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Monday, January 20th, 2025

Today, Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. TikTok is back online after a farce rescue from the man who originally wanted to ban it; Trump launches a crypto rug pull scam; Elon Musk is dispatching agents across government agencies; the SCOTUSblog publisher has been indicted on tax charges; CNN is moving Jim Acosta’s show to the middle of the night; President Biden makes a statement on the Equal Rights Amendment and commutes the sentences of 2,500 non violent drug offenders; the US grounds SpaceX Starship after another explosion; Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a run for Ohio governor; CBS kisses the ring by discussing a settlement with Trump in their defamation suit; Chicago and San Diego brace for immigration enforcement operations; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Supreme Court blog publisher Tom Goldstein, a high-stakes poker player, indicted on tax charges (Politico)

Vivek Ramaswamy will announce run for Ohio governor 'shortly' (Cincinnati Enquirer)

ICE planning major enforcement operation in Chicago after Trump inauguration (Julia Ainsley | NBC News)

Musk and Ramaswamy sending agents across US government to seek cuts | Trump administration (Robert Tait | The Guardian)

Trump’s Latest, and Most Questionable, Crypto Launch, Explained (Ruth Murai | Mother Jones)

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