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Presidential Transitions

Jan 29, 2025
01:03:10

This week, host Dan Hugger is joined by John Pinheiro and Dylan Pahman to discuss the presidential transition. What have past presidential transitions looked like, and how does this one compare? What should we make of the flurry of pardons from Presidents Trump and Biden? How many amendments does our Constitution, in fact, have—and what do they even mean? Who needs them when you have executive orders? And how will those new executive orders affect the economy and civil service?

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Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office | The New York Times

Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case | AP News

Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants | Wikipedia

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification | The New York Times

Birthright Citizenship Is American Citizenship | John Yoo

Trump Admin Orders Federal D.E.I. Efforts to Shut Down by Wednesday Night | The New York Times

Restoring America Means More Tuskegee Airmen and Less DEI

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