Trump Faces First Lawsuit Over Move to Limit Birthright Citizenship

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Immigration groups came out swinging against President Trump on Monday with a lawsuit asking a federal judge to overturn his executive order blocking illegal immigrants and other temporary visitors from obtaining birthright citizenship for their babies born on U.S. soil.

The groups said Mr. Trump is “flouting the Constitution’s dictates” by trying to limit who is covered by the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of automatic citizenship.

“Neither the Constitution nor any federal statute confers any authority on the president to redefine American citizenship,” the groups said in their lawsuit, led by the American Civil Liberties Union and filed in federal district court in New Hampshire.

At issue is the 14th Amendment, which reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

Mr. Trump, as part of his flurry of Day One executive actions, said illegal immigrants and those here on legal but temporary passes don’t qualify as “subject to the jurisdiction.” Therefore, he said, the federal government can refuse to recognize children born to them as citizens. (Read more from “Trump Faces First Lawsuit Over Move to Limit Birthright Citizenship” HERE)

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Out at DOGE

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Many saw this break-up coming, though I’m not sure they expected it to happen so soon. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were supposed to be co-leads to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Given their profiles, both men were likely never to work together for long.

Yet, it sounds like Vivek won’t be part of the DOGE revolution, reportedly rubbing the rank-and-file the wrong way and unwilling to do the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Hence, why Donald Trump and others have been trying to create new opportunities for him, like pressing Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to name him to fill JD Vance’s empty Senate seat (via CBS News):

Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned. Ramaswamy intends to announce a campaign for Ohio governor as soon as the end of January, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.

Ramaswamy, 39, had no comment.

People close to Musk have privately undercut Ramaswamy for weeks, frustrated with his lack of participation in the heavy lifting, according to sources familiar with the internal dynamics. There has been friction between the incoming rank and file DOGE staff and Ramaswamy, the sources said, and Ramaswamy has been subtly encouraged to exit.

(Read more from “Vivek Ramaswamy Is Out at DOGE” HERE)

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While Democrats Slow-Walk Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation, The Acting DNI Will Be A Pro-DEI Biden Appointee

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A Biden appointee who advocated for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the intelligence community will reportedly serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence while the White House awaits Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for the job.

Stacey Dixon, former Principal Deputy Director of DNI, was tapped by the Trump transition team to serve as acting DNI, Politico reported. Dixon was appointed to principal deputy DNI by Joe Biden, but she also served in the intelligence community during the Trump administration.

Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing for DNI has yet to be scheduled by the Senate. Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence had not yet met with Gabbard as recently as two weeks ago, weeks after Gabbard had been announced as Trump’s pick.

A source alleged to the Caller that the top Democrat on the committee, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, had taken more than a month to reply to an email from Gabbard’s team and that he was preventing the other Democrats on the committee from meeting with the nominee. Warner claimed Gabbard was not up to date on her paperwork, while Gabbard’s team accused the Democrats of “playing politics.”

While sources familiar with the transition told the outlet that Dixon was seen as “less partisan” than deputy DNI for mission integration Morgan Muir, Dixon has made DEI a focal point in the past.

(Read more from “While Democrats Slow-Walk Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation, The Acting DNI Will Be A Pro-DEI Biden Appointee” HERE)

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Senate Passes Laken Riley Act After Trump’s Inauguration

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The U.S. Senate voted Monday to pass the Laken Riley Act, just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in.

The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in the U.S. The legislation would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their residents because of illegal immigration.

The bill passed in a 64-35 vote. Only 12 Democrats voted in favor of the bill. . .

The Laken Riley Act ended up passing the House in a 264-159 vote with every Republican voting in favor of it. 48 Democrats ended up voting in favor of the bill.

Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, was convicted in November of killing Riley, 22. He was arrested by University of Georgia police. (Read more from “Senate Passes Laken Riley Act After Trump’s Inauguration” HERE)

Trump Vows ‘America’s Decline Is Over,’ Ushers in ‘Revolution of Common Sense’ in 2nd Inaugural Address

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President Trump called Monday “liberation day” for the US, vowing in a rousing inaugural speech that “the golden age of America begins right now” — before giving two more lengthy addresses and holding an impromptu Oval Office news conference where he answered more questions than former President Joe Biden likely ever did in a single setting.

The 47th president — roundly repudiating the Biden administration’s legacy and “many years” of a “radical and corrupt establishment’’ — promised to bring about a “revolution of common sense” in his remarks kicking off a day of festivities due to end with a trio of balls and a performance by rapper Nelly.

“From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” Trump, 78, told the packed crowd gathered inside the Capitol Rotunda for a pared-down event because of the dangerously cold weather outside.

“There’s no nation like our nation. Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,’’ Trump told the 600-person audience filled with a who’s who of the nation’s top political and business leaders.

“Our American ancestors … won the Wild West, ended slavery, rescued millions from tyranny, lifted millions from poverty, harnessed electricity, split the atom, launched mankind into the heavens and put the universe of human knowledge into the palm of the human hand,’’ he said. (Read more from “Trump Vows ‘America’s Decline Is Over,’ Ushers in ‘Revolution of Common Sense’ in 2nd Inaugural Address” HERE)

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Trump, Melania Take the Stage to Massive Ovation for Commander in Chief Ball, Share Dance as They Celebrate Inauguration

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President Trump entered the Commander-in-Chief ball with first lady Melania Trump to a thunderous ovation as the inaugural events continued late into the night on Monday.

The 54-year-old first lady dazzled the crowd as she walked out in a striking black-and-white strapless gown, white high-heeled shoes and black choker with an elegant broach resembling a floral bouquet affixed to it.

The dress was reportedly designed by Hervé Pierre, the same couturier behind Melania’s 2017 Inauguration ball dress.

Trump, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, promptly began dancing with his wife at the event aimed at military service members.

The first couple was later joined on stage by Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, as well as members of the nation’s armed forces, with whom they took time to waltz with as well.

“I’ve had no higher privilege in life than to serve as your commander in chief, not once but twice,” Trump told the cheering crowd. (Read more from “Trump, Melania Take the Stage to Massive Ovation for Commander in Chief Ball, Share Dance as They Celebrate Inauguration” HERE)

Trump’s Department of Justice Needs To Go After the Biden Family Immediately

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I’ve never really been in favor of the idea of endless investigations into people just because they are your political opponent. I didn’t like it when Democrats did it to Donald Trump, and I wasn’t keen on the idea of Republicans doing it to Democrats. But notice how that sentence is in the past tense. Screw those people, unleash the hounds.

I have known Joe Biden was a vindictive, corrupt little man. On his last day in office he showed just how far down the toilet he now lives.

My former boss, the late Montana Senator Conrad Burns, was not a big fan of some Democrats who were around in my time. His least favorite, and the man he told me was absolutely corrupt, was Harry Reid. While the list of people he’d have choice words for in private was not all that long, it did include Joe Biden.

Biden was “not a bright man” and full of pieces of post digested food quite often, to put it in family friendly terms. But no one really thought of him as corrupt. He rode the train, talked about how modestly he lived, etc. That should have been the first red flag.

Smart people don’t talk about how smart they are, funny people don’t waste your time telling you they’re funny, you just notice. Joe Biden has spent years telling everyone how “normal” he was – claiming the nicknames “middle class Joe” and “lunch bucket Joe,” neither of which anyone other than Biden has ever called Joe Biden. (Read more from “Trump’s Department of Justice Needs To Go After the Biden Family Immediately” HERE)

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General Milley Portrait Removed From Pentagon Hours After Trump Sworn In

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A recently unveiled portrait of retired General Mark Milley was taken down at the Pentagon just two hours after President Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time, according to reporters.

Milley, who was preemptively pardoned by former President Joe Biden just hours before his presidential term came to an end on Monday, apparently had his recently unveiled portrait removed at the Pentagon.

The portrait of the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired general had been unveiled at the Pentagon just ten days earlier, during the Biden administration.

A U.S. official said “the White House” ordered the removal of the portrait but declined to provide any further details, according to a report by the New York Times.

As Breitbart News reported, Milley left behind a military that is less trusted than when he first became the chairman and facing a historic recruitment crisis. (Read more from “General Milley Portrait Removed From Pentagon Hours After Trump Sworn In” HERE)

Trump to Sign Over 200 Executive Orders on Day One — Just Like ‘The Agenda’; Trump to Snip Transgenderism Out of Fed Govt on Day One

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By Breitbart. President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to sign over 200 executive orders as soon as he reaches the Oval Office after Inauguration — just as Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel B. Pollak suggested in his book, The Agenda.

In The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days, Pollak suggests over 200 executive orders, actions, and memoranda to launch Trump’s policies and overwhelm Democratic Party attempts at “lawfare” to stop them.

In August, he wrote: “I have a new book coming out August 20. It’s called The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days. In it, I lay out over 200 suggestions for executive orders, executive actions, policy changes, and memoranda that President Trump can adopt immediately upon taking office.”

Pollak wrote in November: “[T]his author has recommended over 200 executive orders, actions, and policies that Trump should enact in his first 100 days, given that the media will portray him as a “lame duck” who cannot run again, and given past difficulties in passing his agenda through Congress, even in 2017-18, when — as in 2025 — Republicans control both chambers.”

And Breitbart News’ Wendell Husebø wrote in December: “Breitbart News published a list of ten executive orders that Trump could issue on his first day. Breitbart News’s Joel Pollak recommended over 200 executive orders, actions, and policies that Trump should enact in his first 100 days.” (Read more from “Trump to Sign Over 200 Executive Orders on Day One — Just Like ‘The Agenda’” HERE)

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Trump to Snip Transgenderism Out of Fed Govt on Day One

By Breitbart. President Donald Trump will remove transgenderism — root-and-branch — from the U.S. federal government via an Executive Order, likely on his first day, according to a report in FreePress.com.

The action will implement the preferences of many millions of American citizens, including some who voted on election day just to win this valuable prize.

TheFreePress.com reported that the order — titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” — will ensure that:

All radical gender ideology guidance, communication, policies, and forms are removed.

Agencies will cease pretending that men can be women and women can be men when enforcing laws that protect against sex discrimination.

“Woman” means an “adult human female.”

The Executive Order directs that Government identification like passports and personnel records will reflect biological reality and not self-assessed gender identity.

(Read more from “Trump to Snip Transgenderism Out of Fed Govt on Day One” HERE)

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Elon Musk Says Now Is The Time To Make ‘Significant Changes’ To Federal Government

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Elon Musk said Sunday during a victory rally for President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., that now was the time to make “significant changes” that would set the stage for centuries of American strength.

Musk made the comments after he was introduced by Trump in front of thousands of supporters at the Capital One Arena in D.C. Musk was a strong backer of Trump during the 2024 campaign and has been tasked with running an initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“We’re looking forward to making a lot of changes, and this victory is the start,” Musk said. “What matters going forward is to actually make significant changes, cement those changes, and set the foundation for America to be strong for a century, for centuries, forever.”

Musk was joined on stage by his 4-year-old son X, who Musk described as “a very enthusiastic supporter” of Trump.

Shortly after he won the election, Trump announced that Musk would be heading up DOGE, to help cut federal government waste. (Read more from “Elon Musk Says Now Is The Time To Make ‘Significant Changes’ To Federal Government” HERE)

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