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New York Times: “Mr. Trump has told people he wants to sign around 100 executive orders at the outset, including what he has touted as ‘the largest deportation operation in American history,’ starting with ousting undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Aides say he is likely to take an early trip to Southern California to visit areas devastated by the recent fires, and to North Carolina to visit areas flattened by Hurricane Helene last year.” “The way Mr.

Michael Tomasky: “Folks, it’s time to reengage. Trump will take the oath of office at noon on Monday. Soon thereafter, this parade of misfit toys we’ve been watching testify this week will occupy their Cabinet positions. Orders will start percolating out—from Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, and other Trump deep staters—to start doings things differently.

“President-elect Donald Trump is set to speak at a rally with supporters this afternoon in Washington, his first such event in the nation’s capital since his address at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, shortly before a mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol,” the New York Times reports. Politico: “A presidential inauguration — a second presidential inauguration!

“Stephen Miller, President-elect Donald Trump’s top domestic policy adviser, briefed House and Senate GOP leadership Sunday afternoon about the executive orders the incoming administration plans to issue in coming days,” Punchbowl News reports. “The scale of executive orders that Miller described to Republican lawmakers and aides was stunning, despite the fact that Trump had talked about many of them on the campaign trail for months.

“TikTok flickered back to life in the United States on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would issue an executive order to stall a federal ban of the app,” the New York Times reports. “The abrupt shift came just hours after major app stores removed the popular social media site and it stopped operating for U.

New York Times: “Some said they were worried that the Justice Department or F. B. I. could launch internal or criminal investigations into actions they took during the course of their work, even if they acted legally and in good faith.” “Others said they were concerned that they might lose private-sector jobs or clients.