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The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday after getting a last-minute invite that led him to cancel appearances at multiple Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in New York. Adams — whose simpatico relationship with Trump has prompted speculation he’s looking for legal help with his federal corruption case — didn’t receive …

Deadline reports: President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump kicked off Inauguration Day with a longtime tradition: Attending services at St. John’s Episcopal Church across Lafayette Square. Trump was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife Usha, and among those attending were Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta; Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and fiance Lauren Sanchez; and …

The New York Times reports: Trump is seeking to repurchase the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue and turn it back into a Trump hotel — a safe space for his supporters in a city where he only captured about 7 percent of the vote in November. Other allies are looking to create a social club for Trump insiders. He …

“We are on the eve of an authoritarian administration. This is what 21st century fascism is starting to look like. All these journalists were like, congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration? Let me make myself clear. I don’t celebrate rapists, so no, I’m not going to …

CNN reports: President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor, Donald Trump. “These are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience …

The New Republic reports: Republicans may not know it yet, but they’re in the process of handing Steve Bannon a powerful weapon to wield in his war with Elon Musk over visas granted to high-skilled immigrants. The weapon in question, it turns out, is buried in the Laken Riley Act, the controversial bill that would mandate the detention of undocumented …

The Washington Post reports: A lawsuit claiming billionaire Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules will be filed within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda. In a 30-page complaint obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its filing, the public interest law …

“When Americans see deportations or repatriations happen, they’re gonna be like ‘Thank you.’ When they see the border close, they’re gonna say ‘This is what I voted for. When they see peace starting to break out again around the world, they’re gonna be like ‘This is the stability that we were asking for.’ Daddy’s back, and that’s what you’re gonna …

The Washington Post reports: Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will result in an exodus of decorated veterans …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump …