Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

Today, four lawsuits were filed against DOGE within minutes of Donald’s inauguration; the German ambassador gives a stark warning of Trump’s plans to redefine the constitutional order; President Biden issues preemptive pardons and commutations on his way out the door; Trump has prepared a list of January 6th insurrectionists to pardon; NBC gets some day one immigration executive orders from a policy call; former planned parenthood president and activist Cecile Richards has died at age 67; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
First lawsuits against Trump admin target DOGE (Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney | POLITICO) 

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows (Sabine Siebold and Friederike Heine | Reuters)

Trump signs the first executive orders of his new administration (Dareh Gregorian, Julia Ainsley, Syedah Asghar and Carol E. Lee | NBC News)

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents(Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, John Hanna, Steve Karnowski | AP News)

Good Trouble
Write to the Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and file a complaint regarding Trump’s recent remarks about Elon Musk saying “He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers. And we won Pennsylvania like in a landslide. It was pretty good. Thank you to Elon.” - Submit a Complaint – PA Office of Attorney General

Watch Duty
Watch Duty Fire Public Safety Information (App) 

Cal Fire
Incidents | CAL FIRE

From The Good News
National School Lunch Program | Food and Nutrition Service
Indiana Department of Workforce Development

21st Century Scholars | Learn More Indiana
Helping Responsible Homeowners | The White House

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