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4:40 PM ET, January 21, 2025

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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
McConnell criticizes Trump's broad pardon of Capitol riot defendants  —  The Scoop  —  Mitch McConnell criticized President Donald Trump's broad pardon of Jan. 6 convictions on Tuesday, a sign that the former Senate GOP leader won't be afraid to publicly break with Trump at times.
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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 …
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
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump kicks off agenda amid criticism over Jan. 6 rioter pardons
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune mum on pardons
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Townhall
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.”
The White House:
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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ACLU:
Immigrants' Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
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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April Rubin / Axios:   Trump starts military overhaul by ousting first female Coast Guard commandant
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
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: New York Times, Raw Story and DNyuz
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The White House:
Unleashing American Energy
The White House:
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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'
David Gilbert / Wired:
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration
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
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’
Discussion: Townhall, ABC27 and The Hill
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment  —  President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned.
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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Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
No Time for Wonkery  —  This is hell, nor are we out of it  —  Donald Trump's second inaugural speech was as vile as expected, but also surprisingly dull.  —  OK, I guess his promise to take back the Panama Canal was a bit exciting.  But nobody took him seriously.
Discussion: ABC News
John F. Harris / Politico:
Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President.  He's Still Trying To Be a Good One.  —  The most consequential presidents divided the nation—before “reuniting it on a new level of understanding.”  —  Donald J. Trump in his second inaugural address was everything his supporters hoped he would be …
World Health Organization: WHO:
WHO comments on United States' announcement of intent to withdraw  —  The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.  —  WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world's people …
Bloomberg:
Sheinbaum Calls for ‘Cool Head’ as Trump Sends Peso Tumbling  — Trump tariff pledge reignites fears he'll target Mexico  — Sheinbaum says she's focused on details rather than rhetoric  —  President Claudia Sheinbaum called for cool heads to prevail after Donald Trump's vow …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy  —  If it wasn't already obvious, the last 72 hours have made it crystal clear that it is urgent to build and mainstream alternative, decentralized social media platforms that are resistant to government censorship and control …
 
 
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
The Land of Greater Fools
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Hannity scores first Trump 2.0 Oval Office interview
Discussion: Fox News and Deadline
Jake Lahut / Columbia Journalism Review:
The White House Press Corps Gears Up for Another Trump Term
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN poaches WaPo vet Philip Rucker
Joey McFadden / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Removes Reproductive Rights Website
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Bored German Translator Caught Calling Trump's Speech ‘S***’ on Hot Mic
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Trump fires Milley and slams celebrity chef Jose Andres
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Distorting Trump's Language
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
The “find out” phase begins
Discussion: Talking Feds Substack
The White House:
Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information
 

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

Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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