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President Donald Trump made good on his promise to pardon or commute the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters. Geoff Bennett discussed what this means for the years-long investigations into the insurrection with former congressman and advisor to the Jan. 6

In our news wrap Tuesday, a prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban secured the release of American Ryan Corbett from Afghanistan, two top Israeli generals resigned over the military’s failure to stop the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Turkey

Trump says he’s considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1  CNBC

President Trump is using the threat of stiff tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico to pressure the two nations to start renegotiating a continental trade deal.

Trump to Meet With Top Republicans as 2nd Term Begins: Live Updates  The New York Times

Donald Trump would need to build on its strengths, and subdue his own weaknesses

President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory

The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.

Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare  NBC News

It would also create huge practical problems