The executive order conflicts with laws in California and other blue states that forbid discrimination based on gender identity. The courts are expected to take up the issue. LA Times

VOA VIEW: It's long past due.

What is the Department of Homeland Security going to do without its coloring books? New York Post

Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Good!

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Rarely has a Cabinet choice encountered such swirling allegations of wrongdoing. New York Post

VOA VIEW: She is an idiot!

His volubility in his first few days back in office underscores that President Trump is in charge of his own show. New York Times

VOA VIEW: As he should be.

Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American regulators. New York Times

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin. New York Times

VOA VIEW: The costs of a superior force.

Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained a hazard on roads frozen with slippery ice. New York Times

In an effort to lower the price of oil, President Donald Trump removed the United States from the Paris Climate Accord and issued an order to maximize the production of natural resources in Alaska.  OANN

VOA VIEW: It will happen.

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President Donald Trump has suggested that he is considering the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). OANN

VOA VIEW: A truism.

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. State Department to prohibit flying any flag that is not the official United States of America flag, including the LGBTQ pride flag and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag. OANN

VOA VIEW: A good idea and plan.

President Trump announced he has selected a well-known conservative media monitoring specialist to head the troubled U.S. Agency for Global Media, the panel that oversees federal broadcasting outlets. Washington Times

A former defense attorney for Capitol riot defendants and a major voice in President Trump's "Stop the Steal" movement after the 2020 election was tapped this week to serve as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A good choice.

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What's in a name change, after all? Washington Times

The District's latest star attractions are ready for their close-up: 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their first public appearance Friday at the National Zoo. Washington Times

The Sackler family will pay the vast majority of the settlement — a total of $6.5 billion over 15 years. CBS

VOA VIEW: Madness!

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The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in his administration amid delays by Democrats. CBS

VOA VIEW: Dems are playing their losing game.

Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns. CBS

Sean Curran previously served as the special agent in charge of President Trump's security detail and sprung to cover him on stage during the assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS

VOA VIEW: Sounds like a good and deserving pick.

An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California. U.S. border agents have also been instructed to deport migrants crossing illegally without allowing them to go through the asylum process. CBS

VOA VIEW: Good!

The comments represented an initial strike at Fed officials, with whom Trump had a highly contentious relationship during his first term in office. CNBC

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President Donald Trump touted Saudi Arabia's pledge to invest $600 billion in the U.S. in the next four years, suggesting the figure should actually be higher. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Trump may get his wish.

Trump said the plants can use whatever fuel they want, including coal as a backup. CNBC

Frank McCourt's Project Liberty and other investors have submitted a bid to buy TikTok from China-based ByteDance after a court-ordered divestiture or shutdown. CNBC

VOA VIEW: China must be banned from TikTok.

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Adrian Peeler convicted of conspiracy to murder in case that left a mother and her son dead before they could testify against his brother, another killer. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Biden is a dumb liar.

Seven San Antonio police officers were wounded after a shootout with man who was reported to be suicidal late Wednesday night. The suspect has not been identified. FOX News

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green says the "national security blunders of the past four years" have "emboldened" terrorists and homegrown violent extremism. FOX News

VOA VIEW: A truism.

Law enforcement expert pushes back against the now-former Biden administration's claim that violent crime was at a 50-year low, says the administration "manipulated" key data points. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Typical Biden statistical lies.

The number of people filing unemployment benefits for the first time grew to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 last week, the highest one-week total in more than a month. UPI

VOA VIEW: Under Biden's watch.

President Donald Trump called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices during the World Economic Forum on Thursday, saying it would immediately end the war in Ukraine. UPI

VOA VIEW: As they should and possibly will.

President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to re-designate the Iran-proxy Houthi militia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, as he continues to undo the policies of former President Joe Biden. UPI

VOA VIEW: A reasonable move.

The House of Representatives will create a Judiciary subcommittee to investigate events before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that many have called an "insurrection." UPI

The Israeli military killed two Palestinian fighters in the West Bank that it said had been involved in a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians as a major" anti-terror" operation in Jenin entered a third day. UPI

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