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Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, January 23rd.

President Donald Trump has had a busy first few days in the White House.

He started cracking down on immigration, issued pardons, and put employees in all diversity,

equity and inclusion programs on paid administrative leave.

We asked CNN's Elena Trine what we've learned from Trump's quick start.

While Joe President Donald Trump is acting swiftly on his campaign promises,

moving at the fastest clip in modern memory, and really sending almost hourly shockwaves through the government,

the legal system, the health community, and beyond.

Now, his conservative overhaul is likely only

getting started, especially when you consider that only one member of his cabinet,

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, has been confirmed. Now, one thing to keep in mind as well

is that much of the early actions we've seen Donald Trump take since Monday has been targeted

toward appeasing his base. You look at the January 6th pardons, the focus on gutting DEI ordering thousands of active duty trips to the border.

This is something that Donald Trump said he wanted to do on day one to really fulfill his promises to his fiercest supporters.

Meanwhile, Trump's picks for his administration continue to come under scrutiny at Senate confirmation hearings.

CNN's Lauren Fox has more on recent questions around Pete Hegseth, the controversial choice for defense secretary.

Yeah, CNN has learned that Samantha Hegseth, the ex-wife of Pete H Hegeseth, provided recently a statement to the FBI about

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