Confirmation Hearings
- Six astonishing things Betsy DeVos said — and refused to say — at her confirmation hearing by Valerie Strauss (Washington Post)
- Betsy DeVos outpaces Ben Carson as Trump’s least prepared nominee by Laura Clawson (Daily Kos)
- Here Are Just Some of the Stunningly Bad Moments From Betsy DeVos’ Confirmation Hearing by Edwin Rios (Mother Jones)
- What We Learned (And Didn’t) About Betsy DeVos At Her Confirmation Hearing by Erin Einhorn & Sarah Darville (FiveThirtyEight)
- DeVos: ‘Yes’ Trump’s comments in leaked audio describe sexual assault by Paulina Firozi (The Hill)
- 5 Things To Listen For At The Hearing With Trump’s HHS Nominee by Alison Kodjak (NPR)
- Trump’s Pick to Oversee Obamacare’s Destruction Faces a Senate Grilling by Patrick Caldwell (Mother Jones)
- Betsy DeVos Just Flunked Her Senate Test by Zoe Capenter (The Nation)
- Watch Live: Donald Trump Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Faces Confirmation Hearing by Katie Reilly (TIME)
- LIVE: Watch Obamacare Critic Tom Price’s Senate Confirmation Hearing for HHS Secretary (VICE)
- Live Briefing on Confirmation Hearings by Robert Pear, Coral Davenport, Jennifer Steinhauer, and John Schwartz (New York Times)
- Scott Pruitt confirmation hearing for Environmental Protection Agency: the key points by Lauren Gambino (The Guardian)
- Actually, Betsy DeVos, guns are a pretty lousy way to ward off grizzlies by Karen Brulliard (Washington Post)
- The Betsy DeVos Hearing Was an Insult to Democracy by Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
- Key moments from Price’s first confirmation hearing by Adam Cancryn (Politico)
- The Daily 202: Lamar Alexander is dragging Betsy DeVos across the finish line to become secretary of education by James Hohmann (Washington Post)
- Trump team drops the ball at another confirmation hearing by Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post)
- Senators call for investigation of Tom Price’s healthcare investments by Jessica Glenza (The Guardian)
- ‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry pursues a job he initially misunderstood by Coral Davenport and David E. Sanger (The New York Times)
- Nominee Betsy Devos’ knowledge of education basics is open to criticism by Kate Zernike (The New York Times)
- Trump cabinet nominees meet growing ethical questions b (The Washington Post)
- Betsy DeVos Alarms Special Education Advocates, Parents by Rachel M. Cohen (The American Prospect)
- Senate panel overwhelmingly approves Trump Pentagon pick (Reuters)
- Elizabeth Warren Grills Trump’s Health Nominee on His Efforts to Slash Medicare and Medicaid by Patrick Caldwell (Mother Jones)
- Trump’s UN Pick Contradicts Him on Major International Issues by AJ Vicens (Mother Jones)
- School Vouchers, Oligarchy And Grizzlies: Highlights From The DeVos Hearing by Cory Turner (NPR)
- Who is Tom Price? by David Pittman (Politico)
- Patty Murray Really Grilled HHS Nominee Tom Price on His Health Stocks by Osita Nwanevu (Slate)
- Wilbur Ross confirmation hearing for commerce secretary: the key points by Sam Thielman (The Guardian)
- Nikki Haley, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, doesn’t sound anything like Trump by Jennifer Williams (Vox)
- Nearly 400 health care experts urge Congress to reject Trump’s HHS Secretary by Laurel Raymond (ThinkProgress)
- Rick Perry Could Undo Years of Clean Energy Progress If Confirmed as Energy Secretary by Elizabeth Noll (AlterNet)
Inauguration
- By the numbers: Donald Trump’s $200 million inauguration by Aimee Picchi (CBS)
- Trump inauguration time, how to watch, and what to expect by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- 8 Inauguration Humiliations Donald Trump Has Endured by Kali Hollowan (AlterNet)
News
- China’s president just criticized Trump at Davos without mentioning him by name by Zeeshan Aleem (Vox)
- Trump: I won’t move press briefing room by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Turns out that Donald Trump doesn’t really like Twitter — and it’s the media’s fault by Gianluca Mezzofiore (Mashable)
- Trump set to take office without most of his Cabinet by Burgess Everett and Josh Dawsey (Politico)
- Donald Trump announces plans for military parades in major US cities after he becomes President by Karen Tumulty (Independent)
- Trump National Security Team Gets a Slow Start by Mark Landler (NY Times)
- Trump health pick Price defends investments, Obamacare replacement by Toni Clarke and Susan Cornwell (Reuters)
- Donald Trump reveals 2020 re-election campaign slogan: ‘Keep America Great’ — but it already exists in ‘The Purge: Election Year’ by Minyvonne Burke (New York Daily News)
- Newt Gingrich thinks Donald Trump should cut the “left-wing, corrupt” Congressional Budget Office by Matthew Rosza (Salon)
- Corporations, “dreading being the subject of a tweet,” are recycling jobs announcements to please Donald Trump by Brendan Gauthier (Salon)
- Trump budget nominee did not pay taxes for employee by Jennifer Stenhauer (The New York Times)
- Trump’s D.C. Hotel Has Reportedly Banned Reporters During Inauguration Week by Josh Voorhees (Slate)
- Second wave of bomb threats hit Jewish Centers across the country by Jack Jenkins (ThinkProgress)
- Trump Cabinet will be first in decades without Hispanic member: report by Mark Hensch (The Hill)
- Ivanka Trump has a one hour meeting with Michelle Obama, flaring rumors she will be first lady by Brandon Morse (The Blaze)
- The FBI Has Reportedly Been Investigating Trump’s Alleged Russian Support for Months by Lauren Messman (VICE)
- More Than 1,600 Factory Workers Are Being Fired After Trump Said He’d Save Their Jobs – Here’s What They Have to Say by Arun Gupta (AlterNet)
- Trump University Gives Millions of Dollars in Refunds by Nina Burleigh (AlterNet)
Analysis
- White America is quietly self-segregating by Alvin Chang (Vox)
- Who are the three-quarters of adult Americans who didn’t vote for Trump? by Mona Chalabi (The Guardian)
- Way Too Many People Think Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act Are Different Things by Hillary Busis (Vanity Fair)
- Twenty Questions for the DNC Chair Candidates (The American Prospect)
- Michael Moore: Donald Trump will build a wall and ban Muslims by Jeremy Binckes (Salon)
- Donald Trump’s transition has hurt his popularity, not helped by Cathleen Decker (LA Times)
- Is Donald Trump a “legitimate” president? Yes and no — it depends what we mean by that by Gary Legum (Salon)
- How to Do Journalism in Trump’s America by Michael Massing (The Nation)
- Why is Donald Trump so cozy with the Kremlin? A political scientist and Russia expert breaks down the theories by Timothy Frye (Salon)
- California strikes a bold pose as vanguard of the resistance by Adam Nagourney (The New York Times)
- At dinner honoring Mike Pence, Donald Trump touches many bases by Maggie Haberman (The New York Times)
- ‘He Has This Deep Fear That He Is Not a Legitimate President’ by Michael Kruse (Politico)
- What Happens When a President Is Declared Illegitimate? by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
- Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Could Lead to a Mental-Health Crisis by Michelle Chen (The Nation)
Opinion
- In a Regime of Lies by M.T. Anderson (Slate)
- I voted for Donald Trump, and I already regret it by Sherri Underwood (Vox)
- On Nato, Donald Trump needs a history lesson by Benjamin Haas (The Guardian)
- America’s oldest Muslim families on the Trump presidency: ‘This can’t deter us’ by Ryan Schuessler (The Guardian)
- ‘Don’t tell me it’s going to be OK’: diary of a Latino teenager in the age of Trump by Angelina Alvarez (The Guardian)
- Reject Scott Pruitt for the E.P.A. by Eric Shaeffer (NY Times)
- Donald Trump’s cabinet choices stumble by (The New York Times)
- The Guardian view on Trump and global warming: the right fight (The Guardian)
- Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything by Frances Fox Piven (The Nation)
Protests/Resistance
- Women’s March on Washington (Vox)
- Are you protesting Trump’s inauguration? We want to hear from you (The Guardian)
- In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized by Benjamin Barber (The Nation)
- In the Age of Trump, Resistance Requires Creativity by Adele M. Stan (The American Prospect)
- Why I’m Joining the March on Washington by Joan E. Strassman (Scientific American)
- Girl Scouts will march in the Inaugural Parade, disappointing some of their biggest fans by Heather Dockray (Mashable)
- 8 ways to support the Women’s March on Washington if you can’t make it to D.C. by Katie Dupere (Mashable)
- Virtual march makes Women’s March more accessible to people with disabilities by Katie Dupere (Mashable)
- Where Women’s Marches Are Happening Around the World (NY Times)
- Don’t Just March This Inauguration—Strike! by Erin Mahoney (AlterNet)