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Mike Baker here. Now, as you may have read in the gossip papers, I'm currently in the Middle East,

part of a team of five riders, ten camels, and an amazing

support team, traveling 700 miles through the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Jordan on behalf of the

U.K. Special Forces Benevolent Fund. And while I'm away, the terrific Mike Slater is filling in for me

here on the PDB.

Thank you. me here on the PDB. Thanks, Mike. Monday, January, 2025. Welcome back to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

Mike Slater, filming for Mike Baker.

Let's get briefed.

First, President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to kick off his second term in office by signing as many as 100 executive orders just within hours of taking office today.

Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden used his final hours in office to issue a wave of controversial preempted

pardons. Later in the show, Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire

in Gaza, following the release of three Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity on Sunday.

First, today's afternoon spotlight, Donald Trump sworn into office as the 47th president of the

United States, and he's hit the ground running. Trump expected to sign close to 100 executive

orders on Monday, aiming to immediately deliver on dozens of campaign policy priorities, while taking a

hatchet to a number of his predecessors, executive actions.

While full picture of the orders is not yet clear, they will cover a wide range of issues,

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