As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

• As America braces for Trump 2.0, here's how the world views his return

  While Trump's return to the White House on Monday is a day much longed for by his supporters, the rest of the world is watching on with bated breath.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• Biden's presidency viewed negatively by most Americans — CBS News poll

  President Biden's approval declined after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and fell even further amid the nation's inflation woes.
  
  CBS News - 22h
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  What an Upended Mideast Means for Trump and U.S. Gulf Allies

  While major ruptures are not expected, Gulf states are urging a tougher stance on Israel and a softening toward Iran, positions that differ greatly from the president-elect’s first term.
  
  The New York Times - 6d
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  How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans

  The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days
  
  ABC News - Jan. 11

• Trump Is First President to Be Sentenced as a Felon

  President-elect Donald J. Trump’s New York criminal case culminated with him avoiding jail, but he is set to become the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 10
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  Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office as a Felon

  Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 10
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  Trump becomes first president to be a sentenced felon but avoids jail time or fines in hush-money trial – live

  President-elect claims historic case was ‘despicable charade’; judge says ‘unconditional discharge’ does not ‘reduce the seriousness of the crime’. Full report: Trump avoids punishment ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 10
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  Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama, poll finds

  Americans have a dimmer view of Joe Biden’s presidency as he prepares to leave office than they did at the end of Donald Trump’s first term or Barack Obama’s second
  
  ABC News - Jan. 10
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  Stephen A. Smith: Americans 'relate' to Trump's view on Canada

  Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith says Americans feel a connection with President-elect Trump's rhetoric on Canada and Greenland. "This kind of language, no matter how frivolous we may ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 8

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• Trump’s Unlikely Return To Power

  Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House in a far stronger position. He’s facing a depleted opposition and a more compliant Congress. Jonathan Swan, a politics reporter for The New York ...
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Biden Issues Pre-Emptive Pardons to Guard Against Trump’s Reprisals

  President Biden, hours before leaving office, used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted for reprisals by his successor, including Mark A. Milley, Anthony S. Fauci and Liz Cheney.
  
  The New York Times - 14m
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  Trump Takes Office, and the TikTok Roller Coaster

  Plus, women’s history on the National Mall.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over

  Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war.
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  What’s behind the uneven exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners?

  The New York Times - 14h

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• Biden preemptively pardons Trump foes including Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee

  President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."
  
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• Trump set to return to power with inauguration set for today

  Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States at noon today. Follow live coverage and watch a live stream of the inauguration here.
  
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