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Trump grants sweeping pardons, issues executive orders to start term
President Donald Trump began his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1.
• Sweeping pardons: Trump granted clemency to all who were charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including rioters who violently attacked police.
• Executive orders: The White House website lists “46” presidential actions” approved by Trump on Monday, in the hours after he was inaugurated.
• Birthright citizenship questions: Attorneys general from 18 states have already sued to block Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
• Border security: Trump has rolled out his blueprint on border security, but it will face challenges.
• World Health Organization: Trump has begun the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years.
• TikTok: Trump signed an executive order to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.
• Inauguration performance: The Middletown High School band and cheerleading squad experienced a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity, performing at the indoor Presidential Inauguration parade.
Ohio State wins it all: ‘Now the stories of these guys will be told’
The 2024 Buckeyes beat all comers in the newly expanded College Football Playoff and can call themselves national champions forever.
• Social media reacts: Here’s a sampling of the reaction of X (formerly Twitter).
• Coaching legend: Among the revelers on the field after Ohio State won the National Championship Game was former coach Jim Tressel. Here is what he had to say.
• OSU championship clothing: A Dayton screen printing company is printing T-shirts and hoodie sweat shirts touting the Buckeyes as national champions.
• PHOTOS: Take a look behind the scenes at the National College Football Playoff Championship game.
• Watch: Ohio State hoists national championship trophy and sings the alma mater.
What to know today
• One big takeaway: Area manufacturers need skilled workers to fill open positions, and how to recruit these type of employees remains at the top of their concerns going into 2025.
• Tip of the day: Auditions to sing the national anthem during the 2025 Dayton Dragons season are open.
• Person to know today: David Beck. The Dayton native and Alter High School graduate has a thought-provoking debut feature film out now. “Regarding Us” is partly inspired by his English teacher being ousted from Alter in 2020 for being gay.
• Big move of the day: The YMCA of Greater Dayton is planning a $2.7 million expansion project at its Huber Heights branch.
• Dayton eats: Koji Burger is returning to downtown Dayton’s Fire Block’s District with three days of lunch service.
• Happening today: With Winter Restaurant Week happening soon, the Miami Valley Restaurant Association is hosting a sneak peek event today at The Steam Plant in downtown Dayton.
• Things to do: Here is a guide to Valentine’s Day events and specials in the Gem City and beyond.
• Photo of the day: Daytonians gathered to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual MLK Day Memorial March on Monday amid sub-zero wind chills. Check out our photo gallery here.
