DAILY PRAYER: Thank You, Lord, for a peaceful and dignified transfer of power in this country. Amen! Dearest and I spent hours and hours yesterday watching inauguration (aka, liberation) day live streaming. It was glorious!
2025: We are officially unburdened by what has been!
BORDER: India and the United States are working on an agreement for the country to accept 18,000 illegal aliens back in a massive deportation plan. In return for its cooperation, India hopes that the Trump administration would protect legal immigration channels used by its citizens to enter the US, in particular the student visas and the H-1B program for skilled workers. Indian citizens accounted for almost three-fourths of the 386,000 H-1B visas granted in 2023.
- https://notthebee.com/article/india-is-working-on-an-agreement-to-take-back-18000-illegal-immigrants
- https://m.economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/india-set-to-take-back-18000-citizens-from-us-to-placate-trump/amp_articleshow/117427258.cms
LAKEN RILEY ACT: The Senate has passed this legislation with a 64–35 vote. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. It also allows states to sue the federal government if it fails to follow procedures related to immigration, such as properly vetting immigrants seeking to come to the United States. The 12 Dems who voted for it are mostly from swing states.
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-passes-laken-riley-act-first-bill-approved-by-new-congress-5795405
- https://rollcall.com/2025/01/20/democrats-senate-laken-riley-act/
MILITARY: Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was a Space Force commander when he was investigated for and relieved of his duties in May 2021 by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting. His crime? Criticizing the way in which Marxism has infiltrated the United States military. On Friday, January 17, 2025, President Trump announced he was promoting Matthew Lohmeier to Under Secretary of the Air Force.
PARDONS: Just before Trump took the oath of office, the Biden White House released news that Joe had signed one of those “preemptive” blanket pardons for all of his family members. Are these even legal?
After leaving the Capital One Arena late on Jan. 20, Trump went into his newly reclaimed Oval Office and pardoned roughly 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 breach, while commuting sentences of 14 individuals still serving time.
SCREENSHOT: This showed up in my email feed today.
SECRETARY OF STATE: On January 20, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has served since 2011, voted 22-0 to confirm President Trump’s nomination of him to become the next Secretary of State. An hour later, the Senate voted for him 99-0. Rubio, 53, has likely faced the easiest confirmation process out of Trump’s Cabinet choices. Many senators have worked with Rubio on policy issues where he built bipartisan support.
TIKTOK: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1240643437028041 to hear Joe Rogan read from TikTok’s Terms of Service.
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