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Police union that endorsed Trump condemns Jan. 6 pardons

(Salon) President Donald Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, many of whom assaulted police officers defending the U.S. Capitol, has provoked a furious response from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) on Tuesday. The FOP, the nation's largest police union, endorsed Trump in 2024 and in his previous two campaigns, declaring even after the 2021 insurrection that it was "clear he supported law enforcement and border security."

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Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for 'mercy' for minorities

(Politico) U.S. President Donald Trump hit out Wednesday at a bishop who directly called on him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ people. During the inaugural prayer service Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral attended by Trump, Vice President JD Vance and their families, the Right Rev Mariann Budde delivered a sermon in which she appealed to Trump to be merciful to minorities, “some who fear for their lives.” “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde said, referring to “gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families.” Most “immigrants are not criminals,” she added. “They pay taxes and are good neighbors.”

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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops releases statement decrying many of POTUS's executive orders

(USCCB President Timothy P. Broglio) "Many of the issues President Trump addresses in his recent Executive Orders, along with what may be issues in the coming days, are matters on which the Church has much to offer. Some provisions contained in the Executive Orders, such as those focused on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, expansion of the death penalty, and the environment, are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences, many of which will harm the most vulnerable among us."

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U.S. border agents told to summarily deport migrants without asylum hearings under Trump edict

(CBS News) Citing President Trump's extraordinary move to close the American asylum system, U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally without allowing them to request legal protection, according to internal government documents and agency officials. Just hours after being sworn in, Mr. Trump invoked sweeping presidential authorities to bar the entry of migrants deemed to be participating in an "invasion" of the U.S., as well as those who may pose a public health or national security risk.

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Trump halts more than $300bn in US green infrastructure funding

(Financial Times) Donald Trump’s return to the White House has put more than $300bn of potential federal infrastructure funding at risk, US investors said, as they grappled with the scale of his move to unpick Joe Biden’s climate agenda. Within hours of his inauguration on Monday, Trump signed scores of executive orders rescinding Biden’s policies, including one halting federal disbursements to manufacturers and infrastructure developers.

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US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border

(CNN) Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to officials familiar with the matter. There are already roughly 2,200 active duty forces at the border as part of Joint Task Force-North, US Northern Command’s border mission based out of El Paso, Texas.

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Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon

(BBC News) One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: "We were wrong that day." Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, told the BBC that there should be no pardons for the riot on 6 January 2021. "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said.

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Trump 'wants a paramilitary arm' for his 'war with half of America': analysis.

(Raw Story) In an article published Tuesday, Bulwark Editor Jonathan V. Last wrote, "I don’t think there’s any way to read yesterday except as President Trump deciding that with the Republican party fully subservient to him, he can subjugate the other remaining power centers in American life. He can finally be a wartime president. It’s just that he’s going to war against America." Trump made it clear during the inauguration that he's "governing not for all Americans—and not even just for the benefit of 'his' voters—but as an attack on the half of America that opposed him," Last wrote.

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Trump revokes Biden's order for federal agencies to promote voter registration

(NPR) President Trump on Monday revoked an executive order by former President Joe Biden that calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration. The move comes after Republican officials ramped up efforts to turn the 2021 order into a partisan flash point ahead of the 2024 election. The order calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration and participation in ways that are “consistent with applicable law.”

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Thousands under evacuation orders in northern LA County in first significant wildfire outbreak since fatal fires

11 min ago - Updated 6:36 PM EST, Wed January 22, 2025 Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near the town of Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of nort ... (cnn)

Trump-appointed judge revives suit to restrict abortion pills access in latest salvo on reproductive rights

22 min ago - Wednesday 22 January 2025 13:51 EST A federal judge revived a lawsuit challenging access to the abortion drug mifepristone just days before the 52nd anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022, an ... (The Independent)

Rep. Sarah McBride says Trump's executive order can't erase the LGBTQ community

58 min ago - Jan. 22, 2025, 2:23 PM EST Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender member of Congress, called President Donald Trump’s executive order proclaiming there are only two sexes that are not changeable “red meat for his extreme b ... (NBC News)

Federal judge to hear lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship

1 hr ago - Posted 11:14 AM, Jan 22, 2025 After President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could revoke U.S. citizenship for some children born in the U.S., a federal judge will hear a lawsuit filed by multiple states. U.S. District Judge John Coughe ... (Scripps News)

FCC reinstates complaints over ABC presidential debate, Harris TV appearances

1 hr ago - The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reinstated complaints about how ABC News moderated the pre-election TV debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump, and appearances of Vice President Kamala Harris on CB ... (Reuters)

Steve Bannon's border wall trial delayed until March 4 as new lawyers plot aggressive defense

2 hrs ago - Updated 4:52 PM EST, January 22, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon’s trial on charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border will start a week later than scheduled, a judge said Wednesday, after t ... (AP)

Trump ordered the US government to lower prices for Americans. Can he Deliever?

2 hrs ago - President Trump, who while campaigning vowed to end the "inflation nightmare," on Monday signaled his focus on the high cost of living in the U.S. by signing an executive order that requires "all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergenc ... (Cbs)

Democrat Calls for Investigation of Donald Trump's 'Vote Counting Computers' Remark

2 hrs ago - Published Jan 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM EST A Democratic congressman has called for an investigation after President Donald Trump described Elon Musk's knowledge of Pennsylvania voting machines as the reason he won the state in the 2024 election. The rem ... (Newsweek)

Two Industry Executives Join E.P.A. to Help Oversee Chemical Rules

2 hrs ago - A former chemical-industry executive who fought against stronger regulations under the first Trump administration is returning to take a critical role at the Environmental Protection Agency, raising concerns of corporate influence on chemical safety ... (New York Times)

Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?

3 hrs ago - Updated on: January 22, 2025 / 3:45 PM EST President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin running the la ... (CBS News)

Musk Pours Cold Water on Trump-Backed Stargate AI Project

3 hrs ago - President Trump stood alongside prominent tech executives at the White House on Tuesday to unveil what he called a “tremendous” and “monumental” $500 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure project. Hours later, Elon Musk p ... (WSJ)

House Republicans announce new subcommittee to investigate Jan. 6

3 hrs ago - Jan. 22, 2025, 2:57 PM EST WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Wednesday the creation of a select subcommittee to investigate events before and after Jan. 6, 2021. “House Republicans are proud of our work so far in ex ... (NBC News)

Mexico builds temporary shelters to prepare for mass deportations from US

3 hrs ago - CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juarez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under U.S. President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation ... (Reuters)

Trump escalates campaign against diversity, threatens private sector probes

4 hrs ago - January 22, 2025 3:02 PM EST Updated 15 min ago Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his campaign against diversity programs on Tuesday by pressuring the private sector to join the initiative and telling government employees in of ... (Reuters)

Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump Express Desire for Retribution

4 hrs ago - Fresh from being freed by President Trump’s sweeping grants of clemency, two of the nation’s most notorious far-right leaders — Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia — spoke out this week. ... (New York Times)

King Soopers union sets first strike vote for Front Range stores, which could involve 10,000 workers

4 hrs ago - If workers vote to approve a strike, the walkout will involve more stores and employees than the nine-day strike in 2022. Tamara Chuang 6:12 PM MST on Jan 20, 2025Updated 9:11 AM MST on Jan 22, 2025 Four days after their contract expired, the union r ... (Colorado Sun)

Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog

4 hrs ago - Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agenc ... (New York Times)

Former top DOJ immigration official says she was removed with no explanation

4 hrs ago - January 22, 2025, 1:37 PM A former top Justice Department immigration official who was removed from her position by new DOJ leadership this week told ABC News that she did not receive any explanation for her removal. Lauren Alder Reid was one of fou ... (ABC News)

Republicans Don't Seem Interested In Probing Donald Trump's Family Business

5 hrs ago - Jan 22, 2025, 10:00 AM EST WASHINGTON – It’s looking like House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) might not investigate corruption allegations against President Donald Trump as vigorously as he did the allegations against former ... (Huff Post)

In win for UAW, Stellantis will build new Dodge Durango in Detroit, midsize truck in Belvidere

5 hrs ago - In win for UAW, Stellantis will build new Dodge Durango in Detroit, midsize truck in Belvidere Eric D. Lawrence Detroit Free Press Published 11:14 a.m. ET Jan. 22, 2025 | Updated 1:53 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2025 In a dramatic turnabout that defuses months ... (Detroit Free Press)