The new president, as promised, made a mockery of “law and order” in one of his first actions Monday, undoing the work of police, legal authorities, judges, and juries who brought consequences to those who took part in the deadly attack on the US Capitol. We’re still looking for a connection between the pardons and the price of groceries that he’d promised to lower on Day One. Also: The “broligarchy” arrived in our nation’s Capitol on Monday—tech billionaires with the power to alter what kinds of news and information reach us. Congressman Mark Pocan talks to us about spending the day working with groups likely to be hurt by Trump’s hate-based actions.

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