News
- GOP senator slams Trump: John Lewis’s ‘talk’ changed the world by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
- John Lewis says Donald Trump isn’t a legitimate president, and Trump hits back hard by Aaron Blake (Washington Post)
- Trump rips John Lewis as Democrats boycott inauguration by Kyle Cheney, Josh Dawsey and Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Donald Trump starts MLK weekend by attacking civil rights hero John Lewis by David Smith (The Guardian)
- John Lewis: Trump slammed for attack on rights icon (BBC)
- Trump suggests he would be open to lifting sanctions on Russia by Danielle Diaz (CNN)
- Trump Says He May Scrap Russia Sanctions and “One China” Policy by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Donald Trump suggests sanctions against Russia may be dropped if Moscow is ‘helpful’ by Katie Forster (Independent)
- This lone N.J. Republican voted to delay Obamacare repeal by Jonathan D. Salant (NJ.com)
- Scott Pruitt, Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators by Eric Lipton and Coral Davenport (New York Times)
- First sign of enhanced U.S.-Russia relations under Trump: An invite to Syria talks by Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller (Washington Post)
- Trump’s Scotland golf resort proceeds with expansion despite business pledge by Severin Carrell (The Guardian)
- Democrats plot their D.C. departures for Trump inauguration by Daniel Lippman (Politico)
- Red-state Democrats turn against Sessions for AG by Seung Min Kim (Politico)
- Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele’s frustration as FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months by Kim Sengupta (Independent)
- Women’s march on Washington set to be one of America’s biggest protests by Joanna Walters (The Guardian)
- Merkel backs multilateral approach as Trump presidency nears by Geir Moulson, AP (SF Gate)
- Red-state Democrats turn against Sessions for AG by Seung Min Kim (Politico)
- Broadway Singer Jennifer Holliday Drops Out of Trump Inauguration by Daniel Kreps (Rolling Stone)
- At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace (Reuters)
- NAACP President Calls On Donald Trump To Apologize To John Lewis by Paige Lavender (Huffington Post)
- GOP lawmaker on Trump’s Lewis tweets: ‘Dude, just stop’ by Brooke Seipel (The Hill)
- Former Agent Who Wrote Trump-Russia Memos Frustrated by Lack of FBI Action by Daniel Politi (Slate)
Analysis
- GOP’s Go-Slow ‘Rescue Mission’ Plan To Replace Obamacare by Susan Davis (NPR)
- Obama, who sought to ease partisanship, saw it worsen instead by Christi Paresens and Lisa Mascaro (LA Times)
- Repealing Obamacare: why states may struggle to fill the gap by Story Hinckley (Christian Science Monitor)
- Trump Is Bringing His Love-Excoriate Relationship With Media Into Office by David Folkenflik (NPR)
- Trump said he’d do a lot — fast. Expectations, meet reality. by Robert Costa and Philip Rucker (Washington Post)
- Uncle Sam to Donald Trump: Please explain these shady practices and dubious donations by Simon Maloy (Salon)
- Americans overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders’ economic policies — so how’d we end up here? by Conor Lynch (Salon)
- ‘You Focus on the Good’: Women Who Voted for Trump, In Their Own Words by Susan Chira (New York Times)
- When He Goes Low, They Go … Where? Democrats Mull How to Confront Trump by Jonathan Martin (NY Times)
- Trump-Lewis feud could be harbinger of new round of hyper-partisanship by Abby Phillip (Washington Post)
Opinion
- Will the Divided Republicans Try to Halt Trump? by Neil Buchanan (Newsweek)
- Trump’s secretary of state pick has a plan for fighting ISIS that has the same fatal flaw as Obama’s strategy by Pamela Engel (Business Insider)
- Farewell to Barack Obama: A humane, intelligent and (mostly) effective leader by the Editorial Board (LA Times)
- Dear Donald Trump: A letter from Russia by Sergey Elkin (Al Jazeera)
- The new American exceptionalism: How the Russian connection to the 2016 election signals the destruction of our nation’s ideals by Sophia A. McClennan (Salon)
- Sorry, liberals: Donald Trump really means what he says — and plans to silence and intimidate dissenters by Amanda Marcotte (Salon)
- Don’t treat Donald Trump as if he’s a normal president. He’s not by Jonathan Freedland (The Guardian)
- Democrats Should Follow John Lewis’ Lead by Michelle Goldberg (Slate)
- A Vote For Jeff Sessions Is A Vote Against Freedom And Equality by Rep. Barbara Lee (Huffington Post)
- How Cory Booker went from progressive hero to traitor in under 2 days by Jeff Stein (Vox)
- Why Trump Can’t Make It 1981 Again by Ruchir Sharma (NY Times)
- Donald Trump: Kremlin employee of the month? by Nicholas Kristof (NY Times)
- Health Care Is That Certain Unalienable Right by Jessica Ceballos (A Different Perspective)
Protests
- A Firestorm of Protests Will Take Aim at Donald Trump’s Inauguration by Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn (Mother Jones)
- Meet the biker hosting the biggest pro-Trump demonstration at the inauguration by Perry Stein (Washington Post)
- Week of anti-Trump protests kicks off in Washington, DC (Al Jazeera)
Resources
- How To Make Sure Your Honest to God Actual Home Address Isn’t Easily Available Online by Ali (Autostraddle)