Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office as a Felon

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  Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981

  Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Consumer price growth rose in December, a sign Trump will inherit stubborn inflation as he takes office

  Consumer price growth ticked up in December, a sign President-elect Donald Trump will inherit the inflation issues that dogged the Biden administration as he re-takes the White House next week.
  
  NBC News - 1d

• 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 - 6d
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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 - 6d
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  Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case

  The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New ...
  
  NBC News - 6d
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  Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set

  Donald Trump may not face a penalty for his conviction in the hush-money case, but he could still be the first felon to be president — and civil proceedings against him continue.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 6

• How both sides of sides are preparing as Trump set to take office

  With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to close the U.S.-Mexico border, Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from both sides of the border.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 5

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  Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump

  The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.
  
  The New York Times - 48m
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  Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort

  “We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  State Attorneys General Ask Courts to Preserve Biden-era Gun Control Measures

  Days before Trump returns to office, the legal fight with Democratic state officials over his agenda has begun.
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice

  The president’s latest executive order accelerates the move to mandatory compliance by software providers. It may run afoul of the Trump mandate to deregulate.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  Biden Races to Cement His Legacy Through a Series of Actions

  The president has issued policy decisions in a number of areas in the final days of his term, including environmental justice, prison reform and immigration.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

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