Trump Drains The Swamp

By Daniel Vaughan,
 updated on January 21, 2025

Donald Trump's first day in office continues the flurry of executive orders and activity that defined inauguration day. His first full day includes actions on infrastructure and a continuing purge of the federal agencies to "Drain the Swamp." Read more.

  • Speaking of flurries, the newly minted Gulf of America is experiencing its first-ever BLIZZARD WARNING as a historic winter storm slams the Deep South. States like Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida will see their largest snow storms in 50+ years. Read more.
  • Donald Trump held a stunning impromptu press conference at the White House. He signed executive orders while chatting with the press; nothing like it has ever happened, and it stands in stark contrast to the Biden White House hiding from the press. Philip Wegmann had a front-row seat. Read his account here.
  • Joe Biden's final act in office was to pardon his family. They claim this is to shield the family from Trump. That's not true. Outside Hunter Biden, federal investigators have been sniffing around the "Biden Crime Family" for years. Read more.

U.S. News: 

  • Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of the 51 intelligence officials who signed a letter claiming that Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation. Read more.
  • The Laken Riley Act is passing Congress with wide margins. That should serve as a warning sign to the progressive left. Read more.
  • Trump is imposing a federal government hiring freeze and ordering workers back to the office full-time. Read more.
  • Vivek Ramaswamy is out in both DOGE and the Trump administration. Elon Musk and many others spurred the move. Read more.
  • The untimely death of a Democratic Representative in Pennsylvania has left the house chamber in a deadlock. Read more.

Pop Culture News

  • Hollywood lined up with Trump for this inauguration. This stands in stark contrast to 2016 or 2020. See the names here.
  • John Sykes, of 'Whitesnake' and 'Thin Lizzy' fame, passed away. He was 65. Read more.

What I'm reading...

  • CNN political commentator Scott Jennings had a good time on the network. On Trump's speech, he said, "Trump indicted these gangsters to their faces while they had to sit in front of him. It was glorious." See the whole segment.
  • Salena Zito, the most essential Trump-focused journalist of her era, wrote a piece about her decade covering Trump. Read it here.

About Daniel Vaughan

Daniel is a lawyer, columnist for The Conservative Institute and The American Almanac, and host of The Horse Race on YouTube. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee and cheers all things Tennessee sports.

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