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January 22, 2025

 
TALKING POINTS

The first days of a presidency are often the best

 
 

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TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

A legal loophole lets things slide

 
 
quote of the day

'In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.'

Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., speaking to Donald Trump about immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community, during the Inaugural Prayer Service yesterday. She said Americans were "all once strangers in this land." 

 
 
THE EXPLAINER

How the handful of countries on the U.S. terrorism blacklist earned their spots

 
 
UNDER THE RADAR

The goal is to provide 'more housing, better regulation and greater aid,' said Spain's prime minister

 
 
Picture of the day

A person stands in the middle of Canal Street as snow falls over New Orleans. This is the city's first snowfall in 15 years, with 10 inches already covering the ground. Winter storm Enzo has also brought unusual snowfall to other southern states, including Florida, South Carolina and Texas.
Tyler Kaufman / Getty Images

 
 
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A harborside Japanese city that meshes the ancient and the very modern

 
 

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