News
- Trump rewards big donors with jobs and access by Isaac Arnsdorf (Politico)
- Trump taps Bossert for counterterrorism post: statement (Reuters)
- Obama tells the truth—that he could have won a third term—and Trump takes the bait by Laura Clawson (Daily Kos)
- Seven California GOP representatives hold Clinton congressional districts by Jeff Singer (Daily Kos)
- Alt-right leaders are predicting a “revolt” if Donald Trump doesn’t do their bidding by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- ‘Alt-right’ groups will ‘revolt’ if Trump shuns white supremacy, leaders say by Rory Carroll (The Guardian)
- Donald Trump will be tweeting from the White House, his press secretary confirms: “It’s just a really exciting part of the job” by Brendan Gauthier (Salon)
- Donald Trump, Republicans threaten to get back at UN for Israel resolution by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Donald Trump says he’s going to shut down the Donald J. Trump Foundation, but legally can’t by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Mike Pence’s New Neighborhood Gets Plastered With ‘Trust Women’ Signs by Emma Gray (Huffington Post)
- Donald Trump adviser quits after cryptic tweet hinting at ‘extra-marital affair’ by Ben Kentish (Independent)
- Henry Kissinger has ‘advised Donald Trump to accept’ Crimea as part of Russia by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- On Twitter, Trump defends foundation, ignores legal controversy surrounding it by David Fahrenthold (Washington Post)
- Trump names Bush administration veteran Thomas Bossert to White House homeland security post by John Wagner (Washington Post)
- Trump foundation cannot dissolve amid investigation into charity spending by Ben Jacobs (The Guardian)
- At Pearl Harbor, Obama says ‘we must resist the urge to demonize those who are different’ by Christi Parsons (LA Times)
- California, other states and cities set to be part of resistance against Trump climate policies by Meteor Blades (Daily Kos)
- Donald Trump Claims 100 Percent Of His Foundation’s Money Goes To Charity. That’s A Lie. by Hayley Miller (Huffington Post)
- Trump Decries His Foundation’s Closure, Overstating Its Giving by Jessica Taylor (NPR)
- Trump names longtime attorney to be international negotiator by Nahal Toosi (Politico)
- Trump names his longtime business lawyer Jason Greenblatt to an administration position by John Wagner (Washington Post)
- Trump ally posts defiant apology for Obama family comments by Noland D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Carl Paladino, Donald Trump’s New York co-chairman, says he’s “not racist” in apology for Michelle Obama remarks by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Appeals court revives suits over Hillary Clinton emails by Josh Gerstein (Politico)
- Radio City Rockette Talks Turmoil Over Trump Inauguration by Jon Blistein (Rolling Stone)
- Rockette Says Inauguration Performance Is ‘An Issue Of Racism And Sexism’ by Alanna Vagianos (Huffington Post)
- Trump Tower Lobby Evacuated Over Suspicious Package That Turned Out to Be Bag of Toys by Elliot Hannon (Slate)
- Obama administration is close to announcing measures to punish Russia for election interference by Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post)
- Trump Revives Defense of Charitable Foundation Amid Inquiry by Megan Twohey & Steve Eder (NY Times)
- Obama labor chief: Trump team’s agency inquiries ‘illegal’ by Lisa Hagen (The Hill)
- 31 Numbers That Perfectly Capture the Insanity of the 2016 Election by Michael Beckel (AlterNet)
Analysis
- Trump’s new economic math by Ben White (Politico)
- It’s Not About the Economy by Alana Semuels (The Atlantic)
- The Industry Where Black Women Earn 42 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by a White Man by Michelle Chen (The Nation)
- The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay by Alison Kodjak (NPR)
- For Trump Presidency, Old Ethics Laws Meet New Money-Making Methods by Peter Overby (NPR)
- Now all news is “fake news”: The right’s war against truth goes back long before 9/11 by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- Ironic justice: Donald Trump could completely overhaul the judiciary, thanks to Republican obstructionism by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- 4 massive decisions that could blow up in Donald Trump’s face by Amber Phillips (Independent)
- Can Donald Trump persuade Americans to support his agenda? It’s not likely. by George C. Edwards III (Washington Post)
- Trump Inauguration Security Planners Gird for Protests by Nicholas Fandos (NY Times)
- White house races to save Middle East peace process before by Julian Borger (The Guardian)
- A professor called Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism.’ Then she became the victim of terror. by Peter Holley (The Washington Post)
- Even when he’s got a point on the economy, Donald Trump can’t help but overplay his hand by Philip Bumb (The Washington Post)
- Debunking the Latest Breitbart-Promoted Right-Wing Racist Paranoid Buzzword by Sarah Lazare (AlterNet)
- White Nationalists Are ‘Prepared to Revolt’ If Trump Runs From Their Support by Sarah K. Burris (AlterNet)
- The Trump Penalty by Helaine Olen (Slate)
- Why Paul Ryan Is So Desperate To Vote On Obamacare Repeal Quickly by Jonathan Cohn (Huffington Post)
- Trump Has a Perfect Blueprint to Make the Poor Pay More for Medicaid: Mike Pence’s Indiana by Sarah K. Burris (AlterNet)
Opinion
- Trump era heightens Asia-Pacific’s tripwires by J Berkshire Miller (Al Jazeera)
- Before ‘Fake News’ Came False Prophecy by Eric Weiskott (The Atlantic)
- Donald Trump’s irresponsible nuclear weapons tweets: Pure whimsy, or prelude to apocalypse? by Bob Cesca (Salon)
- The Polls Weren’t the Problem—We Were by Martin Robbins (Vice)
- The problem with blaming coal country for backing Republicans who will strip their health care by Jeff Stein (Vox)
- If you want to understand the age of Trump, you need to read the Frankfurt School by Sean Illing (Vox)
- Don’t let Trump speak for workers by Richard Trumka (The New York Times)
- KING: Will Hillary Clinton join the long line of Democrats who bail on their promises after a presidential election? by Shaun King (NY Daily News)
- Expert Who Has Studied White Supremacy for Almost 50 Years Explains Why Racists Flock to Trump’s Rhetoric by Alexandra Rosenmann (AlterNet)
- The invention of the white working class: The phrase of the year is racist hogwash by Les Leopold (Salon)
- The Trump Foundation must go — but not on Donald Trump’s ridiculous terms by Simon Maloy (Salon)
- Bernie Sanders Warns That Corporate Media Threatens Democracy by Amy Goodman (AlterNet)
- Will Donald Trump Turn His Presidency Into One Massive Insider Trading Scam? by Dean Baker (AlterNet)
- Trump has released a malevolent spirit upon the land. Happy new year! by Kathleen Parker (Washington Post)
- These coal country voters backed Trump. Now they’re worried about losing Obamacare. by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- Why the Electoral College Elects Racist Presidents by Carol Hood (AlterNet)
Guides
- Women’s March on Washington: a guide to the post-inaugural social justice event by Amber Jamieson (The Guardian)
- A guide to the most powerful jobs in the Trump administration — and the people filling them by Andrew Prokop and Sarah Frostenson (Vox)