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7:50 PM ET, January 25, 2025

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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power  —  In just 100 hours, the returned president has already revealed his goal and exposed the weakness of those who might challenge him  —  It's hard to see in a blizzard.
Discussion: New York Post
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Let's Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Washington Post:
Trump's first-week strategy: ‘Flood the zone.’ Repeat.  —  It was all part of a plan to begin with a bang and follow a detailed policy blueprint, although key administrative posts remained stuck in a hiring bottleneck and many of his directives lacked immediate effect.
Discussion: GovExec.com and The Guardian
New York Times:   The Tech Arsenal That Could Power Trump's Immigration Crackdown
The Hill:
Senate confirms Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security
Politico:
Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purge  —  The watchdogs say the removals may be invalid for failing to comply with a 2022 law requiring a 30-day notification to Congress before removals.  —  President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs …
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Washington Post:
Trump ousts at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge  —  The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days' notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
New York Times:
Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge  —  The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department's was not said to have been among them.  —  President Trump fired at least 12 inspectors general late …
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
Trump's “blatantly unconstitutional” acts test the rule of law in the United States
Discussion: Futurepolis, Futurism and FedScoop
ABC News:
Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at multiple agencies in late-night move
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
NBC News:
Trump fires at least 12 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move
Discussion: The Hill, DNyuz and Scripps News
Politico:
McConnell sends a message  —  With a vote against Pete Hegseth, the former GOP leader makes clear he will be an unreliable ally of Donald Trump.  —  Mitch McConnell might not run the Senate anymore.  But he made clear on Friday night that he still knows how to wield power.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump's stop in Las Vegas will focus on how he wants to eliminate taxes on tips
New York Times:
Hegseth's Views May Clash With Reality at the Pentagon
Discussion: RedState, Semafor and MPR News
Debra Kahn / Politico:   Playbook: Trump's play for LA
Emma-Victoria Farr / Reuters:
Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event  —  Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks.
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ in speech to far-right AfD rally  —  The tech billionaire and Trump adviser has drawn rebukes for repeatedly endorsing the AfD in the leadup to Germany's snap election next month.  —  Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at a rally for the far-right Alternative …
Discussion: DNyuz and Reuters
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Trump's canceling of 50 security clearances is unprecedented and partisan, experts say  —  The move is meant to please Trump voters, punish perceived enemies and represents “the most politically saturated security action since the Oppenheimer case in the 1950s.”
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid's Origins  —  A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.'s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.  —  The C.I.A. has said for years …
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CNN:
Scientists at NIH can't purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications  —  Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing …
Discussion: Salon, UPI and Washington Examiner
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lifts Biden's hold on 2,000-pound bombs to Israel … - The officials said that 1,800 MK-84 bombs, which were held in storage in the U.S., will be put on a ship and delivered to Israel in the coming days.  — “A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel …
Discussion: Breitbart, Reuters and New York Post
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Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:   Trump Frees Up 2,000-Pound Bombs for Israel After Biden Halt
Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg:
House Speaker Invites Trump to Address Congress on March 4  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson invited President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, seeking to set the stage for his first major speech to lawmakers since he returned to the White House.
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Johnson invites Trump to address joint session on March 4
Discussion: NBC News and The Post Millennial
Fallon Roth / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Montgomery County official mimicked Elon Musk's controversial ‘salute,’ sparking outrage online and her resignation from the local library and a nonprofit  —  A township supervisor in Montgomery County has come under fire, and resigned from her position at the local library and a nonprofit …
Jason Alatidd / The Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history  —  An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in recorded history in the United States.  —  “Currently, Kansas has the largest outbreak that they've ever had in history,” Ashley Goss …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok  —  The Trump administration is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app's global operations …
 
 
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New York Post:
Florida man arrested for allegedly making ‘violent’ threats against President Trump
Politico:
‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies
Discussion: New York Times and Twitchy
Clara Ence Morse / Washington Post:
5 ways Project 2025 appeared in Trump's presidential directives
Discussion: Pepperspectives
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
Discussion: Task & Purpose and CBS News
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republicans try to look ‘forward,’ but Trump forces them back to Jan. 6
 Earlier Items: 
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Trump takes credit for latest Israeli hostage release: ‘Today the world celebrates’
Haadiza Ogwude / Cincinnati.com:
JD Vance said ‘Trump and I will stop this,’ but Skyline Chili ice cream is still happening
Discussion: Fox News
 

 
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