Sen. John Fetterman wears shorts and a hoodie to Trump inauguration
While the presidential inauguration was moved inside Monday due to the bitter cold outside, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't let the cold bother him. Fetterman arrived to the U.S. Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony in a pair of grey shorts, a black-hooded sweatshirt and black On Cloud sneakers. Fetterman can regularly be seen in a similar outfit around the Capitol. The senator could be seen wearing the more relaxed attire after returning to the Capitol from receiving in-patient treatment ...
Speaker Johnson's historically narrow House majority shrinks even further
Updated 1:36 PM EST, Mon January 20, 2025 Washington CNN — Speaker Mike Johnson’s historically narrow majority just shrunk even further, creating a major challenge for congressional Republicans as they seek to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. At the start of the 119th Congress, Johnson was already facing the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. The margin is now even smaller after Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican, resigned from the House on Monday to serve as Trump’s nation ...
Pentagon removes portrait of Mark Milley, former top US general
The Pentagon on Monday removed the portrait of Mark Milley, the retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two Reuters witnesses, in a move that happened within two hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a question about why the portrait was removed days after its unveiling. ...
GOP Governors Booted From Trump Inauguration, Making Room For Billionaire CEOs and Fox News Hosts
Jan 20th, 2025, 1:26 pm President Donald Trump was inaugurated inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday surrounded by former presidents, mega-donors, tech billionaires, and Fox News hosts, but noticeably kept out of the room were some of the country’s top Republican leaders. “Governors have also been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space, including Republicans Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Florida Gov. and former presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Missis ...
Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms
January 20, 2025 2:00 PM ET Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by Louisiana last year with a law that is blocked in court but has other states looking at similar proposals. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, signaled the move last year after Louisiana's law passed. He said Texas should have been the first in the nation to adopt it and he ...
Letter From A Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King
"I think I should indicate why I am here In Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against "outsiders coming in."...more basically, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here...I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Joe Biden's Bittersweet Farewell
It is a bitter irony that one of the last public acts of the Biden administration was to eulogize President Jimmy Carter, the last one-term Democratic President. The parallels do not end there. Two men of deep faith with significant and even landmark accomplishments, who left office in defeat partly due to economic forces beyond their control and conflict in the Middle East.
Harris and Emhoff headed back to California after inauguration
(CBS News) Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are heading back to California after the inauguration, a senior administration official confirmed Sunday. Harris, the official said, will take time to decide her next move. She is expected to write books about her time in politics and her interest in food and cooking, according to multiple sources. There have been discussions among her allies about a possible run for California's open gubernatorial seat in 2026. Harris has yet to say whether she'll run.
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Trump authorizes military deployment plan to border in executive order
10 min ago - 01/20/25 9:09 PM ET President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border. The order authorizes U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), one of 11 combat command ce ... (The Hill)
Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
54 min ago - January 20, 2025 / 10:05 PM EST Government website reproductiverights.gov appeared to be offline on the evening of President Donald Trump's inauguration. The site, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a publ ... (CBS News)
Trump signs executive order to promote "beautiful federal civic architecture"
55 min ago - Trump signs executive order to promote "beautiful federal civic architecture" Tom Ravenscroft | 3 hours ago US president Donald Trump has issued the Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order on his first day back in office. ... O ... (DeZeen)
Two Americans released by Taliban in final deal of Biden administration
1 hr ago - Tuesday 21 January 2025 02:47 EST The Taliban has released two American citizens in a prisoner exchange negotiated by the outgoing Biden administration, US media reports and the families of the two men said. The two Americans – Ryan Corbett and ... (The Independent)
Proud Boys Leader, Serving 22 Years For Organizing Jan 6, Released From Prison After Trump Issues Sweeping Pardons
1 hr ago - Jan 20th, 2025, 8:30 pm Imprisoned former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was processed for release on Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning 1,500 people and commuting six sentences in relation to the January 6, 20 ... (MEDIAite)
Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game
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Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire
2 hrs ago - Mon 20 Jan 2025 20.49 EST Last modified on Tue 21 Jan 2025 05.27 EST Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order reclassifying thousands of federal employees as political hires, making them easier to fire if deemed insufficiently loyal to the ne ... (The Guardian)
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases
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Nadler condemns 'what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute' from Musk
3 hrs ago - 01/20/25 8:23 PM ET Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) was among those who sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk on Monday for making “what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute” during an event celebrating the inauguration of President Trump. ... (The Hill)
State Department staff shakeup accelerated ahead of Trump's inauguration, 2 sources say
3 hrs ago - Updated on: January 20, 2025 / 5:20 PM EST A significant number of diplomats in leadership roles at the State Department were told to step aside just before President Trump took office, two sources tell CBS News. The shakeup has affected at least 20 ... (CBS News)
Exclusive-Trump to Pull Nearly 1,660 Afghan Refugees From Flights, Say US Official, Advocate
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Civil rights groups sue to halt Trump's birthright citizenship overhaul
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Trump appoints Travis Hill as FDIC acting chair, White House says
5 hrs ago - January 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation vice chair Travis Hill to lead the agency on an acting basis, the White House said. Hill, who is also wi ... (Aol/Reuters)
Trump taps Republican Uyeda as acting SEC chair, White House says
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Senate panel advances Defense secretary nominee Hegseth on party-line vote
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From Texas to Florida, rare winter storm brings dangerous cold and snow to parts of the South
11 hrs ago - Updated on: January 20, 2025 / 8:10 PM EST / CBS/AP Frigid temperatures engulfed the South on Monday ahead of a winter storm that's expected to spread heavy snow and disruptive ice around a region from Texas to north Florida that rarely sees such wea ... (CBS news)
U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say
11 hrs ago - U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say By -- Associated Press Nation Jan 20, 2025 7:54 PM EST COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the C ... (Associated Press, via PBS)
Trump tells Justice Department not to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days
12 hrs ago - Jan. 20, 2025, 8:23 PM EST President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app's owner to sell the company. The law, which Preside ... (NBC News)
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
12 hrs ago - President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next p ... (NYT)
Veteran agent named as acting FBI director pending Senate confirmation of Trump's pick for post
12 hrs ago - Updated 5:43 PM EST, January 20, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday named a veteran agent to serve as acting FBI director after the official who’d been expected to run the bureau on an interim basis following the departure of ... (AP)
