his party  —  The Scoop  —  As jubilant as Republican lawmakers are over Donald Trump's second term, they're facing a familiar reality: The president is back to picking fights with them and trying to bend them to his will.  —  From pardoning Jan. 6 offenders …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Meet the Violent Jan. 6 Criminals Trump Let Back on the Streets
Discussion: New York Times
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   An All-Out Assault on the Rule of Law
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune mum on pardons
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Townhall
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Bishop Calls Out Trump and Vance To Their Face  —  This stunning video highlights the first direct call out received by Trump and Vance since taking office.  —  This afternoon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly called out Donald Trump and JD Vance to their faces at a national prayer service.
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The White House:
PROTECTING THE MEANING AND VALUE OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
New York Times:
Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
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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The White House:
Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness  —  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 and Policy.  It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton laughs as Trump announces ‘Gulf of America’ order
Discussion: The Guardian, DNyuz and Daily Mail
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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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Federal Employees Union Sues Trump Over Worker Protections  —  The National Treasury Employees Union argues a move to “radically reshape the civil service” by making it easier to fire federal workers violates the will of Congress.  —  The National Treasury Employees Union said on Tuesday …
Discussion: CNN
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:
America's second Paris withdrawal is not like the first … - There may be sufficient momentum now in both the Paris regime as well as the burgeoning clean energy sector that this will make only a symbolic difference. … - Last time the U.S. left, no other country followed that move.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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The White House:
Unleashing American Energy
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump terminates John Bolton's security detail within hours of taking office  —  Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
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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Lindsay Kornick / Fox News:
AOC slams ADL for excusing Elon Musk's ‘awkward gesture:’ 'You're defending a Heil Hitler salute'
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants and Dismissing Their Cases  —  Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia, have been set free.  —  One day after President Donald J …
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Tom Gerken / BBC:
Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’  —  Meta says its working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a “results hidden” message when users search for the terms “Democrat” or “Democrats”.  —  Some social media users have accused the company of political bias …
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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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump's birthright citizenship order
Wall Street Journal:
Crypto Thought Trump Would Bring It Legitimacy.  Then He Launched a Meme Coin.  —  Industry players worry the success of the president's meme coin will undermine the credibility they have worked hard to cultivate  —  The crypto industry eagerly awaited Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The inauguration of a multi-billion dollar grift
Discussion: The Guardian and Fortune
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
The Land of Greater Fools  —  America as a big con.  —  Successful criminals and politicians both understand the wisdom of going big.  It's a felony to steal a thousand bucks.  It's still a felony to steal a billion.  Might as well steal the billion.  Likewise, it takes about the same amount …
The White House:
Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats  —  PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES FROM FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND OTHER  —  NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution …
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Trump Takes Down Spanish Version Of White House Website  —  Less than 24 hours after Trump's inauguration, his team has also removed the government's site with information on reproductive rights and health care.  —  LOADING  —  Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump's inauguration …
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. removes senior career officials from key positions  —  The Justice Department reassignments involve top career officials in the national security and criminal divisions, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.  —  The Trump administration has removed …
 
 
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Discussion: NPR and The Hill
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Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
No Time for Wonkery  —  This is hell, nor are we out of it  —  Donald Trump's second …
Discussion: ABC News
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
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