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    Trump’s DEI Witch Hunt Reaches a New LowVerbally blaming Obama, Biden, and diversity programs for a plane crash wasn’t enough: Trump repeated his baseless allegations in an executive order.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Trump Response to Plane Crash: Blame Obama, Biden, and DEIHe started with a heartfelt “NOT GOOD!!!” post on Truth Social. Things went downhill from there.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to WatchWill the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
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    Did Backlash Really Kill the Trump Funding Freeze?Democrats are taking credit for ginning up a public reaction to a funding “pause.” But this is just the first of many battles.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    A Weird Confirmation Hearing Even for RFK Jr.Botched answers and baby onesies.
    By Ben Jacobs
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    Office of Personnel Management
    Federal-Worker Buyouts May Make Government As Broken As XMusk tried a similar scheme after his takeover of Twitter. What could go wrong with applying it to millions of federal workers?
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Dems Grill RFK Jr. on Vaccines, Abortion in Testy HearingPresident Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary was confronted with his history of vaccine skepticism and other views.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    Trump Thinks He Has a Mandate to Break the LawTrump is using false claims about the size and meaning of his 2024 victory to justify his power grab.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Trump’s Blatantly Illegal Funding Freeze Causes Nationwide ChaosBut a judge put a temporary halt to the freeze until constitutional questions about its legality can be resolved.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Why a Divided America Needs a ‘Deep State’An electorate that can’t make up its mind on which party to entrust with power makes those faceless, despised bureaucrats our only hope for stability.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. conspiracy theories
    Barack and Michelle Obama Quash Divorce Rumors via SubtweetThe former First Couple made it clear they are still very much in love … or very committed to needlessly lying about their relationship status!
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Make America Great Again Victory Rally At Capital One Arena
    For MAGA, the Line Between God and Trump Has BlurredConversion stories and moments of revelation were once reserved for a higher power. Now they’re political.
    By Sarah Jones
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    J.D. Vance Goes After His Own Church on ImmigrationIn a harsh attack on Catholic bishops for criticizing mass deportation, the veep is intensifying his administration’s feud with Christian clergy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. just asking questions
    Could the Supreme Court Back Trump on Birthright Citizenship?Law professor Gerard Magliocca on the multiple reasons Trump’s executive order will likely fail.
    By Nia Prater
  16. politics
    US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 24.
    A Brief Trade War and Other Weekend Political NewsTrump won a spat with Colombia, suggested a Gaza “clean out,” and purged 15 inspectors general.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    All That GlittersHistorical greatness and a MAGA crack-up both seemed possible in Trump’s first week back in the White House.
    By David Freedlander
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    All the Drama Around the Trump Movie The ApprenticeFrom Donald Trump’s legal threats to the Ivana rape scene, the biopic has long been mired in controversy. And now it has two Oscars nominations.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Trump Needs Huge Safety-Net Cuts to Pay for His AgendaFiscal math, the leverage enjoyed by fiscal hawks, and a second chance for repealing Obamacare could all mean big-time cuts for 2025.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Why Trump Isn’t Stressing About Losing GOP Votes for HegsethRepublicans have enough of a cushion to sustain defections from the likes of Collins and Murkowski.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the law
    The Power of Pardons (to Distract)Trump’s executive orders, and the legal battles they’ve started, will ultimately matter more than his January 6 pardons.
    By Elie Honig
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    Trump’s War on DEI Opens the Door to Jim Crow’s ReturnDoes he think civil-rights protections are “woke”?
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Daddy’s HomeViolent masculinity is shaping the Trump administration.
    By Sarah Jones
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    Trump Unleashes MAGA War on Liberal ChristianityThe president felt personally insulted by the bishop of Washington. But his clerical defenders have a much bigger agenda of monopolizing faith.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Democrats May Not Reach Trump’s Level of Power for a Long TimeThey can reconquer the House and the White House. But the Senate looks problematic, thanks to a solid red bloc of 25 states.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Kamala Harris Hasn’t Ruled Out Running in 2028She’s processing Trump and hasn’t given up on the presidency. But California and retirement also beckon.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
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    Will Musk-Dominated DOGE Go Big or Small?With Ramaswamy gone, Musk’s DOGE will be inside the White House. The size of its ambitions for remaking the federal government are unclear.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Why Did Bishop Budde’s National Prayer Service Anger Trump?Trump is big on God and religion — so long as they command obedience to his wishes and don’t get “woke.”
    By Ed Kilgore
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    January 6 Pardons Split Republicans on Trump’s First Full DayWe’re keeping track of the latest developments and what they mean on Trump’s first full day back in power.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    The Gesture Elon Musk Should Make Now: Denouncing FascismIf DOGE’s edgelord wasn’t making a fascist gesture to celebrate Trump’s inauguration, he could clear it up by denouncing those who make such gestures.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Ivanka Trump’s Inauguration ‘Prayer’: Dad Will Become Different PersonShe hopes Donald Trump will lead with “compassion” and an “open heart” — not exactly qualities he’s known for.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Trump Allies and Fans Paint the Town Red at Inaugural BallsPhotographer Mark Peterson captured the feverish scene in Washington on Monday.
    By Mark Peterson
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    The Biden and Trump Pardons Are Not at All the SameShielding people who have never officially been accused of any wrongdoing and conducting a jail break for insurrectionists are not equivalent acts.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Inauguration Of Donald Trump As 47th President Of The United States
    Melania Is Wearing a Carmen Sandiego Hat to the InaugurationWhere in the world is Melania Trump? In Washington, hiding her eyes behind a giant hat.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Trump Supporters Party and Rally on Inauguration EvePhotographer Mark Peterson captures scenes at Trump’s MAGA Victory Rally and several inaugural balls.
    By Mark Peterson
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    We’re About to Get Whiplash From Trump’s Assault on Modern AmericaHis plans aren’t about restoring Trump 1.0, but rather rolling back the progress of of the 21st century and most of the 20th.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    The Most Bizarre Trump Inauguration AttendeesSpace is extremely limited in the Capitol Rotunda, but they found seats for Trump foe Mike Pence, UFC CEO Dana White, and podcaster Joe Rogan.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Trump Begins Blitz of January 6 Pardons, Executive OrdersHere’s what happened on Trump’s second inauguration day along with commentary and analysis from the entire Intelligencer team.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    Michelle Obama Isn’t Sick — She Just Hates TrumpWhy isn’t Michelle Obama at the Inauguration? There’s no reason to think she’s sick or divorcing, she just over hiding her dislike for Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    After Trump’s Inauguration, There Is No Limit on His EgoThe 47th president’s address, a relentless exercise in rhetorical hubris, makes it clear he’s been liberated from all accountability.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. what we know
    U.S. President Joe Biden
    Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and CommutationsOn the last day of his presidency, Biden preemptive pardoned numerous people who faced possible reprisals from Trump.
    By Chas Danner
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    Supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump wait outside for a MAGA victory rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on January 19.
    Trump Fans Flock to D.C. Victory Rally on Eve of Inauguration: Live UpdatesUpdates on the final news and events ahead of Trump’s second inauguration.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    A content creator on TikTok, holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building
    How Long Will TikTok Return For? UpdatesThe app is back after Trump promised to order a temporary reprieve.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    Parties and Protest Ahead of Trump’s Second InaugurationPhotographer Mark Peterson captures scenes from Saturday’s People’s March and several inaugural balls ahead of Trump’s return to the White House.
    By Mark Peterson
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    Scenes From the Pre-Inaugural Kentucky Blue Grass and Crypto BallsPhotographer Mark Peterson captures the first formal D.C. events celebrating Trump’s return to the White House.
    Photographs by Mark Peterson
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    Sorry, President Biden, You Would Not Have Beaten TrumpHis regrets notwithstanding, Biden did the right thing in stepping aside last summer.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    GOP Threatens to Play Politics With California Disaster AidRepublicans say they may make California bend to their policy demands before approving wildfire aid. That would set a terrible precedent.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Trump Gets Sad Indoors Inauguration: What We KnowTrump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold weather.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Biden Says ERA Is Ratified, But Supreme Court Gets Final SayThe outgoing president’s move is mostly symbolic, but he has given the push for the 28th Amendment some new momentum.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Trump 0-for-2 in Senate Appointments Since Election DayNeither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.
    By Ed Kilgore
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