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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025. There are 343 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U. S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. (The court would overrule Roe v. Wade in 2022, in the decision Dobbs v.
General Daily Insight for January 22, 2025
Don’t rush, there’s time to get there! As the sensitive Moon struggles with confusing Jupiter, personal expansion might have an emotional learning curve. Extending our inner lives and broadening our horizons may seem overwhelming and yet unavoidable. On the bright side, Luna allies with dedicated Saturn for a soothing trine at 8:39 pm EST.
Melissa Etheridge performs during the first concert at the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Melissa Etheridge enters the stage for the first concert at the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025.
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But they aren’t pushing back on the decision.
“We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, repeating his frequent response to questions about Trump’s promises of retribution from his first term.
Thune did not say whether he supported or opposed the pardons, which rattled many on Capitol Hill who lived through the attack and fled the mob of Trump’s supporters as they violently broke into the building and halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
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By ERIC TUCKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, multiple people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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By ALEXANDRA OLSON
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management.
The memo follows an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners.
The memo direct agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m.